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Michelle Spencer

Michelle Spencer
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Armchair Rebel

You are not a vending machine

What convinced you to act like one?

Sep 28, 2023

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Sep 28, 2023

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When enough doesn’t feel like enough

Saying thanks, guilt and stealth crossing a milestone

Sep 1, 2023

On a wooden surface, a book with jottings in red says ‘Enough’, a hand with a pen in the foreground, a red mug with black coffee in the background

Sep 1, 2023

Michelle Spencer
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Armchair Rebel

You Should Honour Severe ME Day

There are 4.5 to 6 million reasons why*

Aug 11, 2023

You Should Honour Severe ME Day

Aug 11, 2023

Michelle Spencer
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Armchair Rebel

The best of all possible friends

Do you befriend yourself?

Jul 14, 2023

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Jul 14, 2023

Michelle Spencer
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Armchair Rebel

Written on my heart

On the screen, a heart is beating. My heart.

Jul 5, 2023

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Jul 5, 2023

Michelle Spencer
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Armchair Rebel

Crosspost: Joy is Only For The Productive

Rae Katz of Inner Workings and I Talk Joy and Chronic Illness

Jun 14, 2023

Collage style illustration of flowers and butterflies covering a woman’s face so you can only see her brown hair.

Jun 14, 2023

Michelle Spencer
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Armchair Rebel

Subduing the Body

Subdue v. to overcome, quieten, or bring under control (by force)

Jun 11, 2023

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Jun 11, 2023

Michelle Spencer
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Armchair Rebel

A short walk into wonder

Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till its gone?

May 30, 2023

Black and white photo of a middle aged woman, smiling, with walking poles.

May 30, 2023

Michelle Spencer
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Armchair Rebel

You are Miraculous

So am I. So are they

May 30, 2023

You are Miraculous

May 30, 2023

Michelle Spencer
in
Armchair Rebel

The problem with ‘commitment’ rhetoric

It can be a gate to keep people out and then devalue them for not participating.

May 14, 2023

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May 14, 2023

Michelle Spencer

Michelle Spencer

Seeker of a path out of the dark wood. A writer, philosopher & quondam entrepreneur. Quite good at knitting.

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