Welcome to Spoonville

As I sit on my bed with curtains closed, sunglasses and ice pack on, ya know...the usual. I'm trying very hard not throw up and not to give up. I woke up this morning and turned to the cat "wtf happened while I was asleep Leo?" Convinced I'd been struck numerous times with a mallet…Read more Welcome to Spoonville

April’s Fool

I can't believe we're already entering the second quarter of the year. How's everyones resolutions holding up? I'm kind of glad I didn't make any specific goals myself. I've been so fatigued, my hospital and GP visits alone have been such a tiring factor in this year so far but I also haven't given up…Read more April’s Fool

18 Memes that really get Bipolar Disorder

While bipolar disorder is no laughing matter. Memes bring me comfort to acknowledge there are others out there that know exactly how it feels to live with it.

Medicated Weight Gain and Body Positvity

I'm disappointed because while Olanzapine did help the bipolar immensely they have caused me to gain 40lbs in two months and still growing. I am experiencing all the side effects listed. I've even started falling asleep into glucose comas after having breakfast in the mornings. It's scary.

Intersectional Illnesses

To allow myself and others be forgiven because life is short and full of curve balls but they don't need to be thrown out of bitterness.

Bitching is a shortcut to another flare

I originally posted this on Medium and it's getting published on The Mighty shortly. But I needed to remind myself of the good I got out of it the first time around so I'm posting it here today too. I’m not big on the pressure of New Years Resolutions — imho it can be a very ableist…Read more Bitching is a shortcut to another flare

Fibro Through A Gaga Lens

If you haven't heard of Fibromyalgia before you will probably see it now being showcased somewhere online or in the media after Lady Gaga's new documentary on Netflix aired 'Five Foot Two' where she is shown throughout the movie battling fibro to continue to perform for her fans and for herself. Fibromyalgia is defined by…Read more Fibro Through A Gaga Lens

Millions Missing Dublin Get A Shoe In The Dail

I was part of something really special yesterday as hundreds of ME patients and supporters came together for the 25th anniversary of International ME Awareness Day and organised The Millions Missing Dublin Protest outside our Government Building – Dáil Eireann. While many patients were not well enough to attend the protest, they sent a pair…Read more Millions Missing Dublin Get A Shoe In The Dail

Tapping into Free Energy

Every month I threaten (myself) to withdraw my interest and money in a never ending range of supplements and herbs, tinctures and whatever the latest research has touted for a miracle du jour for auto-immune and chronic illnesses. But then pay day comes around again and I've read hundreds of articles and research studies during the month…Read more Tapping into Free Energy

Grounding Your Way

The past seven years or so I chose to adopt a consistent radical self-care routine. It evolved from the masculine Drill Sargent approach I began with - the all or nothing routine - into a much more feminine and forgiving space for me to just be with myself.