Her Style Podcast | Shopping, Color Palettes, Fashion, Wardrobe, Outfits, Clothing

Today's Q&A Thursday question is the most honest, vulnerable, and maybe relatable question I've received yet. Our friend Lyndsay opened up to me recently about her struggle to build a closet when her weight is in a constant flux. She wants to feel stylish but confessed that she nearly always feels unattractive. And it really affected me to hear that.   I want you to feel beautiful no matter your c...

There's an overlooked October holiday you've probably never heard of. It's very near and dear to my heart. Yesterday, October 22nd, was US National Color Day! Yes, that's a real holiday! It was started in the early 1900s as a day to celebrate our relationship with color and the impact it has on our lives.   Color has a direct link to our emotions. It can energize and motivate us. It can inspire cr...

In a perfect world, we would all have unlimited funds to curate our closets each season. You'd be able to shop wherever you like and buy whatever you want. But for most of us, that's not reality.   Like our friend, Katie, who submitted today's Q&A Thursday question, you might be starting at ground zero, with a small budget, and no idea where to begin.   If this sounds familiar, you've come to the...

Happy Monday, my friend! I've been receiving quite a few emails lately that start out with… "I'm a new HER Style Podcast listener" or "I just found your podcast!" So first, I want to say welcome if you're new around here or if you've been listening from the very beginning. I'm so grateful to have you in my little corner of the podcast world.   Full disclosure: I do things differently.   In fact, a...

Wanna hear something crazy? The average woman is approximately 5' 3" worldwide and wears a size 16. This means that the average woman is a petite plus size. Now the crazy thing is, even though this is currently the most common female body type, it also happens to be the hardest sizing to find among retailers.   So if you're short AND you have some curves, you might be feeling frustrated like our f...

About 2 months ago, I added a tagline to HER Style Podcast: Buy Less, Shop Smarter, Build a Wardrobe You Love. I'd be lying if I said that came naturally to me. When I let myself go on autopilot, I want to buy all the things. I shop with abandon. And my wardrobe gets out of control.   I've confessed my former shopaholic ways. I used to believe more was more when it came to my closet. I wanted opti...

Happy Thursday, my friend! I put out a call for more Q&A Thursday questions and you delivered! I received a handful of topics to cover in these weekly bonus episodes, but you've gotta keep them coming. They seem to trickle in a few at a time. So if you have a question or a topic you'd like me to cover, please let me know! It doesn't matter if we've talked about it in a past episode or if it feels...

Guess what! It's my birthday month! That's right. It's a running joke in my family that I don't just have a birthday… I have a birthday month .   As I was thinking about what I wanted to share with you, I came up with today's topic. But it had 2 different titles: What I Learned From My 38-Year Struggle with Perfectionism and What I Learned From My 38-Year Struggle with Contentment. I couldn't deci...

Hey friend! I have to tell you, I wasn't sure I was going to get a Q&A Thursday episode out to you this week because my queue of questions is completely empty!   Thankfully, I dipped into my email and I have a folder where I save all of the responses I get from my sweet readers on my VIP email list. And I reopened an email I got from our friend, Ellen, about a problem that is way more common than...

It's officially fall, ya'll! My favorite time of year is finally here! I've been ready for sweater weather, autumn decor, and everything pumpkin spice for quite some time. And if you're anything like me, you've already been plotting what you're going to wear in the cooler months ahead.   Before you fill in your fall wardrobe, we need to talk about what's trending this season. Because I know you wa...

So… How are you feeling about shopping for pants these days? If you're anything like my client, Mariel, it might be a struggle. You want the comfort of leggings but the polished look of dress pants. You need to find the right rise to flatter your midsection and the perfect inseam to work with all the shoes in your closet. There are SO many choices, you might be in a state of analysis paralysis whe...

Earlier this year, I had the absolute pleasure of working with a private client who happened to be an interior designer. We scheduled a session to dive into the topic of dressing to flatter her figure. And when I opened up this conversation, as I always do, I explained that a major component to dressing well is incorporating some basic design principles. Her eyes lit up and I saw a lightbulb go of...

