The Human Beauty Movement Podcast

Meet Dr. Susan Landers ! Susan is an author, speaker, mom of three, and Neonatologist with over 34 years of experience in neonatal intensive care medicine. Susan suffered through a difficult midlife period that caused burnout after the birth of her third child, and this propelled her to make new life choices including a career change. She recently released her book, So Many Babies: My Life Balanci...

Meet John Tarnoff ! John is an executive and career transition coach, speaker, and author who supports mid and late-career professionals in defining, planning, and achieving more meaningful and sustainable careers. He is the author of the best-selling Boomer Reinvention: How to Create your Dream Career Over 50 . In this episode, we talk about the dilemma people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s face when...

Meet Rach Wilson , founder of Divine Relating and a relationship coach for couples with autistic and/or special needs kids. Rach is a mum of 4. Her two youngest are both autistic and non-verbal, with diet limitations and sensory challenges. Rach’s own life experience has inspired her to focus on supporting couples who have the highest breakup rate – couples with special needs kids. In this episode...

Meet Alfredo Borowdowski! Alfredo is also known as “The Bipolar Rabbi.” In June 2013, Rabbi Alfredo was arrested for impersonating a police officer. Shortly after that, he was fired from his job and ridiculed in the press as “the Road Rage Rabbi.” It took some time, but things eventually turned around when Rabbi Alfredo discovered the power of Positive Psychology. In his upcoming interactive book,...

Meet John David Latta ! John is an author, teacher, and successful founder & CEO of a multimillion-dollar consumer products company. He recently wrote a book called The Synchronicity of Love, which reveals the radical transformation he underwent when he discovered unconditional love. John coaches others on leadership, healing, transformation, and waking up to expand the human experience. In th...

Meet Sarah Todd Hammer ! Sarah Todd is a 21 years old three-time published author, dancer, and speaker. In 2010, she acquired Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), which left her paralyzed from the neck down. She regained the ability to walk but has paralysis in her arms and hands. Now, a junior in college, she is studying Psychology and Communication Studies, and she’s built a remarkable presence on soci...

Meet RJ Jackson! RJ is an International Speaker, Executive Coach, and Breakthrough Strategist. She has lived life to the extremes, from a near-fatal dog bite as a child, to being diagnosed with lupus, as well as two near-death car accidents, she knows that the experiences that intended to break her made her a more courageous person. In this episode, we talk about finding the courage to let go of n...

Meet Chamiah Dewey! Chamiah is the CEO and founder of Chamiah Dewey Fashion, the UK’s first clothing brand for people of short stature, under 4’10”. She started the line in 2021 when she was only 22 as a Student at the London College of Fashion. Given that Chamiah is a woman of average height,  she tends to get questions as to why she would be interested in starting a fashion line for little peopl...

Meet Kelsea Koenreich! Kelsea is a business mentor for impact-driven female CEOs and entrepreneurs. She rose from the darkness of nightly binge drinking, three arrests, and a jail cell to become the thriving business owner, author, speaker, wife, and mother of three she is today. In this episode, we talk about waking up to the internal strength to overcome any setback. You don't have to hit rock b...

Meet Perle Noire! Perle is THE Black Burlesque Queen. Known as Mama Perle in the burlesque community, she is a paragon of glitz and glamour who advocates for people to reclaim their bodies and their sensuality. She created a program called Healing Through Seduction that teaches you how to honor your desires with no shame and no guilt. In this episode, Perle pays homage to Josephine Baker, discusse...

Meet Noah Scott! Noah is deeply motivated by the human experience and has spent over a decade mastering the art of connection. After a breakup and an Eat, Pray Love mecca to Japan, Noah leaned into his creativity and desire to live a more fulfilling life of wonder and adventure. He founded The Big Possible to create powerfully immersive experiences and retreats connecting high-profile entrepreneur...

Meet Ilsa Fay! Hailing from Melbourne Australia, Ilsa is an award-winning filmmaker, creative director, and Founder of the Erotica Film Festival. She is also the host of the Sex, Money & Power podcast and a business coach who works with female entrepreneurs on reinventing their relationship with money, business, and visibility.  In this episode, Ilsa drops a ton of gems about the difference be...

Meet Joshua Rodriguez, known as Master Joshua in the BDSM/Leather community. Joshua founded People Before Kink to help guide and support people toward healthier BDSM lifestyles. Drawing upon his own unique, hard-earned transformative experiences, he has developed personalized methods of Non-Traditional Sexual Behavior counseling, geared particularly towards catalyzing self-actualization. Over the...

