The Glow Show

What if your skincare routine is more complicated than your skin actually needs?

Today on The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with board-certified dermatologist Dr. Adele Haimovic for an honest conversation about skincare, sun protection, acne, beauty trends, injectables, and how to separate what actually works from what simply looks good on social media.

Dr. Haimovic shares how she approaches skincare both as a dermatologist and as a patient herself, including why she prefers a simpler routine, why sunscreen remains one of the most important things you can do for your skin, and...

What happens when the life you planned no longer feels like the life you want?

Today on The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with Gianna for an honest conversation about starting over, leaving home, career pivots, confidence, nursing, and learning when to keep going, and when to make a change.

Gianna shares why she stayed close to home for college, how COVID reshaped her nursing-school experience, and why she eventually moved to Florida without knowing anyone. She talks about working in a high-level NICU, the emotional intensity of caring...

What happens when you grow up in a world where everyone else's life is constantly on display?

Today on The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with Kira, a Gen Z woman who has grown up alongside social media, for an honest conversation about beauty standards, influencer culture, comparison, and the pressure to keep up with the seemingly perfect lives we see online.

From the early days of Instagram and celebrity culture to TikTok influencers and carefully curated lifestyles, Kira shares how her relationship with social media has evolved. Together, Alexis and Kira explore...

What happens when women become the people shaping beauty culture?

Today on The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with Dr. Christina Pasick, a plastic surgeon and colleague at Parcells Plastic Surgery, for a candid conversation about female plastic surgeons, patient trust, surgical training, motherhood, cosmetic surgery, reconstruction, and what women are really asking for when they walk into a consultation.

Together, they discuss how working inside aesthetics changes the way you understand beauty, why plastic surgery is so much more than celebrity transformations, and what it means to care for women through decisions...

When does the drive to improve stop helping you and start working against you?

Today on The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with Torey, a nurse practitioner in plastic surgery and former Division I athlete, for an honest conversation about competitiveness, beauty, self-improvement, patient care, and learning how to be kinder to yourself.

Torey shares how growing up in sports shaped her work ethic, discipline, and competitive mindset, and how that same mindset shows up in her life today, both personally and professionally. Together, Dr. Alexis and Torey explore...

Do men actually notice women’s beauty treatments, or are women judging themselves more closely than anyone else is?

Today on The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with her husband, Dr. Bert Parcells, for a candid conversation about beauty, aging, Botox, filler, confidence, male vs. female beauty standards, and what people really notice from the outside.

Together, they talk about the gap between how women see themselves and how they may actually be seen by others. Bert shares his honest perspective on Botox, filler, natural beauty, hair loss, men’s ag...

Can changing something on the outside actually change how you feel on the inside?

Today on The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with Breanna Redstone, one of her first breast augmentation patients and now the office manager and patient coordinator at Parcells Plastic Surgery, for an honest conversation about breast augmentation, confidence, recovery, expectations, and what it really feels like to make a change to your body.

Breanna shares what led her to consider breast augmentation, why she kept those feelings private for years, how her grandmother’s support he...

How much of the way we think about aging is actually our own, and how much is shaped by the culture around us?

Today, on The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with Dr. Kavita Kapadia, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, to explore how beauty standards, aging, cosmetic surgery, and self-perception look different around the world.

Drawing on Dr. Kapadia’s experience training and observing surgery in the United Kingdom, India, Korea, China, and the United States, they discuss how cultural norms influence everything from the procedures people seek to...

Why do women feel guilty about wanting to look good?

In the first episode of The Glow Show, Dr. Alexis Parcells sits down with Rachael Gener, a professional makeup artist and Director of Operations at Parcells Plastic Surgery, for an honest conversation about beauty, aging, confidence, and the complicated pressure women feel around their appearance.

In this episode, they discuss:

✨Why women often apologize for caring about how they look

✨The difference between wanting to look younger and wanting to look rested or refreshed

✨What “natural beauty” actually means

✨How...

What does beauty mean in a world that constantly tells women to optimize themselves?

The Glow Show is a podcast hosted by board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Alexis Parcells exploring the deeper conversations around beauty, aging, confidence, identity, and self-perception.

This isn’t a trend-driven beauty podcast or a show about perfection.

It’s an honest, thoughtful conversation about the tension modern women live in every day:

Through conversations with experts, founders, creators, patients, and women navigating modern life in real...