I have a super fun and quick Q&A Thursday episode for you today! Recently, I was talking with a dear friend of mine and the topic of personal style came up. She mentioned that she struggles to know what her style is because she likes so many different things!   This is a challenge I relate to wholeheartedly. In fact, I just confessed in the podcast interview with my client, Ashleigh, that a small...

In my past 16 years as an image consultant and personal stylist, I've heard all the reasons women feel like it's not possible for them to have an enviable style. To be completely transparent, I've had some of these limiting thoughts myself.   Today, I'm revealing the top 3 things you DON'T need – that you probably think you do! – to look stylish. And I'll even confess the one I struggle with the m...

Welcome back, friend! I have one last bonus episode to round out your weekend! Hopefully you know by now that my 90-day group coaching program, HER Style Collective , is kicking off THIS Thursday! This is the last time you'll be able to work with me in 2023, because the next round of the Collective won't start until the new year. So come on in and let me guide you through buying less, shopping sma...

I'm back with another bonus episode for you today! HER Style Collective , my 90-day interactive group coaching program, is starting in just 5 days. I'm SO excited to dive in and I can talk about the benefits of this program all day long. But I don't want you to take my word for it. My students are the best testament to its success.   So I invited 3 of them on to share their stories with you in bon...

Surprise! I have a bonus episode for you today! As we countdown to the kick-off of HER Style Collective, my 90-day interactive group coaching program, which starts on Thursday, September 14th, I wanted to bring some new voices onto the podcast. You've heard about my experience revamping my wardrobe this summer – what worked and what didn't work – on episode #63 and I've talked about why I created...

Welcome back to HER Style Podcast! I'm excited to bring you a special edition Q&A Thursday episode today. I rounded up a handful of the most common or helpful questions I've been asked about my 90-day interactive group coaching program, HER Style Collective. This is a brand new program and doors are only open for about 6 more days, so I want to make sure you have all the information you need to de...

Tell me if this sounds accurate. You've stumbled upon HER Style Podcast. You want to learn how to get dressed with more confidence. You're ready to up-level your style. But you're not sure if it's really the right time to focus on updating your wardrobe. Isn't that going to take a lot of energy? And cost you a ton of money?   We're going to have some real talk today about what it takes to update y...

Who's ready for Q&A Thursday? Me! Me! Me! I'm SO ready to tackle today's question, which came in via email from our friend, Stephanie.   I'm guiding you around what to do when your existing wardrobe DOES NOT work for your life anymore and you can't find what you want when you're shopping.   Yep, it's a two-for-one episode today! And I think both of these struggles are extremely common. So buckle u...

8 weeks ago, in episode #47 of HER Style Podcast, I made a public declaration that I was going to makeover my own wardrobe in 45 days. I mapped out a plan, put small, bite-sized action steps on my calendar, and got to work.    {Spoiler alert} Things did NOT go as planned.    In reflecting on what I accomplished and where I fell short, I realized that I was suffering from the same #1 challenge you...

Are you ready for a really good Q&A Thursday episode? I hope so! Because today, I'm answering a question that came in from our friend, Jen, about WHERE in the heck to find style inspiration. If you are not a fan of Pinterest or if you find that you're stuck in a loop of seeing the same outfit pins over and over, this episode is for you.   I'm sharing 6 places you need to start looking for style in...

Maybe every generation before us has felt this way, but we're in kind of a weird and unprecedented time, aren't we? Last week, we were on a family vacation and I don't remember how the conversation got started, but my dad turned to my sister and said, "I don't really get the whole influencer thing." My sister explained to him that influencers sell a lifestyle. They sell themselves. People buy what...

I hope you're ready to talk about footwear, my friend! Because today's episode is jam-packed with some of my best tips and simplest strategies to get your shoe collection in check. Thanks to a question that came in from our girl, Breda, we're tackling common struggles like curating a versatile assortment of shoes when comfort comes first. Yes, there are options other than basic trainers. I'm also...

I preach about the importance of color a lot. But my eyes still go wide at the thought of this statistic: Up to 90% of someone's gut reaction about you (and your business, if you have one) is based on COLOR ALONE. Think about the impact this can have on every area of your life, like signing new clients, attracting the right partner, making friends as an adult… the list goes on . If you're not 100%...