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Kate Collins's avatar

'Minge for £4.99 from the middle of Lidl' - snorts Ashwaganda tea over her desk

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Louise Hallam's avatar

Oh Kate I was crying! 😂

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Linda Hartley's avatar

Very funny and true. I’ve a soft spot for glimmers though as I came across them in a neurdivergent group. People were sharing their favourite visual stims -hence glimmers. No one was trying to sell anyone anything at that point. ,

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

That's lovely. x

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Victoria SkyDancer's avatar

Grew up in Science (because hammerheads), made that left turn at Albuquerque when I dove into Taoism and Wicca. So I might know a little bit about both sides of the Wellness Industrial Complex.

Took an integrated approach when husband was diagnosed with colon cancer: chemo + CBD = Remission. A lot of our friends went just either/or, and none of them are still on this side of the equation.

PS - I despise patchouli, so if any part of Gwyneth Paltrow smells like that...big NEIN! from me.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

ha ha! me too.

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Jo's avatar

So good and true and the tiger description!!! Love it

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anne richardson's avatar

loved this Katy! this was so in my wheelhouse. the "wellness industrial complex" is rampant in western culture. capitalism on their own steroids.

and those vagal nerves do seem to be the "it" place for science right now (and yes, i find the science around it fascinating.)

and yet, if we stop and listen, there is beyond the abundance of information and "wellness ads", wisdom to be gleaned out there. call it "glimmer" or "enchantment" or "magic" or "wonder." i'm all in for some glimmer/enchantment/magic/wonder in these unsettled times.

(BTW-do you follow sophie strand's "Make Me Good Soil?" Substack. she has a lot to say about the health"care" system (in the USA) as well as other wise words.)

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

I will follow her. Thank you. x

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Louise Hallam's avatar

Katy, I was already crying with laughter then I got to Numberwang! That has absolutely made my day, I’ll buy whatever you’re selling. 😂

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

ha ha! Excellent. I will let you know when my new line in candles comes out!

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Sometimes I take one off and then limp about for a bit because I can't quite be arsed to take the other one off. x

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