Category: Lifestyle

19 Feb

Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed POTS

5 Easy Tips To Make Infusion Days More Comfortable

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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I’ve been having regular infusions to treat my chronic illness for about three years now. If you’ve been following me for a while, then you’ll...

12 Feb

Fashion Lifestyle

How To Dress Safely During Winter | Spoonie Fashion Tips

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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Do you consider your personal safety when you’re out and about? Sure, we all know not to use our phones in the street or to...

29 Jan

Chronic Pain Education and Studying Lifestyle

Casey’s Story: How To Survive School and University with Fibromyalgia

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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By Casey, auniquelife.co.uk My name is Casey, and I have had a chronic illness called Fibromyalgia since the age of 15. Before this, I often...

22 Jan

3 Ways to Manage Jealousy and FOMO with Chronic Illness

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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I have always been a jealous person. As a child, I was jealous of others because I often wasn’t allowed to go to parties or...

15 Jan

Hair and Beauty Lifestyle

5 Tips For An Easy At-Home Professional-Looking Self Haircut

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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Haircuts were the talk of 2020 with many people expressing their ‘right’ to a haircut. As someone who is rarely well enough to go to...

01 Jan

An Open Letter To People With Long-Covid: Let’s Work Together

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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Dear person with long-covid, Reading about the symptoms and experiences of people with long-covid brought up many parallels with the start of my own chronic...

25 Dec

Lifestyle Sustainable Living

4 Affordable and Sustainable Lip Balms for Sensitive Skin

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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I was obsessed with lip balms as a tween and collected all the Lipsyl flavours (sustainable skincare was not a thing back then). Like all...

11 Dec

Lifestyle Working with a Chronic Illness

The Ugly Truth of Ableism In The Charity Sector and How To Find Accessible Voluntary Work

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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Finding accessible work experience can be a challenge when you live with a chronic illness or disability. Many people take part in charity fundraising or...

04 Dec

Chronic Fatigue Chronic Pain Lifestyle

5 Easy and Gentle Yoga Flows for People with a Chronic Illness

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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I'm a big fan of gentle yoga flows. When you have a chronic illness, you are often told to try yoga by everyone and their...

20 Nov

7 Easy Holiday Recipes for People on A Low Budget

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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The holiday season can be a high-energy time of year with regards to cooking. It can also be an expensive time of year for those...