Confessions of a Refashionista

Grab a cuppa, get comfy & join me for an amazing chat with TikTok star Jill, creator of Ms.Positivity.Canada! Listen in while we dish some dirt about being contestants on Battle Of The Generations, find out our methods for dealing with online trolls & how ageism is affecting our daily lives - be sure to leave a comment to let us know if you can relate!

Visit Jill on TikTok @ms.positivity.canada

Check out my:

Battle of the Generations vids here

Instagram deleted my account story here

Troll Time playlist here

Grab a cuppa, get comfy and find out how my fellow Battle of the Generations Gen X contestant Rita Chand found her calling and became an advocate for those facing bullying in the workplace.

Watch Rita on Battle of the Generations here

Watch my episode recap of Battle of the Generations here

Connect with Rita on:

Rita's year of hugging

Marketing and social media go hand in hand and compliment each other beautifully when done right but with all of the work involved in creating and publishing content to your channel, website & blog it can be difficult to find the time & figure out the best strategies for getting yourself (& your products) seen by the masses too! Thankfully marketing expert Stefan Dimov is here to share his top tips for how to get started marketing for every budget size!

Be sure to check out Stefan's channel here 

I have 25 free resources to market & grow your channel here 

My preloved swap collaborations can be seen here 

The fast fashion vs thrift shop video I mentioned is here 

Visit RefashionistaSheri.com for all of my rockin' refashionista tutorials, sustainable tips & preloved style inspiration too!

My gone thrifting group is full of awesome preloved style divas who have helped me create a community where we spread the sustainable lifestyle love as well as share projects, ideas, thrifty style and upcycling inspiration. During a recent Q&A one of my fellow thrifty gurus mentioned that she had worked at a well-known for profit thrift shop and agreed to be interviewed (anonymously) about her experiences by this refashionista!

Join my Gone Thrifting group & share your sustainable style + DIYs too!

Check out the original interview on my site here

Visit RefashionistaSheri.com for all of my rockin' refashionista tutorials, sustainable tips & preloved style inspiration too!

Join me in welcoming my first guest, Sunny from the eco-channel Happily Unpopular! We're diving into why we love secondhand shopping, eating (mostly) vegan + a bunch of sustainable lifestyle tips too!

Grab all of the links mentioned in the episode below:

Sunny's Linktree

The Secular Minority podcast 

Vegan Bodybuilders 

My vegan chickpea recipe 

Visit RefashionistaSheri.com for loads of free tutorials & eco tips too!

I’ve been sharing my creativity, tutorials & love of sustainable style online for awhile now and have definitely learned loads about the ins & outs of creating content for an online audience.

As I often receive requests for advice from those new to working online as well as fellow creators who enjoy what I’m doing and how I present it, I thought it would be helpful to share the important lessons I’ve learned thus far and let you have look behind the scenes of what actually goes into my Confessions of a Refashionista.

Have a listen as I tackle one of the most frequently asked about topics: Time vs Money

Find all of the links mentioned in this episode below:

Working for exposure articles 

My sustainable lifestyle e-book series 

Personalized Refashionista Boxes 

How I deal with online trolls 

Visit RefashionistaSheri.com for loads of free tutorials & eco tips too!

Thinking of starting your sustainable lifestyle journey?

The bright, warm days of summer make it easy to start new routines, so have a listen to my top 8 eco-friendly lifestyle hints and begin those eco habits today!

Here's the links mentioned in this episode:

My 4 step wardrobe audit e-book (+ loads of secondhand tips too!)

All of my cleaning tips & laundry tricks can be found right here

My tutorial index is packed with 100s of fab free tutorials for just about everything!

Join my Gone Thrifting group & share your sustainable style + DIYs too!

Visit RefashionistaSheri.com for all of my rockin' refashionista tutorials & preloved style inspiration too!

Why the heck do so many people continue to think that the laundered clothing donated to thrift and charity shops is somehow dirtier and less hygienic that a “new” garment that has travelled through many different factories, hands and machines worldwide without being washed even once? 

I’ve been thrifting for decades and, thanks to my world-living adventures, have visited secondhand shops in several different countries. Although each shop was full of unique items they all shared that wonderfully distinct “thrift shop smell” – an aroma I find absolutely delightful compared to the chemical reek of department and retail stores.

Have a listen and find out just what causes that recognizable secondhand smell + the harmful chemicals lurking in those brand new garments too!

Links mentioned:

Katie Hope BBC article

Cleaning tips & Laundry tips to keep your preloved finds in top condition. 

My 4 step wardrobe audit (+ preloved tips & tricks) is here.

My ethical fashion index is full of articles & resources to help you build an ethical & sustainable wardrobe. 

Visit RefashionistaSheri.com for all of my rockin' refashionista tutorials & preloved style inspiration too!

Did you know that 1/3 of the food produced worldwide gets tossed out in the trash? Nearly half of this food waste comes from household kitchens and when it ends up in landfills it creates Methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide. If food waste was a country, it would be the world’s third worst creator of greenhouse gases.

In this CoaR podcast episode I'm sharing my top tips for avoiding food waste at home to help you save some money and get started tackling climate change from your own kitchen!

Grab all of my fab tutorials + budget friendly sustainable lifestyle tips and eco-living tricks at RefashionistaSheri.com ♥

(Facts & stats courtesy of the University of Toronto Food Waste Awareness & Reduction study and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.)

I always receive a huge variety of comments, messages and e-mails on my (un)ethical fashion posts and as loads of the less than complimentary responses contain the same basic theme I thought it might be wise to tackle it head on.

So just what is the devil’s advocate of unethical fashion that so many feel compelled to contact me and share their opinions about?

The fight for a living wage for garment workers or more specifically: “Isn’t a low wage better than no wage at all?”

Have a listen to my thoughts about this topic + discover a few facts & figures from The Clean Clothes campaign too!

Here's all of the links mentioned in this episode:

The Clean Clothes Campaign

From Sex Worker to Seamstress: The High Cost of Cheap Clothes documentary

The Fair Wear Foundation

Fashion Revolution

My Ethical Fashion Index

Good On You app

Visit RefashionistaSheri.com for all of my tutorials & articles.