Becoming the Barbie I needed

In this episode, Gwyn chats with Jillian Curwin, host of Always Looking Up. Jill reflects on how she had to be her own Barbie because mainstream culture never offered one for little people like her. From the struggle of finding a prom dress to dressing as a Disney princess and Barbie herself to celebrate Dwarfism Awareness Month, Jill illustrates the emotional labor of claiming space when the world wasn’t made for you. This conversation is a bold reminder: representation matters—and sometimes you just have to create it.