Shaved: Our Tangled Relationship With Body Hair

Anita combs through her own tangled relationship with body hair and asks why so many of us invest time and money on removal methods. Meet the guests: - Scholar Rebecca Herzig explains when and why we started caring so much about body hair and how hair removal practices have evolved over the centuries. - Sharan Dhaliwal, founder and editor-in-chief of Burnt Roti, talks about about coming to terms with being a hairy Indian woman. - Photographer Kristie DeGaris shares how she's raising her daughters to think about their own body hair and trying to normalize NOT removing it. - Anita's parents on how their upbringings and aging have shaped their views on body hair. Read the transcript | Review the podcast Follow Embodied on Twitter and Instagram