SpoonieNinja: Living on Borrowed Spoons

In this episode we dive into the cost (literally) of being disabled.

This bonus episode introduces who I am; my medical history, my identity as the SpoonieNinja, and why Living on Borrowed Spoons exists. It’s about chronic illness, nervous system survival, and resilience that honors rest instead of pushing through.

Living with a nervous system condition doesn’t just change how your body works. It changes how you see yourself…and how the world sees you.

If you’ve ever been diagnosed with POTS or dysautonomia and then sent home with a pamphlet and a prayer…this episode is for you.

There’s a kind of tired that sleep doesn’t touch.In this episode, I talk about the exhaustion that comes from living in a body that needs more than the world expects you to give. Not just physical fatigue but emotional, mental, and nervous-system tired.We talk about why rest doesn’t always help, how chronic illness changes your relationship with energy, and what it feels like to be expected to “push through” when there’s nothing left to push with.This isn’t about solutions or productivity. It’s about naming something many of us live with every day and finally feeling less alone in it.

This is the beginning.In this first episode, I’m not here to teach, fix, or inspire. I’m here to be honest.Living on Borrowed Spoons is a podcast for people who are tired in ways that don’t always make sense, who love deeply even when their bodies don’t cooperate, and who are doing their best with what they have left.I talk about why this podcast exists, who it’s for, and what you can expect moving forward; quiet conversations, hard truths, humor when we can find it, and a lot of permission to be human.If you’re listening while exhausted, overwhelmed, grieving, or just needing someone who gets it… you’re in the right place.