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🎥 SpoonieNinja™ Video Vault: Helpful Videos for Chronic Illness
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items Welcome to the SpoonieNinja™ Video Vault a curated collection of my most powerful, hilarious, and heart-filled chronic illness content. From advocacy to absurdity, this vault is home to the stories, tips, and truths that have helped thousands of Spoo...
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🧠Understanding Chronic Illness
🧠Understanding Chronic Illness
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📌 Why It’s In the Stash: Validating, powerful, and emotionally resonant. Useful for anyone living with misunderstood or misdiagnosed conditions.
“What It’s Like to Live with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” – TED Talk by Jen Brea
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Practical strategies for dealing with chronic illness, emotional tools, and resilience methods.
Ninja essential: Helps you build a mental toolkit for flare‑ups and overwhelm; something every spoon needs.
Building Chronic Illness Coping Skills
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A compassionate take on managing chronic pain without losing hope.
Why it’s in the stash: A short confidence booster, your go‑to video for emotional regulation.
How to Stay Positive With Chronic Pain and Disease
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques tailored for chronic illness challenges.
Why this is gold: Real-world mindset tools to turn negative loops into steady self‑support.
CBT Tools for Coping with Chronic Illness - Victoria Felix, PhD
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A holistic approach: balancing mental‑physical wellness, stress-reduction, and mindfulness.
Why it’s Ninja-approved: Shows ways to align body–mind resilience on hard days.
Coping with Chronic Illness and Stress Management
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Real-life patient story sharing diagnosis challenges and daily coping.
Myositis Journey: from Diagnosis to Management
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Clear medical explanations of myositis types, symptoms, and treatment basics.
Why add it: Offers solid education for patients, families, and educators.
Understanding Myositis (Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis)
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Dr. Rohit Aggarwal walks through common myositis triggers and flare factors.
Why we like it: Top-tier expert insight to help Spoonies anticipate and reduce flare risks.
Triggers of Myositis - Myositis 101 for patients 4th video
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Overview of autoimmune mechanisms with easy-to-follow visuals.
Why it’s great for friends/family who want to understand the basics behind invisible illness.
Autoimmune Diseases: Causes and Clinical Features
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Doctor Reacts…
Dr. Mike breaks down a public figure’s autoimmune journey—adds mainstream credibility and relatability.
Doctor Reacts To Try Guys | Zach's Mysterious Illness
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Tessa shares her personal myositis journey in TMA’s blog—covering diagnosis, coping strategies like IVIG and energy pacing, and her role as both a patient and advocate.
Finding strength in the shadows - The Myositis Association
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The Autoimmune Association highlighted Tessa’s multi-disease journey as an Autoimmune Hero underscoring her advocacy, written work, and impact across chronic illness communities.
Multiple Autoimmune Diseases: Meet Tessa
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Featured SpoonieNinja™ in their patient-owned healthcare newsletter for her chronic illness advocacy.
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What It Is:
A global non‑profit dedicated to providing hope and practical help for individuals facing depression, self‑injury, addiction, and suicidal thoughts.
Why It’s a Ninja Essential:
A mental‑health lifeline when things feel darkest
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📌 Why It’s In the Stash: The OG metaphor. Helps explain invisible energy limits to friends, family, or teachers. Spoonie starter pack essential.
The Spoon Theory written by Christine Miserandino