Spoons: Close Reading the “Spoon Theory” of Mental and Physical Health
July 10, 2016 | Bridget Moynihan
What does a spoon have to do with mental or physical well-being? How can a metaphor or other form of figurative language help someone communicate an experience that might otherwise be very difficult to explain? How do the existing resonances that surround our everyday objects, like spoons, inform and empower our chosen metaphors?