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What if the style confusion you’ve been feeling isn't just about fashion, but about who you're becoming?

In this episode, I’m diving into the top style questions I’ve been getting lately, from closet edits to shopping trips to DMs. These are the things real women are asking as they figure out how to dress for this new season of life.

You’ll hear:

✨ What to wear casually besides denim (yes, there are options!)

✨ Whether you can really still wear shorts after 40

✨ The best jackets for broad shoulders and what to avoid

✨ Where to shop if you’re petite and always drowning in fabric

✨ The 4 brands I never recommend to clients (and why)

You’ll also hear a powerful client story that proves this: No matter how long you’ve struggled with shopping or style, there is a way forward. You don’t have to figure it out alone.

Whether you’re refreshing your wardrobe or just tired of feeling stuck, this episode will help you stop second-guessing and start feeling good in your clothes again.

🎧 Hit play and walk away with answers that actually work for your life.

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Are you a high-achiever who’s doing all the right things in dating, yet nothing is clicking? In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode of Make It You, I am joined by dating coach Emily Freeman to unpack why real connection can’t be strategized and why your need to “get it right” might actually be keeping love at arm’s length.

This conversation is for you if dating feels more like a checklist than a connection. Emily shares how embracing vulnerability, balancing masculine and feminine energy, and even your personal style can shift you from performative dating to a powerful, magnetic connection.

🎙️ In this episode, we explore:

 • Why real connection is energetic, not transactional

 • The difference between “nice guys” and “good guys”

 • How attraction can grow over time (and why that second date matters)

 • How your style signals self-worth and attracts aligned partners

 • Emily’s personal story of finding love while building her coaching practice

Whether you're just re-entering the dating world or ready to find something deeper and more aligned, this episode is your invitation to stop performing and start connecting authentically.

👉 Listen now and learn how to shift from strategy to soul.

Learn more about Emily's work + book a session: Feminine in Love Program

Follow Emily on Instagram: @emilyfreemancoaching

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In this episode of The Make It You Podcast, I'm answering your top spring style questions—from what bras actually work under those tricky dresses to how to break out of your beige wardrobe rut without losing your personal style.

Whether you’re refreshing your closet for spring or navigating a major life shift, this Q&A-style episode gives you real advice with zero overwhelm.

💬 In this episode, I talk about:

 ✨ The top 3 sticky bras that actually stay put (yes, even when you're sweating or dancing)

 ✨ The key difference between a personal shopper and a stylist with coaching

 ✨ Easy ways to level up your beige wardrobe with colors that still feel like you

🎧 Listen now to get quick, actionable tips that make getting dressed easier and more empowering.

📔 Want to see the bras and outfit ideas from the episode?

We made you a custom guide!

 👉 Explore the Lookbook + Outfit Pairings

🗓 Need help building a wardrobe that feels like you?

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XO,

Tannya

Style Refresh, doors close September 30th https://myclosetedit.com/refresh
Podcast Episode, Setting a Style Goal https://www.buzzsprout.com/1983757/10554652

As time goes on, our bodies, life, and what we like starts to change a bit. It doesn't happen overnight, it's a slow change that first happens within us but it does feel like one day we start waking up to the notion that the pieces we are wearing or trying on somehow don’t work anymore.

There’s a few things that happen when you are going through this shift:

• You don’t wear the piece of clothing - it sits in your closet no even though you once did identify in it, feel good in it. Now when you wear it, it doesn’t fit where you’re at anymore.
• It feels dated - it feels like a past you, from a past life, with memories that somehow make it feel like it’s not where you want to be anymore.
• It doesn’t fit the clothing you DO love - it’s a piece that with the years or months that have gone by, it’s gone to one side because you’ve found new pieces that really identify with you more and it doesn’t fit into the style you are going for or stepping into at this moment.
• When you try it on, it doesn't feel good - Feel good means it doesn’t make you feel confident, beautiful, sexy or any describing word that identifies most with you or your style statement. If you haven’t learned about style statements and want to dive in deeper, you can listen to the episode link above.
• It fits your body, but not your style - You put it on and it fits like a glove. It hugs just the right places, sits well, the fabric is wonderful, but it doesn't feel like you. If you were to go to your closet to pick out something to wear, this would be the last thing on your list to get

Listen in to learn more on the pieces that stand the test of time.

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Shop from my blog on what to look for this fall: https://myclosetedit.com/2022/09/19/5-styles-to-avoid-for-fall/
Denim Shopping Guide:  https://exciting-author-320.ck.page/products/denim-shopping-guide-fall-edition-20

I'm all about spending money on the right things, which means making a list of what you need AND don't need this season. You want to be intentional with your purchases to give your style the update and impact you want to achieve this season. Even if you're on a budget, be intentional. Buy the piece that fits well and adds to your outfits to give you more versatility.

Stay focused on a few key pieces you need to update to ensure you spend wisely. I'd rather have you buy something that's not on sale that makes you feel 100% aligned to your style than three things on sale that don't feel quite right.

As you discover what to avoid buying for fall, you'll also notice that specific ways you've worn your outfits have changed too! New styles will transform your outfits and help you update your look.

Learn to Shop with Success in my FREE webinar, join me: https://myclosetedit.com/webinar

When I think of the most stylish man I know, I think of my friend Richard. He has a mix of prep and a sharp classic look, but he can also get creative and make an outfit look put together with a mix of colors and prints. 

Richard Meharry is a style blogger and has also launched a new business, Le Finale, to help the groomsmen through the wedding process of writing their vows, plan the honeymoon, get dressed, and all the things. To date he has partnered with HGTV, Bentley, Ollie Quinn, Amazon Studios, Indochino, The W Hotel, Timex, Makers Mark, The Four Seasons, J Crew, Gillette, Trident Nordstrom and more. AMAS continually establishes strategic partnerships and raises brand awareness in a meaningful and creative way. His story is about fashion and Richard is a Man About Style.

