E174 | Looksmaxxing Uncovered: The Dark Side of Self-Improvement (w/ Dr. Rosy Blunstone)
About this episode
The episode explores the phenomenon of looksmaxxing and its implications on mental health and self-improvement practices.
Looksmaxxing is an online subculture that has moved from niche online forums into mainstream conversation, but what does it actually mean, and when does looksmaxxing become concerning, if not disturbing? In this episode, Alex is joined again by psychiatry and psychotherapy registrar Dr Rosy Blunstone to explore the world of looksmaxxing: from grooming, fitness and “softmaxxing” to more extreme practices such as bone smashing, steroid use, cosmetic surgery and dangerous medication misuse...
People in this episode
Host: Alex
Guest: Dr. Rosy Blunstone
Topics covered
- looksmaxxing
- self-improvement
- mental health
- cosmetic surgery
- fitness
- grooming
Keywords
- looksmaxxing
- self-improvement
- bone smashing
- steroid use
- cosmetic surgery
- dangerous medication misuse
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