Conscious Conversations with Cam

Nothing Is Ever Personal What other people do or say has nothing to do with you.  When I was a kid, I took everything personally. Probably until my early 30s, when I started doing work on myself. I thought everything someone said or did meant something about me. I was severely bullied as a kid - for being fat, for being an immigrant, for everything, and of course, I took it personally. I hated the...

Your truth matters. Your voice matters. Your experience matters. In a society that conditions us - especially women - to stay quiet, it is so important to speak up and own your truth.  I didn’t start speaking up for myself until my early thirties. I was afraid of conflict, of not being liked, and of not being accepted. Part of the problem was that I hadn’t done the work to get to know myself. In m...

Today’s topic is: Body shame. It is everywhere, running rampant, impacting everyone.  Body shame is when you deny, hate, or reject any part of your physical being. But, why are we taught to deny, hate, and reject ourselves rather than being taught to love every beautiful part of us?  As children, we are programmed by society to believe that we are not inherently enough. We are told we aren’t beaut...

The Cam Kashani Show: Redefining Beauty, Body, and Self Episode 1  What is your definition of beauty? Is it one that serves you? Is it one that empowers you and inspires you, or is it one that hinders you and brings you down? Is it one that constantly puts you in a place of comparison?  A little over a year ago as the pandemic began, I had an epiphany, so to speak. I realized that I had had enough...