Meet Liv Stone! Liv is a surfer, model, disability advocate, and 4x USA Para Surf Gold Medalist. Having been born with a congenital limb difference, Liv has shorter arms with two fingers on each arm. But despite her differences, Liv has been able to maintain an optimistic view on life. Her success reflects her faith. She knows that happiness is not based on our circumstances, it comes from within...

Meet Dr. Paige Yang! Dr. Yang is a a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) who specializes in women’s health, fertility, facial rejuvenation and acupuncture. Practicing out of Oahu, Hawaii, Dr. Yang utilizes modalities such as acupuncture, herbalism, gua sha, moxibustion, tui na, and Qigong to help her patients nurture their emotional well-being so they can look and feel their best. In this...

Meet Tim Mason! Tim is an amazing human who was born with no legs and one arm. He was adopted into a loving family, which he feels was an incredible gift. Tim has an amazing sense of humor, our favorite quote of his being "I may be half-baked but I'm still delicious!" He shatters myths and defies all the stereotypes about living with one limb. In fact, Tim is thriving in his independence as an ope...

Meet Cherry West! By day, Cherry is Sam Carlin, a fifteen year old boy from Edinburgh Scotland. Sam became enamoured with drag after watching RuPaul's Drag Race and then seeing a live drag show with his family. He decided to take drag more seriously in 2021. Today as Cherry West, this teenage sweetheart is gaining headlines all over as one of the world’s brightest up-and-coming young drag artists....

Meet Becca Lee, aka @BeccaLee Beauty! Becca was once self-conscious about the port-wine stain and blue nevus birthmarks on her face. She started using makeup as a cover up, feeling insecure about showing off her real skin. Her obsession with makeup took her to esthetic school and she would become a professional makeup artist and licensed esthetician. One day, Becca mustered up the confidence to po...

Meet Claire Sisk! Claire is a top beauty-lifestyle influencer from the UK who goes by the handle @canseecantsee. Claire is registered blind, yet she is helping to educate the world on her disability as well as her passion for beauty. In this episode, Claire helps shatter myths like people living with visual impairment wouldn’t or shouldn’t be interested in fashion or makeup. Her advocacy and helpf...

Meet Matthew Mackey, otherwise known as Carbie The Dragtivist! Matthew is running for office as a candidate for New York State Assembly District 101. If Matthew is elected, xe would be the first Non-Binary State Legislator in New York State, and the second in the country. From a young age, Matthew has been an advocate for people. From advocating for accessibility resources for xis two deaf parents...

Meet Kaelynn Partlow! As a woman living with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia, Kaelynn is lighting up the world with massive awareness for life on the spectrum and learning disabilities. Kaelynn is a Registered Behavior Technician with Project Hope Foundation where she works with autistic individuals teaching communication, social and self-advocacy skills. She also starred in th...

Meet Kanya Sesser! Kanya is a skater, surfer, skier, activist, motivational speaker, model and actress! Born without legs in Thailand, Kanya was found at 3 months old and brought to a local hospital where she lived until entering foster care in Bangkok. She was adopted through Holt International Children's Services at the age of five and brought to the United States. With the motto ‘No legs, no li...

Meet Tahverlee Anglen! Tahverlee Anglen is a spiritual coach, a social impact entrepreneur, a Tik Tok star, a modern feminist icon, and a ‘real-life’ witch who helps people create their own realities and reclaim their sovereignty by pushing the edge of society’s assumptions. As a witchcraft educator, she shows women how to take control of their innate spiritual gifts, re-connect to their bodies an...

Meet Lolo Spencer! Lolo is an actress who currently stars as Jocelyn in HBO Max’s Sex Lives of College Girls executive-produced by Mindy Kaling, and has a YouTube channel called Lolo Sitting Pretty where she showcases her lifestyle as a wheelchair user. Lolo was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – a rare neurological disease that affects the nerve cells responsible for controlling...

Meet Karey Spransy! Karey is a trauma-informed life coach who is a living example of resilience. She teaches us how we can use the crappy things that happen to us as fuel to propel us to our dreams. Karey’s experiences as a single teen mother, losing two loved ones to suicide, going through two divorces, and battling stage 4 colon cancer taught her how to use setbacks as springboards and turn fail...