WEBVTT - What beauty standards are you killing yourself for?💄

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<v Speaker 1>We are not put on this planet to weigh less

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<v Speaker 1>and look a certain way and be society's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>ideal of beauty. Sign Finally, make hello and welcome back

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<v Speaker 1>to the Rise and Conquer Podcast. This is the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>for my girl gang who want to take control of

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<v Speaker 1>their lives, gain the confidence to live unapologetically, and for

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<v Speaker 1>those who are ready to turn their biggest dreams into

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<v Speaker 1>their reality. I'm your host, Georgie Stevenson. I'm a former lawyer,

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<v Speaker 1>entrepreneur and personal development junkie. So, as you guys know,

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast is called Rise and Conquer and it's all

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<v Speaker 1>about empowering you to rise up and conquer different avenues

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<v Speaker 1>of your life. I know it could be quite broad,

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<v Speaker 1>but today I want to touch on something that I

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<v Speaker 1>have been thinking a lot about in the last week,

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<v Speaker 1>and it is just this huge, huge pressure that women

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<v Speaker 1>face to be perfect and to look a certain way

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<v Speaker 1>and to fit into a certain box. And this has

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<v Speaker 1>come up for two reasons. Two reasons. So the first

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<v Speaker 1>one is, as you guys may know or you may

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<v Speaker 1>not know, but I recently had surgery and I had

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<v Speaker 1>my breasts in plants removed after having them in for

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<v Speaker 1>seven years. I was very young when I got them done.

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<v Speaker 1>I was only nineteen, probably not even fully grown in

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<v Speaker 1>that area. But basically I got them removed because of

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<v Speaker 1>a health issue. So I have been I guess, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I have been getting into my own sword of brain

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<v Speaker 1>and rethinking because I now look very different to how

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<v Speaker 1>I used to look, and that is a transition in itself,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's funny because I have these different thoughts come up,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm, you know, transitioning into that. And then also

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of that is, since I have had

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<v Speaker 1>it done, I have felt so much better and so

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<v Speaker 1>much more myself. And I will be doing more of

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<v Speaker 1>an episode on this at later dates, like maybe four

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<v Speaker 1>months down the track, so I can give some like

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<v Speaker 1>more conclusive evidence, But for now, I just know in

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<v Speaker 1>my heart that this was the right thing to do,

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<v Speaker 1>and that my implants weren't aiding my body in any way.

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<v Speaker 1>I think my body was actually trying to fight them off,

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<v Speaker 1>and because I do have some other stuff going on,

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<v Speaker 1>it just wasn't a good mixture. So end of the story,

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<v Speaker 1>this is not what this episode is about. I'm very

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<v Speaker 1>happy my implants are out, but it is definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>t transition. I'm someone who used to have these like perky,

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<v Speaker 1>absolute perfect breasts and now they're very natural and I

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<v Speaker 1>love them. But also something that has been happening is

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<v Speaker 1>I'm having a lot of women and to my women

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<v Speaker 1>and to my dms and kind of, you know, explain

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<v Speaker 1>that they think they have breast implant illness. They're feeling

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<v Speaker 1>really unwell and they're getting tests done and things don't

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<v Speaker 1>make sense, but they don't know for sure. And they're

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<v Speaker 1>also so scared of not having implants because like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you get used to these like perfy, perky,

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<v Speaker 1>perfect breasts and oh my god, I totally get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait before I go into that. And then another reason

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<v Speaker 1>two for this episode is this week I found out

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<v Speaker 1>about a very kind of huge influencer who does talk

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about body positivity and you know, being raw

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<v Speaker 1>and real and very embrace the skin you're in sort

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<v Speaker 1>of influencer. There has been some images that were photo

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<v Speaker 1>shopped of her, and it just it just felt I was,

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<v Speaker 1>for one, very shocked, and that it just felt very

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<v Speaker 1>disappointing because I feel like as a society, and especially

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<v Speaker 1>with social media especially, I feel like we've come such

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<v Speaker 1>a long way with self love and embracing the skin

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<v Speaker 1>we're in, but also like have we like I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I just I just I feel almost this week, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna lie, I've just felt a bit like down

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<v Speaker 1>and a bit upset because at the moment, in this

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<v Speaker 1>point in history, women are making the most money they've

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<v Speaker 1>ever made, you know, their bread womeners of the relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>I am a breadwinner of my relationship, and this is

