Lemon's Review: A Month of Dressing Your Truth
What started as an experiment in fashion, ended up opening my heart to some deeper issues.
When my cousin tossed me the book, “Dressing Your Truth” (DYT) I nearly rolled my eyes. Sometimes Jess has a knack for finding (and embracing) the strangest of books. But her enthusiasm and her recent (impressive) wardrobe update were persuasive enough to have me subscribing to one-month of DYT. Halfway through my sixth video/blog, I was munching on almond butter and celery sticks, nodding my head in agreement and texting my sister Carol Tuttle’s major points with heart emojis.
Tuttle suggests that our fashion should mirror our inner-most intentions. At first, this all felt a bit dippy, but I took the leap and prescribed myself as a primary Type Two, with secondary hints of Type Four. And with this new classification in mind, I started scrolling through the videos.
Tons and tons of videos.
Notably, the prerecorded Tuttle addressed some of my strangest fashion quirks: my insistence to feel every fabric in a store, my love for mock-necks and the reason why I always regifted any piece of gold jewelry (sorry mum). In fact a lot of those traits are typical for most “type 2” women.
Tuttle doesn’t tell you which type you are (that’s more of a self-discovery journey) but she does have a program that delves into much more than merely dressing true to your intentions. There’s a section on personal growth that covers everything from health (emotional, mentally & spiritually) to relationships (wife-ing, working, parenting) & finances.
I took a gander at the Type 2 emotional health section and found some true gems. I downloaded the video that walked me through mindfully let go of my oh-so-bothersome people-pleasing tendencies. I recorded Tuttle’s Type 2 affirmations and I even printed out a post that helped me pinpoint those pesky emotions I usually run away from. The courses have opened my eyes to some underlying tensions I never really thought of (let alone consciously addressed).
Needless to say, this month I’m gladly upgrading my look (tossing out that intention-clashing black, buying super-soft textures with hint of ash and (gasp!) thinking about embracing my natural hair color. At the same time, I’m giving my mindful-self a much-needed jump start by reading materials and watching videos about topics I normally wouldn’t give a second glance.
What do you think? Is the subscription worth a try?
*Four Month Update: Okay, so far I'm still subscribed and I've also been downloading the videos' audio files so that I can listen to them on my commute as part of my morning ritual. Also, I got enough guts to go ahead to embrace my "type" and I dyed my hair back to my natural ashy "dirty-dishwasher color." The transition was glaring at first, but I've been impressed by how much I've loved it. I can't believe I didn't do it sooner. You can read about the transition on this blog post.
Cheers,
Hazel
