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Sep 11, 20223 min read

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...

Aug 11, 20222 min read

Feel like you're doing healing 'wrong'?

That's how it feels a lot of the time when you experience chronic illness, but I hope this gives you some comfort... It can feel like you...

Jul 13, 20222 min read

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...

Jun 21, 20224 min read

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...

Jun 6, 20222 min read

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...

May 17, 20222 min read

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...

May 1, 20222 min read

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...

Apr 27, 20222 min read

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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