Join the conversation with our guest Tammy Jolivette as we discuss the importance of representation and self-acceptance from head to toe.

Learn about the bias in natural hair discrimination, and hair stigmas when growing up in mixed race and BIPOC communities as well as the physical and mental connection that many of us have with our hair.

Among the highlights in this episode:

0:46 : Quote by Madeline Beck: “Don't forget to love the way you want to be loved, listen the way you want to be heard, speak the way you want to be spoken to, give the way you hope others will give, care the way you want others to care, because change doesn't start with them, it starts right here, today, with you”

2:42 : Tammy comments on the mantra, “The relationship that you have with the world is the relationship you have with yourself”

3:53 : “My mom is Korean and…my dad is African American…And the dynamics of culture from the Korean background and the African American background, they're similar and yet different,” says Tammy

5:40 : Hair microaggressions: the extent and impact of one’s look in a multicultural environment

9:48 : How the CROWN Act is supporting mental health and challenging discrimination 

11:47 : Tammy discusses how she addresses the topic of natural hair transition with her clients

15:11 : The connection between mental and physical wellness

18:54 : “I don't care what everybody else says because people are always going to have something to say; let's just be real,” says Tammy

20:08 : Tammy provides practical advice and tips for those who may be thinking about transitioning to natural hair

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