How can women in the modeling industry prioritize their mental health & self-care?

In this week's bonus episode, Sarah is joined by special guest, Nikki Gal, a model turned entrepreneur and fierce advocate for women's mental health in modeling.

Nikki Gal is an American fashion model, entrepreneur, and advocate. She started her professional career in 2014 as a fashion model, signing to 2 modeling agencies by the time she had turned 16 years old. In 2019, Gal started her entrepreneurial journey by successfully launching her digital design company, See Thru Nikki. By 2022, she had successfully launched 4 more companies— an intimates and swimwear brand, a photography brand, as well as a content consulting company.

In addition to her entrepreneurial outlets, Gal shows great passion within mental health advocacy. In 2021, Gal founded her nonprofit, Raw Talk with Nikki Gal, which has had an international reach of 40 countries. Gal currently works in both New York and Boston and enjoys doing yoga in her free time.

Join these ladies as they discuss Nikki's journey in modeling, entrepreneurship, and mental health advocacy, how she maintains a balance between her self-care and professional life, why she launched two international mental health campaigns for women in modeling, and how she plans to cultivate more safe spaces for women to embrace their psychological needs.

If you want more updates on this podcast, please follow @rough.edges.podcast on Instagram or visit the podcast website at www.roughedgespodcast.com. If you have any questions or further suggestions for how this podcast can grow, please email at rough.edges.podcast@gmail.com or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Thanks so much for listening and have a wonderful day!

Check out Nikki's platforms:

The Model Memo Podcast

Official Website

Raw Talk Podcast

Why is it important to de-stigmatize mental health? (Instagram Live Chat)

Please bear with some of the technical issues with the audio.

In this live chat, Sarah is joined by special guest Charise Jewell who is a mental health advocate and author of two books (Crazy: Memoir of a Mom Gone Mad and Normal) and they talk about what it means to break the stigma surrounding bipolar disorder and mental health.

They also explore how mental hospitals sometimes perpetuate the stigma and how children can have honest conversations about mental health with others.

If you want more updates on this podcast, please follow @rough.edges.podcast on Instagram or visit the podcast website at www.roughedgespodcast.com. If you have any questions or further suggestions for how this podcast can grow, please email at rough.edges.podcast@gmail.com or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Thanks so much for listening and have a wonderful day!

Check out Charise's books:

Crazy: Memoir of a Mom Gone Mad

Normal

How does faith help us during grief? (Instagram Live Chat)

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In this Instagram live chat, Sarah is joined by special guest Julie Molina as they talk about their experiences with losing loved ones, how community plays a crucial role in the grieving process, why God’s presence makes the difference during grief, and how others can manage grief effectively through faith.

Special thanks to Julie for her vulnerability and for sharing her powerful story.

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In this episode, Sarah gives some podcast updates for the summer and what's to come in the future.

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In this week's episode, Sarah shares updates about what's been going on behind the scenes and the future of the podcast.

If you want more updates on this podcast, please follow @rough.edges.podcast on Instagram or visit the podcast website at www.roughedgespodcast.com. If you have any questions or further suggestions for how this podcast can grow, please email at rough.edges.podcast@gmail.com or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Thanks so much for listening and have a wonderful day!

What do you do when it feels like life is meaningless?

In this week's episode, Sarah shares five tips for managing life when it feels like all hope is lost. These tips are beneficial for physical, mental, and emotional health especially during overwhelming moments in life. Which tips stood out to you the most?

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What are some key things that we should know for our healing journeys?

This week's episode is a rerun of a previous episode about effective tips for healing. Read the following description below:

In this episode, Sarah shares 5 things that she wish she knew before she started her healing journey. Which lesson stood out to you the most?

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