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In this episode, Paige and Tamsin reflect back on the completion of Season I! Tamsin shares her biggest takeaways from the season while Paige uses one word to describe her beauty journey this year. Tamsin explains how others' experiences may or may not influence your own face and beauty, and asks Paige how she has been integrating her body/body image into her beauty story. Both Tamsin and Paige end with a beauty wish moving forward.
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In this episode, Paige and Tamsin reflect on their previous guest episode with Leah Abramson, Ep 25 — Is Beauty Happening for Me? They talk about how plastic surgery influences your Dao, and Tamsin shares an observation between eyebrows in Asia versus the US. Both hosts discuss mixed race beauty inspired by Leah and how it impacts society's changing narrative of beauty. Paige also shares what she feels can often be a distraction and barrier when trying to connect with others. Lastly, Tamsin and Paige chat how they feel intergenerational trauma may affect epigenetics and beauty?
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Leah Abramson (she/her/hers) is an open-hearted soul, Bay Area native, aspiring editorial model, currently located in the Los Angeles community and recent graduate from UCLA with a degree in Gender Studies. Leah comes from a multi-racial background from Russia, Lithuania, Sierra Leone and parts of India. As an aspiring model, diversity coordinator, fashion fanatic, dancer and music lover, Leah is currently detoxing from the madness of her long academic career in hopes to continue her spiritual journey to guide her towards a genuine and creative career path ahead.
In this episode, Leah talks about how she relates to her different ethnic identities in terms of beauty. We hear what it was like growing up in the Bay Area as a mixed race human with freckles. Leah also shares some of the important lessons she has learned about beauty from a gender studies lens. Tamsin asks Paige to weigh in on the culture around race in Hawai'i.
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Gender Studies Happening to you vs Happening for you Nor Cal vs So Cal Multi-racial model Natural beauty - hair and skin Gen Z wisdom Daughter of psychologistShow Notes
Follow Leah on Instagram Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Luxurious Chinese facial tool lineThank you to Diana Ho for the production and research coordination!
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Mangda Sengvanhpheng is an artist, healing practitioner, and the Founder of BACII. Her life’s work is guided by her Laotian last name, which means “the light of the full moon.” She explores ways of illuminating our fears and bridging the duality of living and dying through her platform, BACII. Additionally, she has been immersed in the mystical and healing arts for over 15 years, and is currently enrolled in New York Zen Center’s Contemplative Care program.
In the episode, Mangda talks about her work as a "death doula" and what it was like growing up mixed-race and multiple cultural in a primarily white-dominant neighborhood. She shares about how her mother's own relationship to beauty had an impact on her ideas of beauty, as well as what she believes is on the other side of death. Tamsin draws a comparison between death in the Western world and Eastern Asian Medicine, and Paige shares her perspective on after-life consciousness.
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Death Doula Fear of Dying The Sterilization of Death Death as Failure Laotian Culture Funerals in Different CulturesShow Notes
Learn more about Mandga's work and why we need death doulas here. See and sign up for Mangda's upcoming workshop here. Follow Mangda on Instagram @_bacii Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Chinese facial tool line honoring Chinese culture and tradition
Thank you to Diana Ho for the production and research coordination!
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In this episode, Paige and Tamsin discuss their previous guest episode with Claudia Soto, Ep 21 — Is Beauty The Last Dance? and how they felt inspired by the lessons Claudia learned from her mother as it relates to body image and fitness. Paige shares where things currently are for her with her sugar addiction, and Tamsin opens up more about her recent experience with grief. Both Paige and Tamsin talk about how grief appears in different ways, and also how eating disorders take on different forms. In this episode we get to learn what Tamsin's ultimate craving is. Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is a line of undiluted, unappropriated luxurious Chinese Facial Tools from a direct source. Thank you to Diana Ho for the pre-production research! Follow us on @beautybirthrightpod on Instagram, and if you liked this episode please give us a 5-star rating and review!
