{"id":6212,"date":"2017-12-08T12:42:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T12:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/build.thewebsiteshop.ie\/annmarieoconnor\/?page_id=6212"},"modified":"2023-12-08T18:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T18:00:58","slug":"about-annmarie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annmarieoconnor.me\/home\/about-annmarie\/","title":{"rendered":"About Annmarie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1hdfgk-dae17fa5ca702e0f44a9ecead599ef75\">\n.avia-section.av-1hdfgk-dae17fa5ca702e0f44a9ecead599ef75{\nbackground-color:#f8f8f8;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1hdfgk-dae17fa5ca702e0f44a9ecead599ef75 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_left'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" 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author, TEDx speaker and well-known media contributor. With a self-styled \u2018wardrobe wellness\u2019 brand and practical approach to dressing, she helps people take the \u2018war\u2019 out of their wardrobes and adopt a healthier relationship with fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Her books The Happy Closet and The Happy Medium explore how considered choices can increase sartorial and personal satisfaction; a topic she also explores in her TEDx talk \u2018Enough is Enough: Deciding to Be Satisfied\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 topics wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding instance-4\" data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"solid\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>In 2021, Annmarie was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson\u2019s disease \u2013 an incurable neurodegenerative condition affecting movement, coordination and speech. 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