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...
There’s a version of pacing that exists in theory. It involves knowing your limits before you hit them, stopping before you’re depleted, and building in rest like someone who has actually made peace with their body. It looks tidy from the outside. Probably...
Nobody talks about how strange it feels to start logging your body like it’s a spreadsheet — especially when you’re still grieving the version of yourself that didn’t need to. Most energy tracking advice skips straight to the how. It doesn’t...
By the time most of us hit decision fatigue, we’ve already made hundreds of decisions — and the day hasn’t started yet. That’s not an exaggeration. It’s the math of chronic illness. Every morning comes loaded with calculations that healthy...
You’ve tried the planners. The apps. The color-coded systems and the Sunday resets and the habit trackers that were supposed to finally be the thing that worked. And some of them did work, for a little while. Until they didn’t, and you were back to square...
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.
