Why Getting Dressed Feels Harder Than It Should

If getting dressed has been feeling more emotional, frustrating, or loaded than it should, this episode is for you.

After listening to Mel Robbins’ recent conversation with celebrity stylist Erin Walsh, I thought I was about to feel inspired to clean out my closet, get intentional, and finally connect a few dots around style, confidence, and embodiment.

That is not what happened.

Instead, I opened my closet, felt immediate resistance, shut the door, and walked away. Then I went shopping with birthday gift cards, good intentions, and every plan to freshen up my wardrobe and I left without trying anything on.

In this episode, I’m talking about why getting dressed can feel so much harder than it should, especially when your body has changed, your closet no longer feels like you, and old stories about confidence, visibility, comfort, and self-worth are still hanging around.

I’m also sharing the deeper realization this brought up for me: sometimes what we call comfort is actually hiding.

We get into:

• why shopping and getting dressed can feel so emotional
• the difference between comfort and camouflage
• body image, postmenopausal weight, and the disconnect between how you want to feel and what you keep reaching for
• why this experience is more universal than it may seem
• a gentler way to start closing the gap between your inner life and what you wear

If you’ve ever stood in front of your closet feeling discouraged, left a store empty-handed, or reached for something “easy” when what you really wanted was to feel more like yourself, I think this conversation will resonate.

Referenced in this episode:

• The Art of Intentional Dressing by Erin Walsh
  
  
• Mel Robbins’ episode with Erin Walsh: “6 Words to Tell Yourself Every Morning”