The Chronic Comeback

This week on the show - Dean Winsley 🙌🏼

Deans story resonates with me so much on a personal level for a number of different reasons:

1. He was dealing with this for over 10 years as I have been 
2. His issues stem from environmental toxicity 
3. He was 22 when he got sick and this was at the age when he was playing football, going out and drinking and just being a normal 20 something year old, again just like me. 
4. It was this transition from his old life to his new life that he found so difficult, again, something that resonates

That being said, he ultimately identified the root cause of his issues and went from being unemployed (due to his sickness) and living on his sister’s conservatory floor to being back in full time employment, married with his first child on the way. 

His story is inspirational to me and my own situation and I’m sure it will also be to anyone listening in this week.

Please look him up on Facebook if you wish to connect!

The week’s guest on the podcast - Pam Wild! 

Pam has an incredible story which began with her living a normal, enjoyable life. She was a stay at home mum with looking after her young son, enjoying spending precious time with him in the first few years of his life.

Just before her son was about to go to pre-school, she developed a neck ache. This ache would not go away with normal rest and treatment and in fact began to worsen. It got so bad that within two week’s, she was bedridden and disabled.

She couldn’t leave her house, she could barely walk, talk or eat and it was like this for the next 8 years...

After so long being so sick, most people would assume that this was how their lives would be, not Pam... she took matters into her own hands and began researching and testing everything that could be wrong and finally made the breakthrough that would lead to her recovery...

She’s the perfect example of why not to give up and so I’m really excited to release this episode 😊 

IG - @pamlwild

This week on the podcast we have CJ Scarlet 🙌🏼

CJ is an author, entrepreneur and all around badass 😀 who has been through tremendous hardships in her life to come through the other side to get to a point where she is now thriving! 

A victim of sexual abuse as a child and then rape as a young adult, CJ was already dealing with a huge amount of trauma at such a young age. However, life was about to get a lot more difficult when she was diagnosed with Lupus and given only a few years to live. 

She got to the point where she was bedridden and felt completely hopeless, life wasn’t worth living anymore. It was at her lowest point that she desperately sought the help of a Tibetan Lama (may have spelt that incorrectly!) and upon using his advice, she slowly began to regain her health and ultimately put her condition into remission.

She is the true embodiment of turning a negative into a positive and so I’m really excited to for you to listen to this episode

If you want to reach out to her, please email her via email at [email protected] 

This week on the show - Megan Roberts 🙌🏼

On the show so far, I’ve mainly had people on who have been 30+ who talked about their story but this week I was excited to talk to someone whose story began at 19. There are a lot of younger people out there going through chronic illness at such a young age and so with that, the mental challenges that can arise as a result.

Before getting sick, Megan had a great teen life, and was very successful in her Dressage career. 

About 4 years ago, her mum and sister fell very ill, and then were both tested positive for Lyme Disease.

After spending her time helping her dad nurse then back to health, she then too fell seriously ill and was also tested positive for Lyme. She gave up her passion for horses and went through a really tough time.

Fast forward to today however, she has made huge progress, both physically and mentally, and has even launched her own business, all at the age of 22! not only that, she is back doing what she loves and is competing, riding horses again! 

She really is a great example of what’s possible to anyone going through chronic illness but also to young people in general 😀

If you would like to connect with Megan, please look her up on Instagram - @meganr0bertss

This week on the Podcast - @hershapatel 🙌🏼

In a previous life, Hersha was a workaholic, always striving to be the best at what she did, always pushing for more even if it was to the detriment of her own well-being. It was this lifestyle that led her to the point of burn out, mentally but also physically when she began developing chronic fatigue symptoms.

These symptoms meant that she could leave her bed, let alone her house as she couldn’t physically do so. This went on for 2 years until she decided she couldn’t carry on like this, she took control over her life and her recovery. She addressed her lifestyle and stress levels but then also went on a spiritual journey that ultimately helped her to completely recover. 

She has since gone on to pursue a career that fulfils her and as a result is a successful presenter, filmmaker and YouTuber with over 200,000 subscribers (I have 28 😀) 

If you would like to connect with Hersha, her IG and YouTube handles are @hershapatel

This week on the podcast - Tom squires 🙌🏼

Tom was healthy and happy throughout his life, right up until the age of 32 where he became acutely sick and developed what he later realised were hallmark early Lyme symptoms.

An avid runner, he could barely stand up for longer than 5 minutes and so he knew something was seriously wrong.

He went on the normal doctor merry go round and was told he had a virus and to rest up. After refusing to accept this, he eventually got a diagnosis of Lyme and found a treatment plan that helped him get better but not recovered. 

Whilst he made improvements, he still wasn’t right and so again, went into investigation mode and ended up discovering he had a big issue with mould toxicity. He then went through the excruciating process of leaving the house he owned whilst it had to be completely renovated, a process taking 9 months! Thankfully, it worked and now he is pretty much symptom free! 

