In our last episode with Amanda Michelle ( Ep 10 Is Beauty Self-Extracted? ) we talked about what it is like to think about beauty as a trans-racial adoptee and why the plant ceremony culture stateside can be problematic. In this episode, Tamsin and Paige talk about how self-expression and creativity can be limited as an adult, features we did or did not inherit from our parents, and how clothes plays into beauty. Tamsin also shares about how she is moving through her fear of aging. Show Notes E...
Jul 28, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Amanda Michelle is a direct descendant of the Guarani Nation in Paraguay and currently resides in Southern California. Her work with Activated Living focuses on bridging both worlds of our contemporary times and traditional Indigenous ways through media, storytelling, art, consulting, guidance and writing. With over a decade experience in creative fields within several formats such as film photography, mixed media, alternative processes, new media and film/video, Amanda aims to express in creati...
Jul 14, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In our last episode with Kyle Yoshioka (Ep 8 Is Beauty Pathological Confidence?) we talked a lot about intersectional identities, and what it means to be pathologically confident. In this episode, Tamsin and Paige talk about beauty and how it can expressed through movement, gender identities, Gen Z's wisdom and panties. Tamsin also wants to hear what everyone's pole dancing song and outfit would be! Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidanc...
Jun 27, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Kyle Yoshioka is the Editor and Content Manager of Influential Point . They identify as a biracial, nonbinary, and neurodivergent queer person. This has given them an intimate understanding of how interpersonal, intergenerational, and intercultural factors influence health. Their ultimate goal is to help you both honor and detangle the ways in which you have adapted to a weird and sometimes vicious world. Kyle spent their childhood at the local Buddhist temple with their grandparents. They have ...
Jun 15, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The last episode with Amrit Singh (Ep 6 Is Beauty Protection?) helped us reflect on beauty in our teenage years, and better understand South Asian beauty standards. In this episode, Tamsin and Paige talk about beauty in terms of body size, shape and qi. Paige shares a first experience that turns into a big revolution. Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is a line of undiluted, una...
Jun 02, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Amrit Singh is a Toronto-based registered acupuncturist and founder of 6BabeBeauty, a movement to celebrate women in all their glory. Her mission is to let women know there is an option for youthfulness, health, and beauty naturally through acupuncture. Amrit also writes on the intersection of health, hip hop, beauty, art and acupuncture. She has taught numerous workshops for aspiring acupuncturists on Cosmetic Acupuncture and is a recent winner of Notable Awards Toronto "Healthcare Professional...
May 19, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The last episode with Jamee Pineda, LAc, MPH ( Ep 4 Is Beauty the Power of Desiring One Self? ) leveled up our understanding of this evolving concept of beauty. In this episode, Tamsin and Paige share deeply personal stories about taking up space as a form of reclaiming their beauty from toxic abusive relationships to complex family dynamics. Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers Daoist facial analysis consultations and Yangsheng guidance to reclaim beauty through self-cultivation. Yang Face is...
May 03, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Jamee Pineda, LAc, MPA a Hilot Binabaylan, Chinese Medicine practitioner based in Baltimore, Maryland, and host of The Decolonizing Medicine Podcast talks about beauty as a powerful form of desirability, liberation, resistance and sometimes, even danger. His multidimensional identities as a Tagalog, second generation immigrant, autistic, queer, non-binary/trans person has shaped his understanding of beauty as an intimate ritual practice of desiring himself. Key Points The power of desirability B...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, we reflect on what we learned from our previous episode with Anjie Cho from Mindful Design Feng Shui School and Holistic Spaces . We chat about the idea of beauty as an act of witnessing and being seen. What does it mean to "be seen" and how does witnessing others influence the way we think about beauty? Is is possible to be beautiful without being witnessed or seen by others? Is beauty about external validation or something multilayered? Show Notes Elemental Archetypes offers D...
Apr 07, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In our first guest episode, we chat with New York based architect and founder of Holistic Spaces — Anjie Cho — who combines interconnectedness and interdependence of spaces through the mastery of the art of Feng Shui. She is the author of Holistic Spaces: 108 Ways to Create a Mindful and Peaceful Home , a book inspired by the intersection of feng shui, green design, Buddhist and Taoist philosophies, and environmental psychology. Anjie is also a teacher of dharma arts and meditation in the Shambh...
Mar 24, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to Beauty as a Birthright — a podcast where we decode the evolving concept of beauty from a multidimensional lens. In this space, we embark on a journey with engaging guests from all walks of life to figure out — if beauty is a birthright… Then what’s our legacy? We're your hosts, Dr. Tamsin Lee of Elemental Archetypes and Dr. Paige Yang of Yang Face . We're two doctors of East Asian Medicine in the beauty wellness field but we are far from being "beauty experts". Beauty is a social cons...
Mar 10, 2022•56 sec
In our first episode, we chat about our hopes and fears in regards to starting this podcast, and the concept of immortality from a Chinese medicine perspective. How does our beauty relate to our immortality? Is beauty a birthright? If so, then what's our legacy? As two doctors, we're used to being known as the "experts" but on this podcast, we're far from being beauty experts. We're just two people on a deeply personal journey to decode the meaning of beauty. We hope you'll join us!...
Mar 10, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 1
