The Beautifull Project

S 1: Ep. 8: The Ashley Interview

In this episode, we interview Ashley, a mama, a wife, and a woman who has spent a lifetime trying to compensate for feeling like she was taking up too much space in the world. She tenderly shared a story from her childhood about understanding that she just didn’t fit, and went on to reveal the ways that she has worked to develop a personality that distracts people from the size of her body. We talked about people pleasing and the inevitable loss of self that we discover when we are constantly hustling for acceptance. We talked about raising daughters and the fact that we absolutely MUST unpack our own pain in order to be present to our girls. We talked about fear and pain and loss… and we talked about courage and hope and joy.

S 1: Ep. 7: The Mom Interview

In this episode, Sarah sits down with her mom to understand how generations of body stories help to shape our own body story. Her mama opens up about being a "chubby" kid, an adolescent who would do anything to be thin, and a woman who is working toward finding joy. Truth telling at it's finest and a true gift on Mother's Day.

S 1: Ep. 6: The Jessica Interview

In this episode, Jessica dives deep into the cultural narrative surrounding the pregnant body, the endless expectations placed on a pregnant woman, and the need for a new dialogue around what it means to be in a body that can grow another body.

S 1: Ep. 5: The Delia Interview

In this episode, we interview Delia, a woman who has demonstrated seemingly endless supplies of resilience throughout her life. Delia grew up with a white mom and a black dad in the 80’s. She lost her dad when she was in 4th grade, and had to discover a way to navigate a world of always feeling like she was in between. She was in between a black identity and a white identity, in between belonging to either world completely. She talks about finding a way to belong in her peer group as one of only three people of color in her grade school, and she is brutally honest about her relationship with her body, about how far she’s come and about how far she has to go before she can find a place of peace. Which is actually the perfect way to describe this interview.. Brutally honest

S 1: Ep. 4: The Courtney Interview

In part four, Courtney Courtney dives deep into a conversation about the crippling impact of expectations. From our families, from our culture, from our communities. She tells a few incredible stories about the lengths she’s gone to in order to change her body. And most importantly, she demonstrates a ton of wisdom when she opens about what it means to just stop. Stop pleasing, stop performing, stop delivering on everyone’s expectations. Just stop.

S 1: Ep. 3: The Rumaisa Interview

This is the third part of a four part series with the models from The Beautifull Project. In this episode, Rumaisa talks about the intersection of culture, religion, and belonging. She opens about the vulnerability required to stand in your own truth in spite of what everyone might think about you. To find out more about The Beautifull Project, go to www.thebeautifullproject.com

S 1: Ep. 2: The Danielle Interview

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S 1: Ep. 1: The Amber Interview

This is the first of a four part interview with the models for The Beautifull Project. They share their body stories and expose all of the ways that they've attempted to shrink in order to fit. Find out more about The Beautifull Project at www.thebeautifullproject.com