You described your symptoms as clearly as you could. You tried to stay calm so they wouldn’t dismiss you as anxious. You brought a list. You answered every question. And somewhere in that appointment, something shifted — and you left feeling like the problem was...
This post was originally published in September 2024 and has been updated with new content and a fresh perspective. Managing a chronic illness is not something you figure out once and then know how to do. The conditions change. Your body changes. The strategies that...
“You’re probably just tired.” It’s the sentence you reach for every time your body tries to tell you something. You’re not in a flare yet. Nothing is technically wrong. But something has shifted. A heaviness you can’t locate, a...
Summer has a particular way of making the gap visible. Not just the fatigue gap, though that’s real — the heat alone can turn a Tuesday into a recovery day. But the gap between your life and the one happening around you. The cookouts you show up to for an hour...
It’s June, and everyone around you seems to be gearing up for something. Plans, trips, parties, the general uptick in energy that summer brings for a lot of people. And you’re sitting with the quiet awareness that you don’t have what it’s going...
a queer chronic illness blogger and digital resource creator. I make low-pressure tools and compassionate content for chronically ill and disabled folks navigating life with pain and limited energy.
When I’m not creating for The Thriving Spoonie, I’m a spouse to the best partner a spoonie could ask for, and a pet parent to an adorable & anxious rescue pup. You’ll usually find me crocheting, curled up with a library book, or playing cozy PC games—with coffee in hand, always.
