In this episode of Don't Change a Thing, a solo Elisa goes deep with Jeffrey Marsh, the non-binary author and life coach—not to mention viral TikTok star—who wasn’t always the ray of sunshine you see today. Growing up, Jeffrey’s visible queerness made them a target, and their isolation and pain led them to a place of despair where they were forced to denounce everything about themselves that was supposedly ‘too’ much. But, they did realize their otherness held great power; anytime they...

Welcome to this new episode of our video podcast, “Don’t Change a Thing”! In this episode, Elisa and Lily sit down with Pamela Madsen, the vivacious sexuality educator, author, and advocate who is all about helping women connect to their most erotic selves to live their best lives. Married from a young age and long affected by an eating disorder, Pamela underwent a metamorphosis in her 40s, learning about the power of touch through gay men as she started to feel safe in her body and discover...

In this NEW episode of our video podcast, "Don't Change a Thing," Elisa and Lily invite comedian and Rap Sh!t on Max star Jonica “Blu” Booth to get vulnerable about one of the most challenging times of her life. The moment Jonica got the dream opportunity she’d been working towards was the moment her brother lost his life. Watch the video version of the podcast: YouTube.com/StyleLikeU FOLLOW STYLELIKEU: @StyleLikeU  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: StyleLikeU.com FOLLOW JONICA BOOTH:...

Welcome to this new episode of our video podcast, “Don’t Change a Thing”, now published the second and fourth Thursdays of the month!  This episode finds Elisa and Lily interviewing Robin Schorr as they dive deep into what it means to experience a total rebirth long after society’s told you it’s not possible. At age 58, Robin—a prestigious Hollywood film exec and producer— had an epiphany: why was she so hardcore about a career that wasn’t her life’s purpose? Never quite fitting in as she...

Welcome to the fifth episode of our new podcast, Don’t Change a Thing, sponsored by BetterHelp, the online, accessible therapy site. Visit Betterhelp.com/dontchange and use promo code: dontchange to try BetterHelp today.  In this NEW episode of our podcast, "Don't Change a Thing," Elisa and Lily reconnect with actress Victoria Pedretti who previously sat down with them for an episode of “What’s Underneath.” Victoria—star of Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor”...

Welcome to the fourth episode of our new podcast, Don’t Change a Thing, sponsored by BetterHelp, the online, accessible therapy site. Visit Betterhelp.com/dontchange and use promo code: dontchange to try BetterHelp today.  In this NEW episode of our podcast, "Don't Change a Thing," Elisa and Lily sit down with Mara Hoffman, the groundbreaking sustainable fashion designer who recently made the tough decision to shutter her eponymous label of 24 years. Mara, who worships women, reflects on the...

Welcome to the third episode of our new podcast, Don’t Change a Thing, sponsored by BetterHelp, the online, accessible therapy site. Visit Betterhelp.com/dontchange and use promo code: dontchange to try BetterHelp today. In this NEW episode of our podcast, "Don't Change a Thing," Elisa and Lily sit down with Jordan Underwood, a queer, trans, non-binary activist, model, and dancer who shares their experience being an active, healthy fat person who developed Lipodema, a disorder that led them...

Welcome to the 2nd episode of our new video podcast, ‘Don’t Change a Thing’! In this episode, Elisa and Lily sit down with Sonya Renee Taylor, author of seven books including the best-selling The Body is Not an Apology, on her journey from life collapsing around her in 2020 to finding the ultimate home in herself through the power of radical self-love. In this transformative conversation, Sonya shares her journey from surviving to thriving by tending to herself and her grief.  Watch the...

Welcome to the relaunch of our podcast, with a new name, ‘Don’t Change a Thing’, sponsored by BetterHelp, the online, accessible therapy site. Visit Betterhelp.com/dontchange and use promo code: dontchange to try BetterHelp today. In our premiere episode, we sat down with the legendary B. Akerlund who has styled Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and more. We first featured her 10 years ago in our Closet series and caught up with her today to talk about aging, motherhood, her career, rejecting the...

Welcome to our next interview of our What’s Underneath Pride Series, in partnership with Spring Health. Today we sit down with queer couple, model Syd Miller and actor August Black. Trigger Warning: This video addresses the subject of suicide and sexual assault. Viewer discretion advised. In this interview, Syd and August open up about their intense journey to parenthood as a result of a cryptic pregnancy, the difficulties of being a 'straight passing' queer couple, and the backlash they've...

Welcome to our next interview of our What’s Underneath Pride Series, in partnership with Spring Health. Today we sit down with broadway actor Suni Reid as they tell us all about their journey and why being unapologetically Black, Trans and in their own body has never felt better. About Suni Suni Reid is a theater actor and owner of Auntie LA. They talk about body image, life as a Black, gay, and non-binary person, and the long history of racism and fatphobia they've faced in the professional...

TW: This video addresses the subject of suicide. For the first interview of our What’s Underneath Pride Series in partnership with @spring.health, we want to thank Claire Raymond (@livingwithclaireity) for sharing her incredibly brave story with us. In this interview, Claire goes into depth on her painful journey of being diagnosed with Tethered Cord Syndrome at 11 years old to living with a visible disability at 22, stepping into her queerness, surrendering to what you cannot control, and...

