Interview with Salon and Spa owner Carlie Childers (FULL)

Identifier

000024121

Alt Identifier

cip.2020.03.03

Asset Type

Date

September 29, 2020, September 29, 2020

Description (Carlie Childers is the owner of Captivate Salon & Spa in Whitesburg, Kentucky.  In the interview, she talks about what it was like when the salon had to shut down, and what it was like when the salon reopened.  She discusses how her 10-year-old son has responded to the pandemic, and the challenges she faces as a working parent.  Additional topics discussed include: changes to Carlie’s husband’s job as a coal miner; the passing of her mother-in-law during the pandemic; emotional and mental wellness during the pandemic; and how the pandemic prompted her to get a puppy.)

Carlie Childers is the owner of Captivate Salon & Spa in Whitesburg, Kentucky.  In the interview, she talks about what it was like when the salon had to shut down, and what it was like when the salon reopened.  She discusses how her 10-year-old son has responded to the pandemic, and the challenges she faces as a working parent.  Additional topics discussed include: changes to Carlie’s husband’s job as a coal miner; the passing of her mother-in-law during the pandemic; emotional and mental wellness during the pandemic; and how the pandemic prompted her to get a puppy.

Contributors

Childers, Carlie (interviewee)

Musgrave, Nicole (interviewer)

Media Type

Sound

Subjects

Covid-19, Local business, Beauty salon, Coal mining, Parenthood, Creating in Place project, Oral history

Rights Summary

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Related Collection

Creating in Place Project Collection

Related Place

Whitesburg, KY