We talk with Emma Edwards about The Wardrobe Project, a year-long pause on clothes shopping that reveals how bias, body image, and culture fuel compulsive buying. The pause creates a new way to enjoy style without chasing constant newness. • the no-buy year and why a full stop on shopping matters • how hedonic adaptation keeps us stuck in the “newness” loop • body image pressures and the polished ideal • the clean girl trend, wellness purity and coded thinness • fantasy self versus real self...
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We talk with Emma Edwards about The Wardrobe Project, a year-long pause on clothes shopping that reveals how bias, body image, and culture fuel compulsive buying. The pause creates a new way to enjoy style without chasing constant newness. • the no-buy year and why a full stop on shopping matters • how hedonic adaptation keeps us stuck in the “newness” loop • body image pressures and the polished ideal • the clean girl trend, wellness purity and coded thinness • fantasy self versus real self...
We explore how humour does real work: building critical thinking, lowering defensiveness, and fuelling social change, from pandemic myths to political power. Two kinds of laughter—herd and heights—show why some jokes harm and others heal, with practical ways to use comedy well. • role of laughter in learning, groups, and connection • comedy as a response to fear and frustration • philosophers on humour from Plato to Nietzsche • herd laughter versus heights laughter • political mockery, late‑...
Why Smart Women Podcast
We talk with Emma Edwards about The Wardrobe Project, a year-long pause on clothes shopping that reveals how bias, body image, and culture fuel compulsive buying. The pause creates a new way to enjoy style without chasing constant newness. • the no-buy year and why a full stop on shopping matters • how hedonic adaptation keeps us stuck in the “newness” loop • body image pressures and the polished ideal • the clean girl trend, wellness purity and coded thinness • fantasy self versus real self...
