Stressed But Well Dressed

Dahlia is joined by Richard Pascoe to discuss the confidence that is required to get up on stage and present an idea. Richard is an expert in presentation skills and has co-authored the book 'The Versatile Presenter' sharing 12 different 'styles' or 'personas' that can be adopted to help presenters share their message with their audience. Richard explains how to choose a pe...

Dahlia is joined by Jas Schembri-Stohart co-Founder of We are Luna an app based community to build the confidence of teenage girls and share science backed information and support as they navigate puberty, hormones and teenage life. They discuss the challenges young girls have today and how important it is to direct them to credible sources to learn about their bodies and the changes that happen d...

Dahlia is joined by Kirsty McGregor, former Executive Editor of Vogue Business Europe and industry expert to discuss the link between, clothes, confidence, culture and community. Dahlia and Kirsty discuss the brands and the fashion stories that have had the most impact in 2025 and what we should be watching out for as consumers in 2026. The conversation includes a discussion on how critical it is...

Stressed But Well Dressed 2025. What was it about and what did we learn through the episodes and the guests. Dahlia shares a five minute punchy podcast on the reflections from the year, tips on how to build your confidence and advice on how you take the positive moments and memories from 2025 into the new year. Thanks for listening to the show in 2025 and watch this space for fascinating new topic...

What is User Generated Content Creation, how are brands using it and why is it far more important to create a community than to shift a load of products? Dahlia is joined by Helen Hope to discuss why the the best brands are magnetic, attracting customers rather than chasing them. Dahlia and Helen discuss how user generated content is changing marketing, how meaningful it can be to share your story...

Dahlia is joined by Liv Parkes, founder of Persi a fashion-tech start up to discuss all things founder life, fashion retailing and raising funding. Liv gives her view on how customers want to engage with brands in 2025 and why a 'capture, convert, nurture' strategy needs to be in place to show customers that you are listening to them and paying attention. Dahlia and Liv discuss how to laun...

Dahlia is joined by stylist, author and Fashion Director Nicky Hambleton-Jones to discuss clothes, confidence and visibility. Nicky shares her view on why we use clothes to hide or stand out and how to encourage people to create a positive internal narrative to help build their confidence. She describes clothes as giving us the opportunity to have an 'instant fix' helping us to flip our mindset an...

Dahlia is joined by Heather Jackson, CEO & CoFounder of GenM and creator of the MTick - the world's only menopause symbol. Heather shares why she realises there was a gap in the market for products to support women during menopause. Her work is based on her own experience of menopause that left her frustrated that not enough people understand the symptoms and knew what products could help...

Dahlia is joined by Angela Foster, Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach to discuss stress, mindset and how to make a choice about where in life we want to have a 'high performance' output. Angela shares her journey and how her own health challenges led her from Lawyer to working in the wellness industry, understanding her body and making a considered choice about how to live her life, where...

Dahlia is joined by Stefanie Sword-Williams, keynote speaker, author and founder of the idea that we need to F*ck being humble in our working lives. Stefanie joins Dahlia to discuss why we are often far too modest and unassuming, expecting the hard work to 'do the work' for us rather than understanding the value that can come from valid self promotion. Dahlia and Stefanie unpack why we hold oursel...

Lisa is a Binge Eating and Body Confidence Specialist who knows exactly how it feels to be stuck in the endless cycle of dieting, restriction, and bingeing. Havinglived through it herself, she now helps others untangle their complicated relationship with food and their bodies. Lisa’s approach blends professional expertise with deep compassion, offering practical tools and freshperspectives. She’s...

Dahlia is joined by Caroline Strawson, expert in understanding, identifying and recovering from trauma. Dahlia and Caroline discuss what trauma is, how it is triggered and what it does to our nervous systems, our confidence and our mindset. Caroline draws on her own traumatic experience of marrying a narcissist and shares how she recognised her situation and managed to break free and begin again....

Dahlia is joined by Tanya Joseph to discuss clothes, confidence and the momentum that created 'This Girl Can'. Tanya was the architect behind the original 'This Girl Can' campaign which focused on encouraging girls and women to become more active through both communications and the removal of barriers to entry. Dahlia and Tanya discuss importance of recognising that body confidence has been identi...