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<v Speaker 1>very much, you know, the first sort of time that

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<v Speaker 1>this has happened, and I feel like we're making strives

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<v Speaker 1>in so many areas, but then this aspect of appearance,

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<v Speaker 1>I just yeah, like I've just been thinking about it

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, So even in this episode, like I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even have a lot of like, well, this is the answer,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I almost just wanted to bring it up

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<v Speaker 1>to have a discussion. And I also I've already had

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<v Speaker 1>this discussion in our Rights and Conker Facebook group, and

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<v Speaker 1>it has been like so good to hear other women's

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<v Speaker 1>experience of when they've had aha moments, of when they've

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<v Speaker 1>realized just the the pressure and these unrealistic standards that

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<v Speaker 1>we have put on ourselves as women to look a

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<v Speaker 1>certain way and to be a certain way, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to just go through kind of my process

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<v Speaker 1>and what I have been doing this week to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of help that out. And so, like I was saying,

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<v Speaker 1>and sorry, I'm not reading off any notes, this is

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<v Speaker 1>totally an impromptu sort of episode, but what I was

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<v Speaker 1>talking about at the start when I'm having you know,

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<v Speaker 1>women DM me saying they think their breast implants are

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<v Speaker 1>making them sick, but they're just so scared of what

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<v Speaker 1>they look like. Like I get it. I had that

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<v Speaker 1>thought too, and it just makes me so sad that

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<v Speaker 1>even if it meant you know, you feeling better and

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<v Speaker 1>your health being better, we're still putting our appearance first

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<v Speaker 1>and still seeing it as this you know, huge thing

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<v Speaker 1>that is like all or nothing, and we must look

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<v Speaker 1>a certain way to be accepted, because that's it's generally

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<v Speaker 1>what it is like. If you think of why you

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<v Speaker 1>want to look a certain way a certain way, and

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<v Speaker 1>why you get certain beauty treatments and you know that

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<v Speaker 1>sort of thing, it is well, for me personally, it's

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<v Speaker 1>to either you know, be and this is just being

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<v Speaker 1>very transparent, transparent and honest with you, like it's either

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<v Speaker 1>to be accepted, it's either to get you know, attention

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<v Speaker 1>that we think we should be getting, or it's this

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<v Speaker 1>thing of not feeling good enough with your natural self,

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<v Speaker 1>and that just makes me so sad. And I know

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<v Speaker 1>it's the world, you know, we live in, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think as and sometimes, like when I was thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>this episode, I almost was like, not even gonna record

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<v Speaker 1>it because I just thought, oh, what's the point. The

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<v Speaker 1>patriarchy feels way too strong at this point. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think just almost being reminded of this and reminded that

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<v Speaker 1>as a woman like your sole purpose is not to

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<v Speaker 1>be a certain weight or to look a certain way

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<v Speaker 1>to please other people, is just such an important reminder

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<v Speaker 1>that we often forget. And like I said, I've been

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<v Speaker 1>going through a bit of transition of you know, looking

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<v Speaker 1>in the mirror and seeing someone who looks different to

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<v Speaker 1>how I've looked for the last seven years in regards

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<v Speaker 1>to using my losing my implants. And trust me when

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<v Speaker 1>I say, I don't mean that in a bad way,

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<v Speaker 1>because honestly, I love my new boobs and my new

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<v Speaker 1>body so much because it is one hundred percent georgy.

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<v Speaker 1>And I do want to preface this and just say

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<v Speaker 1>I am not throwing shame at anyone who gets breast

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<v Speaker 1>in plants, who you know has a cosmetic procedure to

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<v Speaker 1>change themselves, who photoshops themselves like anything like that. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not throwing shame at you at all, because I have

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<v Speaker 1>felt the pressure myself, Like I still feel the pressure,

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<v Speaker 1>and I get it. I get it, your friend, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's like it's okay that it's honestly like not your fault.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I'm not throwing shame at anyone with implants.

