When I first started looking for resources to help me adjust and adapt to life with chronic illness and disabilities, I noticed how many lifestyle and wellness spaces weren’t built with people like us in mind. I kept running into the same tired messages — “mind over matter,” “just push through,” “stay positive” — and none of it spoke to the realities of fatigue, pain, or limited energy. It felt dismissive and, honestly, a little lonely.
So I created my own space for those of us who need something different. A place rooted in honesty, practical guidance, and shared lived experience. The Thriving Spoonie exists because spoonies deserve real tools, emotional support, and permission to adapt in ways that fit their bodies and their lives, without toxic positivity or pressure.
My background in life coaching and yoga psychology definitely shapes how I think about pacing, self-awareness, and gentle adaptability, but everything I share is filtered through the lens of actually living with chronic illness. You’re not getting theory. You’re getting strategies that were built, tested, and refined in messy, unpredictable days — my own and those of the spoonies I’ve connected with along the way.
