Getting honest about plastic surgery, moving countries & period exhaustian
Allllll the smart stuff shared in Diem this week.
Hey Diemers. ‘Twas another week of learning big things! Over the past few days, we got real about cosmetic surgery—we talked brow lifts, hairline advancement, botox and allll the gender norm baggage that comes with those things. We also chatted about navigating the post-partum journey when you’re your own boss, combatting exhaustion on your period, valuing sex in 100 years, and a really (really) good pasta bake. All in a week’s work. Catch up on everything in the links below!
Quote of the week
“Getting cosmetic surgery is a really concentrated, intense experience that’s part of the lifelong quest I’ve had of restricting and working my body into exhaustion because I want to look a certain way. But maybe this can be a different version of that—minus the heartache and the sadness and the restricting and deprivation of what I’m eating. Maybe this can be a way to reclaim that relationships that I have to my body, which is so not how some people feel and just very much how I feel.” ––Grace Clarke
Catch up on conversations…
😍 Getting honest about cosmetic surgery. Grace Clarke is a former beauty editor and plastic surgery writer who recently had an Endoscopic Brow Lift, Hairline Advancement & Upper Blepharoplasty. As someone always vocal about getting Botox she decided to document the whole process surgery > recovery on Instagram. In this conversation we talked about the judgment, excitement & gender norms that are wrapped up in women getting cosmetic surgery plus getting REAL on the process, costs & recovery. A must listen.
🤰Navigating post-partum as an entrepreneur. Maternity leave can be fraught enough with an employer - but what if you’re your own boss? How do you navigate postpartum when you’re setting your own terms? How do you plan financially and emotionally for the trade-offs that come with being a working mother?
📢 The power of online presence Lisette Calveiro is a social media pro, in this conversation we discussed personal brands, how to build one, how to capitalize on one to create a long-lasting business and the power of online presence overall. It was great, dial in.
💖 Say goodbye to imposter syndrome. We all needed this. Career coach, Jaz discussed how to identify imposter syndrome, how to cope with it and how gain confidence to ask questions.
✈️ The personal & professional realities of immigration. Listen in as Diem co-founder, Emma & LESSE founder Neada Deters discuss immigrating to the US – the ups, the downs and everything in between. Tune in.
👩⚕️ The BRCA2 gene & preventative mastectomies. Darcy Moore shared her personal journey on learning she has the BRCA2 gene and choosing to have a preventative mastectomy. Just wow, you should listen.
Take notes on…
👀 How will Americans value sex in 100 years?
🩸 How do you combat exhaustion at the start of your period?
🍝 What’s your go-to pasta bake? (We have a good rec)
💪 The greatest life hack. Can confirm.
👏 The myth of the cool aunt.
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