54: Stacy London How to Turn Personal Struggles Into a Career

Published: July 14, 2015, 8:06 p.m.

Fashion is an industry, but style is for everybody.\nWe have all had trouble accepting ourselves the way we are. Sometimes, people use clothes and fashion as a way to cover up who they are, or to beat people to the punch of putting them in a box.\n\nBut fashion can also be impressive, thought provoking, and a way to get what you want. That\u2019s what I\u2019m talking to Stacy London about today.\n\nIf you haven\u2019t heard of Stacy, you are missing out. She is a veteran TV host, having been on What Not to Wear for ten years, and just recently launching her new show Love, Lust, or Run. But she\u2019s also a stylist, an author, and a woman with an infection sense of energy and authenticity.\n\nI can\u2019t wait for you to hear her story of battling multiple diseases, hunting for her perfect job, and how she\u2019s changing the world, one outfit at a time.\nFor all the negative messages that loop in all of our heads about what we\u2019re not, I try to use style to dislodge that kind of negativity.\n\nSome things we learn in this podcast:\n\n \tWhat the title of her new show on TLC means [4:00]\n \tTranslating your style into your message to the world [5:10]\n \tHow to develop your sense of style [5:45]\n \tDifferent clothes make you feel different [6:50]\n \tHow changing your style can shake up your brain [7:20]\n \tHow her health problems led to her interest in fashion [13:45]\n \tThe value of getting fired [18:05]\n \tHer transition from fashion styling to personal styling and shopping [19:20]\n \tHow she first got on TV [20:00]\n \tThe success of What Not to Wear [22:45]\n \tThe three E\u2019s of good reality television: entertainment, education, and emotions [24:55]\n \tHow to offer good, constructive criticism [26:20]\n \tStacy\u2019s involvement in anti-bulling campaigns [28:55]\n \tWhy her anger and sadness affected her career [32:40]\n \tHow Love, Lust, or Run, her new TV show, is different [36:55]\n \tWhat it means to fit one\u2019s body in clothing [39:20]\n \tWhy self knowledge, intention, and purpose are important in fashion [41:30]\n \tThere\u2019s a way to express anger without making people afraid of you [47:35]\n \tWhy we all need to pull ourselves away from the mirror sometimes [48:00]\n \tThe difference between a good stylist and a great stylist [50:35]\n \tThe power of \u201cYes and\u201d in fashion: the \u201cyes\u201d is self acceptance and self awareness, and the \u201cand\u201d is all about\xa0creativity and beauty [54:15]\n \tThe importance of being able to accept and move on [55:15]\n \tWhy you have to give yourself permission to do what is best for you [57:45]\n \tOn being a product of the fallout and failures of feminism [59:40]\n \tDon\u2019t sweat the small stuff; Instead, start with a core understanding of yourself [1:02:30]\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\n \tCheck out Stacy's new show, Love, Lust, or Run on TLC\n \tYou can also check out her old show What Not to Wear\n \tLearn more about style in Stacy's book, The Truth About Style\n \tMusic Credit: Make It Last feat. JMSN by Ta-ku\n\nConnect\xa0with Stacy\xa0Instagram\xa0|\xa0Twitter