Posts in WELL BEING
In The Frame - Kavita Dattani - 5 Questions One Wish
In The Frame - Kavita Dattani - 5 Questions One Wish

Shaking things up like a delicious rose syrup milkshake, Kavita and I discuss aspects of Indian culture in a Western world, exploring Kavita’s experiences, from style to her Indian roots and how that fits into British culture too.

The first article in this series as I explore a new direction with ThriftVIP® as a predominantly Society & Culture website; representing the lives, thoughts and feelings of those in our communities, on this island called Britain.  

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IDENTITY, MUSIC AND FASHION, STYLE, SUSTAINABILITY, WELL BEING, FASHION DIVERSITY, CULTUREMadeleineIdentity, Culture, ACCEPTANCE, popular culture, origins, Heritage, Duality, Kavita, Style, Pop Culture, East meets West, Arts, Music, Film, Icons, Diner, Milkshake, Rose, Indian Rosem, Those Behind The Clothes, In The Frame, Thrift Lovers, thrifting, lateral thrifting, THRIFT, THRIFTING, thriftvipComment
On The Subject Of Wintering P1
On The Subject Of Wintering P1

For those of us living on the edges of society, as we have been for decades now (people with MyalgicEncephalomyelitis and other marginalised conditions), I am coming to feel slightly less alone and slightly less in a minority of the ‘Missing In Action’ from life, as sadly and as expected, the cases of Long Covid / M.E. rise.  

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HEALTH INEQUALITY, IDENTITY, WELL BEINGMadeleineWintering, MyalgicEncephalomyelitis, Long Covid, SARSCOV2, Chronic Illness, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, M.E., LIFE, LIVING, SCIENCE, pots, POTS, ORHTOSTATIC INTOLERNACE, ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE, ABLEISM, SAMMY LINCROFTComment
'FOMO' - Fun On My Own and Enclothed Cognition... My Life, Living With a Chronic Condition
'FOMO' - Fun On My Own and Enclothed Cognition... My Life, Living With a Chronic Condition

A candid account of my life living and ‘working’ with a chronic condition and the fascinating subject of Enclothed Cognition.

“I’ve learnt to be a more honest and open person, more in touch with my feelings and those of others. Empathy and compassion are paramount to health and well-being for all of us”

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AESTHETICS, IDENTITY, HEALTH INEQUALITY, WELL BEINGMadeleineFOMO, ENCLOTHED COGNITION, IDENTITY, IDENTITY THERAPY, GRLPWRWMNPWR, FIBROMYALGIA, M.E., CFS, CHRONIC CONDITION, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, ACCEPTANCE, METHOD, HEALING, RECOVERY, FREEDOM, DANCE, TEACHING, LEARNING, GROWING, CHANGES, CHANGE, RADICAL, TRAUMA, PTSD, CPTSD, ANCESTORS, PAIN, BATTLE, SELF LOVE, KNOW THYSELF, SELF CARE, ME, EMDR, FIBROLIFE, FIBRO LIFE, PSYCHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, ANXIETY, STRUGGLE, spoonie, SPOONIE, PACING, BASELINE, fibromyalgis, METOO, NEUROPATHIC PAIN, BRAIN PAIN, LADY GAGA, GRATITUDE, MYALGICE, MILLIONS MISSING, MEAWARENESS, CanYouSeeMEnow, MyalgicEncephalomyelitis, pwMEComment