Lauren Geertsen, author of The Invisible Corset, Break Free from Beauty Culture and Embrace Your Radiant Self, thoughtfully and provocatively brings light to beauty culture as a means of not only preventing women from stepping fully into their own power, but defines the limiting constructs that have been established to render modern populations confined by institutional psychological abuse and oppression.  Patriarchy is not just perpetuated by men, it is often perpetuated by women, and, perhaps, even more pervasively by one’s own self.  The Invisible Corset provides tools for self discovery, awareness, and reframing women’s relationships with their own bodies and minds by way of extraction from oppressive systems and empowerment of self.  Geertsen walks the reader through the historical context of rendering the human body a machine after the scientific revolution and expands on why reductionary thinking has far reaching consequences for health, happiness, and the future of humanity.  Reconnection with self on a holistic level that honors the breadth of one’s unique experiences, as well as biology, provides the foundation for true healing and self love rather than false treatments offered by the beauty industry and the allopathic medical paradigm.  Lauren chats with me about the psychology of beauty culture and Western medicine while we examine its implications in for health, sexuality, self love, and young women coming of age in a time of pornography and social media.Episode ResourcesFood Without Fear ProgramEmpowered Sustanance WebsiteFloral Song Flower Essences – use code HOLISTIC at checkout for 15% off of your purchase * * * * *The Body Literacy Podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Any statements and views expressed by myself or my guests are not medical advice. The opinions of guests are their own and the Body Literacy Podcast does not endorse or accept responsibility for statements made by guests. If you have a medical problem, please consult a qualified and competent medical professional.The Body Literacy Podcast may promote, affiliate with, or partner with other individuals or businesses whose programs, products and services align with mine and Body Literacy, LLC may receive commissions or compensation for promotion of those products or services.Theme music for the Body Literacy Podcast is provided by Big Wild, https://bigwildmusic.com/ .Be sure to subscribe and sign up for updates at https://JenMayo.com . Follow us on social media @jenmayo.bodyliteracy .As always, five star reviews are appreciated if you enjoy the content on the Body Literacy Podcast. Please visit Apple iTunes Podcasts to leave your rating or review.