This month, we turn our attention to beauty and body image — the stories we inherit about how we should look, the standards we are taught to measure ourselves against, and the ways those messages shape our sense of self.
In this episode of If Poets Ruled the World, Ruth Elora and Salma the Poet are joined by @nicthepoet for an open and honest conversation about beauty standards, body image, and the pressure women face to look a certain way. Together, they explore the impact of social media, AI, plastic surgery culture, and the tension between self-expression and self-acceptance.
Interwoven with original poetry, this episode moves between personal reflection and wider cultural critique, asking what it means to see ourselves clearly in a world full of filters, comparison, and expectation.
