There is never just ONE thing you need to do on your Chronic Fatigue Recovery journey. Instead it is the collective practise of multiple different things that slowly move the needle forward.

In this episode Anna talks through a list of 20 things to consider on your Chronic Fatigue Recovery Journey. This episode might be helpful if you are just getting started and looking for some things to focus on. It could also be useful as a personal check in, to help you acknowledge what you are doing well, what you could be doing better or what you haven’t considered yet. 

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In this day and age, health is a privilege and recovering from a Chronic Illness can very quickly become an expensive business. In this episode Anna talks about how to heal when you have minimal or limited financial means. We talk about low cost and no costs actions that you can take to at the very least improve stability and increase quality of life. We talk about belief systems around what is possible and how the goal is to keep moving forward, one step at a time. 

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How do we manage our Chronic Fatigue Recovery and also make space for life itself? When you live with a chronic illness you always have less options and less choices than someone who is typically "healthy". Even more so, when you have a low energy health condition, where do you find the energy to shoulder the extra workload of healing alongside living!?

In this episode we talk about many of the challenges that people face when focussing on Chronic Fatigue Recovery (i.e. their health), responsibilities and also living! We discuss the importance of connecting with your life force energy, even when it is just a trickle! The importance of accepting and knowing what matters to you so that you can prioritise your time and energy into your view of a “normal life”. We discuss relating to others and managing their expectations and building confidence to do more as your body allows without going back to the old patterns that were unhelpful. This episode will help you to reflect on where you are in your journey, perhaps some things you are doing well and perhaps there are blindspots that could use your attention.

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Is full recovery from Chronic Fatigue Possible? What does that mean? What does the journey look like and what does it entail? In episode 83 of the Chronic Fatigue and Burnout Recovery Podcast, Anna shares her thoughts on the idea of recovery.

This is a general discussion about the importance of recovery stories and believing in the potential of recovery. She talks about factors that impact the healing timeline and her own experience of recovery to date. She highlights the importance of acceptance and giving space to grief and why focussing on improving quality of life may be more supportive for the nervous system. This episode may help you to reflect on some of your attitudes and beliefs about your own recovery and offer some words of wisdom as you navigate your own journey. 

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Nervous system regulation is an important part of managing a Chronic Illness. No doubt, if you are having a chronic illness experience you have probably heard by now that you need to support your nervous system. But how do you do that? There seem to be so many different options available and it is hard to know what will work for you.

The reality is, when it comes to supporting the nervous system, there isn't a one size fits all approach. We want to find the ways that work best for our system and do more of what works! In this episode Anna talks about all the different options for nervous system regulation.

She shares some of her personal experiences with different modalities, what worked, what didn’t work and things that have helped her clients. She discusses pro’s and con’s of certain therapies and holds space for the fact that everyone heals a little differently and it is up to us to find what resonates best with our system. 

If you know that nervous system regulation is a missing piece of your healing puzzle and you've felt confused about where to start or what therapies could be helpful for you, this episode will help you with some ideas to get the ball rolling.

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Nurturing Resilience Program: https://annamarsh.co.uk/nurturing-resilience/

The Nurturing Resilience Program is a self-study program which will teach you tools for nervous system regulation in a slow and manageable way. It is ideal for those who are experiencing chronic health conditions such as CFS/ME, Long Covid, POTS, Autoimmunity or other complex chronic illness.

Chronic Fatigue Recovery Stories can help us borrow hope and inspiration when we find it lacking in ourselves. This is why, after her own journey with ME/CFS, Raelan Agle created a YouTube Channel to show case the recovery stories of others and to inspire the belief that recovery is possible!

In this episode of the Chronic Fatigue and Burnout Recovery Podcast, Anna interviews Raelan about her own journey with CFS/ME and the lessons she learned along the way, in her words: Growth Bootcamp!

Raelan Agle lived with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) for ten years before finally fully recovering. After countless fruitless doctor’s visits and tens of thousands of dollars spent without providing much relief from her illness, she eventually realised that she would have to look within herself and listen to her body to find her path back to health. And thankfully she did finally fully recover!

Since her recovery Raelan has become passionate about supporting others on their wellness journey. She is the author of Finding Freedom: Escaping from the Prison of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, has a popular YouTube channel sharing the recovery stories of others along with resources for health and healing, and online courses to support people on their health and happiness journey.

Useful links:

Raelan’s Website: https://raelanagle.com/

Raelan’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/raelanagle

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It is normal to experience ups and downs in your chronic fatigue recovery journey, but what do you do when you feel stuck, hit a plateau or lacking in progress. That is exactly what Anna covers in this episode. She discusses eight things you can reflect on and consider that may help you gain more traction and move the needle forward. 

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This is a guest expert interview with Zoe McKenzie where we discuss her book which has recently been published. Although the book title suggests it is for Autoimmunity, the pages are filled with wisdom on how to exercise if you have chronic illness, fatigue conditions included. We have a wonderful conversation where we discuss the work that I did with Zoe as her 1-1 client, belief systems about exercise, exercising with fatigue, exercising with pain, finding your baseline, adjusting your baseline when life happens and everything in between (plus plenty of analogies!).

Zoe McKenzie is a Physiotherapist, Exercise Coach and Clinical Pilates Instructor who created, Actively Autoimmune, an online exercise platform for those with chronic conditions. After experiencing health issues herself from a young age, Zoe has specialised in supporting clients around the world to find a way to move their body that works with them. She works with clients 1:1 as well as with an on-demand virtual Pilates studio. She has also recently published her book ‘Exercise Well with Autoimmunity’. 

Useful links:

Website: https://www.activelyautoimmune.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activelyautoimmuneBuy the book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exercise-Well-Autoimmunity-Zoe-McKenzie/dp/139970852X/

Previous episodes on exercise:

Episode 27 - Building Exercise Tolerance and Capacity with Chronic Fatigue

Episode 26 - How to Exercise with Chronic Fatigue

Often in our practice we see autoimmunity come hand in hand with chronic fatigue. Not every case is an autoimmune case, but for those who do have autoimmunity, we want to consider how a dysregulated immune system is contributing to the picture of fatigue and how we can manage it.

In this episode Anna gives a high level view of the autoimmune management strategy that she uses in her practice which includes both simple and more complex strategies to support outcomes and improve quality of life. 

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Many women experience crashes, flares and setbacks around their menstrual cycle. The natural fluctuation in hormone levels can be destabilising to sensitive and unstable symptoms. Although we want to keep the whole picture of imbalance in mind, there are some tricks we can use to support the body around this unstable time. In this episode Anna covers her 3 top considerations for reducing symptoms, crashes and flares around menstruation

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Episode 35: https://annamarsh.co.uk/podcast/episode-35-how-to-have-better-periods-with-cfs-me-part-1-what-does-a-healthy-cycle-look-like/

Episode 36: https://annamarsh.co.uk/podcast/episode-36-how-to-have-better-periods-with-cfs-me-part-2-testing-your-hormones/

Episode 37: https://annamarsh.co.uk/podcast/episode-37-how-to-have-better-periods-with-cfs-me-part-3-supporting-your-hormones-naturally/