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I sit down with historian and educator Blair Imani Ali to discuss her work. She shares how having parents as social workers affected her outlook on the world, what modesty in action means to her, what its like to have half a million eyeballs on you overnight and why calling out antisemitism in progressive spaces is so important.

I go solo to talk about what’s been happening behind the scenes here at Impact Fashion. I’ll share more details about The ADdress at American Dream Mall, why the processing of making The Piping Dress was a bit disappointing while also being very validating and how modest fashion is having a serious moment in the spotlight.

I talk with journalist Sara McElroy about her career. She shares how overwork and a toxic work environment led to an amount of stress her body couldn’t handle, changing her whole life only to end up in another toxic work environment, snd how both of those experiences led her to look more into why women especially were leaving their jobs and collecting their stories.

I sit down with Chelsea Bear, a disability advocate with cerebral palsy, to talk about her life. She shares how she feels about people looking at her funny, the importance of language when it comes to talking about disabilities, and what body acceptance looks like with a disability.

I sit down with Shana Brodman, an OT turned store owner, to chat about her career. She shares the problem with asking high school girls to commit to careers, what it was like to leave her steady job after buying a struggling business, and her entrepreneurial learning curve. Plus we discuss the never ending struggle that is figuring out how a job fits into a family life.