Stressed But Well Dressed

Dahlia is joined by Helen Oldham, Co-Founder of Lifted Ventures and NED to discuss all things founder related. Helen shares her perspective on when to start when founding a business covering everything from understanding your market to developing your brand to gaining investment to having the confidence to turn ideas into action. Included in the conversation are Helen's views on the rise of person...

A collection of stories from a variety of Stressed But Well Dressed guests looking at how clothes influence how we feel and how we act. Tune in for a reflection on the link between Clothes, Confidence and a Positive Mindset and ask yourself: Are you stressed or well dressed? Includes highlights from: Episode 1: Model Behaviour with Charlotte Clemie Episode 2: Where do I belong? with Lizzie Martin...

Dahlia is joined by Caroline Keylock, Strategic Consultant and co founder of 'LookUp' an organisation that helps individuals have a fresh look at their career. Caroline and Dahlia get really honest about how redundancy feels and how to take control. The discussion includes the motions that you need to go through post redundancy and how to use it to create a position of strength. Caroline&#...

A collection of stories from a variety of Stressed But Well Dressed guests looking at how clothes influence how we feel and how we act. Tune in for a reflection on the link between Clothes, Confidence and a Positive Mindset and ask yourself: Are you stressed or well dressed? Includes highlights from: Episode 1: Model Behaviour with Charlotte Clemie Episode 4: Typecast with Adele Silva Episode 5: T...

Dahlia is joined by Kelly Swingler to discuss stress, dress and burnout. Kelly shares her personal journey of suffering from burnout twice, recovering and now working to help others avoid the dangers of getting burnt out. Kelly explains how her burnout wasn't visible and how she used 'dress' to mask her underlying stress, appearing 'just fine' to the outside world. She was lite...

Dahlia is joined by Marina Gerner to discuss the inspiration behind her new book 'The Vagina Business'. Dahlia and Marina talk about the link between fashion, feelings and confidence and Marina explains her dress helps her get into role as an NYU professor. Marina's shares her research on why we are so slow to develop innovation within women's healthcare and why she chose such a bold title for her...

Dahlia is joined by Katie Hart to discuss the topic of Neuromarketing, what it is and how it impacts our stress levels, our decision making and our clothes. Katie explains Neuromarketing is the place where neuroscience meets marketing helping us to make the decisions that shape who we are. She explains that 95% of our decisions are driven by our subconscious and gives some tips on how we become mo...

Dahlia is joined by Jodie Jackson, and she has a revolutionary suggestion: a digital diet. We all know that excessive news consumption can be a doom loop of stress and overwhelm. But what if we could change that? Jodie's approach is about moderation and seeking out solutions journalism. She believes that by consciously choosing what we consume, we can find hope, focus on the good, and move fro...

Can doubt be a good thing? We are living in our confidence era but this conversation is about why we should sometimes embrace our doubt. Dahlia is joined by Jenny Williams, Executive and Systemic Team Coach to discuss the link between stress, dress, confidence and doubt. Dahlia and Jenny discuss the concept of well-dressed as a state of mind, exploring how to use a balance of self confidence and d...

Dahlia and Hannah tackle the challenging subject of adult acne and share their personal experiences of living with skin issues for a period of time. They discuss the fact that well dressed is a mindset and that it doesn't matter what you wear if your confidence is challenged because of how you feel. The conversation includes a very raw experience of how it feels to live with acne - with a part...

Dahlia is joined by Gihan Hyde to discussed how to be truly 'well dressed' when it comes to approaching ESG. Gihan's work as CEO of CommUnique is to work with organisations to help them define and communicate their ESG strategy as part of their journey to make positive change. Gihan uncovers the meaning of Greendressing, Greenwashing and Greenhushing in the conversation. Her advice: un...

Dahlia is joined by Jess Atkins Co-Founder of Style Book App. Style Book is an app which enables its +1m users to document, analyse and curate their wardrobes, creating their own personal style algorithm. Celebrated by Vogue, The Outnet, NY Times and described by Cosmopolitan Magazine as 'The Clueless Wardrobe (that) Exists in Real Life' the story of Style Book is fascinating. Jess reflect...

