Hello, hello, it's Brooke DeVard, and you're listening to the naked beauty podcast.

Welcome back for another episode, and you all are in for such a treat today because

I'm speaking to Leah Thomas, who is a celebrated environmentalist.

She's based here in Los Angeles, and she's coined this term, eco communicator, to describe

her style of environmental activism.

So she uses her platform for writing and creativity, but she also uses her platform to explore this

often overlooked relationship between social justice and environmentalism.

Now, we talked a lot about green beauty, clean beauty.

She entered her environmentalist work through the lens of beauty, through the lens of finding

more sustainable skin care, more natural skin care, and that started with her hair.

We talk a lot about her hair and her beautiful micro locks, which was such a fun discussion,

but she initially started thinking about how can I be more mindful about what I consume,

and I think that's a really important topic that we touch on throughout this discussion,

and something that I am constantly thinking of.

She's also an author.

She's written a book called The Intersectional Environmentalist, how to dismantle systems

of oppression to protect people and the planet.

And she's been featured across the time 100 next.

She's been featured on the Ebony Power list.

She's been featured in Vogue.

She's really doing incredible work here, and I'm so happy that our paths have crossed and

brought us together so I could have her on the podcast.

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