"Beauty Standards Are Devastating Us" with Jessica DeFino

Beauty reporter and beauty culture critic, Jessica DeFino, saw the inner workings of the beauty industry and she didn’t like it. More than that, Jessica now spends her time dismantling beauty standards, debunking marketing myths, and exploring how beauty culture impacts people — physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Jessica has written for outlets such as The New York Times, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Harper’s BAZAAR, Allure, New York Magazine’s The Cut, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Glamour, SELF, and many others.

In this episode, Jessica talks about why she decided to opt out of the beauty industry, the psychological and spiritual impacts of beauty standards, why beauty standards are so powerful, why she sees today’s standard of beauty as dehumanizing, and what the beauty industry doesn’t want you to know. Jessica’s insights are so needed, speaking powerfully to the media-saturated culture we find ourselves in.

JohnsonFebruary 27, 2023jessicadefino, impossiblebeauty, impossiblebeautypodcast, beautystandards, socialmedia, beautyculture, beautyindustry, skincare, beautyculturecritic

"Beauty Culture and the Church" with Jo Saxton

Jo Saxton is an author, speaker, International Justice Mission Ambassador, podcast host, leadership coach, and a fellow Minnesotan. Jo invests in women leaders in a number of ways, including an initiative called the Ezer Collective. She is especially passionate about helping women realize and live into their God-given identity.

In today’s conversation, Jo talks about her own struggles with beauty growing up. She also names that the influence of beauty culture is a gentle seduction in the world and in the church. Jo also reminds and challenges us in the church to offer a counter cultural narrative for beauty, turning away from the objectification of women. And with powerful conviction, Jo inspires us to engage our true identity and purpose, as that is what produces true beauty in the world.

JohnsonAugust 1, 2022josaxton, beautyculture, beautycultureandthechurch, leadstoriespodcast, leadstories, womeninleadership, leader, womenleaders, impossiblebeauty, impossiblebeautypodcast