Ep. 89: Challenging Diet Culture & Women's Health 🧠

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE!

This week’s episode is a full-body workout (mentally). From cancelling going for skinny culture to Sakshi wanting to follow Hrithik Roshan’s fitness mantra, we’re spiraling into wellness trends, food trauma, and why ChatGPT is the only one who gets us.
We’re calling out the Botox-filler epidemic (hi Kardashians 👋), the Labubu hysteria, and the Trad Wife rebrand no one asked for. Naina’s sharing her eat-in-a-day, Sakshi’s cooking fails again, and Instagram's algo is clearly out for both of us.

#Deinfluencing #Perimenopause #BodyImage #KylieJennerJet #BollywoodNarration #InstagramAlgorithm #ChatGPTBestie #EatInADay #SkinnyTrend #LabubuWho

Planning to binge watch, here's the playlist for you-
MOS Recommendation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcYwY5W4Siqvz2XEFvBV_3z-

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Credits:
Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinker
https://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==

Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinking
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Produced by Handmade - Our personal cheering squad
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Creative direction by Tinkre,
Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra
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Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob - An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinator
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Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi - Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psyche
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Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma
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Chaptering
00:00 - Introduction
00:38- Is being skinny back?
01:47- old beauty trends
02:09-The Kardashians are their own victims
03:16- Not falling for Labubu
04:16- Naina Vs Sakshi’s Instagram algorithm
06:09- Holistic ways women deal
08:33- Naina’s relationship with food
10:29- Sakshi’s cook story
13:30- What Naina’s eat in a day- she wants to follow lol
16:24- Sakshi wants to follow Hrithik Roshan’s fitness mantra
20:00- Chatgpt is my boyfriend
21:00- Perimenopause is like Yamraj at the doorstep
24:02- Trad wives phenomena
25:48- Naina is a die-hard romantic, but doesn’t believe in labelling it
27:44- Sakshi’s ideal funeral
31:22- New law in India vs Kylie Jenner’s 17- minute jet ride
35:15- we get our research from Pixar movies
36:43- Instagram Blend - is Adam Mosseri listening to this
39:46- Brand call stories
42:01- What Bollywood film narration look like
43:45- Who is choreographing for Ajay Devgn
47:07- De-influencing trends- Acrylic nails, Matcha, lip combination, meaningful tattoo, expensive bags, PDAs

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