This is part 1 of a 2-part series for those experiencing a chronic illness (like CFS/ME) and their supporters. In this episode, Anna discusses relationship dynamics and how they influence the ability of loved one’s to offer support and the ability of those with a chronic illness to ask for and receive support. Anna discusses the survey results from the research on this topic and offers solutions so that supporters feel better equipped to support and illness experiencers feel better equipped to receive support. 

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In this episode Anna explains the differences in Brain Retraining and Somatic Experiencing in theory and practise. She talks about her own experience with these different modalities and shares some updates on her own healing journey working somatically with medical trauma and anaesthesia. She finished with a discussion about where Functional Medicine and Mind-Body Work intersects.

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This is part 3 in a 3 part series on how to have better periods with CFS/ME. Anna wraps up the three part series by discussing how we can support the body generally and how to manage oestrogen dominance - a common underlying cause of hormone imbalance - more specifically. 

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This episode is a short and sweet menu of different testing options for your sex hormones. Anna covers blood and urine testing options as well as home monitoring devices. Learn how to make sure you test at the right time in your cycle and possible genetic tests that can be useful. 

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Mira Device

Dutch Complete Hormones + CAR

Oestradiol 

Day 21 Progesterone

Testosterone

Advanced Female Hormones for Oestrogen, Testosterone, Prolactin, LH. FSH

You can refer back to the following blog for examples of different testing options. 

It is a common experience for women with fatigue, chronic illness and other inflammatory conditions to experience hormone imbalances alongside and on top of their primary illness experience. Sex hormones can act like the volume control of the body. As they naturally fluctuate across a month they can turn the volume up and down on symptoms. This is part 1 of a 3 part series where we look at how your sex hormones fluctuate across the different phases of the cycle, what can go wrong and why you might feel better or worse at different stages. Part 2 and Part 3 will focus on testing for female hormone imbalances and things we can do to further support the body respectively. 

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In this episode, Anna offers a framework and a toolbox to support fatigue recovery from a “mindset perspective”. Although it is hard to separate mind and body, we can influence our physiology from the top down using language, cognition, reasoning, and voluntary movement. Anna touches on how you can use the power of these tools to help you get “unstuck” in your chronic illness experience. 

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Navigating a fatigue recovery experience can also come hand in hand with navigating changes in body, shape, and size. For some, this is just part of the process and for others, it can be an uncomfortable experience. In this episode, Anna explains why we might gain weight in fatigue recovery and where weight loss fits in the context of fatigue recovery. She shares guidance for managing food and exercise in support of healthy body weight and minimising weight gain. She ends with a short discussion about where the nervous system may intersect with our attitudes toward weight, exercise, and food. 

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Anna shares her perspective on addressing the imbalance of neurotransmitters in fatigue recovery. She zooms out and offers an understanding about how taking a big-picture view can be much more successful and beneficial in the long term.

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*people who experience Chronic and Complex health conditions can be sensitive to supplements. Sometimes supplements intended to make you feel better, can make you feel worse. It may be best to discuss any changes to your health care with your doctor or a trained professional who has an understanding of your case.

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Anna shares a framework for understanding neuroinflammation from her training in Psychoneuroimmunology with Leo Priumbroom. This is based on the understanding that you cannot have chronic disease without neuroinflammation and that neuroinflammation is the universal mechanism behind disease. She takes her time to explain the mechanism of neuroinflammation in both acute and chronic illness and offers insight into how we support the body to find health again.

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Anna shares an update about where she is in her own healing journey. She enters into a discussion about identity and the importance of how we choose to identify with our illness experience. She finishes up sharing some strategies she is using to support her body right now. 

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