Podcast: Chat with Dr. Kat

Skincare has quietly become one of the most confusing battlegrounds in modern parenting, and dermatologist Dr. Angela Casey — a double board-certified Mohs surgeon and founder of the teen skincare line Bright Girl — has a front-row seat to the consequences. She spends her days surgically removing skin cancers and damage that began in childhood, which is exactly why she pushes back so hard on the viral trend of loading teens up with retinols, acids, and anti-aging serums made for mature skin. Dr. Kat and Dr. Casey dig into why those products often make young skin worse, not better, what kids actually need at each age, and the harder parenting question underneath it all: how to hand your child knowledge instead of just losing the argument. It’s a conversation about skin, but it’s really about influence, trust, and the small daily habits that shape a life.