019: Can our clothes really make us happy? | Sew Mindful Podcast

‌

Episode description

‌

Episode description

My guest for this episode is the fabulous Rebecca Weef Smith. For a long time I have realised that what I wear can have an impact on how I'm feeling but I've never really considered the deeper reasons why or thought about how I can use that to my advantage.

Rebecca had that sense too but she wanted to know more so decided on this as a topic for her Positive Psychology Master's at the University of East London.

Having been influenced by fashion all her life it was a subject that she was very personally connected to and so undertook to find out more about how clothes make us feel.

In this episode you will hear:

> Rebecca's journey that lead up to her Masters;
> The outcome of her research ;
> How we can consciously use our clothes to influence our mood;
> The 'secret' messages we and those around us are conveying with our outfits;
> The way Rebecca has inspired others with her dressing up challenges;
> Why fashion isn't all bad;
> Rebecca's challenge to you to stir up your emotions;

Useful links and resources
Rebecca Research Paper - Flourishing Fashion An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Wearing a Happy Outfit- https://www.fashionstudies.ca/flourishing-fashion

Connect with Rebecca
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaweefsmith/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-weef-smith-a3502b103/

Connect with me (Jacqui)
Website: https://sewmuchmorefun.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.co.uk/sewmuchmorefun/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sewmuchmorefun/

If you enjoy this episode, Rebecca and I would love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device or in your fav outfit, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag Rebecca @rebeccaweefsmith and me @sewmuchmorefun

Support the show