Blog

This post was inspired by a theory I really like: the Spoon Theory. It was created by Christine Miserandino in her powerful essay The Spoon Theory , where she uses a handful of spoons to describe the daily energy budgeting required when living with a chronic illness. While the metaphor comes from, and remains deeply meaningful within, the chronic illness community, I’m using it here as a lens for my own reflections on how we manage and mismanage energy. It’s also a metaphor

Illustration by Helen Craig; post and quote by @* wonderled.life (via Instagram) Image description: illustration of a mouse family in a cottage kitchen; a parent mouse pours tea by lamplight as snow falls outside. Text reads: “Silly me, here I was hurrying through all the things I once hoped for.” Quite often, when I come across something thought-provoking or inspiring while scrolling on social media, I save it — a little reminder to return to when I need it. When I was thin