The Everyday Style School Jennifer Mackey Mary
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Welcome to the show that teaches you everything your mom never did about getting dressed! The Everyday Style School inspires you to love the way you look everyday, and gives you the tools to make it easy. From understanding your body shape, to getting rid of clothes that no longer serve you, we give real style advice to women with real lives, real bodies, and real budgets.
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10 Wearable Trends for Spring 2024
Winter is over, and one of Style's best seasons is here! Spring is when we get our first look at what's big for the warm months, and this season, there are so many great looks out there. The Spring/Summer 24 runways were full of some new trends--and some trends from past seasons that are still going strong.
In this episode, I’m sharing 10 trends for Spring 2024 that you can work into your real-life wardrobe to look current without feeling like you're trying too hard (or that you raided your teenage daughter's closet).
Listen and learn what's trending for the season and a few tips for making these looks work for you.
Need more help getting your wardrobe looking current? Many of these styles are featured in our Spring 2024 Capsule Wardrobe Guide. The Guide shows you how to combine 39 pieces (mostly basics, with a few trends peppered in) to create over 250 fab Spring outfits.
The Guide is available in the Style Circle membership, where you also get access to all 5 of our Style Masterclasses, our Facebook Community, and lots of other style resources. Plus, you get our exclusive members-only podcast, The Everyday Style School: Extra Credit. This month, I'm sharing 5 more Spring trends we didn't have time to talk about here. Join the membership and get everything you need to make style easy.
I hope this episode gives you some insight into what’s big this season and gives you some practical tips for making it easy to keep your wardrobe looking fresh and current.
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Better Style Starts Here
We've all been there--that moment you're tired of feeling blah or frumpy, and you're ready to have better style. If you're like most women, you do one of a few things: a) go shopping, b) clean out your closet, or c) hire someone to help you. And those are all good things.
But style doesn't actually start there. At least lasting style doesn't. Better style starts in your mind. One thing I've said over and over is that what's in your head is more important than what's in your closet.
How you think about style, what it means, and how much it matters goes a long way in making style easier and your intentions stick.
Until your mind is ready for better style, your daily practices will probably feel like a bore...and a chore. Once your mindset shifts to believe that you and your efforts are worth it, style becomes easier, and dare I say it? Maybe even a little fun.
In this episode, I'm sharing a few things super stylish women believe, not just do. So, before you hit the stores or empty your entire closet, make sure you spend a little time getting your mind in the right place.
If you want better style, but haven't been able to actually get started---or you struggle to consistently love the way you look, this one's for you!
In this episode:
Four things super stylish women believe Why relying on confidence won't help you get started How to quiet the voice in your head that says, "What will they think?" The myths that hold us back from having better style--and how to move past them
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Hey Baby, What's Your Type?
Today, we're looking at some of the countless style typing systems on the internet, each one promising an easy way for us to get dressed and love the results. But do they actually help, or do they leave us feeling more confused than we were before?
I've got some issues with these highly specific, incredibly detailed typing systems, but if they've worked for you, I'm thrilled!
In this episode, I talk about my personal experiences with one of the more high-profile systems, The Kibbe Body Type System. This is an array of thirteen style types based largely on a person's balance of yin and yang. After spending hours exploring this system, I was hopelessly lost and confused!
We also touch on some of the other systems that often use random questions that don't seem to connect, leaving you more puzzled than anything else. Like, what do my curly hair and cuticle shape have to do with the colors I should buy?
In order to actually make style easier, I've developed my own method for identifying your body shape. I call it the L.O.O.K method. It's revolutionary.
In This Episode:
The challenges and limitations of some of the more common style types What these systems lack--and what it means for you Why I talk about the 4 Body Shapes My revolutionary "L.O.O.K. Method", a simple and effective approach to understanding your body shape Why learning how to dress yourself and understanding your own body is more valuable than relying on a specific typing system.
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Talking Money with Shannah Game
If honest conversations about finances make you want to bury your head in the sand, STOP! Before you skip this episode, my guest today will help you to face your money anxiety and help you to become more financially savvy.
Shannah Game is an award-winning Money Wellness Expert, host of the Everyone’s Talkin’ Money podcast (with 25 million downloads), a certified financial planner with an MBA, an entrepreneur, educator, and certified Trauma of Money Specialist.
