Ep. 021: The Ugly Side of Glamour - How Young Girls are 'Groomed' in Music and Fashion with Nikita Andrianova

Break the Record

English - August 04, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Music Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Ep. 020: Ayahuasca in Healing the Past, Present and Future with Steve Astephen

Next Episode: Ep. 022: "Holding Space", Boundaries & What To Look For In a Therapist As an Artist with Denise Devenish

In this episode of Break the Record podcast, Anna Turunen and creative director, influencer and artist Nikita Andrianova explore the topics of ‘grooming’ – how young people are being exploited in the music, fashion, and entertainment industries. Nikita shares with us the importance of holding onto one’s self-identity because the idealization of a dream can change who we truly are. Nikita also shares about her career transition from fashion to music.

Key Highlights

Nikita talks about career choices, especially in the fashion world, and how they include much more than just the profession; they include a type of lifestyle that comes along; Nikita talks about how young girls are ‘groomed’ to become someone unrealistic just to follow a dream and reach a goal; Anna shares her vision on how the role of women in different industries nowadays are defined as powerless and vulnerable, no matter what;

Powerful Quotes by Nikita and Anna

“I think the hardest part and the big realization is how much self work it takes to unlearn the ‘grooming’ afterwards, to unlearn what you know about yourself.” – Nikita Andrianova “Ultimately, we only know what we know right now and we can only work with what we’ve got, so you might as well do the most with that.” – Nikita Andrianova “Every time you break your shallow a little bit more, the gold comes out.” – Anna Turunen