About this episode
This is a fun one! Dr. Jenn Kennedy and Kristi Miller, LMFT dive into the taboo topic of body hair, including head, face, chest, back, arms, legs, pubic and backside! They discuss how hair affections attraction, self image, cultural influences and body image. Kristi is the founder of Solutions in Parenting , is a Parent Educator, Parenting Consultant, Certified Mediator, licensed Marriage and Family psychotherapist and Clinical Staff at Riviera Therapy in Santa Barbara, California. She offers a distinctive form of parent education and psychotherapy, coupled with hands-on training for parents, individuals and their families. For more than two decades, she has been dedicated to a specialized form of parent education she developed which honors and encourages parents and helps them define and maintain their own personal styles. This, in turn, allows children and parents to thrive in a loving and collaborative environment. She authored the book, Establishing Boundaries with Kids; A Parent’s Guide to Negotiating Limits and Improving Parent-Child Interactions , which is written for families, teachers, medical professionals, and mental health professionals to use as a reference guide for using positive parenting techniques with children. In this episode, Dr. Jenn & Kristi have an open and lighthearted discussion about the following: Culture influences on body hair grooming Men vs. Women hair habits Function vs. fashion of body hair Fighting the good fight of aging (with hair) Bias and communication regarding body hair You can find Kristi at: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, #111558 Tel: (805) 448-1223 Email: Kristi.M@RivieraTherapy.com Solutions in Parenting Riviera Therapy Psychology Today Do you have interest in unpacking your own relationship to body or sexuality? Contact Dr. Jenn for therapy. You can find out more or sign up at Pleasure Project . 💋 If you’re feeling ready to join the conversation or have topics you want to hear more about, send Dr. Jenn Kennedy an email with questions and she may address it in a future Pleasure Project Blog .