In a culture obsessed with flawless skin and curated feeds, I’m pulling back the filter literally and figuratively. This episode is all about reclaiming your realness. I’m sharing my own unedited journey from being airbrushed in a lingerie ad (without my consent) to standing up for my face: smile lines, spots, and all. We’ll dig into the internal and external filters we put on to “look perfect,” and how to start peeling them away gently, honestly, and with a whole lot of compassion.
Whether you’re tired of hiding behind makeup or masking how you really feel inside, this conversation is your invitation to show up as your whole self. No edits, no erasing, just the radical, joyful act of being you. This one’s tender, insightful, and packed with practical tools.
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Show Notes
In a world that praises polished perfection, what happens when we choose to show up as we truly are? In this episode, Kimmay shares her own journey from hiding behind airbrushed images to embracing her unfiltered, natural self—stretch marks, smile lines, quirks, big emotions, and all. She gets real about the emotional weight of beauty standards and offers heartfelt, practical ways to build genuine connections through vulnerability (without the emotional hangover). You’ll walk away encouraged to ditch the pressure to “look perfect,” and create sacred, anti-airbrush spaces where self-acceptance and authenticity can thrive.
In this episode:
- “Flawless” Face: Hear how Kimmay’s first interaction with airbrushing left her with questions, and how she stood up to a photographer who insisted on erasing the “flaws” on her face
- The Three P’s: Learn how to put wisdom from Brené Brown into action (and stop trying to be perfect all the time!)
- Beyond Bodies: Go beyond the airbrushing and filters we use on our physical bodies and learn how to strip away the internal filters we wear within us
- Safe Spaces: Oversharing might not necessarily be your next best step, and the post office worker doesn’t need to know everything about your day. Kimmay shares how to start small and where to create safe spaces to get honest.
- Young and Impressionable: Kimmay shares statistics about young women’s behavior with filters that might shock you, and what you can do about it now
- You are Enough: You can’t edit your way to enoughness. Learn how trying to do so is keeping you from forming lasting relationships and trapped in augmented reality, and what to do instead.
All that and more on this episode of The Hurray Show. Listen now and start celebrating your own story — one HURRAY at a time.
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Mentioned in this show:
Articles on the effects of filters and augmented reality on emotional health:
- Beauty filters are changing the way young girls see themselves – MIT Technology
- The Hidden Danger of Online Beauty Filters – Psychology Today
- How Social Media Filters are Impacting Our Mental Health – A Place Of Hope
- Self Forgiveness Gifts
- The Power of Not Being Polite
Free Fit Guide & Video
Want to wear a bra without ripping it off at the end of the day? Watch Kimmay’s video tutorial on getting a comfortable fit, plus a printable guide and checklist to take shopping. Don't spend another minute feeling uncomfortable in your bra.
