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...
The Snarky Gherkin and a Nazi walk into a bar….. Part.2
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The Snarky Gherkin and a Nazi walk into a bar….. Part.2
A fast, clear walkthrough of the “Cooker Wars” timeline, from a viral march brand to four competing groups, collapsing turnouts, and a movement that sells outrage without outcomes. We map the players, the optics problem, and why economic pain makes people vulnerable to grifters. • Gaza protest optics triggering a copycat “March for Australia” wave • NSN claiming involvement and the credibility collapse that followed • Monica Smith’s rebrand to Put Australia First and calls for sponsorship • ...
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...
