Making Your Own Mold with Charlie Wensley

Episode 2

Making Your Own Mold with Charlie Wensley

Before she rediscovered her love of making clothes, Charlie Wensley struggled to meet expectations about the kind of person she thought she was supposed to be, culminating in a battle with post-natal depression.

Charlie Wensley learned the hard way that trying to fit a pre-existing mold can have devastating effects. Charlie is the blogger behind nobleanddaughter.com. But before she rediscovered her love of making clothes, she struggled to meet her own expectations about the kind of person she thought she was supposed to be. This culminated in a battle with post-natal depression that left her questioning who she was.

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Links from this episode:

Noble & Daughter, Charlie’s blog

The Great British Sewing Bee

Tilly & The Buttons

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