I am grateful to also call Richard a friend, we’ve gone salsa dancing together, recorded a video about non-gender fashion and had so much fun trying things on in the fitting room, to being together at fashion parties. In this episode, we actually get to record our conversation and you can tell by my voice, just how happy I was to get to catch up with him after months. Initially we were planning to talk more about men’s body insecurities and sharing our stories of styling men in different scenarios. I had just recorded the podcast episode, Moving Through Body Insecurities & Dressing For Ourselves, Not Others, I’ll have the link in the show notes, and ran into Richard at Anthropologie the next day. Of course I invited him to come on the podcast to talk more about men’s insecurities because even the women on my Instagram wanted more details. Both of us work as stylists and hearing his perspective of how he helps his clients through this was so good. 

This episode includes:

• Bachelor and bachelorette party ideas
• Who dresses the groom for the big day?
• What is a mans’ #1 body insecurity?
• Why some men have trouble shopping or finding their style

And so much more! Let’s get into this conversation with Richard.

FIND RICHARD MEHARRY:
Follow Richard on Instagram for Style Inspo https://www.instagram.com/richardmeharry/

Learn more about Le Finale https://www.lefinale.co/

FREE WEBINAR How to Shop with Success, Join me https://my.demio.com/ref/r47iGzGQlbRMN384

Without knowing it, you are actually in a cycle of shopping that you might not realize because it’s done out of habit. The average person first is attracted to a color before anything else. We can put that one to the test easily! Is there a color you can think of right now that is taking over your closet? It’s totally true! Mine is beige, I love a good beige, neutral. I love the elegance of it, how it looks against my skin color and I can pair it with all pinks, blacks, whites and lavenders in my closet.

Depending on how much of that color you have in your closet, now that you’re aware of this, you might want to go towards finding other colors to add to your wardrobe. Knowing our shopping patterns is so helpful in the process of finding what you need to purchase.

If you are stuck in a shopping pattern, you get stuck in a style that doesn’t serve you anymore. Once you’re aware of your shopping pattern, you can try something different or catch yourself when you’re about to fall into the pattern again.

Join my FREE webinar, The Proven Way to Shop with Success: https://my.demio.com/ref/r47iGzGQlbRMN384

When I think of my best friends, I think of meaningful conversations about how we interpret life, what we’ve learned or experienced recently. Those topics we share are the ones I treasure the most because I feel connected and being around that energy lifts my spirits. My guest today, Kathy Rodriguez is all that and more. If you need a friend or a good laugh, she’s the perfect person to find online and follow. I’m serious, follow her, comment on her posts or send her a DM and she’ll get back to you.  Kathy is a soul purpose life coach for women who is all about igniting the Warrior Goddess within. She helps you see your beauty, purpose in life, and embrace who you are. We all need a Kathy in our lives!

In this podcast we talk about all the things that revolve around embracing who we are, we are in our lives.I let this recording free flow into what our hour long phone calls usually sound like. My favorite part about listening to podcasts is when you feel like you’re part of really good conversation and you want to share your own feedback too.

In this episode, Kathy and I talk about:

• When it’s time to change your routine
• The benefits of supportive friendships
• The struggle of wearing a uniform for work
• Small gestures that can help others feel seen and heard

Connect with Kathy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joyfulpurposeyogi/
Connect with Tannya on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecloset.edit/

FREE webinar The Proven Way to Shop with Success: https://my.demio.com/ref/r47iGzGQlbRMN384

Before getting into a blissful state of joy. There’s a big thing you need to do. You need to know, who do you want to be? I know it might seem like an obvious question but maybe it’s not. Maybe you’ve been going about your routine everyday not stopping to really think about, is the person I want to be eating the way I eat or interacting with the people I’m interacting with or spending my evenings the way I do.

This is one of my favorite exercises because it creates pretty much instant results when you start changing up the things you want to do differently in your life. You’ll actually feel like you have the power to shift how things are going in your day-to-day, how you feel, how you see yourself. 

It’s like a journaled out vision board of yourself in the present. All the ways that you see this person you want to be, you are, and you can start acting in a way that reflects this.

Send me an email with your style q's or comments at hello@myclosetedit.com
Find me on Instagram for more style tips to help you build a wardrobe that lights you up https://www.instagram.com/thecloset.edit/

The Proven Method to Shop with Success FREE Webinar: https://my.demio.com/ref/r47iGzGQlbRMN384

It took having my daughter Noelani for me to even think about the future of my money, what would happen to her, or even my business if I was gone. Yea, tough stuff but that uncomfortable decision making and thought process is important. 

On Facebook, I saw an ad pop up for Wine, Women, and Wills and I was all in! What a fun way to talk about wills by making it somewhat of a networking event. It was my first event after COVID in a public setting and the turnout was insane. The wine room was literally filled with women who were all interested in learning more about the basics of putting together a will and what questions we need to ask ourselves.

Jenny Ling is an estate planning and business attorney in Seattle, WA. Her blog is packed with details to all the topics you want to know more about including estate planning for singles, 4 documents to update after getting divorced, danger of DIY estate planning, and more.

In this conversation we cover topics on:

• Who is Estate planning for
•  Estate planning vs. a will
• What can you do to teach your children about money as they grow up?
• Decision making on life support, how do you decide?

Learn more about Jenny Ling: https://www.jennylinglaw.com/
Connect with Tannya Bernadette on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecloset.edit/