Some of you may be aware that I’ve been planning on running a group coaching program for a while. I want to make life coaching more accessible to more people and a group program is the best way I can see of making it more affordable. My experience of a group coaching program is that … Read more
To celebrate the international awareness day for ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease and MCS I once again decided to give away a 4 session online coaching pack to a lucky facebook follower. Entrants were asked to reflect on the following: If coaching could help you get so good at illness management that you made an 80% recovery … Read more
The average person is lucky enough to believe that if something goes wrong with their health there are people out there who will care for them and try to make them better. Until we know otherwise that faith makes the world a safer place for us. But what happens when you get an illness that … Read more
Tuesdays 4pm UK (5pm CEST; 11am EDT) Do you believe that you can and will get better? Do you trust that with enough support your body will find a way to heal itself? Is meditation part of your self-help/healing strategy? We meet every Tuesday afternoon, online, to offer each other support and understanding in our attempts … Read more
Living with an illness like ME/CFS or Fibromyalgia is a massive challenge, one we have to face day in day out, every minute of the day. I believe that the fact that we overcome that challenge is worthy of a celebration. In fact, because achievement can be hard to come by, I’ve made living well … Read more
Whenever I’m struggling I often find myself telling myself how bad I feel. I hear myself saying things to myself like ‘ow, my throat really hurts’ or ‘I’ve really got no energy today’. From a mind body perspective this kind of self-talk risks reinforcing that state of affairs though giving the body the message that … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there about 5 weeks ago One of the biggest challenges to sticking within our energy envelope can be when we really want to do something! This can be even more challenging when others really want us to do that something too! We … Read more
Want to take back more control from your illness, to live a more relaxed, balanced and fulfilling life? Join me on Wednesdaty 30th March, 4pm UK time (11am EDT) for my FREE online class. Find out why these practices can be so powerful in terms of experiencing optimum health and happiness and get some tips on overcoming the … Read more
With illnesses like ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia it can be very difficult to relax. One of the illness mechanisms seems to be an overstimulation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and an inability to engage the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). This is often a lot worse if we’ve over-done it in any way. It can be … Read more
My spirituality is an important part of who I am and how I approach living with a chronic illness. I believe that we are a part of something bigger, a kind of universal oneness and I believe in our role as co-creators of the universe. This belief guides me towards actions that consider both my … Read more
