Welcome to the Style and Confidence podcast; a weekly show full of insights and ideas to help you elevate your personal style and confidence to drive your business success.
Join Clare Silk, ICF accredited transformative life coach and personal stylist, of Silk Styling, for weekly episodes talking about style, confidence, mindset and fashion psychology.
Be sure to subscribe and follow to be the first to hear about new episodes.
Connect with me on LinkedIn.
or find me on Instagram.
Welcome to the Style and Confidence podcast; a weekly show full of insights and ideas to help you elevate your personal style and confidence to drive your business success.
Join Clare Silk, ICF accredited transformative life coach and personal stylist, of Silk Styling, for weekly episodes talking about style, confidence, mindset and fashion psychology.
Be sure to subscribe and follow to be the first to hear about new episodes.
Connect with me on LinkedIn.
or find me on Instagram.
Happy New Year!
We're officially in 2026, the new year coming with lots of fresh start energy and also lots of suggestions of what success should look like.
It can start to feel like there's a very specific template for success and if you don't fit it, you're left feeling like you're somehow doing it wrong.
In this episode, I explore what it's like to build something that is truly yours, rather that fit into someone else's template, what it means to define success on your own terms and how you can create a version of success that actually feels good, not just looks good from the outside.
This is for the woman who has:
In this episode, you'll discover:
Because the most fulfilling version of success isn't the one that looks good to everyone else. It's the one that feels good to you.
Register for my January masterclass - Quiet Power: How Colour Shapes Confidence & Personal BrandConnect with me:
Email clare@claresilk.com
Website claresilk.com
It's New Year's Eve. Everywhere you look, there's the same message: "New Year, New You."
The transformation promises and reinvention rhetoric. The implication that who you are right now isn't quite enough and that January 1st is your chance to become someone better.
What if you don't need to become someone new in 2026? What if you just need to believe in who you already are?
In this episode, I'm challenging the "new year, new you" narrative, because real, lasting transformation doesn't come from rejecting who you are, it comes from accepting who you are and making aligned choices from that place of acceptance.
In this episode, you'll discover:
How the "new year, new you" narrative is holding you back
The difference between growth from acceptance and trying to fix yourself
How to create sustainable change that doesn't feel hard
The Alignment Inventory practise to guide your new year
This isn't about becoming someone different. It's about believing in who you already are.
Because you don't need to reinvent yourself in 2026. You just need to believe in yourself.
That might actually be the most radical, transformative thing you could do.
Wishing you a beautiful New Year, filled with presence, kindness and the deep knowing that you are already enough.
It's Christmas and while we're all thinking about gifts, presence, and showing up for the people we love, I talk about a different kind of gift.
The gift of self-belief.
I'll explore what self belief means, why it's the foundation for everything else you want to create and how you can begin cultivating it right now.
This episode is perfect for a quiet moment with a lovely hot chocolate, a Christmas Eve walk or whenever you need a gentle reminder that you are worthy, exactly as you are.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Why self belief is different from confidence (and why it matters more)
The ways a lack of self-belief shows up in how we speak, decide and present ourselves
A client story that beautifully illustrates what changes when you truly believe you're enough
How to speak to yourself the way you'd speak to someone you deeply love
A powerful letter-writing practice you can do this week to reconnect with your worthiness
This isn't about achieving more or becoming someone different. It's about believing in who you already are.
You are worthy, not because of what you do but because of who you are and that's the greatest gift you could ever give yourself.
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas, filled with presence, peace and the quiet knowing that you are enough.
LinkedIn Clare Silk
Website claresilk.com
How much of your day do you spend performing?
Proving yourself. Demonstrating your worth. Showing everyone that you're capable, that you belong.
If you're ambitious and driven, the answer is probably, too much.
In this episode, I'm sharing a story that changed how I show up in business and in life and exploring why presence creates far more impact than performance ever could.
When you're performing, you're focused on managing impressions and proving yourself but when you're present, you're fully engaged, fully authentic and fully there. People feel the difference.
I talk through what presence really means, why we get stuck in performance mode and how your style plays a crucial role in helping you shift from doing to being.
In this episode, you'll discover:
The exhausting cycle of performance and why it never ends
How presence creates deeper connection and lasting impact
The role your wardrobe plays in helping you be present instead of performing
A simple Three-Second Pause practice you can use before any important moment
If you're tired of feeling "on" all the time and ready to show up with calm, grounded confidence, this episode is for you.
Connect with me:
Instagram @silkstyleandconfidence
LinkedIn Clare Silk
Website claresilk.com
For the first time in 26 years, Pantone has chosen white as their Colour of the Year. Cloud Dancer is a soft, warm toned white, described as billowy, balanced and imbued with serenity.
I think it's exactly what we need.
In this episode, I'm sharing why Cloud Dancer is more than just a colour trend, it's an invitation to simplify, to embrace quiet confidence and to let your presence shine without all the noise.
I'll walk you through:
If you've been craving more ease in how you show up, more space to breathe and more confidence in your personal style, this episode is for you.
Because when your style feels aligned with who you truly are, you stop thinking about what you're wearing and start focusing on what you're doing. And that's when everything changes.
