As you all know, I've committed to reading at least one chronic illness related or helpful book per month. This month's book choice was Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson. After last month's lack luster experience with Girl Wash You Face, I decided to switch genres. What's the opposite of self help/spiritual? Autobiographical comedies of[...]
Most of February has been dedicated to Self Love but I wanted to take a minute to also acknowledge that it's Black History Month. Here's a list of Black celebrities with chronic illnesses. As we know, having a chronic illness can make you feel alone and isolated. I personally feel as though being a spoonie of color puts you further in[...]
Time for another Pass the Mic. This week we have Maha. She's our first non MG Warrior to grace us with her story. Maha has sarcoidosis and fibromyalgia. Everyone let's welcome Maha! What's your name and where are you from? I’m Maha and I live in France. How old were you when you were diagnosed? I was diagnosed at[...]
"Oh chronically ill body how I love thee. Let me count the ways…" Said no one ever. At least not any spoonie that I know, ESPECIALLY not me. (Shoutout to Toni Braxton btw.) My chronic illness has done a number on me: mentally, emotionally and physically. The toll it has taken on my body and my love for my body is very high. As part[...]
As a single childless woman over the age of 30, I'm often probed with "well-meaning" but annoying questions such as 'when are you going to married?' or 'when are you going to have kids?'. I mean that's what you're supposed to do right? Find a mate, get married and have kids. But honestly it's not that simple. If you thought the dating gam[...]
I’ve told you all before that I’m a book nerd. Since it’s Self Love February I thought I share some self love books that are meant to help you cultivate the best relationship with yourself possible. Some of you are probably looking at the screen like what? “Self help?? Hard pass. I’m not into that”. I used to think the sa[...]