About this episode
Anita combs through her own tangled relationship with body hair and asks why so many of us invest time and money on removal methods. Meet the guests: - Scholar Rebecca Herzig explains when and why we started caring so much about body hair and how hair removal practices have evolved over the centuries. - Sharan Dhaliwal , founder and editor-in-chief of Burnt Roti , talks about about coming to terms with being a hairy Indian woman. - Photographer Kristie DeGaris shares how she's raising her daughters to think about their own body hair and trying to normalize NOT removing it. - Anita's parents on how their upbringings and aging have shaped their views on body hair. Read the transcript | Review the podcast Follow Embodied on Twitter and Instagram