Always Looking Up

In this week's episode I am sitting down with Lauren Humphries. Lauren is someone I have always looked up to in the little person community. For the past few years she has helped organize the annual LPA fashion show and is a brand ambassador for the German fashion label AUF AUGENHOEHE, one of the first fashion labels that design for little people. In this week’s episode we discuss the current state of the fashion industry as it applies to little people, her work in the fashion industry, and how the industry needs to become more accessible.

Follow AUF AUGENHOEHE: https://www.aufaugenhoehe.design/en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aufaugenhoehe.designInstagram: @aufaugenhoehe.design

Follow me: Instagram: @jill_ilana ; @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.comThis episode was edited by Benjamin Curwin

In this week's episode I am sitting down with Mackenzie Trush. Mackenzie is one a million, living with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, an incredibly rare form of dwarfism. We discuss her diagnosis, how she makes her world accessible, and how she harnessed the power of social media to have her voice heard.

Watch BORN DIFFERENT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u41ApfQbpT8

Follow Mackenzie Trush: Instagram: @mackenzie.trush TikTok: mackenzie.trush Follow me: Instagram: @jill_ilana Website: jillianilana.com This episode was edited by Benjamin Curwin

In the premiere episode I sit down with Lydia Barber. Lydia and I became fast friends, practically sisters, in 2005 at an LPA convention in Orlando. We discuss what it means to be a little person in 2021 and how that definition has changed over time. We talk about our struggles and successes with making our world more accessible. We end our conversation by exploring the topics of weight, body image, and what a healthy little person looks like. Follow Lydia Barber: Instagram @lydstagramma Twitter: @trippinonlsb Follow me: Instagram @jill_ilana Website: jillianilana.com This episode was edited by Benjamin Curwin