In the summer of 2004 I attended a free lecture by Barbara Wren at the College of Natural Nutrition. It turned out to be a truly life changing event. I can't remember how I heard about the lecture and at the time it was unusual for me to have gone to something like that, or … Continue reading My light bulb moment
ME/CFS
A hand to hold when you feel like you’re alone in the dark
This is really emotional post for me to write. It is a message to my younger self. What I wish I could have heard to help me through the rough times when I really did feel like I was alone in the dark. I write this for anyone who is going through this … Continue reading A hand to hold when you feel like you’re alone in the dark
Strawberries
Back in 2009 I went on a retreat called “The Endorphin Effect” based on a book of the same title by William Bloom- a teacher of spiritual psychology. http://www.williambloom. At the time I had experienced ME for many years and just being away from home and in the company of a fairly large group of … Continue reading Strawberries
Body mind Awareness
I wrote this back in 2013 and will update on this soon Over the years I have learnt a lot about my own bodymind. By bodymind I mean the interrelationship between the emotions and thoughts and the physical body. New discoveries in science such as psycho-neuroimmunology show that our emotions have a direct effect upon … Continue reading Body mind Awareness
Becoming a Mum with ME
I always hoped that eventually I would be well enough to have children but it was always a distant dream. Then I got into my thirty's and got scared. My health had been improving gradually but how would I ever have the energy to have a child? The pregnancy, the birth, the sleepless nights. How … Continue reading Becoming a Mum with ME