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The Reluctant Spoonie

Learning to live with chronic illness and disability
28 Mar
Newly Diagnosed

What Is A Spoonie?

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This is a question that I asked myself when I started doing research into chronic illness. It took me a long time to accept that...
25 Sep
Lifestyle Working with a Chronic Illness

How To Use Your Blog To Get Any Job

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Two years ago, I started this blog and I’ve now used the skills and experience gained from running this blog to secure two jobs. In...
11 Sep
Lifestyle POTS

Living with POTS Part 5: Accepting My New Life

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This series outlines my first five years of living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) from initial onset to recovery and more!
07 Sep
Lifestyle Working with a Chronic Illness

Why Do So Many Disabled People Live in Poverty?

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At the time, it did not register to me as 'poverty'. I just knew that money was tight and I needed to scrimp to pay...
04 Sep
Crafts Crochet Tutorials

Crochet Daisy with Free Pattern

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If you are already familiar with the basics of crochet, you can get the free crochet pattern for this daisy by watching this Crochet with...
02 Sep
Education and Studying Lifestyle Mental Health

How To Ace Your Exams As a Student With A Mental Health Condition

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As schools are reopening and a new academic year awaits. Are you looking for ways to make studying easier, as a student with a mental...
28 Aug
Lifestyle

Digital Magazine Guest Editor Wanted

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We are currently looking for a Guest Editor for the third issue of our quarterly digital magazine which will be about healthcare workers with a...
28 Aug
Education and Studying Lifestyle Mental Health

The Importance of Studying at Your Own Pace

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I haven’t finished my studies yet, as I've been studying at my own pace and I want to keep studying once I’m done with my...
21 Aug
Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed

How Marvel’s Daredevil Helped Me to Accept My Disability

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I first discovered Marvel’s Daredevil through the Netflix show and subsequently bought all the comics. Similarly, I had been thrust into the world of disability...
17 Aug
Fiction Poetry

We’re Not The Same (Poem)

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We’re not the same, you and me Because I have a disability. I know what you’re going to say- that I shouldn’t let it get...
10 Aug
Lifestyle Sustainable Living

Online Clothes Swap Event (September 2020)

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This September, I am hosting a virtual clothes swap for those who are unable to attend in-person events. Personally, I’ve lost count of the number...