It's Okay to Care How Things Look. And No, You're Not Shallow.

Suzy continues her deep dive into the 16 values from the Welch-Bristol Values Inventory with Beholderism — our desire for beautiful things: our homes, our clothes, our stuff, ourselves. It's the #4 most prevalent value in the general population, #2 for women overall, and yet it's one of the values people are most likely to feel ashamed of.
Suzy walks through the data on who has it and who doesn't, shares the story of the time her Beholderism led her to knock on a Finnish mayor's door, and sits down with legendary interior designer Elizabeth Lawrence of Williams Lawrence. Then Dr. Evelyn Welch — historian, MBE, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol, and Suzy's friend of 52 years — joins to explain why beauty and consumerism have been linked since long before the Renaissance.
If you've ever felt silly for caring how things look, this episode is your permission slip.
Find Elizabeth Lawrence on Instagram @instagram.com/elizabeth_m_lawrence/?hl=en and @instagram.com/williams_lawrence_interiors/?hl=en.
Elizabeth Lawrence and Bunny Williams: Decoration available here (amazon.com/Bunny-Williams-Elizabeth-Lawrence-D…).
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