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In this episode, Paige and Tamsin reflect on this past 2022's Year of the Water Tiger. Tamsin discusses what the year was like for her as a monkey and what it meant for this Tiger year to be her "clash year." Paige shares about her experience as a Fire Tiger in the Water Tiger year and what exactly she feels got turned on its head and burned to the ground. Both Tamsin and Paige also share about their hopes and intentions for this upcoming Yin Water Rabbit Year.
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Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Chinese facial tool line honoring Chinese culture and tradition
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Claudia Soto is a London-born, Melbourne-based, Spanish/Chilean yoga and pilates teacher and the creator of Cloud Sways — a space to encourage people to move their bodies for all reasons excluding societal pressures and to dismantle the false narrative that size and abilities are a reflection of health.
In the episode, Claudia shares about how her mother's battle with cancer and ongoing struggle with weight and body image, catalyzed her work as a yoga and pilates instructor. She talks about her involvement with the youth inside of the disability sector, and shares a moment as a child at recess that really made an imprint on her body awareness. Paige also opens up about her background as a young gymnast and how this negatively impacted her sense of physical self-worth, while Tamsin expresses that her body growing up never felt like her own.
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Yoga and Pilates Body Image Distortion Save the Last Dance Young Gymnasts and Young Dancers Disability Sector COVID Catalyzed BusinessShow Notes
Learn more about Claudia's work and upcoming events here. Follow Claudia on Instagram @clouds.soto Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Chinese facial tool line honoring Chinese culture and tradition
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In this episode, Paige and Tamsin talk about the importance of learning from young children and how your vibe influences your beauty. Tamsin shares a few real life examples that have recently helped her feel more at peace with her own aging journey. We also discuss the importance of getting into a regenerative place in order to best serve others. This episode is a reflection from our last episode with Jennifer Normal, Ep 19 — Is Beauty a Superpower? Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is a line of undiluted, unappropriated luxurious Chinese Facial Tools from a direct source. Thank you to Diana Ho for the pre-production research! Follow us on @beautybirthrightpod on Instagram, and if you liked this episode please give us a 5-star rating and review!
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Jennifer Norman is a Korean-American adoptee, single mom, and the Founder & Chief Human Officer of The Human Beauty Movement (The HBM), a Certified B Corporation on a mission to instill every human with the beauty of self-love. She is passionate about diversity appreciation, humanitarianism and inspiring others to be their most exceptional self.
In the episode, Jennifer talks about her beginnings in the beauty industry before going through a life-altering sequence of experiences once her son turned 2-years-old. She shares how her son has been her biggest inspiration when it comes to how she views beauty, and how he has been her greatest teacher in this lifetime. Hear about her book series that teaches about diversity and radial exclusivity, as well as some practices she has adopted to embrace her beauty and maturing journey.
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Mirror Work Super Heroes and Superpowers Trans-racial adoptee Mitochondrial Disease Aging Into Your 50's BrailleShow Notes
Learn more about Jennifer's work and upcoming events here. Follow Jennifer on Instagram @iamjennnorman Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Chinese facial tool line honoring Chinese culture and tradition
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In this episode, Paige opens up about the similarities between what Sunaina shared in our previous episode and her marriage. Tamsin talks about some of her relationship patterns and what she is continuing to learn on her own personal beauty journey. We also make some predictions for Tamsin's love life in the upcoming Rabbit year. This episode is a reflection from our last episode with Sunaina Madhav Dasi, Ep 17 — Is Beauty Divine Simplicity? Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is a line of undiluted, unappropriated luxurious Chinese Facial Tools from a direct source. Thank you to Diana Ho for the pre-production research! Follow us on @beautybirthrightpod on Instagram, and if you liked this episode please give us a 5-star rating and review!