Connect with me:
What if confidence isn't something youneed to build from scratch?
What if it's already inside you, simply waiting tobe revealed?
In this episode, I'm exploring why so many brilliant, capable women struggle to feel confident and how thedisconnect between who you are inside and how you show up on the outside creates hesitation and self doubt.
I walk you through the three most common barriers that stop women from stepping into their full presence; comparison,perfectionism and disconnection.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Connect with me:
Email - clare@claresilk.com
Website: claresilk.com
Your morning routine is doing more than you realise. In this episode, I look at the profound connection between what you wear and your mental wellbeing and how you can use your daily wardrobe choices to support your confidence.
Discover how colour, texture and fit influence your nervous system and explore the practical ways you can use fashion as a tool for emotional resilience.
What about when appearance focus becomes harmful rather than helpful? Building a healthy relationship with your wardrobe requires grace, space and permission, choosing yourself every morning.
By the end of this episode, you'll understand why getting dressed with intention matters, how it is a foundational mental health practice and you'll have concrete ways to use your wardrobe strategically to navigate difficult moments, regulate your mood and show up as your most grounded self.
In this episode, you'll discover:
What you need:
If you're ready to transform getting dressed from something that stresses you into a practise that genuinely supports your confidence and wellbeing, download my free guide:
5 Ways to Improve Your Style and Confidence.
Connect with me
Instagram - @silkstyleandconfidence
Facebook - Clare Silk Coaching
Find out more about working with me at claresilk.com
What happens when you leave a 20-year corporate career to follow your passion? Health coach Liz Wheeler shares her powerful journey from burnout to building a thriving wellness business.
In this episode, Liz reveals how chronic stress in high pressure corporate environments nearly destroyed her health and how she transformed that experience into her superpower. We explore the hidden connection between physical wellness and unshakable confidence and why how you treat your body is "the style you never take off."
You'll discover:
Perfect for: Women in demanding careers, high achievers approaching burnout, anyone feeling stuck between success on paper and fulfillment in reality and those curious about the deeper connection between health, confidence and how we show up in the world.
Connect with Liz Wheeler:
Connect with me:
Your wardrobe is either helping to build your confidence or undermining it.
In this episode, I talk about why your wardrobe is either your greatest ally or daily saboteur and how to transform it.
Discover what your wardrobe is really telling you and build an authentic style framework that reinforces who you're becoming.
When your outside matches your inside, everything changes.FREE guide: 5 Ways to Boost Your Style & Confidence
Visit my website: claresilk.com
Connect with me:
Your personal brand exists whether you're managing it intentionally or not.
In this episode, I explore how to move beyond the performative polish of curated Instagram grids and perfect colour palettes to build a personal brand that's both authentic and strategic.
Discover why visibility matters in today's professional landscape, how to position yourself for career growth without losing yourself in the process and the crucial inner work that must come before any external branding tactics.
You'll learn:
Personal branding is about making your genuine competence visible and positioning the truest, most strategic version of yourself.
Ready to align your outer presence with your inner values?
Download my free guide: 5 Ways to Boost Your Style and Confidence VIA Character Strength Survey
Connect with me:
Have you worked on your confidence but still feel something is missing or upgraded your wardrobe,felt amazing for two weeks only for self-doubt to creep back in?
In this episode, I'm introducing the Transformation Triangle, a holistic framework that explains why sustainable confidence comes from aligning three key elements: your inner self-belief, your external presentation and your professional brand.
You'll discover:
This works to bring the parts of you that already exist into coherence with each other.
If you've been working on these elements separately and wondering why it's not adding up, this episode is for you.
FREE guide: 5 Ways to Improve Your Style and Confidence
Connect with me:
Email: clare@claresilk.com
Visit claresilk.com to explore how to work with me
Landing page designer Alina Koerts reveals why most coaches rush their launches and why that's costing them clients.
Learn the essential groundwork needed before you hit publish, how to write sales page copy using your ideal client's own language and why market research is your secret weapon for conversions.
Alina also shares her journey building a business alongside motherhood and a part-time job, proving that slow progress is still progress.
Perfect for coaches and service providers who want to launch successfully without the overwhelm.
SALES PAGE BLUEPRINT
https://welcome.alinakoerts.com/salespageblueprint
Contact details:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alinakoerts/
https://welcome.alinakoerts.com/links
Connect with me:
Instagram @silkstyleandconfidence
LinkedIn Clare Silk
Website claresilk.com
Email me: clare@claresilk.com
Have you ever noticed how you feel like you could take on the world in certain outfits. That's down to the psychology of style and it's your finishing touch to building your confidence.
In the final episode of the SILK Method™ series, confidence I look at how to use your wardrobe as a strategic tool to support your goals and express your personal brand authentically.
You'll discover:
· How what you wear changes how you think and act
· Why dressing for who you're becoming matters, rather than dressing for who you've been
· How to develop your signature style that makes you memorable for all the right reasons
Plus: The Style Audit technique: how toidentify your most confidence boosting outfit and leverage its power strategically.
Perfect for ambitious women who feel like their wardrobe doesn't match their ambitions, want to be remembered and taken seriously or struggle with what "professional style" means for them.
