Blooming Mindfulness

Occasionally, we all experience feelings of fear and anxiety. Sometimes they seem to appear out of nowhere and other times we know exactly what’s causing them. It could be a presentation at work, a difficult conversation, a mistake you’ve made, or simply being thrown into a situation that feels unfamiliar. Whatever the reason, anxiety has a way of making everything feel bigge...

I think so many people struggle to believe that you are worthy of love when you are disabled, and much of this comes from the messages we absorb as we are growing up in this society. We worry that needing help makes us selfish or a burden, and that our illnesses make us hard to love. There is also a feeling that we should be grateful for any support we receive, and if I a...

I used to measure my good days by how much I got done; I pressured myself to pushing against my symptoms to ‘achieve’ and it became exhausting. I have since learned that peace, comfort and rest are so meaningful, and finding joys on difficult days is so important. Some days, joy looks less like achievements, and more like listening to my body, resting before needed, and s...

As someone who has lived with chronic illnesses for over twenty years, I know that ‘good days’ often come with people assuming I am well. People saying I am looking better, or I seem well today do nothing but show people assume our symptoms come with on and off switches. Today I want to chat about what a good day really means with chronic illness, and how it feels from ou...

In our society, self-care is often seen as something that needs to be done, bought, aesthetic or aspirational in some way. But on low spoon days, this can feel like another burden that has to be done instead of something nice to feel good. We need to redefine self-care and what it means when we live with fatigue, burnout, menopause, neurodivergence or emotionally difficul...