The Fashion Industry is one of the most stressful industries a person can choose to be in which makes mental health twice as important and if you add being a minority to the field -combatting lack of representation and racism triples the importance. We examine some key elements to the stress and solutions in addition to interviewing Elliot Carlyle,The Brand, The Voice, the author of "The Influence Workbook", and executive assistant of Fern Mallis of New York Fashion Week who shares how to Trajectify Your Life.

References

Mindovermelanin.com

IG @mindovermelaninpod

www.elliotcarlyle.net

The Influence Workbook

https://www.amazon.com/Influence-Workbook-Trajectify-Blueprint-Engagement/dp/1721085793/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1550587162&sr=8-2&keywords=the+influence+workbook

Stress and Depressed: A Mental Health Guide For Fashion Students

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/education/stressed-and-depressed-a-mental-health-guide-for-fashion-students

Does Fashion Have a Mental Health Problem?

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/careers/does-the-fashion-industry-have-a-mental-health-problem

Everywhere and Nowhere: What it's really like to be black and work in Fashion.

https://www.thecut.com/2018/08/what-its-really-like-to-be-black-and-work-in-fashion.html