The Midlife Fashionista

The Uplifters · Jul 23, 2026 · 36m · transcript

Today we're talking about clothes! How they fit in midlife, how updating our wardrobes can upend our identities, and most of all, how donated clothes can give other women a fresh start. In this episode, Susan Kanoff shares how her 25 years in social work led to starting Uncommon Threads, a nonprofit now serving more than 8,000 women a year in Greater Boston through clothing, personal styling, and confidence-building. For women over 40 navigating change, her story is a masterclass in trusting your instincts, starting before you're ready, and building something meaningful from exactly what you…