S04 Episode 196 | MATE THE LABEL, DRESS CLEAN + FASHION'S IMPACT ON WOMEN'S HEALTH

<p class=""><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/99761/ConsciousChatter-MATE-libsyn.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="600" /></p> <p class="">In episode 196, Kestrel welcomes Kayti O’Connell Carr, the founder and creative director of MATE, to the show. A clean essentials brand, <a href="https://matethelabel.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">MATE</a> is made sustainably in Los Angeles with nontoxic and certified organic materials.</p> <h2>“I realized that the missing piece — a part of the sustainability conversation — is fashion’s impact that it has on us as women from a health’s perspective.”<br /> -Kayti O’Connell Carr, Founder of MATE</h2> <p class="">On this week’s show, Kayti shares more on her journey of starting MATE, and how much the brand has evolved since its early days as a vintage tee brand. Kestrel asks Kayti to walk us through her process of shifting MATE from using conventional fabrics to organic nontoxic options, and how their Dress Clean initiative now drives the company.</p> <p class="">For Kayti, realizing the impact that clothing can have on women’s health was a big moment for her, and influenced how she wanted to ensure MATE’s products were nontoxic and healthy for our bodies.</p> <p class="">The below thoughts, ideas + organizations were brought up in this chat:</p> <ul> <li> <p class="">Some resources Kayti used while conceptualizing the “Dress Clean” initiative for MATE:<br /> Documentaries <a href= "https://consciouschatter.com/podcast/2017/1/9/s01-episode-44-andrew-morgan-the-true-cost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The True Cost</a> + <a href= "https://consciouschatter.com/podcast/2016/3/4/s01-episode-03-water" target="_blank" rel="noopener">River Blue</a>, <em><a href= "http://www.fashionmegreen.com/book-1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wear No Evil</a></em> by Greta Eagan + Conscious Chatter</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><a href="https://zachbushmd.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Dr. Zach Bush</a>, his work focuses on how the soil of our health is interconnected wit