Ashlee Brady-Kelly

08/19/2026

Can I share something special with you? I am hard at work on the next planner, and I try my best to keep personal distance from it, to make sure that it’s not all about me.

This year one of the feature’s is nuerosurgery, and as someone with hydrocephalus, it was important for me to complete the feature. I’d like to share a snippet of it with you, and encourage you to participate, too!

My goal this year is to secure a feature for each of the months, and I wondered if you could help me! I will drop the list of features below, and if you have lived experience with them, please comment the month and I will reach out!

So the features are different this month. I picked 12 new ones, now I’m trying to secure interviews.

Jan- integrative health
Feb- sepsis survivor week
March- save your vision month
April- world health day
May- stroke awareness month
June- headache and migraine awareness
July- UV safety
August- nuero surgery month (Me)
Sept-world concussion day
Oct- National disability employment awareness
Nov- world prematurity day
Dec- shake and freeze

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My name is Ashlee, and I'm a Disabled woman living with POTS, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebral Palsy.
I am also a small business owner of a business
called A Spoon-Filled Life, LLC. I created a series of products that teach people living with chronic illness and disability how to talk to: their loved ones, siblings, and intimate partners about their chronic illness and disability.
Ilaunched ASFL Yearly Planner, where each month features a lived experience, and provides tools to check in with yourself, track your symptoms, and provide tools to record important notes after appointments.
Connect with me on any platform below:
Instagram: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
Threads: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
page: Ashlee Brady-Kelly
Website & products: A Spoon-Filled Life LLC

08/16/2026

I am feeling the pain from my fall yesterday, and I will be logging off shortly to support my body.

But first:
I’m writing up notes from class this morning, and doing a little research to see if I can secure a meeting with one of our local ministers, and discuss something that occurred in our community and what can be done long term to raise awareness, provide education, and work with supportive community resources.

Remember: rest does not need to be earner. We live in a world that prioritizes productivity, but I am encouraging you to prioritize yourself!

Small business update: I am working hard to finalize the third edition of A Spoon-Filled Life’s Planner and I need your help!

May you please have a look at the monthly features and tell me if you live with any of them? Comment the month and I will reach out to see if you would like to participate in the interviews. They are so important, and as a thank you, those who participate in the features secures a discount when I launch on Black Friday!

January- integrative health month
February- sepsis survivor week
March- save your vision month
April- world health day
May- stroke awareness month
June- headache and migraine awareness month
July- UV safety awareness month
August- Nuerosurgery awareness month (Me!)
September- National concussion awareness day
October- National disability employment awareness
November- world prematurity day
December- shake and freeze day (Parkinson’s)

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My name is Ashlee, and I'm a Disabled woman living with POTS, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebral Palsy.
I am also a small business owner of a business
called A Spoon-Filled Life, LLC. I created a series of products that teach people living with chronic illness and disability how to talk to: their loved ones, siblings, and intimate partners about their chronic illness and disability.
Ilaunched ASFL Yearly Planner, where each month features a lived experience, and provides tools to check in with yourself, track your symptoms, and provide tools to record important notes after appointments.
Connect with me on any platform below:
Instagram: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
Threads: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
page: Ashlee Brady-Kelly
Website & products: A Spoon-Filled Life LLC

08/16/2026

The universe has spoken and there is something I need to atone for… but I do not know what it is.

Fam, let me tell you.

Being a clumsy woman with POTs & Cerebral Palsy is not for the weak. Let me get this class done, and then I will be horizontal for the remainder of the day.

Tag a clumsy friend in the comments who would also trip over themselves. I’ll go first…
TJ Allen

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My name is Ashlee, and I'm a Disabled woman living with POTS, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebral Palsy.
I am also a small business owner of a business
called A Spoon-Filled Life, LLC. I created a series of products that teach people living with chronic illness and disability how to talk to: their loved ones, siblings, and intimate partners about their chronic illness and disability.
Ilaunched ASFL Yearly Planner, where each month features a lived experience, and provides tools to check in with yourself, track your symptoms, and provide tools to record important notes after appointments.
Connect with me on any platform below:
Instagram: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
Threads: a_spoon_filled_lifelle
page: Ashlee Brady-Kelly
Website & products: A Spoon-Filled Life

08/15/2026

This year I challenged myself to speak up more, to bring awareness to issues facing persons with disability and chronic illnesses, both here in the U.S. and my home country of Bermuda.

I wrote a letter to the editor after a loved one shared an interaction she had, and it was recently published.

If you could please share this, use this as a foundation for a conversation starter, and bring awareness it would be greatly appreciated.

“Persons with disabilities are not second-class citizens. We are members of families, workplaces, schools, businesses, and communities, and we deserve the same consideration, dignity, safety, and access as everyone else. Accessibility is not a favour. It is a matter of inclusion, safety, basic respect and a human right.”

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My name is Ashlee, and I'm a Disabled woman living with POTS, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebral Palsy.
I am also a small business owner of a business
called A Spoon-Filled Life, LLC. I created a series of products that teach people living with chronic illness and disability how to talk to: their loved ones, siblings, and intimate partners about their chronic illness and disability.
Ilaunched ASFL Yearly Planner, where each month features a lived experience, and provides tools to check in with yourself, track your symptoms, and provide tools to record important notes after appointments.
Connect with me on any platform below:
Instagram: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
Threads: a_spoon_filled_lifelle
page: Ashlee Brady-Kelly
Website & products: https:// aspoonfilledlifellc.com/

Dear Sir, As a Bermudian living with a disability, I was deeply saddened to hear about an interaction between a member of our community and a service provider — a taxi driver — that highlights a much ...

