
From divorce to defiance: how three words sparked a movement
Hi. I am Amie Paxton. And yeah, I started a brand called Sexy as F*ck.
Several years ago, I was working at a startup when a coworker told me they didn’t do New Year’s resolutions. Instead, they chose a single word each year: a theme to guide the year ahead. That idea stuck with me, though I didn’t know when to use it.
Fast forward a couple of years. I was going through a divorce, and once it was finalized, I found myself asking: What do I want my life to feel like now? What word could shape this new chapter?
Here’s the thing: I couldn’t find a word. Nothing fit. And then, almost by accident, I landed on a phrase instead: Sexy as F*ck.
Sexy as F*ck isn’t about sex
Now, before you get the wrong idea, this had nothing to do with sex. It had everything to do with confidence. For me, Sexy as F*ck became shorthand for showing up fully. It meant deciding how I would dress, how I would carry myself, how I would walk into a room, how I would move through life. It was about rebuilding, not from fear, but from fire.
Those three words became my mechanism, my mantra, and my mindset as I entered my post-divorce life. They weren’t about attracting anyone else. They were about remembering, reclaiming, and radiating the version of myself that felt bold, unapologetic, and alive.
But then, something shifted. The more I lived by this mantra, the more I noticed other women having their own defining moments. They were stepping into their power, refusing to apologize for taking up space.
Now, I know the name might make you pause. It’s bold, it’s provocative, it might even make you uncomfortable. Good. Because comfort is exactly where women have been told to stay for too long. This isn’t about shock value. It’s about reclaiming power in the language we use to describe ourselves.
And here’s what I’ve learned: when women give themselves permission to be Sexy as F*ck, however they define it, magic happens.
Why women are done playing small and ready to show up fully
What began as my personal mantra has evolved into something much larger: a movement for women who are done being boring, done being small, and ready to step into their authentic power. This isn’t about age, relationship status, or life path. What unites us isn’t our circumstances. It’s our decision to stop living by other people’s definitions and start creating our own.
So here’s my question for you: What would it look like if you stopped apologizing for taking up space? What would change if you defined Sexy as F*ck for yourself, on your own terms?
Maybe it’s time to find out.

