463: Feel Like a '10' - How to Discover Your Personal Style Through Thrifting with Krista Lavrusik
The Heart & Hustle Podcast
The Heart University
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Heart & Hustle Podcast, Evie and Lindsey are joined by personal stylist and thrifting queen Krista Lavrusik for a conversation that feels like a confidence pep talk you did not know you needed. Krista shares how discovering your personal style can completely shift the way you see yourself, especially if you have spent years treating clothes as purely functional or feeling disconnected from your wardrobe. From walking into a thrift store without feeling overwhelmed to her iconic "thrifting boyfriends," Krista breaks down exactly how to shop with intention, spot quality pieces, and build a closet that actually reflects who you are. The girls dive into "feeling like a 10," navigating style through pregnancy and postpartum seasons, why men's button downs are a secret weapon, and how confidence starts with honoring what makes you feel good right now. This episode is full of practical tips, permission to let go of what no longer serves you, and encouragement to stop waiting for the perfect moment to show up as yourself. If you are craving a wardrobe refresh, a mindset shift, or just want to feel more confident in your own skin, this conversation will leave you inspired, empowered, and ready to step into your own '10' energy.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Heart and Hustle podcast. We are your hosts, Evie McLeod and Lindsay Roman. |
| 0:05.8 | Welcome back to another episode and another wonderful conversation. This one is a treat. |
| 0:12.7 | It is a jolt of caffeine, as Lindsay described it. Yes. And you are in for such a joy. |
| 0:19.2 | Now, I hope that you have been following this delight of a human |
| 0:22.8 | online, TikTok, Instagram. If you have not, oh, you are in. You're about to meet your new best |
| 0:29.1 | friend. Literally what I was going to say. 100%. So we got to chat with Krista Lavrusik. She is a |
| 0:34.6 | personal stylist and fashion educator, passionate about helping women discover their confidence through style. |
| 0:39.7 | With a warm, relatable approach and a keen eye for design, she teaches everyday women how to build intentional |
| 0:45.7 | wardrobes that reflect who they truly are. Whether she's hosting virtual style sessions, |
| 0:50.8 | guiding postpartum mamas, or thrifting unique finds, Christ's mission is simple to help women feel like a 10 inside and out. |
| 0:58.6 | So today we got to talk with Krista all about finding your own personal style. |
| 1:04.2 | We talked a lot about thrifting, some strategic and intentional thrifting tips that she recommends, |
| 1:09.9 | brands to look for, brands to avoid when |
| 1:12.0 | thrifting, what to even do when you walk into a thrift store and you feel overwhelmed at all of the |
| 1:17.0 | directions and things that you could look at or directions you could go in. She just gave such |
| 1:22.0 | incredible advice. She talks about something called the thrifting boyfriends. You will understand |
| 1:26.0 | when you listen. |
| 1:45.8 | But we also talked about kind of how to find your style and find your unique, just spark with clothing to make you feel like a 10, especially if you have viewed clothing as functional or you've never really found your personal style or never really had fun with clothing. Krista gives so many good tips on just practical ways to do that, things to look for, like style pieces that look good |
| 1:51.1 | with every single person. We're going to talk about button downs so freaking much. It's going to be a |
| 1:56.6 | great time. She is just a bundle of energy. She is literally like best friend energy. |
| 2:03.9 | We end it with talking about books. She just, it was all over the place in the best way possible. |
| 2:09.6 | I can't even describe to you how much you're going to get out of this episode. So whether you |
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