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HERself

28. A Conversation on Race and the Influencer World

HERself

Abby and Amy

Best Self, Comparison, Opportunity, Health & Fitness, Purpose, Grow, Education, Parenting, Honest, Vulnerable, Mental Health, Future, Kids & Family, Real, Self-improvement

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This week we open up about the changes occurring in our world and the knowledge gained on systemic racism. We give our stance and what the future holds for our business and personal lives in regards to inclusion and action, both on and off camera. We also dive into a full discussion on the influencer world and where as consumers, we need to take control into our own hands. Where many of us fall prey to idolizing and holding the lives of those in the spotlight on a pedestal, just kn...

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0:00.0

And I've always believed in the messages that I'm putting out into the world so it just all seemed like it was like a good path to go down

0:07.8

until it wasn't because I was like I

0:11.8

Have to lead a life that I would want I'd be proud of people to follow. So if I'm posting

0:20.3

about positive marriage stuff, if I'm posting about self-care, if I'm posting about self-care if I'm posting about

0:24.9

all this stuff you are not allowed to live this like super stressed out life where

0:30.8

you're not putting your husband first and then show up here like you have it together.

0:35.2

I'm Amy.

0:39.2

And I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:45.0

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:48.0

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow with a

0:53.7

purpose. We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and

0:59.0

triumphs we all face. Every woman listening gets the opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

1:10.0

We wanted to start this episode by addressing the current climate, the social justice movement that is happening right now, Black Lives Matter.

1:21.6

This has been a really difficult Black Lives Matter.

1:22.8

This has been a really difficult month for our country and for the world for that matter as we

1:28.9

start to come to grips with not only the death of George Floyd, but also all of the men and

1:36.8

women before him and all of the men and women to come. I think it was this time

1:42.1

where our country was absolutely taken by the shoulders and

1:46.2

shook and we couldn't ignore this problem anymore. As a podcast and as a business, Abby and I knew one thing was for certain. We weren't willing to come on here and

2:00.8

perform for you guys. I was very adamant that we needed to be a part of

2:09.1

long lasting change. I didn't want to rush into this conversation before Abby and I were ready for it.

2:18.8

And we also had quite a few conversations about inclusivity and diversity before all of this happened.

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