What if a 'crash' was actually the freeze response?
Seeing chronic symptoms through a nervous system lens and 3 of my favourite ways to ‘defrost’ or come out of a freeze response. If you’ve...
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James Wilson
- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
I wish you a slow recovery.
Yes, you read that right! But why would I wish that on you? This is something that I really enjoyed listening to Jay Shetty & Gabrielle...
James Wilson
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
Feeling frustrated with your body and your chronic symptoms?
Try this body-based gratitude meditation for healing. Frustration is normal when you have chronic symptoms. When you experience chronic...
James Wilson
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
4 ways to deal with setbacks on your healing journey.
If you've experienced chronic illness, you'll likely know all about crashes and setbacks. Here are my top tips for dealing with them....
James Wilson
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
Regulating your nervous system isn't a science.
It's more of a dance. And here's why it matters if you're living with chronic illness. Like dancing, nervous system regulation is a...
James Wilson
- Jun 21, 2022
- 4 min
Do you prioritise “achieving” over listening to your body?
Honouring your body's needs is a key element of chronic healing – but does the need to achieve get the better of you? Here are 3 ways to...
James Wilson
- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
Are you pretending to be “better” than you are?
There is a big difference between separating your identity from chronic illness symptoms, diagnosis, labels and pretending you're...
James Wilson
- May 17, 2022
- 2 min
What's causing your chronic symptoms?
Do you feel frustrated that your body feels a certain way but you don't know why? I think we've all been there. That questioning and...
James Wilson
- May 8, 2022
- 2 min
Relationships and chronic illness. Here’s 3 tips I’ve learnt.
How to navigate your relationship when you experience chronic illness. Relationships and chronic illness aren't always the perfect of...
James Wilson
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
Do you feel the fear when chronic symptoms arise?
My 3 step guide to feeling safe within your body when symptoms come on strong. Why do chronic symptoms make us feel fearful? When...
James Wilson
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Is finding a cure for your chronic illness the goal?
What if rather than an end goal, it was about maximising your experience of life each day and seeing where it takes you? I am not healed....
James Wilson
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
How do actually rest when you experience chronic illness?
When you experience chronic illness, you might be familiar with associating rest with danger, meaning that rather than truly resting,...
James Wilson
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
What if you stopped saying STOP to chronic symptoms?
When you experience chronic illness, it can help to think of symptoms as friendly messages, guides, gifts in some small way. Do you get...
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