Ballerina and professional art model Viktoria talks with me about her experience hitting rock bottom with her eating disorder. We relate our life challenges, and toxic behaviors with each other. I also talk about my rock bottom life change with

REAL Ep 7 Racial Bias in the Modeling Industry

Jun 17th, 2020 56m 13s

In the wake of the current battle for racial equality following the murder of George Floyd by the police, Jess & Kristy have their first public conversation about how racism affects the modeling industry. Jess explains how agencies and brands w

REAL Ep 6: Talking about Racism

Jun 13th, 2020 1h 1m

Mussa Silika & Kristy Jessica have both been inspired to promote change through open, frank conversation after seeing the horrific video of the police murder of George Floyd. Mussa lives in Turkey and is a minority there, he grew up in Malawi,

REAL Ep 5: Slut Shaming, Web Trolls, Incels, Blackmail, and Understanding

Jun 5th, 2020 46m 52s

People can be ruthless: trolls on the internet, incels spreading hate, misogynistic stereotypes, and even our friends and family sometimes shun and shame women who post sexy photos online. Madison and I share our experiences and try to understa

REAL 4: Sex Therapy for the Chronically Ill

May 31st, 2020 42m 59s

Love, intimacy, and sexual expression are healthy aspects of our lives. Individuals and couples may be faced with challenges when chronic illness affects our intimate lives. We talked about stigma, hard conversations, sex therapy, masturbation,

REAL 3: Grieving Death of a Loved One

May 29th, 2020 57m 14s

This episode's topic is death, our experiences with close family members, what happened, how it affected us, and how we have been working through the processes of shock, denial, grief, sadness and acceptance. Daisy Von and I go into depth, rela

REAL 2 Narcissistic Abuse in Relationships

May 27th, 2020 34m 5s

Lillias and I have both been raised in environments that enforce the culture of people pleasing: making others happy gives us a sense of value. This has affected us throughout our lives in different relationships- we seem to have patterns for b

EP 1: Religious Trauma from Mormonism & Christianity

May 25th, 2020 34m 38s

Having a super strict upbringing can cause psychological issues, religious shame and guilt added to the mix can make life even more confusing. Both Lillias Right and I were raised in dysfunctional environments, her family was indoctrinated deep

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