That Podcast in Hutch - Katy Everitt
A two-part series that takes a look into the real life of hair stylists
The next two episodes are really special and important to me. I think when you’re done listening, you’ll understand why.
For the next two weeks, you’ll get to hear from Katy Everitt, who lives in Topeka with her 9-year-old son. She has built a nearly 20 year career that she loves as a hairstylist.
Though most of us have regular interaction with the people who cut and style our hair - I suspect many of us don’t know many details. During our conversation, I was continuously surprised at how much about the business I never knew or understood. In the first part of this series, Katy shares a behind the scenes look into the life of someone who makes a living in the beauty industry.
But there’s more to Katy’s story than her career - she’s also battling ovarian cancer.
In episode two of this series, Katy and I explore how the realities of her career intersect with her battle against a potentially life-threatening illness.
I hope you’ll listen to these two episodes with compassion and an open mind - and my hope is that after these next two weeks you, like me, might have better insight into the dire circumstances people can find themselves in, and the unlikely things they have to do just to survive.
These two episodes highlight for me a key reasons we need to have better conversations about employment, workforce, and healthcare. Some of the political talking points around these issues are too basic - and while they work pretty well on marketing materials they prevent us from making a truthful examination of reality.
The rhetoric of the “able-bodied” adult trying to get free healthcare is largely a myth; the painfully obvious reality is there are millions of people in this country like Katy - who are working and raising families in a system that doesn’t value, or serve, them.
To listen to my visit with visit with Katy, subscribe to That Podcast in Hutch at Salt City Sound or on your favorite podcast streaming service.
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