‘It’s the urge to be understood and seen and supported by your tribe. When that tribe ignores it because they cannot understand or begin to imagine, and so often don’t know what to say, you then fall down to a new level of losing your identity a little more, and your soul screams out in anguish. Your world becomes even smaller (as if it couldn’t get any smaller). Campaigning is then the focus until things change, as many have done before us, but that takes allies too and we are still trying to build on that which often feels fruitless. Small seeds however grow into bigger things.’
Read MoreFor 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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My latest article as the last night approaches at #NorthernStage #Newcastle
with #IDanielBlake
The production then heads off to venues across the UK.
Tickets are from £11 from Northern Stage
https://www.thriftvip.co.uk/articles/i-daniel-blake-northern-stage1492023
Read More“I try looking at these photos and reminding myself that though I may look a certain way in some pictures, this does not define my gender identity. I can be a man and wear make-up and feel f***ing fabulous and there is nothing wrong with that.”
Read MoreGirl about town, Tanya-Louise tried the ThriftVIP slow fashion alternative to her usual Primark hauls and embraced it beautifully.
Read MoreWe all need a bit of sparkle in our lives more than ever right now after a tough year, with a somewhat uncertain looking future ahead, but we’ve all proven how adaptable we are, and we still know how to have a good time.
Read MoreWith masks selling like hot cakes, it’s no surprise that Toni’s Tigers have been flat out busy. What with making, delivering and joining forces with ‘Notts For The Love Of Scrubs’ by taking the reigns and becoming the main Nottingham hub, there’s been no time for much else lately…
Read MoreA 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”
Read MoreWe sent Karen Dobres 5 pieces from ThriftVIP collections, based on her unique preferences, trialling our profiling concept and remote modelling in one go, for the first time….
And that’s not all. In this blog we show you Karen’s take on these 5 pieces and also reveal more about the person behind the clothes; Karen Dobres the amazing woman, championing LewesFC Women. The results are beautiful!
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