Brittany Allyn on the Burden of Beauty, plus Dating & Anti-Aging
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Join this powerful conversation on beauty as a form of social currency, the future of dating app technology, the paradoxical association between intelligence and appearance, and the shame around discussing beauty. Throughout the episode, you will learn how shifting your mindset about beauty can empower you to break free from fear-based stories and challenge your own subconscious associations of youth and beauty.
Regardless of your gender identity, this episode breaks through the noise and helps identify your own thought patterns, and sheds light on how society has been shaping your own self-esteem. Putting aside generational differences, and stigma surrounding the polarizing topic of beauty as it relates to gender equality, Caneel and Brittany boldly address their own insecurities and how their experience with beauty and aging has transformed over time.
Highlights
00:00 Intro
03:08 Meet Brittany Allyn, founder of Thirty Waves and SCOOPS
07:08 Caneel and Brittany discuss the pressures around aging and fertility
15:06 Discussing Brittany’s startup SCOOPS
21:36 Caneel shares her experience with disordered eating and beauty standards in LA
23:44 Discussion about beauty as a form of forward-facing currency
25:15 Brittany and Caneel talk about how women are afraid to call themselves beautiful
35:57 The importance of dismantling associations between youth and beauty
37:54 The paradoxical association between beauty and intelligence
38:40 Caneel reveals that we often perpetuate stories we are told and internalize
41:04 Caneel discusses the existence of “pretty privilege”
48:04 Discussing performative beauty
54:32 Caneel asserts everyone has a choice whether to bond over shame or to overcome our stories
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Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Meet Brittany Allyn, founder of Thirty Waves and SCOOPS (00:03:08)
3. Caneel and Brittany discuss the pressures around aging and fertility (00:07:08)
4. Discussing Brittany’s startup SCOOPS (00:15:06)
5. Caneel shares about her experience with disordered eating and beauty standards in LA (00:21:36)
6. Discussion about beauty as a form of forward facing currency (00:23:44)
7. Brittany and Caneel talk about how women are afraid to call themselves beautiful (00:25:15)
8. The importance of dismantling associations between youth and beauty (00:35:57)
9. The paradoxical association between beauty and intelligence (00:37:54)
10. Caneel reveals that we often perpetuate stories we are told and internalize (00:38:40)
11. Caneel discusses the existence of “pretty privilege” (00:41:04)
12. Brittany asks the listeners who they’re performing beauty for (00:48:04)
13. Caneel asserts everyone has a choice whether to bond over shame or to overcome our stories (00:54:32)
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