All thrifted everything, everywhere, all of the time.
Thrift Therapy
Philosophy
Thrifting has long been a lifestyle for me and I have been part of the thrifting movement for over 30 years. I consider myself an expert at this point, a masterful hunter of curious things, a scavenger of special stuff, and a curator of many treasured collections.
I love to use my thrifting skills to meet almost all of my family's consumer needs, from home goods and fashion, to making art and having fun. But most of all, thrifting is a form of therapy for me giving me a sense of purpose and meaning because it affirms my values, connects me with likeminded others, and does a hefty amount of restorative self care.
As a psychotherapist, I know all too well how critical these things are to mental wellness and resiliency. I am going to go out on a limb and guess you also use thrifting as self care, don't you?
You may be asking, what I actually mean by 'thrifting'? For me, it is finding secondhand goods cast off by others from flea markets, charity shops, online resellers, vintage shops, clothing swaps, from the skip, or even curbsided garbage. What do you call thrifting?
I have turned my passion for thrifting into more than just a hobby, or a way of life, by creating online content and reselling special things I find that are not meant for me. Follow along in the fun by follosing and subscribing to each of my efforts below. And most importantly, Happy Thrifting!
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The Podcast
You might have noticed, I love talking about thrift, but my local people are tired of hearing about it, know what I mean? So I started a podcast called Thrift Therapy. This allows me to blather on about all the thrifting things, chat with other thrifters, drop the details of cool places to thrift around the world, and sometimes do a deep dive into the psychology of being a thrifter. Haven't you ever wondered about what goes on in the minds of thrifters? LISTEN HERE
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The Style
Since I was a little thing, I have loved style. My favorite toys as a kid were Fashion Plates and Barbies with their little houses. I would play by myself for hours pretending to be a fashion designer or home stylist. Now I use my Instagram page @thrifttherapystyle to be my own fashion plate and show off my unique vintage style. My goal is to stay true to myself even when the world gives me weird looks or suggests I should "dress my age" . I hope you follow along for some style and thrifting inspiration!
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The Travel
When I was 29, I sold all my cool thrifted vintage belongings to travel the world as a freelancer. But before I could leave town, I found out I was pregnant, plot twist! So my dream to see the world went in the cellar.
Fast forward 22 years to the post Covid era, when my kiddo went off to college, we sold all my curated vintage, house, car etc. to travel the world as a digital nomad, and this time the dream came true.
As we travel, across Europe, we ttravel light and thrift most of what we need when we get there. We then redonate what we don't keep when it is time to leave. Now we have a home base in Cyprus, I get to keep more of my thrifted treasures and pass some on to you!
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The Shop
I have a rather large collection of vintage both here in Europe and in storage in the US. My current project is to start reselling again; upcycled jewelry bits and bobs, upcycled tableclothes from around the world, and do more popup vintage shops.
If buying handmade, sustainable, or vintage goodies, be sure to follow my Intagram and Podcast profiles so you can catch the live sales and shop drops when they happen.
