REGARDLESS

surviving the plastic era: what cosmetic culture Is doing to our confidence & self-worth


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a huge thanks to gimme beauty for helping us bring real beauty to you. use code skylar35 at gimmebeauty.com for 35% off everything & anything gimme.

trigger warning: this episode includes discussions around body image, beauty standards, and societal pressure.

in honor of mother’s day, i invited my mom—who also happens to be a therapist—into the studio for one of the most raw and unfiltered conversations we’ve ever had on regardless. after one of our reels on beauty standards went viral and was even picked up by newsweek, we knew we had to go deeper. this episode is the start of a much bigger conversation: about the plastic era, the rise of cosmetic procedures, and how this epidemic is impacting women's self-worth across generations.

what we talk about:
⚡ the bathroom breakdown that sparked this episode — and the silent pressure to look a certain way
⚡ how botox, fillers, and filters are shaping what we think is “normal”
⚡ the internal vs. external battle of feeling “not enough”
⚡ a brutally honest, multi-generational look at beauty: 27 vs. 58
⚡ is it empowerment or oppression? the feminist debate around cosmetic enhancements
⚡ how industries profit from our insecurities — and how we take our power back

we’re not here to shame anyone. we’re here to ask why. why do we feel this pressure? why are we altering ourselves to feel seen, validated, worthy? 

REGARDLESS, how do we shift the conversation back to what really matters—realness, confidence, and internal value?

this isn’t just an episode — it’s our response to a culture obsessed with perfection. for every woman who’s ever looked in the mirror and silently asked, “am i enough?”

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