Brooke Shields, the iconic model and actor, discusses her journey from childhood fame to launching a hair care line. She opens up about the challenges of aging in the spotlight and reflects on her complex relationship with her mother. Shields shares stories from her time on set as a child and the lessons learned while navigating personal boundaries. She also talks about her empowering shift after attending Princeton, highlighting the importance of reinvention for women over 40 and the supportive community around her new venture.

Actress and advocate Brooke Shields discusses challenging beauty standards, navigating the empty nest phase, parenting teenagers, family dynamics, self-care in motherhood, addressing hormonal changes, empowering women over 40, and exploring new ventures in movies and books.

Brooke Shields discusses surviving Hollywood, reflecting on hypersexualized roles, complex relationship with her mother, counseling her teenage daughters on social media. Conversation delves into societal pressure, effects of social media on teen mental health, personal experiences in the film industry, and reflections on mother's alcoholism impact on childhood. Shields shares about choosing Princeton, navigating assault aftermath, self-worth, motherhood, and self-awareness.

Brooke Shields, famous actress and model, joins Chelsea Handler in a discussion about teeth stains from red wine, a listener's pretend wedding, the Prevnar 20 vaccine for pneumococcal pneumonia, casual conversation about dogs, insecurity in relationships, the importance of open communication, rising above negativity, and microdosing cannabis and overcoming rejection.

Brooke Shields is able to look back critically on the toxic culture and misogynistic power structure that pervaded her early career while remaining grateful for the life she lived and the person she became. Marc talks with Brooke about her journey from modeling to acting to motherhood, as explored in the new documentary Pretty Baby. They also delve into the complicated relationship Brooke had with her own mother and what Brooke is hoping to impart to her own teen daughters today. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.