Your closet is a direct reflection of your mental, physical and emotional state. Yes, read that one again.
What I mean is, whatever the situation is in your closet, is also the situation affecting all aspects of your life.
If your closet feels chaotic and messy, there’s another area of your life also in the same state. Or if you’re holding onto pieces just in case, you’re likely holding that extra weight and baggage in other areas of your life… usually in your physical body as extra pounds.
Clothing is made of energy, just like everything else, so when you hold onto pieces that feel like an older version of you or remind you of a not so great time in your life, you’re allowing that stagnant energy to permeate your field. And that’s energy that you are taking on every time you walk into your closet.
So yes, the dress you had on when you had a massive fight with your friend or were let go from a job is literally blocking you from stepping into your higher self.. It’s pulling down your vibrancy. Even though losing the job may have been a blessing in disguise:)
The good news is, once you actually purge your closet and release what no longer serves you, you’ll notice massive shifts throughout your life. It’s always deeper than the clothes.
It’s an interesting thing that happens when you actually let go of things you don’t love or things that no longer resonate with who you are becoming in your life. It’s freeing. Letting go of the attachment to those pieces opens up space for what’s next to manifest in your life. In order for that to come, you have to first make the space.
There’s a great shake up of energy when you edit your closet.
For instance, after purging one of my client’s closets, she went on to lose 15 pounds! And this is not the first time that’s happened for my clients. It’s releasing the attachment and the emotions hiding in those pieces. Letting go of the energy and beliefs tied to the clothing and the woman you once were in those clothes. Typically this means letting go of super flowy pieces that hide your figure.
Something to keep in mind is that in purging your closet, there’s likely going to be a lot of emotions that come up. You may find your body feeling exhausted afterwards and the next day, or you may feel super triggered. The reason being you are clearing out so much energy.
However, you’ll become addicted to how good it feels to let things go! I found myself purging my closet and jewelry yet again the other weekend… it seems to happen monthly at this point and sometimes daily! What’s interesting is that this time around, I got extremely triggered. I found myself super irritated by a certain person the day after I purged. Someone who in the past I could handle.
Anytime I get triggered, I pause and ask myself who that person represents from my past, and where I still have some healing work to do. Being triggered by someone is actually a blessing in that it shows you there’s something you’re allowing to bother you… and you have the opportunity to explore that and let it go.
In my case, I realized the clothes and jewelry I had been purging were all pieces I used to wear in Corporate America in my “previous life.” Letting go of these pieces stirred up emotions around my old corporate wounds. Things I thought I had let go of yet clearly still had energy on them. And the person who was triggering me reminded me of an old boss. You see how this all comes full circle?!
So if it’s been awhile since you’ve edited your closet, I invite you to dive in this weekend and see what else you uncover in the process. It’s always a bit juicy:)
Something else I highly recommend is to bless the clothes you are releasing, even though they no longer serve you. They have gotten you so far in life and now they get to move onto someone else who will benefit as you evolve into your higher self style.
If the thought of purging your closet feels overwhelming or you don’t even know where to start, click on the link below to chat about your style as I can help!
xoxo,
Style Specialist & Confidence Catalyst
