Monocycle with Leandra Medine

In honor of fashion week, an episode of Monocycle on how to get dressed! Or the psychology of it, at least. When you are in a clothing funk, the only way out beyond attempting “manifestation” practices (if you think it, if you will it, it will happen) is to remember when you last felt like the best version of yourself. So close your eyes and put yourself into an outfit. Toot-a-loo!

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Welcome back to Monocycle! This episode covers fashion week from a peripheral point of view -- most saliently because the theme, purpose, is one that was on our minds a lot last week as industry denizens ambled from show to show in the freezing cold sounding and looking more deflated than usual. Are we questioning purpose within the established system? And what happens when we lose our purpose? Something rather enlightening that came out of asking these questions was the very simple reality that without purpose, our will to do is compromised. And without a will to do, what have we? On the bright side, purpose is everywhere. We just need to know to look for it.

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This week Leandra revisits her own industry transition from sneaking into her first fashion show, to being seated front and center at the next, to finally feeling that she’s earned her seat. Topics include: self-doubt, building confidence, pride in one’s work and what to do when you feel overwhelmingly overwhelmed. It’s all related, isn’t it? Enjoy.

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This week's episode of Monocycle reflects on last week's show (hint: there were a few tears) then opens up the dance floor for a conversation about faking it until you make it. The "it" in question, of course, is happiness. And as it turns out, faking it kind of works.

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All hail Friday afternoon, the best time of the entire week. This week's topics of discussion on Monocycle range from the stuff you tell yourself when you look into the mirror, letting yourself feel like shit and knowing when to pull yourself out of the vicious cycle. When you're down, give yourself the time you need and then pick yourself right back up. Oh, and call your mom and tell her you love her.

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In this week's episode of Monocycle, Leandra tackles vulnerability as she works through it herself. Often when you're given advice, that wisdom is provided reflectively: I've been through a journey and here are the findings. And while that model makes sense, isn't there some value, too, in learning from experience while said experience is in motion? Let us know your thoughts and enjoy!

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Welcome back to Monocycle after a week-long break, inaugurating this episode as the first of the new year. This week, we're talking about confidence -- that elusive quality that we're taught from a young age is vital to survive and succeed, which we all grapple with at some point. How does one teach confidence anyway? Can it be learned? Do you really need it in order to survive? Can a lack of it ever actually be considered beneficial -- might it push you forward?

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Welcome to a special New Years episode of Monocycle. This week, Leandra thinks about New Year's Eve as an institution and what one should wear to commemorate the occasion. At one point, you may wonder: is this a new-age soapbox to volley for or against the moot concept of resolutions? As we usher in 2016, think of this edition as a sort of test. What do you want to keep seeing from this podcast? Would you prefer more elaborate story telling? As we usher in a new year neither putting too much pressure on it nor taking it so lightly, when better to start thinking actionably about improvement?

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In this week's episode of Monocycle, Leandra talks about a relatively recent decision to take her husband's last name. Is it really the name that matters? Or is it more about the motivation that propels someone toward this kind of decision? Listen up, join the convo and get your Shakespeare in the comments section to discuss what really is in a name.

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In this week's episode of Monocycle, Leandra posits a theory that boredom may no longer exist -- at least not in the way we used to think of it. Furthermore, she talks about the value of boredom in 2015, what term may have replaced it and how we're going to take back "busy."

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