Naked Beauty
Brooke DeVard
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Tarek Ali is no stranger to sharing his healing and trauma with the world. Tarek has been creating content online for over a decade as a YouTuber, advocate, author, writer, and healer. In a radically vulnerable approach to engaging online, Tarek’s audience has journeyed with him as he healed relationships with others and himself. This week we sat down to discuss how his initial goal of being seen, heard, and loved online blossomed into a career of healing and artistic expression.
Tune in to learn what Tarek thinks about:
- Building creative trust in the elasticity of our ideas
- Why normalizing conversations about sex is good for public health
- How “cancellation” helped him confront unconscious biases
- Balancing privacy and transparency as a very public online figure
- How early traumatic experiences impacted his relationship with his body
- Taking a preventative approach to skincare and wellness
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Kendra Bracken-Ferguson knows that Black beauty brands and their founders need capital and community to circumvent systemic racism at the heart of venture capital funding. As the Founder and CEO of Braintrust Founders Studio Kendra uses her experience identifying talent and innovation to provide companies the support they require to succeed. In this episode, Karen and I explore how her legacy of building digital communities guided her toward her professional “North Star” and how we might do the same.
Tune in to learn what Kendra thinks about:
- How working in corporate provided her vital training for entrepreneurship
- Why creating a product is not the same as building a brand
- How to select pillars and non-negotiables that will guide us toward our North Star
- Accelerating your business without venture capital funding
- How an attempt to erase her contributions to the Digital Brand Architects (DBA) impacted her approach to business
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During our initial conversation, Erica Chidi shared so much knowledge about intimacy, wellness, and how to develop positive sexual experiences with our partners and ourselves. That conversation led us to discuss some common myths about sex and vaginal health. Tune in as we discuss:
- Why she believes “sex is food and food is sex”
- How to prioritize comfort during sex
- The differences between water-based and silicone lubricants
- Why our vaginas don’t need to smell like fruit
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“Our culture isn’t designed for intimacy or time with your partner…it’s about capitalism.”
To have positive experiences with sex and intimacy Erica Chidi knows that we have to “keep in contact” with our bodies. Erica is a Wellbeing Guide and the CEO & Founder of Loom, an app that provides reliable information about women’s reproductive health. It was so interesting to learn about how our sex education never really stops and where we can turn for more information.
Tune in to learn more about what Erica thinks about:
- How her early sex education from clinical sources and porn shaped her approach to pleasure
- What cultivating an arousal template can mean for improving our sex lives
- How couples should write their own rules for initiating and maintaining sexual desire
- Why a parasympathetic response is vital to maintaining personal wellness
- The differences between arousal and desire
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Exploring beyond the limits of topical beauty treatments, and into the world of cosmetic technology can often feel daunting, or even deceptive in today’s social media landscape. So, I wanted to use this episode to break through the clutter and take you all on an audio tour of an increasingly popular treatment: PRFM or PRP. For those who may not be familiar, PRFM stands for Platelet -Rich Fibrin Matrix. It, along with PRP (Platlet-Rich Plasma) - referenced by Dr. Nanaa Boakye - have been making headlines for its ability to naturally regenerate collagen and thicken skin using one’s own blood. Having been most curious about using PRP to treat dark under eye circles, I headed over to THE Vanessa Lee at The Things We Do for a high quality and educational experience. Tune in to hear more about PRFM and PRP, and what to consider before your next big beauty treatment.
Link to Products/Resources: The Things We Do, 30+ skincare (Reddit), SkincareAddiction (Reddit), Dr. Nanaa Boakye Episode, This is What It’s Really Like to Dissolve Your Filler (Allure)
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