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We provide benefit to
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People with Chronic Exhaustive Conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E), Fibromyalgia, and Post Viral Fatigue (e.g., Long COVID).
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Organisations, businesses, and public service providers wishing to support employees with Chronic Exhaustive Conditions.
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Clinicians and healthcare providers supporting patients with Chronic Exhaustive Conditions.
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Carers / supporters of people experiencing Chronic Exhaustive Conditions.
We Can Support You
We deliver online and in person holistic courses that focus on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health aspects of chronic fatigue conditions, offering pracitcal tips, tools and techniques to enable you to change your energy.
A day in the life of...
Sue
Who has Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Things that you may noticed about Sue before her chronic fatigue
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Sue has an "A-Type" personality, meaning that she has some personal traits
or characteristics that may be contributing to her CFS. These traits include:
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a bit of a perfectionist streak. "Good enough" is not going to cut it with Sue!
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an ability to multitask which sometimes leads to her spinning too many plates.
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a competitive nature, so she's willing to go the extra mile to be successful
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linked to Sue's competitiveness, this lady has a lot of ambition.
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Sue is very organized, a key skill that enables her to keep her plates spinning.
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do not mess Sue around, she really dislikes wasting time and can feel impatient or irritated when delayed.
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sometimes Sue has difficulty with boundaries and says "Yes" to keep the peace or others happy.
Many of these traits make Sue a fantastic employee who goes above and beyond to deliver high quality work. She is relied upon by managers and colleagues alike and has reached a senior position with responsibility for staff and budgets.
But underneath that smooth professional exterior, there's a woman under stress who is currently juggling the challenges of balancing her work and home life. Sue is a highly empathetic and sensitive person who experiences the world around her very deeply, whether that's the emotions of family members and colleagues or the troubles out in the wider world.
Growing up she was told not to be so soft and to toughen up, leading her to feel that her sensitivity is something to be ashamed of or that she is somehow weak. Sue often feels emotional overwhelmed and often mis-understood.
Sue's current health situation
Due to the devastating lack of energy caused by CFS, Sue is simply too exhausted to cope with very much at all.
The deterioration in her energy levels has happened over a number of months (in fact, if she thinks about it, Sue would admit that it's been years since she last felt really well).
The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome diagnosis came about after months of doctor and hospital appointments, followed by a referral to the specialist Chronic Fatigue clinic. The stress, worry, and anxiety caused by this has not helped her fatigue at all.
But Sue has been determined to get her energy back and has been trying out lots of different approaches including
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holistic therapies such as Reiki, meditation or Yoga.
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changing her diet, usually to a Paleo or Keto diet, in an attempt to relieve physical symptoms.
There's been some improvement, but nothing that has been sustainable over the longer term.
Sue is struggling with low mood, frustration and hopelessness.
Sue's current work situation
As you would probably be expecting to hear, Sue is currently off work due to an energy "crash" which happened quite suddenly after a 'straw that broke the camel's back' style event. She's struggling to deal with the pressure that she's under to get back to work and feels like she is letting the team down and letting managers down too.
Whilst Sue has some cover with her sickness benefits, she is feeling financial pressure looming and is worried about the impact on family finances.
Whilst work have been understanding, communication is difficult with her manager as she feels that they don't really understand what's going on for her, partly because she doesn't understand it herself. At the moment, well meant conversations about returning on reduced hours just feel impossible to agree to.
In an ideal world, Sue would like to ...
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Have more energy to be able to do all the things she loves, without worrying if she have to pay for it afterwards with days of low energy.
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Be the person she used to be before chronic fatigue laid her low
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"Get my life back" because the fatigue has robbed her of so much that made her life fulfilling
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Have all of this as quickly as possible, because time is passing her by!
With our support...
Sue's recovery could look something like this:
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By the end of three months, Sue could be noticing a change in her energy levels of somewhere between 20-30% as she starts to understand what is driving her bouts of no energy and what helps to boost her energy levels.
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After six months, her energy could have improved by as much as 60%, and be remarkably different however, relapses can occur as Sue tests out her new energy limits, just like a baby learning to walk sometimes ends up sitting down on their bottom!
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Between Nine- and twelve months, Sue's energy levels could be stable and consistent, enabling her to lead a normal life. Sue would probably have a natural caution around this stability, so would be keeping a weather eye on things that lowered her energy so that she could address them straight away.
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As Sue stepped into her next 12 months, she would have gained trust and confidence in her body's ability to do whatever she asked of it and be experiencing "normal" tiredness, rather than CFS tiredness.
If you were to look in on Sue at the end of her first 12 months, you'd be looking at a woman with slightly different priorities, doing things in a way that worked for her rather than how she used to be (because how she used to be was part of why she developed CFS). Once you regain your energy, you see life through a slightly different lens.
It really is possible to get your energy back, especially if you are prepared to look into what is holding your fatigue in place.