OVERCONSUMPTION IS AFFECTING OUR MENTAL HEALTH
We all know how buying new things gives us a short term burst of happiness. However, unfortunately, it’s a blast that doesn’t last …
We all know how buying new things gives us a short term burst of happiness. However, unfortunately, it’s a blast that doesn’t last …
I kicked off day 6 of the Ethical Brands for Fashion Revolution event with an introduction to ‘Wearing Your Values’. Since starting Roberta Style Lee back in 2015, a lot has changed in the fashion world. Ethical fashion is not such a niche anymore and people are more aware of the fashion industry’s dark side …
For this year’s Ethical Brands for Fashion Revolution event, I had the pleasure of hosting an expert panel with Alice Wilby and Bel Jacobs, discussing all-things fashion activism in support of Fashion Revolution week. As two well-known fashion activists and Extinction Rebellion coordinators, these ladies were perfectly positioned to share their insight and wisdom on …
Three weeks into Lockdown and I think it’s fair to say the ‘holiday’ feeling is over. I have video call fatigue now, the fun has worn off and I’m blooming desperate for a hug… This is soooo unnatural – but I am doing what I can to stay home, help stop the spread of the …
Week two of the Lockdown in the UK and it’s feeling even more surreal than the first 7-days. I’m not normally one to drink at home alone, but hey these are unprecedented times… I’ve been dancing like a lunatic on the house party app and sharing videos of myself dancing like a crazy woman on …
Week one of the Lockdown in the UK has been one of the strangest of 7-days of my life. Physical distancing is a lot harder than I imagined, especially when it’s not out of choice. First world problems, I know… But it is unusual to fight our human nature which is to be ‘social’ and …
On Thursday 18th July Ethical Brand Directory reached a major milestone, we turned 2-years old. As a bootstrapped project, led by myself a team of volunteers and interns – it’s been a labour of love and no easy feat. But we’ve survived, evolved and have many new things to look forward to. We issued a …
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Have you heard about the 30 day #MeetTheChangemakerChallenge created by #EthicalHour? Across January 2019 we are all encouraged to share our changemaker stories and this is the perfect opportunity to highlight the relationship between Roberta Style Lee and Ethical Brand Directory So here goes… I’m a changemaker because: I always wanted to create something that …
The eternal pursuit of self-improvement is something we are all programmed to do. How that looks for each of us is different though. Empowerment isn’t just for the select few, its for all of us. That’s why I’m passionate about empowering women from the inside -out. If I asked you what will you do …
I’ve been absent on social media, as I’m sure you noticed. My blogging has been sparse at best. Why? because I’ve needed time to go back to some important pieces of work around my purpose, vision and values. So I didn’t want to start posting again until I was clear about where I want to …