I’ll admit it- I grew up in a world of dress-up boxes, thrifting hand-me-downs, and playing pretend. But in this episode, I show you how that whimsy wasn’t just child’s play, it was early training for a life of reinvention. From the sting of being called a “displaced housewife” after divorce to experimenting with bold scarves, dramatic dresses, and new roles, I unpack how fashion is a tool for storytelling, transformation, and self-acceptance. When we stop wearing labels hidden from others and start trying on parts of ourselves that feel, well, alive.
Key Takeaways:
- Trying on a new style can shift how you feel inside as much as what others see.
- Labels imposed by others are constraining; when you discard them, you reclaim space to become more of who you are.
- Reinvention isn’t about perfection- it’s about bravery in the messy experiment, the incremental change, the little costume tweaks that lead to self-trust.a
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