Holistic coaching, supporting and empowering people with ME/CFS (S.E.I.D), Fibromyalgia and other chronic illness towards better health, happiness and rediscovered dreams. (Myalgic Encephalomeylitis, Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
For me a key principle in managing this illness is that we actively need to invest some of our precious energy in health promoting activities. It’s not enough to just live what little life we can and then rest when we’ve had enough. Rest alone will not get us better or even prevent us from … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there about 7 weeks ago. Managing a chronic illness well is a full time job. There are so many things that we can do that might result in a little more energy or a little less pain that sometimes we can find … Read more
This 8 month coaching programme empowers you to create a life of peace and purpose, even when you have limited energy as a result of chronic illness.
I work hard at being as well as possible with a chronic illness. I have a careful routine that supports my well-being and maximises my quality of life. But sometimes, I’m just not well enough to do what it takes to be as well as possible. Sometimes I have to let go of my routine … Read more
I’ve been struggling recently, as I often do during the winter. Along with the physical dip I often find my brain chemistry affected, particularly my motivation. As this is such a common occurence I’ve written lots of posts on low motivation and getting over a dip, but today I realised I needed to focus in … Read more
This post is for those of us with chronic illness who can manage a little productivity in our day and perhaps even work part time, but are battling against limited mental energy and the need to make sure we don’t use too much of it. For me not overdoing it physically or mentally is an … Read more
Today, May 12th, is ME/CFS international awareness day. This illness is very misunderstood by the general population and even by a huge proportion of the medical profession and funding for biomedical research that could promote that understanding is horrifically scarce. Nevertheless, there are some tireless and compassionate researches out there who have seen the suffering … Read more
Starts Thursday 4th April (8am pacific; 11am Eastern; 4pm UK; 5pm CEST) In this 26 week group coaching program you’ll get all the support you need to take back control from energy limiting chronic illness for a more relaxed, balanced and fulfilling life. This extremely effective program offers all the benefits of individual coaching at a fraction of … Read more
When you have a chronic illness already, the last thing that you want is to have to deal with another bug. ME/CFS effects the immune system, it seems to effect it in different ways for different people and even over the course of the illness. Previous research has come unstuck a bit in this respect … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there a couple of months ago. Like anybody with an illness like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia or Lyme disease, I’m rather familiar with this kind of setback. Over a total of 15 years of experience with ME/CFS I’ve developed a comfortable and effective strategy for dealing … Read more