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<v Speaker 1>Please don't ever think when I'm talking about this topic,

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<v Speaker 1>just because I know I will, that it's anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm not throwing shame, but I just I want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about these things because, like I said in

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<v Speaker 1>the end, all we really do have is our health,

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<v Speaker 1>And so I also when I had this conversation in

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<v Speaker 1>my Rise and Conquer Facebook community, which honestly, guys, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not in there and you like the podcast, come

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<v Speaker 1>and join us. It's this really nice safe space where

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<v Speaker 1>we can talk about this sort of stuff and hear

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<v Speaker 1>about others' opinions. And I was having this conversation with

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<v Speaker 1>the RNC fam and lots of people had these really

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<v Speaker 1>amazing moments, like when woman explained that, you know, through

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<v Speaker 1>high school she is very pale and all she wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to do was like b ten, so she would, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>get sunburnt and like just wear fake ten all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>And then she remembers like reading this article about beauty

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<v Speaker 1>standards and how in Asian countries that the beauty standard

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<v Speaker 1>is actually the more pale you are, the more beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>you are. And it's so crazy to think that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this beauty standard of having big, fake, you know, perky

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<v Speaker 1>boobs is like just it's something literally someone made up.

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<v Speaker 1>And then we all like opted into this belief, I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's become a beauty standard. Another one in the

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook group was a girl kind of saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you go to work or somewhere and you're not

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<v Speaker 1>wearing makeup and you get those comments from people who

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<v Speaker 1>are like, oh, you look so tired or are you sick,

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, no, this is literally what my face looks

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<v Speaker 1>like naturally, and it's just because we don't see it.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we had I had a really good conversation

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<v Speaker 1>in the Facebook group, and it was really good to

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<v Speaker 1>hear everyone's like aha moments and just really realizing that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, beauty standards, it's really like it's not even

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<v Speaker 1>a set thing, it's your perception. So you're almost placing

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<v Speaker 1>these beauty standards on yourself. And so also in the group,

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<v Speaker 1>someone had a great book recommendation. It's Women Don't Owe

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<v Speaker 1>You Pretty by Florence Given, and I actually I have

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<v Speaker 1>heard about that before, and I actually downloaded on audible

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm a few chapters in and it is so good, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot recommend it enough, like go get it on

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<v Speaker 1>audible or book topia and have it as your Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>because it's just it's such a good reminder. And so

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<v Speaker 1>Florence basically unpacks the male gaze and really gets into

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<v Speaker 1>why we feel the need to do certain beauty treatments

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<v Speaker 1>and to look a certain way. And so I really

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to just like jump on here and tell you

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<v Speaker 1>guys that recommendation and also just remind you that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>wishing you looked a certain way or you weighed less

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<v Speaker 1>all these different things is just like it's such, it

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<v Speaker 1>can just be not can be. It is just such

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<v Speaker 1>a waste of time. And it's just like we're putting

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<v Speaker 1>these own pressures on ourselves. And you know, that's why

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<v Speaker 1>when I was nineteen, I thought it was the best

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<v Speaker 1>thing ever to go over to Thailand and to get

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<v Speaker 1>implants without even thinking about my health or anything like that,

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<v Speaker 1>because I just wanted to be accepted and I I

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted to, you know, be in this certain Beau standard.

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<v Speaker 1>And honestly, it's like I feel like the bar just

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<v Speaker 1>keeps getting higher, and I'm just like I'm so tired

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so I'm just so tired of it. Also, something

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to tell you guys is I've been doing

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<v Speaker 1>something lately where uh and I think I've I've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about this in a different episode, but it's basically this practice.

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<v Speaker 1>And I got this from the book You Can Heal

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<v Speaker 1>Your Life by Lewis Hay, another great book recommendation, and

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<v Speaker 1>she explains this practice of looking in the mirror and

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<v Speaker 1>giving yourself a compliment or an affirmation. And that's something

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<v Speaker 1>that I have been doing with my transition since getting

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<v Speaker 1>my implant removal surgery. Even though I feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>have come, you know, such a long way and self love,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, guys, my story of being really obsessed with

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<v Speaker 1>dieting and being underweight and then getting all these health

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<v Speaker 1>issues and all these different stuff. So even though I've

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<v Speaker 1>come a long way in that regards, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>always kind of brushing up on this stuff, like reminding

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<v Speaker 1>yourself and working on your self love muscle is just

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<v Speaker 1>it's so important. And then especially during you know, Christmas time,

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<v Speaker 1>where maybe we're seeing family that we haven't seen in

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<v Speaker 1>a while who maybe say different comments about your life

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<v Speaker 1>or your weight or you know, just rude stuff that

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<v Speaker 1>you're like, oh, I just don't need this, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>feeling fear around Christmas time with relaxing and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>eating more food and that sort of thing. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a good reminder to be like, we are

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<v Speaker 1>not put on this planet to weigh less and look

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<v Speaker 1>a certain way and be society's you know, ideal of beauty.