Dahlia is joined by Erin Gallagher to discuss what it means to be a 'hype' woman, to cheer on other women and to reap the rewards for yourself at the same time. Dahlia and Erin discuss the fact that we often find ourselves sit in inertia desperate to change but that it's confidence that enables us to take a leap of faith. The conversation also includes an understanding of why we love the mean girl...

Dahlia is joined by Jessica Fox and Charlotte Polley, co founders of one of the newest beauty apps Beauty Shelf. Dahlia, Jessica and Charlotte discussing the explosion in beauty trends and the growth of influencer marketing in the beauty category. As best friends they share the importance of taking and sharing advice with those you trust not just buying the next best thing or what is trending on T...

Dahlia joined by speaker, writer and fashion academic Stacey Heale to discuss identity, how our childhood dreams play out in our adult lives and navigating how we see ourselves and show the world who we are when we experience loss. Dahlia and Stacey discuss where Stacey's research starts and the role our physical surroundings can have in shaping who we are. They specifically explore how bedroom de...

Dahlia is joined by Silvia Garcia, keynote speaker and former Global Director of the Institute of Happiness for Coca Cola to discuss how to find happiness. Silvia shares her research from both her recent work and her role at Coca Cola, to explain the definitions of happiness and why it is a feeling but not a destination. Dahlia and Silvia discuss the benefits of happiness in relation to productivi...

Clothes, confidence and reshaping the future (with guest Karen Martin): Dahlia is joined by Karen Martin, Editor of the BBC's Global News Podcast and Happy Pod to discuss weight loss injections and reinvention. Karen talks about how the menopause impacted her identity and why she chose to use weight loss injections to regain a version of who she was - but how it became a moment of reinvention. Dah...

Dahlia is joined by Dr Kerstin Brehm to discuss everything from diagnosis to dressing to making tough decisions. Kerstin shares her journey from cardiac surgeon to leadership coach and why she is continuously challenge herself to learn in new ways. Dahlia and Kerstin discuss how easy or difficult it is to diagnose what does and doesn't feel right in your career, why we don't always need to seek pa...

Dahlia is joined by journalist Marianne Jones to discuss the importance of identity and how to retain a sense of self as life circumstance's change. Marianne reflects on the moments of change across her career and how stress meant that she had to prioritise her health and take a change in direction - and what that meant for her identity. Marianne is honest about the challenges that life can bring...

Dahlia is joined by Zena Everett Speaker, Leadership Coach and Author of 'The Crazy Busy Cure' and 'Badly Behaved People'. Zena and Dahlia discuss the link between clothes and culture with Zena sharing her reflections from her time in recruitment and her research for her writing. The discussion explores questions such as whether organisations should provide a clothing allowance for...

Dahlia is joined by Sam Parker, Site Director of British GQ and author of 'Good Anger' a book about how to 'rethink rage.' Dahlia and Sam discuss what anger can do for our stress levels and the difference between keeping 'anger in' and 'anger out' - how you choose to express your emotion. Sam talks about the inspiration behind his book and how his own mental health journey inspired him to look dee...

Dahlia is joined by Monica Hanouka, Nutritional Therapist to discuss the link between Clothes, Confidence and Cortisol. Monica unpacks what 'cortisol' is, how we regulate our nervous system and how this influences our stress. She explains how what we eat can directly influences our stress levels and our confidence. Her focus isn't food but the whole wellness journey and how we create more awarenes...

Dahlia is joined by Alexandra Shulman, journalist, author and former Editor in Chief of Vogue magazine. The conversation centres around reflections from Alexandra's book 'Clothes and other things that matter', which was written as a way to capture her time at Vogue, sharing stories and experiences through the outfits she owns. Alexandra describes the role clothes have played for her over time and...

Dahlia is joined by Alicia Drabble Castellano to discuss the a business journey born out of PTSD recovery. As the founder of 'Single Swan' a wellness-focused clothing brand, Alicia explains how her personal struggle with mental and physical health became the inspiration that fuelled her creative journey. Dahlia and Alicia discuss what it takes to start a brand from scratch when you don't have form...