Honouring the Darkness We hear so much about ‘thinking positively’ and as any of you who know me will agree, so much of what I share here is generally quite positive. Visualising positive outcomes, thinking lovely thoughts and making the best out of each day plays a huge part in... View Article
When you are living with an illness such as ME/CFS, Christmas can be a really difficult time. Seemingly simple things that others take for granted, such as sitting at the dinner table, may well be impossible for you right now. There will also, be a temptation to push yourself through... View Article
During my years living with this complex condition, I have so often found myself struggling for words when someone asks me ‘What does M.E actually feel like? How does it affect you?’ You would think, after 20 years experiencing this illness, I would have an answer to these questions by... View Article
Do you ever find yourself in a state of fierce resistance to where you are at? Feeling you can’t quite relax into the present moment because it feels so uncomfortable? In this weeks post I’d like to share some powerful words that came to me one evening last week. But... View Article
We are 19 years on now from the year I was diagnosed with ME/CFS. The year a GP said to me in the most dismissive of voices ‘you need an exercise bike’ during an appointment that I’d been carried into by my step father as I couldn’t walk or hold... View Article
‘For a Seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction’ ~ By Cynthia Occelli. This quote always moves me, and remains one of my favourites.... View Article
Anxiety is something that many of us experience at certain times in our lives, some of us more so than others. When anxiety makes itself known, it can really take over, sometimes without reason or explanation. Sometimes, we know what we feel anxious about. Sometimes, it can be more of... View Article
This is me and my new Mirror. This Mirror is a big deal for me, a poignant moment in my healing, and I’ll share why. For a long time, I had what I guess you could call a phobia of mirrors? Since 2010 I’ve only had very small ones in... View Article