Ep 25 — Is Beauty Happening for Me‪?‬ Beauty as a Birthright

Leah Abramson (she/her/hers) is an open-hearted soul, Bay Area native, aspiring editorial model, currently located in the Los Angeles community and recent graduate from UCLA with a degree in Gender Studies. Leah comes from a multi-racial background from Russia, Lithuania, Sierra Leone and parts of India. As an aspiring model, diversity coordinator, fashion fanatic, dancer and music lover, Leah is currently detoxing from the madness of her long academic career in hopes to continue her spiritual journey to guide her towards a genuine and creative career path ahead.

In this episode, Leah talks about how she relates to her different ethnic identities in terms of beauty. We hear what it was like growing up in the Bay Area as a mixed race human with freckles. Leah also shares some of the important lessons she has learned about beauty from a gender studies lens. Tamsin asks Paige to weigh in on the culture around race in Hawai'i.

Key Points


Gender Studies 
Happening to you vs Happening for you 
Nor Cal vs So Cal
Multi-racial model
Natural beauty - hair and skin
Gen Z wisdom
Daughter of psychologist

Show Notes


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Elemental Archetypes – Daoist self-cultivation practices
Yang Face — Luxurious Chinese facial tool line

Thank you to Diana Ho for the production and research coordination!

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