Category: Lifestyle
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Mum’s meltdown
Chief cook and bottle washer here again, aka Clare. I started writing this just after Christmas and was going to share with you the recipes for the successful chocolate brownie, hot chocolate birthday cake and indulgent chocolate roll filled with ganache. I was also going to rave about the delicious, fruit packed Christmas cake I…
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Realness
Celebrating with Chronic Illness | Spoonie | Disabled and Queer
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My stupidest moments
HILARIOUS moments of stupidity and FAILS
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Ever feel like you’re not enough?
Ever feel like you’re not enough? Most of us do at some point in our lives. Transform your life and build self-esteem.
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Spoonies: who we are and how to be an ally
Spoonies are courageous people who create virtual community in the face of incurable chronic illness. Many of us identify with the disabled community, but we face rather unique experiences being chronically ill. Our online spaces are a safe haven in a world where not only our illnesses are invisible, but we can be too. So,…
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What is intersectional feminism?
Spoiler alert: feminists aren’t hairy man-haters. I’m a feminist, sometimes I shave my body hair and some of my best friends are men. Crazy right? In this week’s lifestyle post, I am going be explaining everything about intersectional feminism: what it is, why it is important and where it comes from. I really latch onto…
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Dancing to bed: my chronic illness journey (so far)
So when I originally wrote this blog post, I started writing about my life before chronic illness. More specifically about dance, which wasn’t just a hobby, it was the love of my life. I had to stop when I got too poorly. I carried on even when I probably shouldn’t have, but at that point…
The Chronic Feminist 