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Managing Your Energy After Cancer – Understanding the Spoon Theory
Episode 126
If you’ve ever woken up already tired or felt like you only have so much energy to give before you hit a wall, this episode is for you.
In Confidence After Cancer this week, Gabby explores one of the most overlooked parts of recovery…energy. Not just the physical kind, but emotional, mental, and spiritual energy too. Using a powerful tool called The Spoon Theory, Gabby helps you understand why your energy feels limited after cancer and how to explain it to others with compassion and clarity.
You’ll also learn how to complete your own energy audit, a simple but transformative exercise that helps you identify what drains you and what restores you. Gabby shares practical ways to protect your “spoons,” reclaim your energy, and use it on what truly matters: your healing, your loved ones, and the life you’re rebuilding.
This episode is a gentle reminder that having less energy doesn’t make you weak,it makes you wise.
What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
- Why fatigue after cancer is more than just physical tiredness
- How The Spoon Theory helps you explain your energy limits to others
- What an energy audit is and how to use it to track your drains and boosts
- Practical ways to reclaim energy by cutting one drain and adding one boost
- How to protect your “spoons” for what matters most
- Why less energy doesn’t mean less strength—it means deeper awareness
Resources & Links:
- Book a free clarity call with Gabby: Schedule here
- Connect with Gabby on Instagram: @gabby.mottershead
- Thriving After Treatment: https://www.confidenceaftercancer.co.uk/page/671204
- Visit the website: confidenceaftercancer.co.uk
- Watch on YouTube: Subscribe here
- Join Gabby’s weekly newsletter for tips on life after treatment: Sign up here
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