#op ed

"You shouldn’t need a script to be believed. However, if you live with Long COVID, ME/CFS, POTS, or another complex condition, you may already know the reality: sometimes you do. Sometimes you have to walk into an appointment armed with notes, rehearsed lines...

...if you want words to lean on, here’s a place to start"

"This post isn’t about pushing through, reframing your mindset, or trying harder. It’s about why burnout shows up so often alongside chronic illness, why conventional advice rarely helps spoonies, and what actually supports sustainability when your energy is limited and unpredictable.

If you’re reading this because you feel worn down, behind, or quietly unsure how much longer you can keep going like this, you’re not broken. Burnout in chronic illness is not a personal failure. It’s a pattern. And patterns can be interrupted."