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I was reminded by a twitter conversation yesterday how difficult it can be to understand that even when we are doing something that uses energy, it’s possible to end up with more of it. The idea of activities that energise is quite counterintuitive but one that I put to use every day. So how can … Read more
I’ve realised recently that the quality of my rest has been taking a beating. I put this partly down to the fact that I’m becoming more and more addicted to social media. Ok, I might be sitting down whilst I’m checking out my facebook page, but processing all that information, finding bits you’re really interested … Read more
You might already be aware that I’m in the process of setting myself up in business as a life coach. A really important aspect of this business is that I will be working from home using the internet. This means that I will be able to make my working life fit within the limits of … Read more
I have quite a complex morning routine for setting up the day. It has various elements and takes a while but it has so many benefits that not doing it seems unthinkable. I usually wake up feeling quite unwell. I always feel dehydrated, I often have a headache and sometimes a sore throat, and my … Read more
Since my ‘crash’ forced me to face up to the fact that I’d been trying to do too much I’ve chosen to focus on looking after myself and taking it easy. Once again, I pushed it back up to the top of the priority list. I never deliberately removed it from prime position, I just … Read more
Dealing with this illness effectively didn’t just involve learning new skills, but involved me learning completely new ways of being. This wasn’t easy because my old ways of being have had years to develop and be reinforced. First, I had to see the benefits and believe that the new ways of being would work for … Read more
There was a very interesting Horizon documentary about the power of the placebo last week. A placebo is usually a non-active pill (often containing sugar or cornflower) that is given in randomised trials of new medications to a proportion of the study participants. The medication on trial has to perform better that the placebo to … Read more
If asked what one thing contributed most to my recovery the first time around, I would answer achieving an attitude of relaxed effortlessness in all that I did. There are some pretty major blocks to relaxed effortlessness such as anxiety, stress and anger, but once any such issues are worked through relaxed effortless becomes a … Read more
The trouble with chronic illness is that it goes on and on. When we see little, if any, improvement it’s easy to get stuck in a rut and let motivation dwindle. In the past I’ve rejected the idea of New Year’s resolutions with the idea that I should approach every day with fresh motivation but … Read more
Because of the long term nature of this condition most of the things we can do to help ourselves we have to do over and over again. The more successful we are at incorporating these things into our daily routines and making them habits, the better our quality of life is likely to be. However … Read more
