Style isn't shallow, it's a tool.
Our brains were all the way re-wired after this convo.
Style Isn’t Shallow. It’s A Way To Get Mom Ready.
This week on the Get Mom Ready podcast, we had Meredith’s dear friend, style coach, and author Priscila Smith on the show, and the conversation went so much deeper than clothes. (PS: grab her short, EXCELLENT book on the power of being Put Together here. Meredith loved it so much she gifted it to the women in her life!)
We talked about presence, about living out of ‘default;’ about how the way we get dressed can quietly shape how we show up for our lives.
Priscila shared something that stopped us in our tracks:
If you wouldn’t let a friend borrow it, it’s not good enough for you.
Not in a harsh way- in a loving, self-respecting way.
So many of us live in what Meredith refers to as default mode- wearing black because it’s easy and supposedly ‘chic’ but inevitably this means wearing the same black LuLuLemon leggings and cute-enough sweatshirt or oversized shirt with a top-knot every day. And while that makes sense in motherhood, it can also slowly dim us.
In this conversation, Priscila reframed style as a form of readiness.
Not for perfection.
For presence.
She shared research on enclothed cognition- the idea that what we put on our bodies sends signals to our brains about who we are and how we should behave. In other words, our clothes don’t just reflect our mood… they shape it.
The 3 Style Words
One of our favorite tools from Priscila is choosing three style words to guide how you dress.
They answer:
How do I want to feel?
How do I want to show up?
What does my life actually require right now?
Your words might be things like:
practical, comfortable, put-together
or
cool, playful, bold.
They’re allowed to change as your life changes.
A Simple Invitation
Priscila’s challenge is beautifully simple:
Put on one outfit this week that you truly love- one you’d let a friend borrow- and just notice how you feel at the end of the day.
Because getting dressed isn’t just getting dressed.
It’s saying:
I’m here. I matter. I’m ready.
You will love this conversation. Listen to it anywhere you tune into podcasts or on the Get Mom Ready site.
PS: listen to the end for HOT TAKES on brands we love and don’t love!
Here’s a sneak peak: