Today’s episode is a special one because it marks our final episode, our grand finale after a great two year run! Today, we will take you back to the very beginning, back in 2019 before COVID-19 when Bridget Malcolm and Dr. Allie were scheming about how to open up this dialogue in the fashion industry by interviewing models about mental health issues. Listen to Dr. Allie navigating you through some of the most intimate and vulnerable moments of the guests' mental health stories on topics ranging...
Dec 08, 2022•46 min
Winnie Wanja is a Kenyan, a humanitarian and a model for over a decade. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Winnie as they reflect on modeling in the Kenyan context, challenges with regard to lack of structure, labor rights and intellectual property rights, and her work as a humanitarian. Winnie enjoys beauty, editorial and commercial modeling and has worked for various international brands such as Coco Lilli, Adele Dejak, Jiamini and Maybelline. She likes to demystify modeling myths as wel...
Sep 15, 2022•43 min
Elizabeth Peyton-Jones is a health and lifestyle author, fashion industry campaigner, master herbalist, practitioner, naturopath, advisor and the founder & CEO of Models Trust, an independent organization providing reports for brands and agencies to make the talent’s workplace safer. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Elizabeth as they speak about why she created Models Trust, her perspective as a healer and practitioner, and how she is trying to bring safety to the workplace for model...
Jul 07, 2022•46 min
Alisa Schulz is a model and model scout and has 30+ years of experience in the industry first as an international model, and then as a photographer, model scout, actor, associate producer and more. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Alisa as they speak on her modeling career, her early childhood trauma, how she began to experience her mental health struggles and begin the process of healing, and her perspective as a model scout. Four years ago Alisa put all of her skills to use and created...
Jun 02, 2022•34 min
Kylie Vonnahme is a Texas born fashion model and podcast co-host of “ The Not So Simple Life ”, who currently resides in New York City Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Kylie as they speak on her modeling career, struggles with body image and body weight, her shift towards wellness and health, and her journey towards becoming a podcast co-host! Kylie moved to NYC at 17 years old to pursue her modeling career while also attending Pace University for business management. Since then Kylie ha...
May 05, 2022•36 min
Kenny Sale is an American model, actor and former semi-professional and professional indoor soccer player. Listen to Dr. Allie and guest co-host Kai Braden in conversation with Kenny Sale as they speak on sport and modeling, being a good man, traditional stereotypes of masculinity and the power of opening up about sexual violence. Kenny Sale lives in New York City and used to play semi-professional and professional indoor soccer before he began his modeling career. He’s worked with brands such a...
Apr 07, 2022•50 min
Andrew Hayden Kang is an Asian-American actor, model, and fitness professional who was raised in New York City. Listen to Dr. Allie and guest co-host Kai Braden in conversation with Andrew Hayden Kang as they speak on his career path and breaking free from expectations, healing from a traumatic experience in the workplace, the role of faith, vulnerability as a strength and an ideal quality for masculinity and more. With his combined experience in modeling, fitness, and business, he is now residi...
Mar 03, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Nick Denbeigh is an American Film, Television, Commercial Actor, Model and former Athlete. Listen to Dr. Allie and guest co-host Kai Braden in conversation with Nick Denbeigh as they speak on emotions as an athlete, working in the modeling industry, traditional stereotypes of masculinity and how this may serve as a barrier to getting help, masculinity as integrity and more. Nick is best known for his leading roles in feature films as well as his campaigns for a number of international leading br...
Feb 03, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Heide Lindgren has been a model since the age of 13, is currently a psych tech in Boise, Idaho after completing a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Columbia University, and grew up in Boca Raton, FL. She moved to New York and worked with Muse Models which then led to Guess campaigns, and then to the cover of GQ. She later co-founded Models 4 Water and raised money to drill water wells in Burkina Faso. She’s also involved with two initiatives in Haiti one called REBUILD Globally , where she si...
Jan 06, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 24
The following episode contains content on sexual violence that some listeners may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. Kai Braden is an actor, model, and a San Francisco native based in NYC and LA. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Kai as they discuss his cultural identity, a traumatic experience of sexual assault in the beginning phase of his modeling career, and the importance of mental fitness. As an actor, some of Kai’s roles include television shows such as “Orange Is The New Blac...
Dec 02, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 23
The following episode contains content on sexual violence that some listeners may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. Carré Otis is a supermodel, survivor and author. Carré appeared in campaigns for Guess and Calvin Klein and on the American and International covers of V ogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire & others. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Carré about her early childhood, trauma and mental health, her path to healing, and more recently her public disclosures. Carré...
Nov 04, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Today on the podcast we have with us Renowned English model Karen Elson who has walked runways for everyone from Alexander McQueen to Chanel, Valentino, and Gucci, been the face of countless campaigns and graced magazine covers shot by leading photographers around the Globe. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm speak with Karen on her journey with an eating disorder, emotional well-being and how she has come to a place of radical self-acceptance. In addition to being a model, Karen’s blossomi...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 21
Dylan Lynch is a former model who began modeling and the age of 10 and was represented by Ford Models SF and LA, Milk Management London and Next Models Worldwide. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Dylan Lynch as they reflect on her early social development and modeling, her eating disorder, and substance use disorder and how control has been a central theme. Dylan worked for brands including Abercrombie and Fitch, Pottery Barn, Nordstrom’s, Levi’s, O’Neill, Sephora, Gi...
