019: Can our clothes really make us happy?

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 

Lumity Life article - https://my.lumitylife.com/goldie-magazine-rebecca-weef-smith-how-i-became-a-magazine-editor-in-my-50s/

@SociallyTracy IGTV interview: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIEQJwgDBuE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 

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