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Cognitive Load in Mental Health

March 4, 2020

A few years ago I wrote about the “spoonie” hypothesis. Basically it defines individual spoons as units of energy, and notes that each person is … Read more

Tags cognitive load, mental health, mental illness, spoonie

Walk This Way

December 2, 2019July 17, 2019

Training for a marathon walk takes a lot more time and energy than this spoonie realized.

Tags Lake Cowichan, lake-to-lake walk, marathon, medication, Shawnigan Lake, spoonie, training, walking

5 Tips for Writers Limited by a Chronic Illness

December 2, 2019November 28, 2018

Writers with chronic illnesses, whether that’s fibromyalgia, mental health issues, ALS, multiple sclerosis, etc., often feel like we are seriously limited in our ability to produce quality work. Here are five tips to help you do what you can without using up all of your spoons.

Tags blogging, chronic illness, content creation, editing, public face, reading, recycle, reuse, social media, spoonie, writing

A few last words before my blog hiatus

December 2, 2019December 13, 2017

*Edited Dec 13 to add link to post on Bernadette Conant, CEO of Canadian Water Network. *Edited Dec 14 to add link to Editors BC … Read more

Tags #wordsmatter, Christmas, citizen science, climate change, community science, disability, editing, equity, fake news, language, mental health, scicomm, science communication, science literacy, spoonie, womeninSTEM

On Annie Dillard and being a "spoonie"

December 2, 2019November 15, 2017

It’s absolutely pouring outside. The wind is blowing the rain up against the windows as if it’s trying to get in the house, while water … Read more

Tags Annie Dillard, Christine Miserandino, chronic illness, Elizabeth Tova Bailey, mental health, mental illness, productivity, spoonie, work life balance

Talking About Mental Health

December 2, 2019July 21, 2017

Note: Edited 22 Jul 2017 to add comment from Alex Riley. I’ve had some conversations about mental health lately that have made me think a … Read more

Tags anxiety, bipolar, depression, language, mental health, misconceptions, ocd, science writing, spoonie, writing
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In addition to impacts in southern AB remember Minister Nixon, after saying ... recreation plans for Bighorn needed more consultation opened up Bighorn in @DTCountryAB to open pit coal mining with no consultation/land use planning. Massive impact on hiking areas. @ryanjespersen https://t.co/iOfB9kefEW

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