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JAKE FREEDMAN
Psychodynamic Therapist
MSc, PGDip, BPC (Reg.), MBACP (Snr Accred), BPF

19 Nassau Street

Fitzrovia

W1W

Central London

jake@jakefreedman.co.uk

Fragrance Gatekeeping

5 hours ago

1 min read

Stylist magazine's Scent Gatekeeping feature, showing perfume bottles wrapped in gold chains against a pink background. — Stylist magazine's Scent Gatekeeping feature explores why we protect our signature fragrances. Psychodynamic psychotherapist Jake Freedman contributes insights into scent, identity and the psychodynamics of fragrance gatekeeping.

Stylist magazine's fragrance gatekeeping article featuring psychotherapist Jake Freedman's commentary on scent identity, alongside five niche perfumes. — Jake Freedman discusses the psychodynamics of fragrance gatekeeping in Stylist magazine, exploring why signature scents feel personal, how perfume becomes part of our identity and why sharing a favourite fragrance can feel threatening.

This is an article I contributed to for Stylist magazine on the psychodynamics of fragrance gatekeeping.

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