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<v Speaker 1>Like it's just it is not our goal purpose. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's just a great reminder. And like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>so with that mirror exercise, it's like very simple. You

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<v Speaker 1>literally just stand there and you look into your eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>like your own eyes, and it's honestly, like when you

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<v Speaker 1>first do it, it's super uncomfortable. It's really really uncomfortable. But

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<v Speaker 1>I you know, I say the affirmations like I am beautiful,

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<v Speaker 1>I am enough, I am supported, I am loved. I

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<v Speaker 1>am so proud of myself, and I will say these

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<v Speaker 1>things to myself just because, like I said, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's important. And I'm currently going through a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>the transition and you know, getting used to this new

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<v Speaker 1>body and like I said, do not get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>I love my new small, natural boobies so much, and

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like this whole surgery has been really great

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<v Speaker 1>because it has made me get quite uncomfortable and it

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<v Speaker 1>has made me have this like new found self love

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<v Speaker 1>of myself to be like, oh my god, Georgia, I

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<v Speaker 1>literally cannot believe what you put your health and body

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<v Speaker 1>through in the name of wanting to have you know, bigger,

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<v Speaker 1>perky boobs. And it's like, it's it's hard, guys, because

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<v Speaker 1>we are quite surrounded by it, like it. Since my

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<v Speaker 1>implant removal surgery, something I've noticed is like a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the influences and a lot and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the you know, people I follow are you know, they're

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<v Speaker 1>gorgeous and they're blonde, and they have implants, and they're

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<v Speaker 1>just such this ideal of beauty. And I'm not, like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, I'm not throwing shade or you know, anything

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<v Speaker 1>like that. But even through this time, I've actually been

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<v Speaker 1>muting quite a lot of people, not because I don't

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<v Speaker 1>like them as people do. Not get me wrong, It's

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<v Speaker 1>never about that. It's about protecting myself and just also

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<v Speaker 1>realizing that, you know, we need to take responsibility of

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<v Speaker 1>what we consume. So if you're on Instagram constantly consuming

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<v Speaker 1>people who just look happy all the time who have

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<v Speaker 1>big fake booms, who you know, basically look perfect all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. You're going to feel a subconscious pressure or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's conscious to look perfect all the time. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's just about you know, rejigging in your life and

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<v Speaker 1>being like, all right, let's just make sure you know

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<v Speaker 1>the people I follow, the media I consume, and the

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like I'm listening to and reading is not making

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<v Speaker 1>me feel a certain way. And that's why I really

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to recommend that book Women Don't Owe You Pretty

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<v Speaker 1>by Florence given she is awesome. Also follow her on

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram and also exercises that I've been doing. And also, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>just a huge thing too is I'm not gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>into it because let's be honest, this solo episode is

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<v Speaker 1>going too long. But even though Christmas time is coming up,

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<v Speaker 1>I used to be someone who's, like, you know, was

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<v Speaker 1>really like, oh my god, Christmas time, what am I

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<v Speaker 1>gonna eat? How am I gonna exercise? And stuff like that, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>do not get caught up with that. Enjoy your Christmas time,

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy your celebrations. Twenty twenty has not been a very

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<v Speaker 1>great year for most of us, and you know, think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, twenty twenty. We haven't been able to see

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<v Speaker 1>our friends and family. And so if you do, if

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<v Speaker 1>you are now able to see your friends and family, like,

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<v Speaker 1>don't sit there, you know, thinking oh, how many calories

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<v Speaker 1>does this you know, piece of cake have or anything

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<v Speaker 1>like that, Like really, let's just get past that and

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<v Speaker 1>know that we are meant for more rather than looking

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<v Speaker 1>a certain way and fit into a certain box. We're

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<v Speaker 1>just we're not doing it. R n C. Fam. We

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<v Speaker 1>are moving on and we're moving up. We are rising

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<v Speaker 1>and conquering always. But I am going to leave it there.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for listening. I know this is

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a random but it was on my

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<v Speaker 1>heart and I just really wanted to give you guys

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<v Speaker 1>this reminder because I have needed it this past week

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<v Speaker 1>and usually if I've needed it, I know some of

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<v Speaker 1>you made too, and I'm going to see you. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>like s