Episode Details

I talk with author Simon Harrison about losing an active life to ME, finding a diagnosis, and rebuilding health through pacing, meditation, and a bold year seeking light in Portugal. The story is honest about setbacks and fierce about hope, with practical lessons you can apply today.

• early denial and sudden onset symptoms 
• shrinking life, sensory overload, fear 
• self-experimentation with meditation, breathwork, gentle movement 
• diagnosis of ME/CFS and reframing recovery 
• pacing, window of tolerance, damage limitation 
• why more light and a change of scene helped 
• recalibrating normal tiredness vs post-exertional malaise 
• progress through small wins, mistakes, and self-kindness 
• support from family and the cost of care 
• hope as a practice and incremental gains

Connect with Simon at https://thrivemindfulness.co.uk/ where he also works with those with fatigue-related conditions. 

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(music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life)

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