{"id":148683,"date":"2026-08-06T22:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/?p=148683"},"modified":"2026-08-07T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:44:21","slug":"episode-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/sos-podcast\/episode-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Dressed for What Comes Next with Tamara Mitchell | Styled, Off Script Ep. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A layoff can change much more than where you spend your workday. It can disrupt your routine, confidence, sense of purpose, and even the version of yourself you are accustomed to seeing in the mirror. And navigating personal style after a layoff can raise an unexpectedly personal question: who are you getting dressed for when the routine around you disappears?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Tamara Mitchell<\/strong><\/a>, navigating personal style after a career change meant confronting a particularly strange question: What happens to a wardrobe built to be seen when you suddenly have nowhere you are required to go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tamara had spent years wearing expressive colors, prints, crop tops, and conversation-starting pieces. Her clothing was not separate from her personality\u2014it was one of the ways she made herself known. After being laid off, the challenge was not simply deciding what to wear. It was learning how to remain connected to that visible, playful part of herself while the structure around her changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Episode 8 of Styled, Off Script<\/em>,<\/strong><\/a> Tamara joins Marge, Liz, and Maloree to talk about living in the unresolved middle: exploring a career in styling, creating fashion content, raising two teenagers, and discovering what comes next without pretending she has already arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cRight now, getting dressed gives me hope because it\u2019s the one thing I can control in my day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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