To Be or Not to Be - a Silver Sister

Meet Ilise Harris. Ilise has been a freelance make up artist for over 40 years.

She worked on countless American and European fashion and beauty magazines, advertising campaigns and album covers. She travelled to far flung locations and met fascinating people. Liza Minelli, Madonna, Lisa Marie Presley, Kathleen Battle, Anna winter, Mia Farrow - those are some celebrities Ilise enjoyed working with.

She also studied mobile photography and now she became a film maker.

Embracing her own silver curls enabled her to connect to women on the street, in Facebook groups locally and internationally. She decided to make a film about women who stop coloring their hair and embrace their natural grey and silver.

This is often not an easy decision for women. Many experience judgement - from their own mindset and from people close to them. Even strangers feel they can have an opinion how women's hair should be.

In our conversation we also talk about the journey women experience when they move through perimenopause into their wise woman years. What role does hair color play?

What else are women challenging when their hormones are changing? What are the gifts on the other side of menopause?

Ilise shares her own journey and what she learned from the women in the movie.

The movie was shown at the Yonkers film festival to a full house. If you missed it, don't despair. You can still watch it here: Your Roots are Showing.

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**Disclaimer: the information shared in this podcast is not meant to diagnose or treat medical conditions. This podcast is meant to shed light onto women's experiences, offer new insights, question some assumptions and encourage you to take charge of your health and your soul journey. If you need medical care please see a licensed medical professional **