27. “The Lion & the Witch Fight Over the Wardrobe” - Triggers, patriarchy, and embracing authenticity through clothing

A couple of weeks ago, I had some family drama over what I, as an almost 36 year old woman, chose to wear. I felt that experience was such a powerful growth moment for me that I wanted to share, so on today's episode, I'll be diving into:

• how fashion is an easy, fun and creative form of self expression
• triggers, boundaries and how family conflict over a simple outfit was a major opportunity for me
• backstory on how I used clothing as a tool to grow from "obedient good girl" to "loud, weird barbie" (weird being something absolutely wonderful!)
• the quickly changing landscape of what it looks like to age and what I'm finding so inspiring about what I'm seeing
• how you can take your personal style to the next level to explore and play with the version of yourself you want to becomeFor more content, follow along on Instagram @⁠mavmalone⁠ and on my Substack, ⁠Junk Drawer⁠You can purchase my latest poetry book, ⁠Hope & Other Beautiful Things - here.⁠