In this episode of ZÁY SHEEN Webisodes, Tafreed sits down with Dr. Heather Masson-Forsythe, a PhD biochemist and biophysicist turned science communicator, policy analyst, and co-founder of Communityque, a social clothes-swapping app. Heather shares how her journey from the lab bench studying COVID and aging proteins to storytelling at the National Science Foundation led her to connect science, sustainability, and fashion. She explains how the fashion industry fuels climate change through overproduction, plastic-based textiles, and massive waste, and why fast fashion’s “buy more, wear less” culture is so harmful. Drawing on her scientific mindset, Heather breaks down why community-centered solutions like clothes swaps are robust, accessible tools for reducing carbon emissions and making style more equitable. She walks through how Communityque works, the importance of rebuilding local connection, and why collective action matters more than individual perfection. Throughout the conversation, she reminds listeners that we already have enough clothes on the planet, that our choices are deeply interconnected with environmental and social justice, and that real change begins when we rethink consumption and use fashion as a form of community care.