The Spoonie Mummy
Living a happy and meaningful life with chronic illness
Tag: self
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2020 – THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS
Hi and welcome back to Mental Health Monday with me, The Spoonie Mummy. Today I thought it was only right to acknowledge the start of Mental Health Awareness Week which starts today in collaboration with the Mental Health Foundation. The theme of the week…
Why Do I Feel So Much More Tired When I am Doing Less In Lockdown?
Good afternoon and welcome back to this week’s Mental Health Monday post. This week I am covering something which I feel is very relevant to what many are experiencing in lockdown at the moment, but is also something people with chronic illness experience on…
The Lockdown Silver Linings Tag
Yesterday I was nominated by the lovely Beverly over at Blooming Mindfulness in this new game of tag. Check out Beverly’s post at the Blooming Mindfulness blog The tag asks you to think about five things you are grateful for in lockdown and I…
Keeping Sane In Self-Isolation
So how is everyone doing? We are now on day 4 of isolation and so far we are managing to keep busy and (pretty) sane. There have been many parallels drawn on social media between self-isolation and life with chronic illness. I get it…
Spoonie Self Care Club – February
Good morning and happy Sunday. Welcome to February’s Self Care Club with me, Stephie from Colitis To Ostomy and Rachel from Rocking2Stomas. Self Care the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress…
