The holidays have a way of knocking even the most carefully built routines off their feet. Late nights. Irregular meals. Extra noise, travel, expectations, or emotional weight. Even if you enjoy parts of the season, it often comes at a cost when you live with chronic...
January has a very specific energy. It’s loud, urgent, and relentless. Everywhere you look, there’s pressure to reset, refocus, and finally become the version of yourself you were supposed to be last year. Even when you consciously reject that messaging, it has a way...
Some winters used to feel like a test I couldn’t quite pass. The cold crept into my joints, daylight slipped away too quickly, and my energy seemed to thin out long before the day was done. I kept trying to force myself into the season as if I were someone else...
Have you ever reached the end of the year and realized you’re carrying a kind of quiet exhaustion that doesn’t show up in anyone else’s reflection posts? The kind that isn’t about holiday fatigue or overcommitting, but the cumulative weight of doing life with a body...
December doesn’t usually come quietly. It rushes in with a full calendar, louder expectations, and a pace that assumes you can shift into holiday mode on command. For most people, that’s just part of the season. But for those of us living with chronic illness, that...
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.
