UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD HAIR CARE TRAUMA WITH LEKIA LEE FOUNDER OF PROJECT EMBRACE

I speak to Lekia Lee Founder of Project Embrace about how we feel about our hair, the rituals and routines we practice, the terminologies we use, and our perceptions of beauty, start incredibly young.
As children we take in our surroundings in a very matter-of-fact way, often times internalising what we see, experience, or hear and carrying these themes long into adulthood, without necessarily even realising their impacts.
KEY MOMENTS (TOPICS)
02:52 Welcoming Lekia.
03:44 Lekia childhood and her relationship with natural hair.
09:05 Hair trauma as adults and how that starts as children.
15:05 How historically hair has been used to enforce power dynamics.
17:40 How has Leila’s childhood experiences with her hair impacted her relationship with it as an adulthood.
24:44 What representation of natural hair did you see from black women in the media.
39:18 Why did Lekia Start Project Embrace.
56:12 What does Lekia want for the future? (Insights from her study)
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[@natashad25]

Loving this conversation! Growing up in a very white household (no link to my black heritage - it’s complicated) I’m only now reflecting in my early 40s about these kind of issues and how I’ve been impacted too during my life. I find all your talks just really speak to my soul ❤️

[@judithnduku8762]

Interesting conversation...In Kenya the same thing in alot of schools in the rural areas shaving hair completely... the reason given was doing afro hair takes too much time and it's a distraction... love your interviews

[@texturetalks]

interesting!! As you can see I had absolutely NO IDEA about any of this so I found speaking to Lekia so insightful myself! Thankyou so so much for tuning into the show I’m so glad you enjoy the episodes girl it means a lot 🥹❤️

[@pearlljewels7330]

This was very informative! But now I'm curious. What are the top 5-10 things you learned about your hair and how do you implement them in your hair care journey daily. I know one of them would be to change the way you think about your hair?🤔 This is a wow moment.