Sara Elise Hardman

“For so long, I’ve been told to shut up about my weaknesses and insecurities,” says Sara Elise Hardman. But in our new What’s Underneath episode, the soft-spoken personal chef steps out of her amazing drawstring drop-crotch trousers and unveils her strength by opening up about her struggles with her multiracial identity, an abusive boyfriend, and rape. “Rape isn’t always getting snatched into a van when you’re walking home late at night. I was raped by someone I knew,” Sara says. In a culture where many sti