(Please scroll to the bottom of this post to download or listen to the audio/mp3 version of this blog) In a number of my blogs you will have heard me refer to the electrosensitivity I live with. For some time I have been meaning to write a blog explaining my experience with … [Read more...]
Enriching Relationships Fill Your Bucket When Managing CFS / ME & Other Pain/Illness
When you are managing pain and illness in your life there often seems to be constant withdrawals from your reserves of spirit. I often use the analogy of a bucket of water. Dealing with pain and illness depletes the level in my bucket, so I’m always looking for things that fill … [Read more...]
Declutter Your House, Declutter Your Mind – It Helps Manage CFS & Pain
Summer heat! Unlike many people I love these 40 degree days. For some reason my body always functions better in the heat. I’d love to know why that is, but in the absence of any simple answers I’ll just take it as the gift it is. So this evening I’ve spent most of my time … [Read more...]
Change The Context, Change The Experience of CFS & Pain
One of the major things I do to manage pain is restructure the context around how I view pain and its constraints. In 2006 I did some training and development courses at Landmark Education, a worldwide organisation that runs particularly good programs. At that point in my life I … [Read more...]
Alone, lonely, isolated? It Can Be When Living With CFS / ME & Other Spoonie Illnesses
Sometimes it really feels like we’re all alone in the world, doesn’t it? When managing a life with CFS / ME, illness and pain it can feel even more like we’re on our own. Facing the whole prospect of aloneness is something I’ve been dealing with a lot lately. I have a strong … [Read more...]