How diet culture and beauty standards stole our financial confidence. With Victoria Shakeshaft

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains themes of eating disorders and mental health.

In this episode I'm joined by Victoria Shakeshaft, better known as @bad.bitch.money on Instagram. We have a juicy chat about all things diet culture, beauty standards, and the ways pressures on the way women look costs us financial confidence, PLUS touch on the role of a financial counsellor, as that's Victoria's job!

Highlights:
- how money is deeply tied to our self worth
- the lasting impacts of diet culture on our finances
- the dissonance between being anti-beauty standards and still participating in the beauty industry
- the spending loops we're unconsciously kept in at the hands of billion dollar industries
- the dangers of being sold a series of 'problem solvers'

Where to find Victoria:
Instagram: @bad.bitch.money

 

Where to find me:

Instagram: @the.brokegeneration

Blog: The Broke Generation | Destination for Hot Mess Millennials

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Disclaimer: Information contained in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial advice, nor used to make a financial or investment decision. Please seek professional advice for information tailored to your own circumstances. 

 

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