This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there just over a month ago It happens over and over again, however carefully we plan and prepare for the things that we want to do, the illness decides it has other ideas! Once again, we have to say no at the last minute and not … Read more
This is a post I wrote about 6 weeks ago now and was first published by ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner about a month ago. I’m happy to say that the strategies I describe here were extremely effective. Trust brought me the peace I needed to heal, and as things improved slightly I was able to invest a little more … Read more
Monday 20th Feb 4pm UK; 5pm CET; 11am EDT Do you struggle to accept the limits placed on you by ME/CFS or Fibromyalgia? Could lack of acceptance play a part in your boom and bust cycles? This FREE online workshop will teach you to take better control over your energy simply by cultivating acceptance, hope … Read more
My energy has been way below baseline for several weeks now. Even though I’m very good at not giving that kind of a setback a worrying meaning, as usual, I’ve found that my brain chemistry was knocked about and my mood took a serious hit. With the kind of low mood that accompanies a crash, … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there about a month ago Celebrating anniversaries has become a big part of modern culture, whether it’s birthday’s, wedding days, saint’s days or other important life events. We also tend to have bigger celebrations for particular numbers, be it 10, 18, 21, … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there a couple of months ago One of the major keys to managing an energy limiting chronic illness well, is acceptance. Without it, we constantly push beyond our limits and get stuck in a cycle of boom and bust, or even … Read more
Because ME/CFS is still not fully understood, and research is underfunded we really need all the campaigning that we can get. This campaigning needs to show the worst face of the ME/CFS picture because it is the people who suffer the most that are most desperately in need of medical advances and better understanding. Unfortunately … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there about 5 weeks ago When we are at peace, our body is in the most relaxed state possible, a state where it can focus its resources on digestion and healing. This is a key focus for both my own self-healing efforts … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there a couple of months ago There are many skills involved in being happy despite chronic illness; skills that need active attention and practice. Gratitude and appreciation of the little things in life; Recognising small achievements and valuing them highly in recognition … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there in Feb 2016 I see myself as a person who has always had a bad memory for people and events, I can rarely remember specifics of anything just vague overall impressions. I recently read about some studies¹ about overgeneralised memory … Read more
