Stressed But Well Dressed hosted by Dahlia Stroud

Season 8, Episode 2: The Divine Enigma of Getting Dressed (An episode for Neurodiversity Celebration Week with guest Sarah Olaifa)

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Dahlia is joined by Sarah Olaifa, host of podcast Divine Enigma, and founder of NeuroEnigma.

Sarah's specialises in helpingorganisations create inclusive workplaces for neurodiverse professionals, as well as supporting the needs of neurodivergent businesses

To mark Neurodiversity Celebration week, Sarah shares her perspective on what it means to be well dressed and her view on the space where neurodivergent thinking, creativity and clothing meet.

Sarah explains the freedom for self expression that can come through clothes and the opportunity for people to use what they wear as a form of art. She stresses the importance of visual expression through clothing if presenting through words isn't something people are comfortable doing and how powerful clothes can be to demonstrate who you are.

Sarah also talks through the challenges in the workplace when people are forced to conform in a way that doesn't sit comfortably with them either through dress codes or societal expectations that don't create inclusive organisational cultures.

She expresses the value of finding spaces where individuals feel like they belong, are accepted and the beauty that can come from being dressed by your community.