In this episode, we discuss the concept of money trauma and how our childhood experiences shape our beliefs and habits around money. Shannah also highlights the unique financial challenges that women face, such as the gender pay gap and the fact that women tend to live longer and spend their retirement savings taking care of their partners.
Shannah provides some practical tips for improving our financial health and encourages us to have open conversations about money, both with ourselves and with our children, to create a healthier mindset around finances.
Overall, Shannah's message was clear: money is more mental than it is math. By changing our thoughts and beliefs about money, we can improve our relationship with it and create a better financial future for ourselves.
Shannah was also kind enough to answer some individual questions for our Style Circle members, and those are in the Extra Credit Podcast. If you aren't a Style Circle member, the Extra Credit podcast is just one of the exclusive benefits available in the membership. Check out the full list of what's included and join our amazing community now!
In This Episode:
How money trauma affects our relationship with money and is more common than you might think Why it's important to examine our thoughts and beliefs about money and make a conscious effort to change them Practical ways to improve your financial health The unique money challenges that women face How you can secure a better financial future for you and your family! Full show notes and resources: https://youreverydaystyle.com/shannah-game -
How Your Wardrobe Can Help You Reach Your Goals
Are you one of the 40% of U.S. adults who made a New Year’s Resolution this year? If you are, how’s that going for ya?
Studies show that most people abandon their good New Year’s intentions by January 18. Hopefully, you’re still going strong.
But if you’re not, this episode may be able to help get you back on track. I’m breaking down the five most common resolutions and sharing how your wardrobe can help you achieve them.
So often, we tell ourselves, “I’ll have a better wardrobe ‘when'”. When I lose weight. When I go back to work. When I have a better social life. Sound familiar?
I want to encourage you to flip your thinking and instead say, “I’ll have a better wardrobe ‘so'”. So I can lose weight. So I can get the job I want. So I can get out there more. Sounds better, doesn’t it?
Whether your goals are New Year’s based or not, this episode will help you use your wardrobe as a super powerful tool to help you crush them.
In this episode: Why your wardrobe is a better catalyst for change than a reward How frumpy gym clothes can sabotage your fitness goals The recent trend that boosts your mental well-being How up-leveling your style can help improve your finances The truth about waiting until you reach your goal weight to dress better Full show notes and resources: https://youreverydaystyle.com/wardrobe-help-reach-your-goals -
My 2023 Style Bucket List Recap
At the beginning of 2023, I created a bucket list full of style-related tasks that I wanted to accomplish during the year. Some were easy, some were not so easy, and some of them I even managed to tick off without meaning to!
However, all of them were designed to move my style forward. So, in this episode, I'm holding myself accountable, looking back to see how I did...and sharing the lessons I learned along the way.
The second part of my 2023 bucket list recap is coming soon as an Extra Credit episode. This exclusive podcast is one of the incredible benefits available for Style Circle members - so if you aren't already a member, join us today. The amazing community within the Style Circle is another way to hold yourself accountable. So if you want to take your style to another level in 2024, find out more here.
Full show notes and resources: https://youreverydaystyle.com/style-bucket-list-recap
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Re: “What’s your type?”
Disappointed in this episode. It was as though you had “researched” David Kibbe’s theory by Googling it and getting an incomplete/inaccurate description. I did that to try to see where you got your info re: the fact that he only used skinny model types and didn’t include women of various ethnic backgrounds. Wondering if you read his book “Metamorphosis.” I did (Have a signed copy by David Kibbe). He describes many body types, and when giving celebrity examples, included women of color. I went to his studio in New York and was analyzed by David himself. My friend and I had booked an appointment with one of his associates who couldn’t make it, so we were lucky enough to have our session with David. A great experience! You spoke about the various theorists doing what they’re doing just to make money. You’re in business to give people color and style advice. People don’t have to accept everything a theorist says. There are people who scoff at color and/style theories. That’s their prerogative , but to say that it’s all baloney, doesn’t make it so.
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Jen gives versatile fashion advice and tips on how to feel empowered confident everyday when you get dressed. As a personal stylist, I love tuning into Jen’s podcast to hear her incredible expertise and the amazing guests she brings on!