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Do this instead 👇🏻 How about getting a cop

Do this instead 👇🏻

How about getting a copy of your unique instruction manual for your nervous system so you know which areas specifically need some extra support?

There are reasons you feel more sensitive to stress, anxious or low.

This information is literally written in your DNA;

✔️why you feel tired but wired
✔️ why you feel low, helpless and shutdown
✔️ why you can’t sleep or stay asleep
✔️ why you feel like you are living in fight or flight

And once you have this information there is so much in your power to influence this. You understand why you feel the way do and what to do about it.

I am all for brain retraining programs running alongside nutrition for ME/CFS - I recommend them often.

But when you are jumping from program to program searching for answers, take a pause and think about coming at nervous system ‘regulation’ from a different angle.

There are likely physiological reasons at the foundation of WHY you have felt the effects of stress or trauma more acutely.

When we uncover this, there are key nutrients from food and supplements unique to you that are going to support you in the best way - and work towards helping you feel peace and calm in your body.

Your DNA never changes so when you have this information you are SET UP FOR LIFE ✨

Testing your nervous system DNA is the first step I take with all my clients as it’s so impactful for setting the stage for you being in a healing state to move your health forward.

✅ comment: DNA

And I’ll send you some further info!

#mecfs #chronicfatiguesyndrome #brainretraining #nervoussystemregulation #mecfsrecovery

When you talk about fatigue or exhaustion or that

When you talk about fatigue or exhaustion or that you are extra tired this week, you don’t need to explain more than that.

I know there are no words that really sum up how you feel.

This is me a few years ago, literally 2 or 3 steps from the sofa but my tank was so empty I couldn’t get there.

So when you talk about it being a low energy week that’s all you need to say. You can let out a sigh of relief that you don’t have to over-explain.

All of our experiences are different but I’ve been in similar shoes and very much out the other side.

I spent the last week walking the coast path to my hearts content - without a second thought to how much energy I have, how far I could go, or worry about crashing or payback.

That girl on the floor had the hope and the belief it was in her future but at the same time it felt very far away.

What changed?

Small consistent daily steps and habits rebuilt my health.

It’s really easy to discount some of these small habits, especially if it feels like you don’t have the energy to do anything. I started by building up my physical activity to get into the garden, with time I was walking 30 mins a day.

I often thought what’s the point of these minuscule activities, often so far from what you are able to do ‘before’. One step, one squat, one page, one ingredient chopped for a meal. Then rest. But with time you’ll be doing 2, and 3, and 4...and with time you start to fly.

It gradually builds and some day you’ll come across a photo like this and it takes you right back to that moment and you’ll fill with pride.

What habit are you focusing on at the moment? I’d love to hear in the comments...

#mecfsrecovery #mecfs #chronicfatigue #cfsrecovery #cfsnutrition

Save this for when you don’t want to feel ✅ Y

Save this for when you don’t want to feel ✅

You don’t want to connect what’s happening in your body.

Maybe you are feeling anxious or in pain and don’t want to go there. Maybe there’s just a sense of worry or unease and you can’t put your finger on why.

You are doing everything you can to avoid connecting to your sensations or symptoms - scrolling, distracting, being ‘busy’.

Maybe you feel completely disconnected and don’t think you know how to feel into your body.

It’s a protective mechanism, staying in your busy brain feels safe.

Tapping and speaking what you are feeling, acknowledging the discomfort and resistance can help things get moving.

Tapping in this way also gets you physically back in the here and now and present in your body.

If you are someone who lives in your head, look down right now, hello there is a body there - it would like to meet you 🙋🏻‍♀️

Follow along with this simple 1 minute practice, replay as many times as you need for the feeling to shift ✨

#mecfs #mecfsrecovery #eft #efttapping #tapping #chronicfatiguesyndrome

Let me explain 👇🏻 I was catching up with a

Let me explain 👇🏻

I was catching up with a client I worked with 2 years ago and when I asked her this question her face went blank.

I asked her to think back to when we started working together and what life was like for her back then. What were her symptoms that were ruling her day?

While she could remember the impact her ill health back then had on day to day life, she couldn’t remember the symptoms at all.

She looked at me blankly and I got chills.

She asked me if I could remember what they were 😂

I can of course, each and every client story touches me deeply and to see the progress from an outside perspective is such a gift.

But can you just take a second to imagine this, fast forward to a year or two in the future and you can’t even remember the symptoms you currently have BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER EXIST.

Such a distant memory they take up no space in your brain anymore.

No daily deliberating, weighing up options, can I do this, what’s the impact of that, dragging yourself through the day and having to do it all again tomorrow. The morning dread. The ‘something is wrong with me’. The gritted teeth.

All of that melted away and you are living life to the full again without giving those symptoms a second thought.

I worked with this client for 9 months, she got everything she needed from that to continue to get herself well and she’s had a sustainable recovery over the last 2 years to get to this point.

This is truly life changing.

I can guide you through the exact steps you need to take, so you can look back in a couple of years and think it was the best decision you ever made.

✨send me a DM with the word ‘BLOOM’ and I’ll share the first step for you to take.

#mecfs #chronicfatiguesyndrome #cfs #cfsme #mecfsrecovery #mecfsnutrition

Stop scrolling for one second and take your deepes

Stop scrolling for one second and take your deepest breath today.

Now, let’s break it down why you are feeling totally overwhelmed by your ME/CFS symptoms and what you can do about it (today!)

You are trying to do too much. When your energy is limited it’s even more precious. Are you are spreading yourself too thinly trying to incorporate all the healing tools you read about online? Or someone who jumps from ‘solution’ to ‘solution’ each week thinking it’s going to be the thing to ‘fix’ you?

➡️ you need a clear plan to follow that only includes the approach and tools that are going to make the biggest difference for your body and what it uniquely needs.

If you feel paralysed with overwhelm, can’t make decisions, like a deer in the headlights, can’t think straight or determine where to start…

➡️ you need to tip the balance from being in fight/flight/freeze into a more healing rested state with nervous system support AS A FIRST STEP. What works here looks different for each person, as a starting point ask yourself when do you feel most relaxed in your day/week - and do more of that.

The all consuming nature of ME/CFS symptoms would make anyone feel overwhelmed. You are dealing with so much each and every day. The fluctuations, deliberation and uncertainty really take their toll. Take a second to acknowledge that, especially if you are someone who feels the need to ‘hold it all together’.

➡️ ask for help, how could you make your day 1% easier or comfortable? Let go of some of the pressure you are putting on yourself. You are doing enough.

These three steps will start to help reduce the overwhelm and the amount of noise your symptoms create for you each day. Small consistent steps.

This is exactly where I start with my clients and we build you a one-of-a-kind path back to health, where you feel clear on what you need and how to implement it.

DM me the word BLOOM if you want some help with this too ✨

#mecfs #mecfsrecovery #chronicfatigue #chronicfatiguesyndrome

ME/CFS recovery is possible - I will never stop te

ME/CFS recovery is possible - I will never stop telling you this.

Sharing my story and my lived experience, now I’m out the other side.

And sharing glimpses into the lives of people that I help and the stories of others that have recovered too.

I’m here to change the narrative around life with or beyond ME/CFS.

There is no reason life can’t be better than ever before.

So if you have hope that this is the case, even if it’s just a little glimmer, even if it feels really far away right now - you are in the right place ✨

#mecfs #mecfsrecovery #chronicfatigue #chronicfatiguesyndrome #longcovidrecovery

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