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@thethrivingspoonie.comThe October prompts are live in this post from Sheryl Chan at A Chronic Voice — this month's theme is #DarkAndLight. "What is the most toxic thing your inner critic tells you all the time? How can you empower yourself instead?"
@thethrivingspoonie.comThe Telegraph called us #Sickfluencers — and Caz at Invisibly Me has thoughts. This post is a thorough, unflinching response to the article claiming chronically ill women are turning disability into a lifestyle trend.
@thethrivingspoonie.com#BadPainDays don't mean you have to push through or beat yourself up for falling behind. This post is a really honest look at what actually helps — pacing, rest, light movement, good nutrition, and giving yourself permission to just watch TV when that's all your body has.
@thethrivingspoonie.comParental Anxiety is almost inevitable when your child has a #raredisease — but it can quietly shape how safe your child feels in their own body. This guest post on Life's a Polyp offers practical, realistic tools for noticing and managing that anxiety.
@thethrivingspoonie.comTraditional work wasn't built for people with #disabilities — rigid schedules, inaccessible workplaces, and zero flexibility make "just get a job" advice land hard. This guest post on Life's a Polyp breaks down 8 realistic side gig options for disabled parents .
@thethrivingspoonie.com"Just go for a walk" — if only it were that simple. #Endometriosis makes exercise complicated in ways nobody prepares you for. This post from My Rockin' Disabled Life tells it straight.
@thethrivingspoonie.com"The sea has never promised certainty. Neither has my body." Rhiann Johns at Brain Lesion & Me draws a beautiful and quietly devastating parallel between #ChronicIllness and life at sea.
@thethrivingspoonie.com"How do you do it?" — it's a question Sheryl Chan gets asked a lot. In this deeply thoughtful post, she shares the personal philosophy that keeps her going through nearly 30 years of #ChronicIllness.
@thethrivingspoonie.comYour doctor will tell you the positives of # StomaSurgery — but they won't tell you everything. This post from My Rockin' Disabled Life shares the honest, patient-perspective advice she wishes she'd had before going under the knife.
@thethrivingspoonie.com#ChronicPain isn't just physical — P also stands for pacing, payback, poor sleep, priorities, problematic digestion, and the very real financial price of it all. Liz at Despite Pain breaks down everything that comes along for the ride in this honest post for Pain Awareness Month.
@thethrivingspoonie.com#BedRest sounds restful until you're actually in it for months. This post from My Rockin' Disabled Life goes beyond "watch TV" with practical ideas for staying sane and entertained during post-surgery recovery or high pain days — from blogging to podcasts to learning a new skill.
@thethrivingspoonie.com"Just do what you love" assumes your interests and your energy are two separate things. Chronic illness makes that untrue. New post on why finding identity outside your diagnosis is so hard, and small ways to start anyway:
@thethrivingspoonie.comThe September #WritingPrompts are live at A Chronic Voice! This month's themes — asking, overthinking, humbling, valuing, and reclaiming — feel especially fitting for life with chronic illness. Come share your story with the community.
@thethrivingspoonie.com#HipReplacement surgery is a big deal — and it comes with real risks and a tough recovery. But this post from My Rockin' Disabled Life looks at the other side: the genuine positives that made it worth it for her, written from lived experience rather than a medical brochure.
@thethrivingspoonie.com18 practical tips for living with #ChronicIllness and pain — from someone who actually lives it. Caz at Invisibly Me covers everything from pacing and rest to self-advocacy and managing the emotional side of it all. A solid bookmark for the hard days and the okay ones too.
@thethrivingspoonie.comKnee surgery recovery comes with a to-do list nobody prepares you for — including figuring out how to get dressed. Sheryl Chan at A Chronic Voice shares what #WoundCare actually looked like day to day, and the clothing solutions that made the hardest weeks a little more manageable.
