Today’s episode is a special one because it marks our final episode, our grand finale after a great two year run! Today, we will take you back to the very beginning, back in 2019 before COVID-19 when Bridget Malcolm and Dr. Allie were scheming about how to open up this dialogue in the fashion industry by interviewing models about mental health issues.  Listen to Dr. Allie navigating you through some of the most intimate and vulnerable moments of the guests' mental health stories on topics...

Winnie Wanja is a Kenyan, a humanitarian and a model for over a decade. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Winnie as they reflect on modeling in the Kenyan context, challenges with regard to lack of structure, labor rights and intellectual property rights, and her work as a humanitarian. Winnie enjoys beauty, editorial and commercial modeling and has worked for various international brands such as Coco Lilli, Adele Dejak, Jiamini and Maybelline.  She likes to demystify modeling myths...

Elizabeth Peyton-Jones is a health and lifestyle author, fashion industry campaigner, master herbalist, practitioner, naturopath, advisor and the founder & CEO of Models Trust, an independent organization providing reports for brands and agencies to make the talent’s workplace safer. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Elizabeth as they speak about why she created Models Trust, her perspective as a healer and practitioner, and how she is trying to bring safety to the workplace for...

Alisa Schulz is a model and model scout and has 30+ years of experience in the industry first as an international model, and then as a photographer, model scout, actor, associate producer and more.   Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Alisa as they speak on her modeling career, her early childhood trauma, how she began to experience her mental health struggles and begin the process of healing, and her perspective as a model scout. Four years ago Alisa put all of her skills to use and...

Kylie Vonnahme is a Texas born fashion model and podcast co-host of “The Not So Simple Life”, who currently resides in New York City Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Kylie as they speak on her modeling career, struggles with body image and body weight, her shift towards wellness and health, and her journey towards becoming a podcast co-host! Kylie moved to NYC at 17 years old to pursue her modeling career while also attending Pace University for business management. Since then Kylie...

Kenny Sale is an American model, actor and former semi-professional and professional indoor soccer player. Listen to Dr. Allie and guest co-host Kai Braden in conversation with Kenny Sale as they speak on sport and modeling, being a good man, traditional stereotypes of masculinity and the power of opening up about sexual violence. Kenny Sale lives in New York City and used to play semi-professional and professional indoor soccer before he began his modeling career. He’s worked with brands...

Andrew Hayden Kang is an Asian-American actor, model, and fitness professional who was raised in New York City.  Listen to Dr. Allie and guest co-host Kai Braden in conversation with Andrew Hayden Kang as they speak on his career path and breaking free from expectations, healing from a traumatic experience in the workplace, the role of faith, vulnerability as a strength and an ideal quality for masculinity and more. With his combined experience in modeling, fitness, and business, he is now...

Nick Denbeigh is an American Film, Television, Commercial Actor, Model and former Athlete.  Listen to Dr. Allie and guest co-host Kai Braden in conversation with Nick Denbeigh as they speak on emotions as an athlete, working in the modeling industry, traditional stereotypes of masculinity and how this may serve as a barrier to getting help, masculinity as integrity and more. Nick is best known for his leading roles in feature films as well as his campaigns for a number of international...

Heide Lindgren has been a model since the age of 13, is currently a psych tech in Boise, Idaho after completing a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Columbia University, and grew up in Boca Raton, FL. She moved to New York and worked with Muse Models which then led to Guess campaigns, and then to the cover of GQ. She later co-founded Models 4 Water and raised money to drill water wells in Burkina Faso. She’s also involved with two initiatives in Haiti one called REBUILD Globally, where she...

The following episode contains content on sexual violence that some listeners may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. Kai Braden is an actor, model, and a San Francisco native based in NYC and LA.  Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Kai as they discuss his cultural identity, a traumatic experience of sexual assault in the beginning phase of his modeling career, and the importance of mental fitness. As an actor, some of Kai’s roles include television shows such as “Orange Is The...

The following episode contains content on sexual violence that some listeners may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. Carré Otis is a supermodel, survivor and author. Carré appeared in campaigns for Guess and Calvin Klein and on the American and International covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire & others. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Carré about her early childhood, trauma and mental health, her path to healing, and more recently her public...