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Sunaina Madhav Dasi is a multidimensional human that holds many identities. They immigrated from Bangalore, India in 1996 and identify as a mixed race person (Indo-Aryan and Dravidian) who speaks Tamil as their mother-tongue. Their yoga practice is deeply rooted in Hinduism, Bhakti and social justice in which they create a more community-centered world that focuses on individual healing by embracing one's unique purpose. They believe that the answer is already within us when we choose self-love, accountability and awareness.
In the episode, we talk to Sunaina about their heritage and how it has directly impacted their identity. We also discuss body hair as self-love and self-expression, as well as what it means to give someone's heart to The Divine. Sunaina shares about a very powerful experience they had during a yoga practice, and how they aim to choose simplicity everyday. This episode is truly conscious expanding!
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The Divine Yoga Nidra Body Hair Demi-sexual Polyamorous Eyebrow threading Hinduism Child of ImmigrantsShow Notes
See all of Sunaina's offerings here Follow Sunaia on Instagram @su9nah Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Chinese facial tool line honoring Chinese culture and tradition
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In this episode, Tamsin and Paige reflect on health as it relates to weight, their favorite kind of jewelry (and its significance), as well as how women compare themselves to other women physically. Paige opens up about her own journey with an auto-immune disease and how she's had to navigate her relationship with her body. Tamsin discusses the influences of beauty she was under growing up with Black and Puerto Rican communities. This episode is also a reflection from our last episode with Franchesca Issac, Ep 15 — Is Beauty Reconciling with Auto-Immunity?
Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is a line of undiluted, unappropriated luxurious Chinese Facial Tools from a direct source. Thank you to Diana Ho for the pre-production research! Follow us on @beautybirthrightpod on Instagram, and if you liked this episode please give us a 5-star rating and review! -
Franchesca Isaac is the co-owner of Alma Acupuncture based in Philadelphia. She identifies as a multicultural Black and Puerto Rican, daughter of immigrant parents from the US Virgin Islands, and a passionate plant lover. In the episode, Franchesca shares about her ongoing journey with Crohn's disease and how it has influenced her health, weight, and perception of beauty. We also chat about her multi-cultural background, how she talks about race to her daughter and make up brands matching pigment.
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Multicultural Black and Puerto Rican Traditional Chinese Medicine Crohn's Disease Autoimmune Illness Weight Fluctuation Conscious Parenting US Virgin Islands Mainstream Beauty Products Child of ImmigrantsShow Notes
Sign up for Franchesca's Acupuncture/Sound Bath on 10.26.22 Follow Franchesca on Instagram @acuwithfranchesca Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Chinese facial tool line honoring Chinese culture and tradition
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Sandra is a Brooklyn based acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, and founder of Treatment by Lanshin dedicated to treating skin disorders and rejuvenating skin using the unique approach of Chinese medicine. She also has her own Lanshin line of beauty tools, and is passionate as a TCM educator, sharing online classes, YouTube video tutorials, and in person workshops teaching how to bring TCM into their daily lives as self-care practices.
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Facial Gua Sha Gua Sha Expert Traditional Chinese Medicine Birth Name Excluding Chinese from Chinese Medicine Reclamation Disordered Eating
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Subscribe to Sandra's YouTube Channel Follow Lanshin on Instagram @treatmentbylanshin Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Chinese facial tool line honoring Chinese culture and tradition
Thank you to Diana Ho for the production and research coordination!
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In our last episode with Laura Morris (Ep 11 Is Beauty the Act of Surrender?), Laura shares how one of her first experiences with beauty was the message that beauty is painful. We also chatted about moving beauty into something that can be seen as easeful, and discuss some more hopes and fears around aging. In this episode, Tamsin and Paige talk about how they understand Feng Shui to be beautiful, plastic surgery and the progression of Virgos. Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is a line of undiluted, unappropriated luxurious Chinese Facial Tools from a direct source. Thank you to Diana Ho for the pre-production research! Follow us on @beautybirthrightpod on Instagram, and if you liked this episode please give us a 5-star rating and review!
