Erin Walsh was named Stylist of the Year by Women's Wear Daily.
6 Words to Tell Yourself Every Morning
The celebrity stylist who dresses Hollywood's biggest stars says the most powerful thing you can do every morning costs nothing: ask yourself "How do I want to feel?" before opening your closet.
Apr 2, 2026
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6 Words to Tell Yourself Every Morning
The celebrity stylist who dresses Hollywood's biggest stars says the most powerful thing you can do every morning costs nothing: ask yourself "How do I want to feel?" before opening your closet.
Apr 2, 2026
1:38:01
Difficulty: Beginner
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Celebrity stylist, Women's Wear Daily Stylist of the Year, and author of 'The Art of Intentional Dressing'; the episode's primary guest and expert.
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Mel Robbins was nominated for a Golden Globe and first worked with Erin Walsh for the red carpet, which is how they met.
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Friend of Erin Walsh and co-author of 'All the Cool Girls Get Fired'; her 'sandbox on the beach' metaphor was cited as a key illustration of limiting beliefs.
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Mentioned as one of Erin Walsh's high-profile celebrity clients whose styling illustrates the reach of Walsh's expertise.
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Episode sponsor offering vitamins, supplements, and wellness products; serving over 15 million customers worldwide for nearly 30 years.
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Episode sponsor; Mel Robbins cited being a Verizon customer for over a decade and praised its nationwide coverage.
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Episode sponsor offering over 200 flexible online degree programs for adult learners.
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Trade publication that named Erin Walsh its Stylist of the Year, cited as a credential establishing her expertise.
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Erin Walsh's bestselling book that forms the philosophical and practical foundation of the episode's teachings.
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Educational platform used in 96 of the top 100 US school districts; an episode sponsor offering adaptive K-12 learning.
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AI productivity tool sponsored segment where Mel Robbins described using it to draft emails and reduce mental load.
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Location of Mel Robbins's barn studio where the episode was recorded, described as the first fireside chat episode taped there.
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Mel Robbins was nominated for a Golden Globe and had to walk the red carpet for the first time, which is how she met Erin Walsh.
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TL;DR
Celebrity stylist Erin Walsh joins Mel Robbins to reveal a radical reframe for getting dressed: instead of asking "what should I wear?" ask yourself six words — "How do I want to feel?" This shift turns your closet from a source of shame into a portal of possibility. Three women from the Mel Robbins Podcast team — a new mom, a postmenopausal woman, and a breast cancer survivor — try the method live with startling results. The single most useful takeaway: pick three words that describe how you want to feel, then use your existing clothes as tools to embody them.
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#fashion therapy
#body image
#postpartum recovery
#menopause and body changes
#breast cancer survivorship
#closet editing
#morning rituals
#self-worth
#wardrobe as tool
#celebrity stylist advice
#women's empowerment
#clothing mindset shift
#daily habits
#six words
#how do I want to feel
#Erin Walsh
#confidence
#self-care
#closet organization
#postpartum style
#menopause
#breast cancer
#clothing mindset
#personal style
#morning routine
#embodiment
#wardrobe editing
#fashion as a tool
#mindset shift
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The Six Words That Will Change Your Morning Forever
Before you open your closet, stop and ask yourself: 'How do I want to feel?' Those six words are the entire method. Starting from how you want to feel — not what looks acceptable — is the difference between dressing from a place of self-worth and dressing from a place of not enough.
Mel's 'I Feel Like Crap' Moment That Proved the Method Works
Mel was sick, exhausted, and had to tape nine podcast episodes in four days. She asked herself: how do I want to feel? Invincible. Unstoppable. Confident. She pulled on knee-high boots and powered through every single day. Then on Friday she asked again — this time the answer was 'safe, protected, soft' — and she put on old sweatpants and slept for three days. Same method, two completely different results.
Look closer
Celebrity stylist and Women's Wear Daily Stylist of the Year Erin Walsh joins Mel Robbins to share her philosophy of intentional dressing — using clothing as a tool to embody how you want to feel each day. The conversation introduces a transformative six-word question to ask every morning before opening your closet.
Chapter list
- Intentional dressing
- The practice of choosing clothing based on how you want to feel rather than habit or appearance alone, using garments as tools to embody a desired emotional state.
- Supernova self
- Erin Walsh's phrase for the fullest, most radiant version of yourself — the person you aspire to embody through deliberate daily choices.
- Fashion therapist
- Erin Walsh's self-description: a stylist who focuses less on trends and more on the emotional and psychological relationship people have with their clothing.
- Embodiment
- The act of physically expressing an inner quality or identity through how you carry yourself, dress, and move — bringing an inner state into outward reality.
- Tailoring
- Having clothes altered to fit your specific body proportions; cited as one of the most effective and underused tools for looking and feeling put-together.
- Silhouette
- The overall shape or outline that clothing creates around the body; a key factor in how an outfit communicates personality and proportion.
- Perimenopausal
- The transitional phase leading up to menopause, often accompanied by body changes that affect how clothing fits and how women relate to their bodies.
- Portal of possibility
- Erin Walsh's metaphor for the closet — reframing it from a source of dread into a space of empowerment and self-discovery.
- IEP
- Individualized Education Program — a legally mandated plan for students with disabilities, referenced as an example of a high-stakes meeting where intentional dressing can boost confidence.
- Price per wear
- A personal finance concept applied to fashion: dividing the cost of an item by the number of times you wear it to assess its true value.
- Malleable
- Easily shaped or adaptable; used in the episode to describe bodies in transition that require flexible, forgiving clothing choices.
- Dichotomy
- A contrast between two opposing qualities; used by Erin Walsh to describe outfits that balance strength with elegance simultaneously.
- Effortless
- Appearing to require no effort; one of Erin Walsh's personal go-to style words, describing clothing that feels natural and unstudied.
