Seeing Ourselves Clearly – Affirming Eyewear with Briar Brodwell | S04E01

What happens when you combine optical science, high fashion, and radical body autonomy? You get Briar Brodwell (he/him), LDO, ABOC, NCLEC—Licensed Dispensing Optician, queer community icon, and gender affirming eyewear stylist. In this episode, we zoom in on a lesser-talked-about aspect of gender expression: eyewear—and how something as “small” as a pair of glasses can become a transformative, affirming tool in a trans or gender diverse person’s life.

Briar brings nine years of optical expertise and six years of joy-filled service at Eye Eye, Seattle’s chic and celebrated optometry and optical shops. But this isn’t just about frames and lenses. Briar weaves his lived experience as a trans man with a fierce commitment to patient advocacy and Tikkun Olam—repairing the world—to revolutionize how we view ourselves and each other.

From first-time gender affirming glasses to navigating gendered healthcare spaces with integrity, Briar shares practical insights, compassionate stories, and the healing power of seeing—and being seen—as our truest selves.

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