TW: This video addresses the subject of suicide and sexual assault. Listener discretion advised. Welcome to another episode of 'What’s Underneath’ series in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, featuring Domonique Echeverria, made possible with the support of Spring Health. Learn more about Spring Health here: https://www.springhealth.com, About Domonique Domonique Echeverria is an artist and healer. In this video, she talks about the journey from when she attempted to take her life...

TW: This video addresses the subject of suicide. Viewer discretion advised. Welcome to another episode of 'What’s Underneath’ featuring Angela Trimbur, part of our Mental Health Awareness campaign made possible with the support of Spring Health. About Angela: Angela Trimbur is an actor based in Los Angeles. In this video, she shares her journey from wanting to take her life as a result of a childhood filled with trauma (including sexual abuse) to fighting for her life when she was diagnosed...

TW: This video addresses the subject of suicide. Viewer discretion advised. Welcome to another episode of 'What’s Underneath’ series in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, featuring Aki Hirata, made possible with the support of Spring Health and True & Co. Learn more about Spring Health here: https://www.springhealth.com About Aki Aki Hirata is a Healer and a Therapist, specializing in the ancient art of Reiki. In this video, Aki talks about mental health, her family lineage of...

TW: This video addresses the subject of suicide. Viewer discretion advised. Welcome to the first episode of our ‘What’s Underneath’ series in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, featuring Rwenshaun Miller, made possible with the support of Spring Health. Learn more about Spring Health here: https://www.springhealth.com, About Rwenshaun Rwenshaun Miller was the all-star athlete, the smartest kid in his class, and his parent’s hope for great success, in the classic sense of doctor or...

“My style was this monument to my toxic relationship with the patriarchy and my concept of what women are supposed to look like. When I decided to take a break from dating and sex... It changed my relationship with my body . . . Being partnered can be beautiful, but getting to know yourself is so much better.” Dronme Davis grappled heavily with her self esteem when confronted by a world that told her she wasn’t enough. As a bi-racial, curvy, “too hairy and emotionally unfiltered” tween and...

In this week’s episode of ‘What’s Underneath: Black Voices’ featuring Olu Fann of Earthgang, he shares the conflicts of identity on his journey to stardom. If you agree that facades separate us and being radically honest brings us together, please take a moment to subscribe to our podcast and share this video with any friends or family who could benefit from understanding that they are enough as they are. New Episodes drop Thursdays! FOLLOW STYLELIKEU: Join the movement on Patreon: ...

Often mistaken for an ex-convict or a drug dealer with his body and face covered in tattoos, activist and artist Yves Mathieu East has a list a mile long of all the ways he gives back to a world that has repeatedly let him down, simply for being who he is. Having been bullied and outcast throughout his life as a closeted gay kid, Yves found his power and calling when he courageously overcame addiction after coming out at 16. Now, he channels his outrage into a tender-hearted and fervent...

From working at Whole Foods, to cleaning homes and training to be a pharmacist, everything that Bea Dixon has done in her life has led her to becoming the badass female entrepreneur that she now is. Along her journey, a visit from her late grandmother, through a vivid dream, catapulted Bea into her life’s purpose when her grandmother gave her a list of ingredients that she turned into a formula to cure her chronic bacterial vaginosis infection. The recipe gave birth to her company, The Honey...

From working at Whole Foods, to cleaning homes and training to be a pharmacist, everything that Bea Dixon has done in her life has led her to becoming the badass female entrepreneur that she now is. Along her journey, a visit from her late grandmother, through a vivid dream, catapulted Bea into her life’s purpose when her grandmother gave her a list of ingredients that she turned into a formula to cure her chronic bacterial vaginosis infection. The recipe gave birth to her company, The Honey...

Despite growing up in a world that told him to conform to the emotionless, violent behavior and gray, blue and black clothing of traditional masculinity, Richie Reseda’s vibrant style and powerfully gentle spirit could not be crushed. The odds embedded in systemic racism were stacked against him from early childhood, as he noticed people fearful of him at 10 years old and was arrested for simply being late to class in grade school. Swimming against the tide of white supremacy ultimately led...

“Having an open heart came from a childhood of wanting to be accepted and wanting to be a part and never being a part,” says Ceyenne Doroshow. Growing up in the 70’s, Ceyennne never played in the dirt or liked sports. She did not resonate with being gay, lesbian or with the word tranvestite. Though she was assigned “boy” at birth, Ceyenne knew that she was a young lady in the vein of her mother and grandmother - proud and stylish women known for fantastical church ensembles - even though...

Trigger Warning: This video and writing contains descriptions of police brutality Love gave Leon Ford the self-worth to transform and transcend being viciously shot and paralyzed by the police as an innocent 19 year old. A Sunday afternoon drive home from a relative's house turned into an unimaginable act of violence when white police officers chased down Leon’s car, jumped in the passenger seat and shot him 5 times completely unwarranted. Years later, Leon has done the unimaginable by...