The Invisibilia Podcast examines the invisible forces that control human behavior. A recent episode is titled “The Secret Emotional Life of Clothes.” In it the show hosts interview a middle-aged man who always wears sunglasses (a habit he picked up in high school when he discovered that sunglasses cut down on the number of times he was bullied). The show also looks at the mental effects on non-doctors of wearing a white doctor’s coat. It even examines the racial attitudes surrounding the hoodie. It got me thinking, of all the things I wear, what makes me feel the most different? I would have to say it’s my wedding band. I think it’s because nothing else I’ve ever worn signals something so clearly to society. People know I’m married. It makes me feel married. Steadied. Attached to Emily. Grateful.

Source: The Invisibilia Podcast (7/22/2016’s Episode on the Secret Emotional Life of Clothes)

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