08/15/2026

A picture worth (falling) for.

Funny story: I tripped on my carpet this morning, and before getting up, I commented how beautiful the lighting was. I figured why not take a moment to capture it.

Why am I sharing this? Because when I started A Spoon-Filled Life I committed to sharing the humanity behind chronic illness and disability. It is true— chronic illness and my disability take up a lot of space in my life, but I am still just a girl. I’m an avid reader, a lover of sour candies. A woman who drinks too much tea, and has a bit of a sarcastic sense of humor.

I’d like to start pulling back the layers of who I am and sharing more of that.

Do you have any questions about me, my life, my conditions, or my business? Comment below and I’ll try to do a post or video about it.

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My name is Ashlee, and I’m a Disabled woman living with POTS, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebral Palsy.
I am also a small business owner of a business called A Spoon-Filled Life, LLC. I created a series of products that teach people living with chronic illness and disability how to talk to: their loved ones, siblings, and intimate partners about their chronic illness and disability.
I launched ASFL Yearly Planner, where each month features a lived experience, and provides tools to check in with yourself, track your symptoms, and provide tools to record important notes after appointments.
Connect with me on any platform below:
Instagram: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
Threads: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
page: Ashlee Brady-Kelly
Website & products: A Spoon-Filled Life LLC

08/15/2026

A picture worth (falling) for.

Funny story: I tripped on my carpet this morning, and before getting up, I commented how beautiful the lighting was. I figured why not take a moment to capture it.

Why am I sharing this? Because when I started A Spoon-Filled Life I committed to sharing the humanity behind chronic illness and disability. It is true— chronic illness and my disability take up a lot of space in my life, but I am still just a girl. I’m an avid reader, a lover of sour candies. A woman who drinks too much tea, and has a bit of a sarcastic sense of humor.

I’d like to start pulling back the layers of who I am and sharing more of that.

Do you have any questions about me, my life, my conditions, or my business? Comment below and I’ll try to do a post or video about it.

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My name is Ashlee, and I'm a Disabled woman living with POTS, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebral Palsy.
I am also a small business owner of a business called A Spoon-Filled Life, LLC. I created a series of products that teach people living with chronic illness and disability how to talk to: their loved ones, siblings, and intimate partners about their chronic illness and disability.
I launched ASFL Yearly Planner, where each month features a lived experience, and provides tools to check in with yourself, track your symptoms, and provide tools to record important notes after appointments.
Connect with me on any platform below:
Instagram: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
Threads: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
page: Ashlee Brady-Kelly
Website & products: A Spoon-Filled Life LLC

08/13/2026

I have been in this position about 5 times in my life.

When my mental health was poor after a crisis due to my primary condition.

After a loved one with similar health needs passed away due to health complications.

When I was told 6 years ago I would never walk again.

Someone would say “you knew all of this was coming. Your family was open about that. And after all these years… you haven’t accepted that?”

Radical acceptance is one thing, but guess what? Even acknowledgement does not offer a blanketed acceptance of every aspect of (the sometimes heart breaking) reality of what my life with complex health and disability has come to.

It takes so much courage to be honest about our experiences, instead of saying “I’m okay”.

Please be a kind person and hold the brave honesty of our responses.

Learn more about me below, and comment something you wish more people understood about chronic illness.

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My name is Ashlee, and I’m a Disabled woman living with POTS, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebral Palsy.
I am also a small business owner of a business called A Spoon-Filled Life, LLC. I created a series of products that teach people living with chronic illness and disability how to talk to: their loved ones, siblings, and intimate partners about their chronic illness and disability.
| launched ASFL Yearly Planner, where each month features a lived experience, and provides tools to check in with yourself, track your symptoms, and provide tools to record important notes after appointments.
Connect with me on any platform below:
Instagram: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
Threads: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
page: Ashlee Brady-Kelly
Website & products: https:// aspoonfilledlifellc.com/
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08/12/2026

Let’s talk about some (chic) things to do as a person living with chronic illness or disability.

• Asking for what you need to support yourself
• Correcting someone for using harmful terminology
• Match your mobility aids with your outfit
• Advocate for yourself during appointments
• Acknowledge and honor your limits

Let empowerment, autonomy, and independence be your accessories! Remember, you are the experts, and speaking up for yourself never goes out of style!

Save this post when you need a (chic) chronic illness reminder!

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My name is Ashlee, and I’m a Disabled woman living with POTS, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebral Palsy.
I am also a small business owner of a business called A Spoon-Filled Life, LLC. I created a series of products that teach people living with chronic illness and disability how to talk to: their loved ones, siblings, and intimate partners about their chronic illness and disability.
| launched ASFL Yearly Planner, where each month features a lived experience, and provides tools to check in with yourself, track your symptoms, and provide tools to record important notes after appointments.
Connect with me on any platform below:
Instagram: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
Threads: a_spoon_filled_lifellc
page: Ashlee Brady-Kelly
Website & products: https:// aspoonfilledlifellc.com/
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