Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
This book of accessible and passionately-argued essays about chronic illness life and community is essential reading Read More…
Tag: thrive
Sanatorium by Abi Palmer
I was lured in by this wonderfully surreal depiction of four weeks spent at a rehabilitation centre in Budapest by a writer living with physical disabilities in a queer body.Read More…
Grit by Angela Duckworth: what, no spoonies?
A book about resilience and perseverance that doesn’t include chronically ill people? Max Plaise thinks the theory has some gaps in it.Read More…
‘Undiagnosed’, a short comic by Vonne Reeves
Growing up when you don’t know you’re a spoonieRead More…
Tantra Illuminated by Christopher Wallis review
If you’ve spent any time in yoga, ‘Tantra’ or New Agey scenes, this is essentialRead More…
The cutest spoonie badges ever
Our favourite is ‘spooky spoonie’Read More…
Year One by Nora Roberts
An enjoyable read that’s deliciously dark to add to your pile of brain fog booksRead More…
Arty books that help my pain
Three brilliant titles that help me reframe ‘immobile time’ as ‘reading time’Read More…
How to make your hangouts spoonie-friendly
One of the best ways you can be an ally to your chronically ill friendsRead More…
Apps: Happify
Uses games to help you smash your negative thoughts – but does it help?Read More…