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I am no stranger to grief. In fact, it’s a regular visitor, especially at the moment when my functioning is almost as low as it’s ever been. However, I will proudly state that I am happy. Today I want to talk about how happiness and chronic illness grief do not have to exclude each other. … Read more
When you have an illness like ME/CFS, that affects your nervous system, it can be really difficult to switch off the stress response, even after the stress has passed. Sometimes the stress isn’t even what others would recognise as stress, it can simply be a case of the demands of life outweighing your resources, in … Read more
This morning I woke up to two of my symptoms being worse than normal. I could feel the congestion of my allergies and I had a really sore and swollen gut from something I shouldn’t have eaten yesterday, and I felt miserable. Every day since my vaccine, I keep hoping I’ll wake up feeling a … Read more
When you have a chronic illness all the things you have to do to be as happy and healthy as possible can add up to being a full-time job. Because there is no cure, we work hard at finding ways to offer some relief, improve our health and adapt to our new normal. There are … Read more
It doesn’t have to be that way! When you have a chronic illness like ME/CFS there are many mornings when you wake up and just know that you’re not doing as well as your normal. Or sometimes your very important morning routine gets interrupted and you just know that it’s going to affect your carefully … Read more
This is an edited post I originally wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there in December 2018. I originally wrote this post for people who have to miss out on holiday celebrations because of chronic illness. But right now, many other people are facing missing out on their usual traditions and the joy … Read more
A big part of mastering life with chronic illness is the ability to reclaim wasted energy so that it can be directed to more effective uses, like healing, contributing or fun. Difficult emotions are a natural and unavoidable part of living with chronic illness, the losses we have to face, the disappointments and frustrations of having … Read more
Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, fearful or anxious? Take just 5 days to explore a variety of tools that will give you control over your response to difficult circumstances and help you feel more at ease! This FREE 5-day challenge is for you if: you often feel overwhelmed by all you have to do and all that … Read more
One of the things that I’m hearing a lot of people are struggling with at the moment, is feeling unsettled and unfocused. There may no longer be a full-on sense of anxiety but an inability to feel grounded still persists. I can relate! Life is different and we don’t know how it’s going to pan … Read more
This letter is for you, whether you’re a healthy person struggling with lock-down at the moment or a spoonie feeling fed up with chronic illness….. Dear friend, I’m sorry to hear you’re feeling fed up and unmotivated right now. But know this, what ever you are feeling right now is OK. It’s a totally understandable … Read more
