(Mind Detox Sessions are now live and available to book here!) Ever since the beginning of 2015, as we welcomed in the New Year in Bali, I knew that 2015 was going to be a big one. I had no idea what it would look like, but I knew that I’d gain a lot of […read more]
This article is reposted from an article I wrote for MindBodyGreen, on my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome diet. Having had CFS since I was 18, I’ve dabbled in lots of nutritional fads and special diets in my time. Now having fully recovered, I can say there are a few dietary tips I would always recommend people consider […read more]
This post is dedicated to the lovely and fabulous Sonia- I hope it helps in some way, my darling. Recently, I’ve been receiving lots of emails about why I decided to call my blog ‘Conquering Fear Spiritually – CFS’. You all know that the reason I started blogging was to support CFS sufferers in their […read more]
I sometimes wonder what possessed me to start a blog. I’m not someone who can spend hours at the computer screen, probably because my brain isn’t used to it. Having been a teacher for a number of years, my job involves minimal computer time, so my brain doesn’t really handle being online for long periods […read more]
It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I made a YouTube video for you all (you’ll find out why in the video!), but I felt compared to talk about our relations with family and friends when we’re ill this week. Coping with family and friends during Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a subject very close to […read more]
Over the years, I’ve read numerous books and reports on the ‘type’ of people who seems to become ill with CFS/ME and many people who do are of what’s called the Type ‘A’ Personality. Are You Part Of The Type A Personality CFS Trend? You are Type ‘A’ Personality if you are/were: ambitious self-critical driven […read more]
I know the process well. You read about something that might help you and your health, and before long you’re off on a whirlwind internet trail. Sometimes this can bring miraculous benefits to you (I’ve found some amazing books this way), and sometimes it can leave you feeling even more confused then when you set […read more]
I spent much of my early days during my illness feeling numb. Nothing else, just numb. After I’d gotten a little bit better, all I felt was shame. Shame, anxiety, inexplicable guilt and shame. People talk about anxiety and guilt and fully admit to being in these states, but no-one seems to talk about shame. Why is this? We’re ashamed of […read more]
As I’ll explain in my latest Soundcloud audio recording (love doing these for you!), my world is filled with a lot of ‘career’ talk at the moment, and it seems as though a lot of people are going through job/work-based transitions. Artwork taken from here The word ‘success’ has never really sat comfortably with […read more]
I’m going to let you in on a little secret today, one that I really wish I’d known about when I was sick. Well, it’s not really a secret, but if you read on, it sure as anything feels like one. You don’t have to think about it all the time. You don’t have to think […read more]
This post is inspired by the beautiful and revolutionary Danielle LaPorte. Picture taken from here A Letter to Chronic Fatigue Dear CFS, the Love of my life, You’ve been with me through thick and thin, through good times and some incredibly bad times. I know you’ve been feeling that this was going to happen for a while, […read more]
There are some really incredible videos and articles floating around the interwebs at the moment, so I thought I’d share a couple of them with you in a September Blog Round-Up! Sandy Newbigging- 4 Hidden Causes of a Busy Mind I cannot believe it’s taken me this long to find Sandy Newbigging. I heard his […read more]
I’m currently in the first few weeks of the incredible Belinda Davidson‘s ‘School of the Modern Mystic’ and it’s every bit as groundbreaking as I thought it was going to be. As part of the course, we undertake a 3-day White Light Healing Retreat and set an intention before we begin. At the same […read more]
