The Spoonie Survival Guide
Manage your energy and your life with chronic illness
The Spoonie Survival Guide
Manage your energy and your life with chronic illness
Description
'A practical and accessible guide to chronic illness. Essential reading' – Dr Claire Ashley
Your one-stop resource for navigating the world with a chronic illness
Living with a chronic illness is exhausting. From deciding how to manage your limited energy to the isolation that comes from finding 'easy' tasks – such as running errands or taking a shower – nearly impossible, daily life can be challenging. Spoonie Jodie K Ranu gets it, and she's here to help.
The Spoonie Survival Guide is packed with practical advice so you can achieve the best quality of life possible, no matter your energy levels. Jodie looks at how our lives change with chronic illness, and what we can do about it, including:
- Physical health: coping with symptoms, pain and fatigue
- Mental health: handling your wellbeing and medical gaslighting
- Finances: managing the hidden costs of being a spoonie
- Lifestyle: dealing with daily tasks and maintaining your social life.
Written by a spoonie for spoonies, this is your kind and reassuring guide to moving through your day with confidence – one spoon at a time.
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One spoon = one unit of energy
Spoonie = someone with a chronic illness, condition or disability
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Table of Contents
1. Living with symptoms
2. Living with pain
3. Living with fatigue
4. The art of pacing yourself
Part Two: Mental health
1. Depression and anxiety
2. Medical gaslighting
3. Distancing yourself from unsupportive people
4. Imposter syndrome and self-doubt
5. Burnout
Part Three: Finances
1. Loss of income
2. Hidden costs of spoonie life
3. Education and employment
4. Health scams
Part Four: Lifestyle
1. Social life
2. Leaving the house
3. Daily living
4. Hospital visits and medical admin
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References and resources
Index
Product details
| Published | 12 Feb 2026 |
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| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781399411516 |
| Imprint | Green Tree |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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