Today on the podcast we have with us Renowned English model Karen Elson who has walked runways for everyone from Alexander McQueen to Chanel, Valentino, and Gucci, been the face of countless campaigns and graced magazine covers shot by leading photographers around the Globe. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm speak with Karen on her journey with an eating disorder, emotional well-being and how she has come to a place of radical self-acceptance. In addition to being a model, Karen’s...

Dylan Lynch is a former model who began modeling and the age of 10 and was represented by Ford Models SF and LA, Milk Management London and Next Models Worldwide.  Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Dylan Lynch as they reflect on her early social development and modeling, her eating disorder, and substance use disorder and how control has been a central theme.  Dylan worked for brands including Abercrombie and Fitch, Pottery Barn, Nordstrom’s, Levi’s, O’Neill,...

Listen to Bridget Malcolm and Dr. Allie in conversation with with Krystal, a Fountain House member, on mental health, substance use, recovery and how for Krystal, Fountain House has been an invaluable partner through her recovery. Model Mentality x Fountain House: Today’s episode was created in collaboration with Fountain House. Fountain house is a national mental health nonprofit fighting to improve health, increase opportunity, and end social and economic isolation for people living with...

Model Mentality x Fountain House: Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Janell, a Fountain House member who spoke during our last episode on bipolar disorder and stigma, and Melodie Monrose, a fashion model and season 1 guest as they speak on mental health and communities of color, normalizing mental health in black or brown communities, the role of fountain house in her life, choosing providers that she can relate to and more. Today’s episode was created in collaboration with Fountain...

Model Mentality x Fountain House: Today’s episode was created in collaboration with Fountain House. Fountain house is a national mental health nonprofit fighting to improve health, increase opportunity, and end social and economic isolation for people living with serious mental illness. Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with with Janell, a fountain house member, on how her mental health condition directly interfered with her freshman year of college, how she was diagnosed with bipolar...

Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm as they reflect on their conversation with Clara McGregor from the previous episode, and as they speak on their takeaways, what anxiety is, the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder, when and how to get help and more! Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only.  The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental...

Catch this bonus conversation with Dr. Allie interviewing her co-host Bridget Malcolm about going viral on Tik Tok, opening up about mental health, why she's speaking up, and more.  Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only.  The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have...

Clara McGregor is an actress, producer and model and the oldest of Ewan McGregor's four daughters.  She studied photography at NYU and is most proud of starting her own production company called Deux Dames Entertainment. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Clara McGregor as they speak about her anxiety starting in early childhood, her family life and modeling career, an abusive relationship and recovering from Xanax addiction. Please note that the contents of Model...

Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm as they reflect on their conversation with Pamela Bell from the previous episode, and as they speak on their takeaways, emotional health, communication within a family as a daughter and as a mother with Bridget and Pamela, and more!   Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only.  The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental...

Pamela Bell is an entrepreneur, founding partner of the global, iconic brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade, founder of Prinkshop, and co-founder, creative partner and board member in Kenneth Cole’s Mental Health Coalition. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Pamela Bell as they speak about her earlier family life and mental health, her partnership with Kate Spade who tragically died by suicide, and her work with the Mental Health Coalition. Pamela Bell founded...

Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm as they reflect on their conversation with Natasha Silver Bell, and as they speak on alcohol and recovery. Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only.  The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition. Never...

Natasha Silver Bell is a former model and founder of SilverBell Coaching, a coaching service that provides discreet emotional and behavioral support, through comprehensive strategies, for eating disorders, mental health disorders and substance abuse. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Natasha Silver Bell as they speak about her experience with Substance Use, Recovery and Coaching. Natasha started modeling at the age of 16 and was signed with Ford Models. She has...

Jolie Jones is an American actress, producer, singer, and author and a former fashion model best known for her work as one of the first black models to be featured on the covers of magazines in the late 1960’s including Seventeen, and Mademoiselle. Listen to Dr. Allie Sharma and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Jolie Jones as as she opens up on the untold story of Emotions, Substances and Sobriety. Jolie is a trailblazer in the modeling world and she is the daughter of legendary Quincy...