ME/CFS Holistic Coach
You know when you don’t think about something for a long time and then suddenly its gets thrust into your awareness several times in a week? These are things I tend to pay attention to, and this week the issue of goals keep showing up for me. Now I’m a pretty motivated person, I have … Read more
I want to thank everybody who is helping me to understand how best I can help by taking part in my questionnaires. My questionnaire on the second step to living a great life despite chronic illness is now ready and I’d be really grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to fill it … Read more
Because I want to be able offer my help in the most effective way possible I feel it’s really important to ask what you need help with and what kind of help you want. I’ve identified 8 steps towards living a great life despite chronic illness and I’ll be consulting you about each of the … Read more
I’ve had a bit of a personal epiphany this week. Just like many epiphanies it has resulted from several ideas floating around in my head all coming together to make more than their parts. It resulted in one big but very simple truth shouting out at me, and it’s something I want to share. Our … Read more
Today I’d like some help. The Shropshire ME Group are working with the Clinical Commissioning Group to provide doctors with a simple pack that can be given to patients when they are first diagnosed. I’ve written a rough draft of what I’d like to have been told, including titles of leaflets providing more information. (It … Read more
I started this post over a week ago and then I came across this post from Toni Bernhard which is amazing and adds great depth to the advice that follows: Be realistic about what you think you can manage. Make sure you can rest the day before and after any engagement that might push you … Read more
Christmas can be an exhausting time even if you’re full of energy, but for many people with chronic illness it can be a time of huge anxiety. It’s not just the preparations for Christmas that can take it out of you, it’s also all the added socializing that might be expected of you. And family … Read more
The human spirit is amazing, when confronted with an illness that we are told has no cure, the majority of us still find ourselves compelled to find a way of making things better. We may campaign for more research, we may turn to complementary and alternative medicine or we may focus on learning what we … Read more
Echinacea is thought to boost the immune system and to have antiviral and anti-fungal properties. General research into the benefits of taking Echinacea has had inconsistent results, with the strongest evidence suggesting that it is most beneficial when taken during the early stages of an infection. So far there is no evidence of it being … Read more
This is my very first post from my new website and as such marks a new beginning for me today. Although this has all been many months in the making, I see the launch of my new website as the beginning of a new life: A life where I hope to support myself and flourish … Read more