He is now back running and has recently achieved a PB for 5k of 16 mins 45 seconds, putting him in the top 1000 in the UK! 

Tom is an example of someone who refused to take the negative advice he received and paved his own way to health. He’s also someone I personally use as a sounding board for my own recovery and so I’m really excited to release this episode! 

If you wanted to connect with him please email him on [email protected] or connect on IG - @tom.c.squires

This week’s guest.... Felix Durden 🙌🏼

Really excited to share this podcast with you this week and Felix’s story.

Up until the age of 18, Felix was a healthy, happy person without a care in the world. He then started to develop severe symptoms including extreme fatigue, aching all over and bad depression and anxiety and after going from Dr to Dr, he was finally diagnosed with Lyme Disease. 

He was told by a Dr that this was his life now, it was incurable and he would have to live with it. Despite all of this, Felix refused to accept that a life on medication was his future and so took control over his recovery and began looking into more natural remedies.

It was at this point he was introduced to plant medicines and the power it can have to transform your mind and in turn, your life. He then started on a journey that led him to Peru where he drank ayahuasca, an experience that changed his life and ultimately led to him healing his Lyme. 

He is now symptom free and has been living in Peru for the last 8 years. His story is both extraordinary and inspiring in equal measure... if you want to connect with him, please contact him via his website www.bodyofprana.com or follow him on IG @durdenfelix 

This week’s guest - Paul Harvey 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

In a previous life, Paul was a deputy head teacher in a London school for youth offenders and so was placed in highly stressful situations on a daily basis and even one day being assaulted by someone in his class! 

From a health perspective, Paul had lived a normal life up until this point, enjoying life and partying in his 20s and it was actually on a particularly bad hangover one more I guess that he began developing worrying symptoms that made it difficult to walk and even began to lose vision in one of his eyes. After going to a number of doctors, he was diagnosed with MS and, devastated, he slipped into a depression.

However with the help of his amazing wife, they began to focus on how others have recovered from MS and a common theme they came across was healing through diet and lifestyle. They came up with a plan and said they would commit to it for 2 years no matter what. Fast firsts to the end of those 2 years and he was completely symptom free and feeling healthy. He had made the mother of all comebacks 😀

Added to this, he has now left his old job and launched his own online company which has grown successfully since then, working with 7 and 8 figure businesses. Paul is such a great example of what’s possible when you don’t give up on your future 🙌🏼

If you want to connect with him, please find him on Facebook - Paul Harvey! 

This week’s guest on the podcast - Matt Phipps 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

So far on the podcast, we have spoken to people who are on the other side of their comeback and in most cases have completely recovered their health. So this week I was keen to share the story of someone who is still very much in the process of making their comeback, enter Matt...

Matt spent over 20 years in the military, having an incredibly successful career before making the decision to start his own business with his wife. The business took off immediately and grew from strength to strength growing into a profitable 7-figure business. So you would think that with all of these, Matt has it made and nothing is challenging? Think again...

Over the last few years, Matt has begun to develop an number of debilitating symptoms with both fatigue and muscle weakness playing  major roles. After spending countless hours researching and going from doctor to doctor, he was finally given a diagnosis of Lyme disease. Since that point, he has had to endure ups and downs on his road to recovery which has required him to draw down on that mental toughness he cultivated during his time in the military.

It is this strong mentality that has enabled him to make great strides in his recovery whilst at the same time launching and ultimately running a 7-figure business 

If you would like to connect with Matt or have any questions for him following today’s episode, please add him on FB (Matt Phipps) or email him at [email protected] 

This week on the Chronic Comeback Podcast - Sam Wysock-Wright 🙌🏼

Sam is actually someone I’ve known for a few years. We both met as we were each going through our chronic illness and looking for ways to get better. 

For as long as Sam could remember, he hadn’t been well: fatigue, stomach issues, brain fog, concentration issues, anxiety but since he didn’t know any different, he assumed this was normal. 

It wasn’t until he reached 21 and was debilitated by fatigue and his other symptoms that Sam was diagnosed with chronic fatigue.

From the moment I met Sam, there wasn’t ever a doubt in his mind that he could recover which is kind of crazy given that he had never really been healthy before. His mindset and focus was so strong that he wouldn’t stop until he has achieved what he was striving for, to feel healthy... 

Fast forward to today, he says he now feels healthier than he’s ever done and after years of dealing with anxiety and depression, he is now so happy with where he is at in his life. Added to this, he left his old job that was such a huge contributor to his bad health and is scaling a successful meditation coaching business that helps so many people who are in a position he has been before. 

His story is an example of what is possible when you take control over your life and believe that anything is possible... 

Please contact him via his website - www.somameditation.com and go follow him on Instagram @soma.meditation