Top Hair Trends and How to Gain Postpartum Body Confidence with Celebrity Hairstylist Justine Marjan

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We are so obsessed with our guest for episode 54, Justine Marjan! Justine is a celebrity hairstylist and beauty influencer. She has styled the most popular celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Ashley Graham, Kerry Washington and Hailey Beiber. She has styled for New York Fashion Week and is always at the forefront of hair trends. We met her almost 2 years ago on a shoot and is truly one of the kindest and warmest people we’ve met. Her words of wisdom are always giving us the inspiration we need, and her story of how she got to where she is today is nothing short of phenomenal. Plus, she’s a new mom! Justine candidly shares how she balances being at the height of her career and becoming a mother, how she’s adjusting to her new, postpartum body and tips for regaining confidence.She also gives great relationship advice in this episode’s advice column. We’re SO excited for you to hear our interview with Justine!

“One thing that helped me was packing up my pre-pregnancy clothes and putting them away, because I didn't want to be disappointed if something didn’t fit me anymore. Then I bought new clothes, and it made me feel better to have clothes that fit me…I don’t want to have this pressure or expectation that I'm going to be back to my pre-pregnancy size. I don’t expect to and it’s not realistic... I’m a different person now and that’s fine.” - Justine Marjan


What We Talk About:

  • An exciting upcoming trip we’re taking and what show we’re currently binge-watching

  • Justine shares her journey from sleeping through her SATs to working with top celebrities and at NYFW

  • The value of persistence and hustle

  • How to make a career change or take a risk

  • What keeps Justine at the top of her game 

  • Career advice to live by and the “pinch me” moments in her career

  • Balancing work as a new mom and the importance of having a supportive partner

  • Justine’s postpartum journey with body confidence and tips for adjusting to the new you

  • Rapid fire questions about her favorite looks, her dream celeb client, fall hair trends for 2021

  • What Justine is looking forward to in her personal life

  • Ask Away segment: My partner has gained weight and I’m not attracted to them as much. What should I do?

“I think every relationship is going to go through different seasons. My partner and I have gone through different lifetimes together. Sometimes he’s going through a rough time, sometimes I’m going through a rough time, and you have to decide, ‘Is this the person I want to weather the storm for?’ You can’t just call it quits when things get tough.” - Justine Marjan

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Celebrating One Year of Confident Collective: Our Most Meaningful Podcast Moments and Dreams for the Future

Ep 53: It’s our ONE YEAR pod-iversary! We wanted to take time to reflect on the stand out moments from the last year’s worth of conversations on Confident Collective. And to say thank you all for listening, subscribing and telling your friends about the pod, we are doing a massive giveaway! You can win $500 to treat yourself, plus a 15 minute Zoom call to hang out with Raeann and Kristina and ask them anything! Check out @confidentcollective for more information. We’ll be announcing the winner in our next episode!

 “You’re never going to have perfection, you just have to fucking do it and learn along the way.” - Kristina

What We Talk About:

  • What’s been the hardest part of the podcast journey

  • Getting candid about Kristina’s psychedelic experience

  • Channeling “vacation Raeann” and her experience dating in Denver

  • Reviewing big moments from the last year and what has impacted us most

  • Kristina shares the predictions from her recent Astrology reading

  • We share our goals and dreams for the future of the podcast

  • How to get out of your head about your insecurities with your body when dating fit guys

“Being like ‘I don't know but I want to learn.’ That’s where change happens.” -Raeann

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Plus Size Representation in Film with Fox’s ‘The Big Leap’ Star Simone Recasner

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Episode 52: How would your life be different if you grew up seeing someone who looks like you represented in film and TV? Most of the narrative we have grown up with is based on the limited demographic that we’ve seen represented on our screens, and if you don’t happen to fall into the thin body crowd, it’s likely this has had an effect on what you think you can or can’t do. As Raeann admits, the lack of body diversity and representation has held her back from pursuing opportunities because she didn’t think it was for girls like her. 

“So much of the narrative we create in our heads is through things we see and we’re told and I held myself back because I thought I couldn't do certain things because of my size.” - @Raeannlangas

In today’s episode, Kristina and Raeann have the privilege of sitting down with dancer and actor, Simone Recasner, who stars in Fox’s new show The Big Leap, premiering Monday, 9/20. Simone plays Gabby Lewis who is a single mother who gets a second shot at her dream. And as you’ll hear in this episode, Simone shares many similarities to her character that help her, as well as Kristina and Raeann, relate to her incredible and inspiring story. 

“I remember putting off dreams of wanting to model. I spent a year on a freaking treadmill at 15 incline trying to lose weight so I could model. I think so many of us put off dating and relationships because there’s this inner dialogue that you have to be in a thin body. So being able to see a lead that is more representative of how we look is so empowering and so freaking cool.” - @Kristinazias

This episode is full of excitement, hope, empowerment and joy as Simone, Kristina and Raeann share their “big leap” moments, how they’ve cultivated confidence, tips for retraining their brains to believe that all bodies are beautiful (especially their own!), confronting the inner narrative we have that holds us back, showing ourselves love and compassion in moments of self doubt and so much more.

“Just the simple act of forcing myself to see myself has changed my life.” - @Simonerecasner

The ladies also give their honest advice to help a listener who is struggling with whether or not they should step in when their friend’s husband displays questionable behavior. And don’t miss Raeann’s update on where things went after last week’s DM! You seriously won’t believe it.

What We Talk About:

  • How Kristina’s mom stole her future baby’s name for her dog

  • Raeann shares her dating updates

  • What Kristina and Raeann are obsessed with right now

  • Simone shares her character Gabby’s story and how she relates to Gabby

  • The importance and impact of body diversity, or the lack thereof, in film

  • What Kristina and Raeann find empowering about Simone’s character

  • Simone’s confidence journey and the tools she’s used to build her confidence

  • Simone’s big leap moment while running

  • Simone gives us a sneak peek into her favorite storylines within “The Big Leap”

  • Tips for growing your self confidence

The Big Leap premiers on Fox Monday, 9/20 at 9/8c

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