The last few weeks, although not particularly unwell, I feel like I’ve been chasing my tail. I just haven’t quite had enough energy to live at the level of productivity that I was living before I left Spain, but a part of me has still been wanting myself to. I’m fortunate now that I have … Read more
A few weeks ago, I was struggling with some serious headaches that didn’t seem to respond to pain killers. Even though my energy wasn’t affected I felt nauseous if I moved too much, so I was really wiped out. For a few years I’ve been getting headaches during allergy season, so at first, I put … Read more
I’m sharing this guest blog as I think this website is a wonderful idea and am very grateful for all who have been involved in bringing it to us, particularly the amazing Dr. Sarah MyHill. I am already registered as a practitioner: https://naturalhealthworldwide.com Natural Health Worldwide (NHW) is a new website that launched on 1 … Read more
This week I didn’t practice what I preach, I broke one of my own rules, but it was a very considered decision and the bet paid off! I’ve had really good energy for a while now, I’ve had a few bad days because of some nasty headaches, but even on those day’s I’ve known my … Read more
Tuesdays 4pm UK (5pm CET; 11am EST) 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
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there a month ago With illnesses like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Lyme disease every little bit of energy we can make available counts. I was brought up with a strong value of not being wasteful, and I’ve found this value particularly helpful for … Read more
I’m writing this post to help raise awareness of ME/CFS and to take part in the #May12BlogBomb I have a great life. When you see me out and about you will see a happy well-functioning individual. But even if you know and love me, you will see very little of what is involved with living … Read more
This is a lesson that keeps cropping up for me over and over again. Looking back at my original recovery I can see that at the time, I achieved a particular mastery of being present in the here and now and being happy in the moment. That present moment happiness brings a very peaceful state … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there just over a month ago As a chronic illness warrior, we work hard to give ourselves the best chance to have a healthier, happier life. We have big challenges to overcome and have to persistently spend a lot of our time on … Read more
When you have a chronic illness like ME/CFS you can become a bit of a control freak. You discover that by carefully controlling your activity and your environment you can get a lot more out of life. In order to be in as much control as possible (let’s face it, the illness might let you … Read more
