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Christmas Gift Guide 2025

Looking for gift giving inspiration? Here’s our guide to gifts from business ran by disabled people.


Sarah Colliver

[Image description: Book cover for When the War Came to Laundry Cottage by Sarah Colliver. Featuring a woman with brown hair holding a bag and looking at a cottage]
[Image description: Book cover for When the War Came to Laundry Cottage by Sarah Colliver. Featuring a woman with brown hair holding a bag and looking at a cottage]

Sarah Colliver is a chronically ill author, who will be joining us on the podcast for our December episode. She has written a number of novels including ‘When War Came to Laundry Cottage’, set in WW2, this easy to read fast paced novel, will have you hooked from the first page.


[Image description: Sarah Colliver smiling at the camera, she is wearing black glasses, a brown watch and a purple and green top]
[Image description: Sarah Colliver smiling at the camera, she is wearing black glasses, a brown watch and a purple and green top]

Sarah’s Links



Chronic Pop Shop


[Image description: The image has a light beige background with a pink and black design. On the left is a pink packing box with “Ready to Ship” written on the front in white. To the right, bold black text reads: “Running a Business with Chronic Illness” and below it in pink: “Christina Lucille”. Underneath is a pink play button and a soundwave graphic representing audio playback. At the bottom, there’s a circular logo showing a sky and tree image with the words “Alive with Chronic Illness” around the edge.]
[Image description: The image has a light beige background with a pink and black design. On the left is a pink packing box with “Ready to Ship” written on the front in white. To the right, bold black text reads: “Running a Business with Chronic Illness” and below it in pink: “Christina Lucille”. Underneath is a pink play button and a soundwave graphic representing audio playback. At the bottom, there’s a circular logo showing a sky and tree image with the words “Alive with Chronic Illness” around the edge.]

Christina who runs the Chronic Pop Shop, will be this months podcast guest. Where she shares the realities of running a business when you’re chronically ill. She sells a range of disability themed stickers and stationary, our favourite is ‘fatigued AF but showed up’ because showing up is more than enough.


Check out the Chronic Pop Shop’s on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChronicPop


XW3D


XW3D sell a range of vibrant and unique figures and fidget toys. My personal favourite are there dragons, which come with their own egg!


[Image description: A range of figurines and fidget toys]
[Image description: A range of figurines and fidget toys]

You can shop the range here: https://xw3d.co.uk/

BearHugs


[Image description: BearHugs logo, an image of a bear giving a hug with bear hugs gifts written underneath].
[Image description: BearHugs logo, an image of a bear giving a hug with bear hugs gifts written underneath].

BearHugs is ran by Faye, who was inspired to create a range of gifts, like a hug through the post, when she received a similar gift from a friend whilst unwell with Lyme Disease.


BearHugs was recommended by Rebecca. She has found the service to be really inclusive, with lots of clear information on ingredients and allergies. She also requested they include an option for messages to be in large print, which they implemented within a month of her request.


You can shop the range here: https://bearhugsgifts.com/

Please note this is a living resource, and may be updated throughout 2025. If you are a disabled business owner, email us at hello@alivewithchronicillness.com to have your business included in this list.


Please note this newsletter is shared for general information purposes only, and is not medical advice.

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