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Laura Morris is a feng shui consultant based out of Prince Edward County, Canada. She is co-founder of the Mindful Design Feng Shui School, and the co-host of the Holistic Spaces podcast. She works closely with her clients to co-create nurturing living spaces and provides insight through her Tarot card readings and I Ching divinations. For over 15 years she has been guiding clients with her practical, hands-on approach to feng shui. Her philosophy is to keep her energy practices approachable, fun, illuminating, and inspiring.
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Feng Shui Is Beauty Painful Feng Shui as Healing Medicine Becoming a Sage What is a Witch Beauty as Ease I Ching Feng Shui Home Tip Quick Tip For Abundance Tarot Reading
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Subscribe to Laura's podcast Follow Laura on Instagram @morrisfemgshui Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Luxurious Chinese facial tool line
Thank you to Diana Ho for the production and research coordination!
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In our last episode with Amanda Michelle (Ep 10 Is Beauty Self-Extracted?) we talked about what it is like to think about beauty as a trans-racial adoptee and why the plant ceremony culture stateside can be problematic. In this episode, Tamsin and Paige talk about how self-expression and creativity can be limited as an adult, features we did or did not inherit from our parents, and how clothes plays into beauty. Tamsin also shares about how she is moving through her fear of aging. Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is a line of undiluted, unappropriated luxurious Chinese Facial Tools from a direct source. Thank you to Diana Ho for the pre-production research! Follow us on @beautybirthrightpod on Instagram, and if you liked this episode please give us a 5-star rating and review!
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Amanda Michelle is a direct descendant of the Guarani Nation in Paraguay and currently resides in Southern California. Her work with Activated Living focuses on bridging both worlds of our contemporary times and traditional Indigenous ways through media, storytelling, art, consulting, guidance and writing. With over a decade experience in creative fields within several formats such as film photography, mixed media, alternative processes, new media and film/video, Amanda aims to express in creative forms the contemporary 21st century struggle of Indigenous People and honoring traditional ways.
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Trans-racial adoptee Plant Medicine Shadow Work Honoring Indigenous Ceremonies Seeking Healing Validating Your Experience F*ck Legacy
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Amanda's 1:1 Consulting for pre-plant medicine journey or integrating post-plant medicine journey with Indigenous frameworks guidance. Guarani-Kaiowá Fundraiser to support the Indigenous Guarani in Brazil experiencing genocide and massacres. Subscribe to Amanda's podcast Follow Amanda on Instagram @activatedliving Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Luxurious Chinese facial tool line
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In our last episode with Kyle Yoshioka (Ep 8 Is Beauty Pathological Confidence?) we talked a lot about intersectional identities, and what it means to be pathologically confident. In this episode, Tamsin and Paige talk about beauty and how it can expressed through movement, gender identities, Gen Z's wisdom and panties. Tamsin also wants to hear what everyone's pole dancing song and outfit would be! Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is a line of undiluted, unappropriated luxurious Chinese Facial Tools from a direct source. Thank you to Diana Ho for the pre-production research! Follow us on @beautybirthrightpod on Instagram, and if you liked this episode please give us a 5-star rating and review!
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Kyle Yoshioka is the Editor and Content Manager of Influential Point. They identify as a biracial, nonbinary, and neurodivergent queer person. This has given them an intimate understanding of how interpersonal, intergenerational, and intercultural factors influence health. Their ultimate goal is to help you both honor and detangle the ways in which you have adapted to a weird and sometimes vicious world. Kyle spent their childhood at the local Buddhist temple with their grandparents. They have over ten years of study of Shotokan Karate, a form of Japanese martial arts, and worked for years as a yoga teacher.
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Feeling Extremely Biracial Shotokan Karate Cult Leaders Pathological Confidence Nonbinary, Neurodivergent Queer Person Local Hawai'i Culture Thirst Pics Pole Dancing
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Subscribe to Kyle's Newsletter Follow Kyle on Instagram @yearofthekyle Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices Yang Face — Luxurious Chinese facial tool line
Thank you to Diana Ho for the production and research coordination!
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