“Style is for everyone & it can look different for everyone.”
I’ve spent my whole career believing that what you put on your body is never just about the clothes. It’s about whether you’re letting yourself be seen.
This is the first episode of a brand new mini-series I’m calling Main Character Energy, and I wanted to kick things off by explaining what main character energy really means and why I believe it’s something every single person deserves access to.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY REALLY MEANS
How I Ended Up Doing This Work
I never planned on becoming a stylist- I originally set out to work in education and spent seven years as a middle school music teacher. It took one offhand comment from a friend to make me realize I’d been avoiding my true calling the whole time.
Who Comes to Me for Style Support
The majority of my clients aren’t celebrities. They’re regular people standing in their closets, sometimes in the middle of a major life transition, feeling like the person staring back at them doesn’t match who they’ve become. That’s where I come in.
What Intuitive Styling Means
I read energy and that energy comes through in the outfits I style for clients. Sometimes that means pulling a single piece from a client’s closet and asking one question that unravels a whole story they didn’t know they were still carrying.
What Taking Up Space Has to Do With Your Closet
Every outfit is a choice about whether you’re willing to be seen in your full-body energy. Hiding in your clothes and hiding in your life go hand in hand.
What Becomes Possible Once You Allow Yourself Be Fully Seen
There’s a specific, decisive moment when you choose to be perceived instead of shrinking. What happens on the other side of that moment is the whole reason I do this work.
If You’re Not Sure You’re Allowed to Be the Main Character
If some part of you is thinking “that’s just not for me,” I want you to hear where that belief comes from, and the one small first step I give every client who feels that way.
FAQs
What does “Main Character Energy” mean?
It’s not about being the loudest person in the room or performing confidence that doesn’t feel like yours. Main character energy means you’re no longer editing yourself down or keeping yourself small to keep other people comfortable. When you embrace being the main character of your own life, you’re showing up as full yourself, on purpose, instead of waiting in the background.
Do I need to already feel confident to start working on my style?
Nope! And honestly, most people I work with usually feel the opposite. Confidence tends to follow the energy shift. You don’t need to fake it or adjust your mindset before you’re allowed to explore what having a personal style feels like to you.
Is intuitive styling the same as just picking outfits for someone?
Outfit selection is one small piece of the process. Intuitive styling looks at your coloring, your body, your lifestyle, and your relationship with being visible, your own unique energy and personality, and then builds from there. It’s less “here’s what to wear” and more “here’s how to let what you wear reflect who you are.”
Who is this podcast series for?
Anyone who has ever felt like they were waiting for permission to be seen, whether that shows up as an overstuffed closet of “safe” clothes, avoiding photos or seeing yourself in the mirror, or feeling like your outside doesn’t match who you’ve become on the inside.
HEAR ALL THE TEA ON MAIN CHARACTER IN THIS EPISODE OF THE SUSAN PADRON PODCAST
Check out the Susan Padron Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. While you’re there, hit subscribe!
WHAT’S NEXT?
This is only the beginning of the Main Character Energy series! Listen to the next podcast episode, or watch the Main Character Energy series on YouTube.
Ready to start becoming the main character in your own closet?