Ready to make your style work as hard as you do?
The complete SILK Method™ series:
Episode 1: Self-Belief Episode 2: Inner Strength Episode 3: Leadership Presence
Why do some people walk into a room and immediately command attention, whilst others struggle to be heard despite having great ideas?
We can't all be the loudest person in the room, you need leadership presence.
In Episode 3 of the SILK Method™ series, I talk about how to develop a leadership presence and share simple adjustments that instantly make you feel and look more confident in any professional setting.
You'll discover:
Plus: The Power Pose & Pause technique, a 2-minute practise that changes your body chemistry and boosts confidence before any important meeting.
Perfect for ambitious women who have great ideas but struggle to be heard, want to be seen as leadership material or feel invisible in meetings despite their expertise.
Ready to stop being overlooked and start commanding attention?
Previous episode: Inner Strength: Resilience in the Face of Fear
Next episode: Killer Style: Expressing Your Personal Brand
#confidence #leadershippresence #entrepreneurship #womeninbusiness
Ever find yourself saying "I'll do it when I feel more confident" or "I'm just waiting for the right time" or "when I'm ready"?
But, will you ever feel 100% ready?
In Episode 2 of the SILK Method series, I look at how waiting to "feel ready" is keeping successful women stuck and how to build the inner strength to take action, even when fear kicks in.
You'll discover:
Plus: The Visibility Ladder exercise. Three levels of visibility actions you can take this week to start building your courage.
This episode is perfect for ambitious women who know what they want but struggle with taking the leap, perfectionist tendencies or analysis paralysis.
Ready to stop waiting for courage and start building it instead?
Previous episode: How to Build Self-Belief (SILK Method #1)
Next episode: Leadership Presence — How You Show Up in the Room (SILK Method #3)
Why do some women with average skills get promoted while brilliant women stay invisible?
I have created a four part series taking you through my SILK method. This is the method that I take my clients through in my programmes. In this first episode of the SILK Method series, I reveal why people hire confidence, not perfection, and share the hidden cost of self-doubt that's keeping you from the opportunities you deserve.
You'll discover:
Perfect for ambitious women who know they're capable of more but struggle with impostor syndrome, self-doubt or feeling "not ready yet" or "good enough".
Next week: Episode 2 covers Inner Strength how to build resilience and take action even when fear shows up.
Join the waiting list for my new digital programme CONFIDENTLY YOU.
Connect with me:
Email me: clare@claresilk.com
In this episode I am joined by mindset personal stylist, Emma Storey who shares her incredible transformation from struggling with body image to becoming obsessed with herself in the best possible way.
Emma opens up about her lifelong battle with weight, being diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and how she discovered the power of dressing for her body shape rather than hiding from it. She reveals how the right clothes became her armour, transforming not just how she looked, but how she felt about herself.
Key topics covered:
About Emma Storey:Emma is a mindset personal stylist who specialises in helping women learn to dress for their body shape.
Connect with Emma:
@thesuccessstylingco on Instagram and TikTok.
Connect with me:
Join the waiting list for Confidently You, my new digital programme launching 15th September and receive exclusive bonuses.
Would you like to understand the secret behind women who seem to effortlessly command respect and recognition?
In this episode, I'm exploring how strategic wardrobe choices can rewire your brain for success.
Discover the difference between executive presence and personal brand authority and learn how to use both to accelerate your professional growth through what I call "the confidence-authority loop."
In this episode, you'll learn:
Perfect for you if:
Join me, Clare Silk, as I look at the strategy behind building authentic authority through strategic style choices, because when you understand the confidence-authority loop, you can accelerate your success exponentially.
Keywords: executive presence, personal brand authority, confidence building, enclothed cognition, professional style, authority building, leadership presence, style psychology, career advancement
Are you feeling confident on paper but shaky in real life?
In this episode, I explore why true confidence is built on alignment.
Discover how connecting with your deeper purpose and values creates lasting self-assurance that doesn't depend on external validation.
Learn about the psychology of intrinsic motivation, how your style can reinforce your identity and get practical steps to uncover your personal "why."
Plus, find out why that "nothing to wear" feeling might actually signal personal growth.
I have created a free worksheet to help you identify your values and craft your own purpose statement for confidence that comes from within.
Perfect for high-achieving women navigating leadership roles, life transitions or anyone ready to build authentic confidence grounded in purpose rather than performance.
✨Download your accompanying workbook here
Connect with me:
Email: clare@claresilk.com
Do your clothes not feel like you anymore? Do you long for something more powerful to wear?
In this episode, I talk about the powerful connection between your style, identity and personal brand.
Discover why your wardrobe is either building your personal brand or sabotaging it (there's no room for neutral) and learn the psychology behind why aligned style creates effortless confidence and makes you unforgettable.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Perfect for you if:
Join me as I blend findings from fashion psychology with personal branding strategy to help you dress like you, lead like you mean it and build a brand that's impossible to ignore.
Resources mentioned:
Connect with me:
Email me on: clare @claresilk.com
Keywords: personal branding, style psychology, confidence building, authentic leadership, wardrobe strategy, fashion psychology, personal brand style