Memory Monday: To Botox or Not To Botox?

About this episode

The episode explores the motivations behind body modifications like Botox and discusses concepts of body neutrality versus body positivity.

Memory Monday! This throwback was my very first podcast episode. I was winging it (still am, in many ways) and decided to start with a topic that kept coming up in every conversation with my friends who are also in our 30s: “Do we do Botox? Is it preventative? Should we have already started? Are we too late??” In this episode, I unpack the deeper questions behind those conversations. Why do we make changes to our bodies? What motivates those choices? Are our thoughts about ourselves innate, or do they form through outside voices and early influences? And when a thought about our appearance pops up, how often do we pause to ask, “Is that actually true? Do I really believe that?” I also share my perspective on the preferred term of "body neutrality" as opposed to "body positivity" and, even many episodes later, I’m still proud of this one from the archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: I

Topics covered

• Botox
• body neutrality
• body positivity
• self-image
• appearance
• societal influences

Keywords

• Botox
• body neutrality
• self-image
• appearance
• societal influences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Evergreen Podcasts

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