"I shot up to 1 million - then 2 million followers" - Danae Mercer on going viral *guest ep*

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Find Danae Mercer on her socials @danaemercer as well as on her website https://danaemercer.com/

Danae on Insta quick link > https://www.instagram.com/danaemercer/

We mention that it was only in 2023 that researchers tested period products using blood as opposed to water.

We namecheck another influencer Alex Light – find her on socials @alexlight_ldn

The book Danae mentions is “Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution” by Cat Bohannon.

Dr Sophie mentions a mediation by Dr Joe Dispenza.

Danae mentions a podcast - we checked and it's this one: https://open.spotify.com/episode/36v2KWpyUBK1MYkv3YqjF6?si=llXrEXYFS7WhkkkFz73qkA&nd=1&dlsi=1997fc5a09724b77

Danae mentions she takes prenatal vitamins; ashwagandha; and a @womensbest super green smoothie powder and a @womensbest collagen supplement.

Support for eating disorders is here: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ - follow on socials @beatedsupport

Support for body dysmorphia is here: https://bddfoundation.org/ - follow on socials @bddfoundation

Further reading:

UK talent management agency Gleam Futures has taken a stand against the use of AI beauty filters. In partnership with its creators, in 2023 the agency launched a campaign called “Bold Influence”, celebrating what it calls “eight billion versions of beautiful”. The campaign features names from Gleam’s roster of creators including Gemma Styles, Adele Roberts, Anna Whitehouse, Grace Victory and Poppy Deyes. The creators themselves have signed up to the business’ new manifesto agreeing not to use beauty filters such as Facetune, Perfect365 and in particular TikTok’s AI filter Bold Glamour.

At the time of writing in the UK: the Online Safety Bill has now passed its final Parliamentary debate and is now ready to become law. The bill takes a zero-tolerance approach to protecting children and makes sure social media platforms are held responsible for the content they host.

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