In this episode I speak to Samantha Harman AKA The Style Editor - a former journalist and newspaper editor turned personal stylist and author of the upcoming book Just Get Dressed. Samantha shares growing up on a council estate, being discouraged from journalism, working three jobs through university, and pushing past elitism and sexism to become an editor before 30 while facing intense online abuse and burnout. The conversation reframes styling as identity work shaped by generational trauma, body conditioning, and patriarchy, arguing that clothes function as personal branding and influence behavior (“enclothed cognition”). Samantha critiques traditional styling “rules,” diving deep into why people feel they have nothing to wear and how to change that. I loved this chat. Sam and I are so aligned and that comes through in spades! Find Samantha on LinkedIn here Find Sam's website and work with her hereI forgot to ask for a shout out in this episode - d'oh! The shout outs will be back! Join the conversation with me on Instagram here. Join The Wilder Collective here. --------This episode is supported by Explore Worldwide, who specialise in small group expert led adventures. Instead of waiting a lifetime for a big, expansive trip, microdose retirement with Explore Adventures designed to give you enough space to reset how you're thinking, working and living.Women rarely give themselves permission to properly pause or have a break. So we often end up waiting for holidays that come when we're on the brink of burnout. If that sounds familiar, head to the Explore Worldwide website and take their micro retirement quiz. This will help you work out when a break might support where you're at in life and what kind of adventure you're craving.Take the Micro-Retirement Quiz here Each one is designed to be immersive and meaningful, not escapist, and they're solo friendly, which I love for women too. So if the idea of a proper reset resonates, take the quizTake the Micro-Retirement Quiz here

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