Dahlia is joined by Nikki Alderson, Coach, Author and Criminal Barrister to discuss 'What to wear to raise the bar'. Nikki shares her story from Barrister to Coach and talks about the influence a career change has had on her wardrobe, her personal brand and how she shows up. Dahlia and Nikki talk about the balance between authenticity and professionalism, personal branding and the link bet...

Dahlia is joined by Peta Hunt to discuss what to wear to get married. Peta is Bridal Stylist and was Fashion Director and Editor at Large of Bridal Publication 'You and Your Wedding'. Peta explains to Dahlia the importance of creating a wedding that is 'Your day your way' and how much of a role the outfit you choose plays in how you feel on the day. The conversation includes practi...

We can't always control our situation but we can take control of how we choose to respond. In this week's episode, Dahlia is joined by Yana Smaglo who shares the story of how in one moment her life changed forever. Yana left her home in Kiev on 24th February 2022 not knowing if she would ever see it again. In the last two years she has moved countries, rebuilt her life and created a global...

Money. We don't talk about it enough. If we don't know how to manage our money how can we expect to achieve financial security - and you guessed it financial security is all part of a less stressed better dressed mindset. Dahlia is joined by Siafra James, Women's Wealth. Siafra and Dahlia discuss the importance of solid financial planning right from the start of your career. Siafra sha...

Dahlia is joined by Kate Ball, multi award winning Founder of Mini First Aid, the leading provider of paediatric first aid across the UK. Kate shares her founder journey with Dahlia, discussing the pivotal milestones in building Mini First Aid including her first photo shoot and a nail biting pitch on Dragon's Den. Kate talks about how she set out to create an impact first business and how in...

Dahlia is joined by Paula Zuccotti, to discuss the stories that our clothes tell today and the role that they will play in predicting the future. Paula is an industrial designer, ethnographer, trends forecaster, creative strategist and visual artist. Through the conversation, Paula explains the role that clothing plays in helping her understand how people choose to live, personal identity and cons...

Dahlia is joined by Daiva Byrne to discuss what to wear to win at poker. Daiva shares her journey and explains how she transferred her business, strategy and psychology skills from a job in the city to play chips at the tables. The conversation includes Daiva's view on how to interpret people through their dress and their body language and how she uses this to her advantage in her play. Her fo...

In this episode Dahlia is joined by guest Visha Kudhail to discuss the topic of sparking joy. 'Ask yourself: Am I being a smarter me? Am I being a healthier me? Am I being a more creative me? Am I being a kinder me?' Dahlia and Visha's conversation looks at how we can find those moments of joy through movement, music, community and clothing - even during tougher times. The conversation...

Dahlia kicks off Season 4 of the podcast in conversation with Lydia Brearley discussing 'what to wear to protect our planet.' Dahlia and Lydia discuss the growth of the circular economy and how brands can find new routes to market and create a path for truly sustainable growth. The discussion looks at the need to accessibility of products at the time we need them vs our desire to constantl...

What we wear has the ability to boost our confidence and improve our mindset. This podcast was recorded on a very delayed train from London to Leeds after a conversation between strangers on the link between clothes, confidence and mindset. It's noisy, it is unedited and it is an honest reflection from six strangers on how what they wear influences how they feel. Listen to a fashion buyer, a g...

Dahlia is joined by guest Sarah Edmondson to discuss what to wear when you are in a cult. Sarah describes the twelve years of her life involved in what she initially thought was an Executive Leadership Programme - that transpired to be a sex trafficking cult. Sarah and her husband were two of the whistleblowers of the NXIVM cult and have been on a journey of recovery and realisation over the last...

Dahlia is joined by Adrianne Carter, the UK's foremost expert in Body Language. Adrianne is known as 'The Face Whisperer' and works with organisations and individuals to help them understand how body language influences the interpretation of human behaviour. In the episode Adrianne explains how we use our body language to display our emotions - helping to paint a picture of how we &#39...

How do you encourage someone to be courageous? Dahlia is joined by Ryan Berman, founder of 'Courageous' to talk about how we can build our confidence and cultivate our inner courage. Ryan shares the three criteria he believes are needed for courage, identifying them as Knowledge, Faith and Action. He explains why all three need to exist together for true courage. Dahlia and Ryan discuss th...