Creativity After Grief and Masculine Vulnerability

Sabir M. Peele is mostly known for his style expertise and blog, Men's Style Pro but he is also quite familiar with grief. He is very vocal about the masculine perspective, vulnerability and why opening up is both helpful and necessary as a man experiencing grief. We also get into parenthood and how it affects our grief as well as how we begin to understand the depth of our parents' love once we become parents. We need more men like Sabir in the grief community so I’m excited to share him in this episode. 

Sabir is from North Philadelphia and created Men’s Style Pro in 2010 to give men advice and tips on style. His brand has since evolved into a full-fledged editorial site & consulting firm, encompassing everything from the how-to’s of men’s style to finding out the best place for a steak in your city. Sabir was first recognized for his style sense as the winner of the King of Prussia Mall style contest in 2008 before attracting the attention of the national style media and was named one of Esquire Magazine’s “5 Best Dressed Real Men in America” and in addition was the winner of the Fan Favorite vote in 2010. In the fall of 2013, he was selected by GQ Magazine as their #GQFall Best Dressed. Today, Sabir serves as a freelance brand ambassador & executive stylist for GQ and consults for numerous brands — on top of running the ship at Men’s Style Pro. 

 

Episode Highlights:

• Sabir’s career path, his first job at age 10, and the story behind Men’s Style Pro
• His experience growing up in a dysfunctional family with two parents struggling with addiction
• How he found respect after resentment and how becoming a parent transformed some of that resentment
• The hurt, loneliness, and grief that comes from having no living parent figure 
• How grief affects his own personal style
• Why it’s so important to understand and feel your emotions and how he encourages others to be vulnerable
• Dream clients he’d love to work with and who in the celebrity space could use some style support

 

Learn more and connect with Sabir:

https://www.instagram.com/mensstylepro/

https://mensstylepro.com/

 

**This episode is sponsored by Rent the Runway. Visit www.renttherunway.com and use code RTRGIANNA for 40% off your first two months of RTR membership.**

 

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