diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Email.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Email.scala
index 2773e1b..fa0e853 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Email.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Email.scala
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@
       _.matches(regex)
     )
 
+  def unsafe(value: String): Email = apply(value).orThrow
+
   extension (email: Email) def value: String = email

diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Email.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Email.scala
index 2773e1b..fa0e853 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Email.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Email.scala
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@
       _.matches(regex)
     )
 
+  def unsafe(value: String): Email = apply(value).orThrow
+
   extension (email: Email) def value: String = email
diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Validated.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Validated.scala
index 4386f6d..03fc6e1 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Validated.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/works/iterative/core/Validated.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 type Validated[A] = Validation[UserMessage, A]
 
+extension [A](v: Validated[A])
+  def orThrow: A =
+    v match
+      case Validation.Success(_, a) => a
+      case Validation.Failure(_, message) =>
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(message.head.id.toString())
+
 object Validated:
   /** Validate and normalize nonempty string, returning "error.empty.$lkey" if
     * the string is empty, trimmed string otherwise