Beauty Standards & Self-Esteem: They Lied To You About Glass Skin

Beauty Standards & Self-Esteem: They Lied To You About Glass Skin

Everywhere you turn, someone is selling you a routine, a product, or a promise to achieve glass skin. But how did we get here? And more importantly, does it even make sense?

In this episode, we discuss the obsession with “glass skin” and what it says about modern beauty standards. From the science of what healthy skin actually looks like, to the cultural pressures that shaped this trend, this is a reality check on everything we’ve been told to chase.


We also get into:

  • What “glass skin” really is (and why it’s not as realistic as it looks)

  • The difference between healthy skin and “perfect” skin

  • How beauty standards quietly shape your self-perception

  • The role of marketing, influencers, and overconsumption

  • Why doing “more” isn’t always better for your skin

  • And the bigger question: why are you doing any of this in the first place?

If you’ve ever felt pressured to fix things about yourself you didn’t even notice before, this episode will help you pause, reflect, and re-centre.

Trends will always come and go, but your identity? That has to be deeper than whatever is trending this week.

Let’s stay connected:

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See you next time. 🤍


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