Sep 16, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Listen to Bridget Malcolm and Dr. Allie in conversation with with Krystal, a Fountain House member, on mental health, substance use, recovery and how for Krystal, Fountain House has been an invaluable partner through her recovery. Model Mentality x Fountain House: Today’s episode was created in collaboration with Fountain House. Fountain house is a national mental health nonprofit fighting to improve health, increase opportunity, and end social and economic isolation for people living with serio...
Aug 26, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Model Mentality x Fountain House: Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Janell, a Fountain House member who spoke during our last episode on bipolar disorder and stigma, and Melodie Monrose , a fashion model and season 1 guest as they speak on mental health and communities of color, normalizing mental health in black or brown communities, the role of fountain house in her life, choosing providers that she can relate to and more. Today’s episode was created in collaboration with Fountain House...
Aug 12, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Model Mentality x Fountain House: Today’s episode was created in collaboration with Fountain House. Fountain house is a national mental health nonprofit fighting to improve health, increase opportunity, and end social and economic isolation for people living with serious mental illness. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with with Janell, a fountain house member, on how her mental health condition directly interfered with her freshman year of college, how she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder...
Jul 29, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm as they reflect on their conversation with Clara McGregor from the previous episode, and as they speak on their takeaways, what anxiety is, the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder, when and how to get help and more! Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health p...
Jul 15, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Catch this bonus conversation with Dr. Allie interviewing her co-host Bridget Malcolm about going viral on Tik Tok, opening up about mental health, why she's speaking up, and more. Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding y...
Jul 13, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Clara McGregor is an actress, producer and model and the oldest of Ewan McGregor's four daughters. She studied photography at NYU and is most proud of starting her own production company called Deux Dames Entertainment. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Clara McGregor as they speak about her anxiety starting in early childhood, her family life and modeling career, an abusive relationship and recovering from Xanax addiction. Please note that the contents of Model Mental...
Jul 01, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm as they reflect on their conversation with Pamela Bell from the previous episode, and as they speak on their takeaways, emotional health, communication within a family as a daughter and as a mother with Bridget and Pamela, and more! Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health...
Jun 17, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Pamela Bell is an entrepreneur, founding partner of the global, iconic brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade, founder of Prinkshop, and co-founder, creative partner and board member in Kenneth Cole’s Mental Health Coalition. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Pamela Bell as they speak about her earlier family life and mental health, her partnership with Kate Spade who tragically died by suicide, and her work with the Mental Health Coalition. Pamela Bell founded Prinkshop to ...
Jun 03, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm as they reflect on their conversation with Natasha Silver Bell, and as they speak on alcohol and recovery. Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition. Never disregard pro...
May 20, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Natasha Silver Bell is a former model and founder of SilverBell Coaching, a coaching service that provides discreet emotional and behavioral support, through comprehensive strategies, for eating disorders, mental health disorders and substance abuse. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Natasha Silver Bell as they speak about her experience with Substance Use, Recovery and Coaching. Natasha started modeling at the age of 16 and was signed with Ford Models. She has worked ...
May 06, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Jolie Jones is an American actress, producer, singer, and author and a former fashion model best known for her work as one of the first black models to be featured on the covers of magazines in the late 1960’s including Seventeen, and Mademoiselle. Listen to Dr. Allie Sharma and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Jolie Jones as as she opens up on the untold story of Emotions, Substances and Sobriety. Jolie is a trailblazer in the modeling world and she is the daughter of legendary Quincy Jones...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Carine Holties is a supermodel from the 80’s who is best known for walking the runways for Donna Karen, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Azzedine Alaia and more. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Carine Holties as they speak on her modeling career and her career trajectory after modeling, and two specific mental health topics: skin-picking and marijuana abuse both which served as means to cope with anxiety and stress during her early years. Carine was scouted ...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Robyn Lawley is an international fashion model who has been modeling for over a decade and was the first "plus-sized" model ever to appear both in the pages of Sports Illustrated and on the cover of an Australian publication. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Robyn Lawley as they speak about her experience as a "plus-sized" model, on being a mother, on her diagnosis of Lupus and on her journey to a healthier way of living. Robyn is originally from Australia and has bee...
Oct 29, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Douglas Joseph, or Dougie as he is known to friends, is an Australian male model, who was scouted at age 21 and whose career has taken him on the runway with Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss, as well as shooting for Brooks Brothers. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Dougie as they speak about his experience with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Avoiding Alcohol. At the age of 19, Dougie was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. From his high school days, Dougie has ex...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Nadine Leopold is a fashion model who earlier this year created a podcast called “I choose Me” ( https://link.chtbl.com/ichooseme ), centered around sharing stories of empowerment and transformation. Her podcast was born from her personal mental health experiences. Listen to Dr. Allie Sharma and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Nadine Leopold On Choosing Herself and Speaking up about an Abusive Relationship, an Eating Disorder and a Period of Darkness. Nadine is best known for her work with ...
Oct 01, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Emily DiDonato is a fashion model best known for her work as the face of Maybelline, a role she has had for ten years. Listen to Dr. Allie Sharma and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Emily DiDonato as she opens up on modeling, body image, and identity. She, like many other people, has gone through a process to accept her body and settle into a life that holds her accountable to a healthier way of living. Emily's career has taken her from Maybelline, to the pages of Sports Illustrated, to the...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Catch this special bonus episode of Dr. Allie Sharma, a psychiatrist, and Bridget Malcolm, an international fashion model, speaking about their partnership, why they created this podcast and interviewing each other so that you can get to know your co-hosts! Stay tuned for the rest of Season 1 of Model Mentality to be released soon. Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosi...
Sep 10, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 7
