The Mirror with Sophia Ha

How we breathe, chew, and rest our tongues literally shapes our faces. In this episode, functional dentist Dr. Shehab Faragallah connects the dots between oral function, facial development, and overall physical and mental health. We dive deep into the mechanics of mouth breathing, body posture, and the profound relationship between beauty and function. This conversation is an invitation to notice...

Our skin is constantly speaking to us — but are we listening? In this conversation with Dr. Stacey Shillington, ND, we explore the three S’s — sleep, substance, and stress — and how they affect our nervous system, our gut, and our skin. We talk about how alcohol disrupts our body’s ability to heal, why stress and cortisol wreak havoc internally and externally, and the practical steps to healing fr...

Why do we resist looking too closely at ourselves? In this conversation with Diego Fontanive, we explore self-inquiry and why it is so difficult to practice honestly. We examine where our beliefs come from, what radical honesty actually requires, and why letting go of what we want to be true can feel threatening. This episode is an invitation to question our perception about identity, truth, and t...

In this conversation with mindfulness teacher Dr. Brian Dower, we explore mindfulness as a practical tool. We dive into what you can do when you’re spiraling in stress and need to calm down. We also explore how denying suffering makes it heavier and harder to handle, and how our perception of reality shapes the intensity of what we feel. Links: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lumenmindfulness/ ⁠⁠https:...

How can we change our relationship with aging and mortality to live the best lives we can? In this conversation with author and model Angela Paul, we talk about escaping the land of comparison, aging without fear, and finding beauty beyond appearance. Angela shares why meditating on mortality matters, and how facing death can deepen the way we experience life. Links: https://www.instagram.com/ange...

What do our bodies and imaginations teach us about living with trauma? In this conversation with Registered Psychotherapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Ivana Kolakovic, we explore how trauma shapes us as adults, the difference between stress and trauma, and the role imagination plays in our survival. We also discuss how the body’s wisdom can be accessed through somatic work and pose a ti...

I’m Sophia Ha, and this is the very first episode of The Mirror. In a world that is so caught up in youth, beauty, and superficiality, I want this podcast to be a space for deeper reflection. Here, we’ll be looking at our relationship with beauty, our fear of aging, and the conditioning that blinds us from seeing who we really are. We’ll talk about self-sabotage, radical self-ownership, and the ne...