Aging Under Pressure: Beauty Standards, Botox, and Self-Acceptance
Aging Under Pressure: Beauty Standards, Botox, and Self-Acceptance  
Podcast: Age Like a Badass Mother
Published On: Tue Jan 27 2026
Description: Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back.In this solo mini-episode, Lauren Bernick explores aging under pressure and the impact of beauty standards on women’s self-image. She shares her personal experience with Botox and fillers, not to promote or criticize cosmetic procedures, but to examine how cultural pressure to look young influences our choices.Lauren reflects on changing her mind and on questioning whether decisions about appearance stem from self-care or societal expectations. She addresses judgment, of ourselves and others, and how comparison fuels insecurity around aging.Websites, Cookbook, Classes, and Merchhttps://wellelephant.com/ecookbook/https://www.agelikeabadassmother.com/https://wellelephant.com/ACE Plant-based Eating Course https://discover.wellelephant.com/ace-plant-based-eating-course-reg/Shop Merch https://age-like-a-badass-mother-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow us and reach out at:Email: lauren@agelikeabadassmother.comFacebook: @WellElephantInstagram: @agelikeabadassmother https://www.youtube.com/@agelikeabadassmother