Tag Archives: M.E.

Helper Subtype

In this audio clip from Secrets to Recovery, Alex Howard focuses on the Helper, which can be quite a common psychological subtype in ME, CFS , Fibromyalgia and that group of illnesses. To discover more about Psychology at The Optimum Health Clinic, please click here

Should I start with Psychology or Nutrition?

Alex discusses this popular topic and the various factors which can influence what is right for each individual.   To find out more about psychology and nutrition at The Optimum Health Clinic, please click here

The body heals itself

Alex talks about how the body can be a self healing mechanism when given the opportunity and right support to do so. To find out more about psychology at The Optimum Health Clinic, please click here

Captain the ship of your own recovery

As tempting as it can be on the recovery path to look to abdicate responsibility to the “experts,” a key ingredient of the OHC approach is the collaboration between practitioners and the patient, and ultimately the patient learning to be the captain of the ship of their own recovery.  In this weeks video newsletter, Alex […]

Classical concert supporting OHC

Welcome to this week’s blog. This week we are very proud to announce that former OHC patient Claire Jones will be donating all proceeds from a concert in London on March 5th. Claire was the royal harpist for several years, including playing at the royal wedding, before developing ME/CFS. Having recently recovered, Claire has focused […]

Secrets to Recovery LIVE Episode 4 Replay

Welcome to this week’s blog. For those of you that missed Secrets to Recovery LIVE last week, we are pleased to share the recordings. There are three separate videos: 1. The full 45 minute session including both Natasha Todd’s recovery story and the research update from OHC Trustee Ian Hatton: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-QFHDZ9KUI   2. Natasha Todd’s […]

Secrets to Recovery LIVE October 2014

Welcome to this week’s blog! Firstly, we are very pleased to be sharing a report detailing your responses to our 2014 patient survey, along with some comments from our management team. You can read the document below. Thank you to everyone that took part, we really do appreciate your input and ongoing support. OHC Survey […]

What is the difference between ME and depression?

Welcome to this week’s blog.  This week we are excited to be launching a new series of videos with the clinic team answering your questions! To get started, we have three short videos with Alex, answering the questions: What is the difference between ME/CFS and depression? Is it possible to make a full recovery from […]

Secrets to Recovery Research

Welcome to this week’s blog. We are extremely excited this week for several reasons. Firstly, we have just had a research paper published in “Psychology Research and Behavior Management” investigating our online treatment programme Secrets to Recovery. Although the study only ran for 8 weeks, it found improvements in sleep and perceived control, which in […]

How to get the most out of sessions

Welcome to this week’s blog. We are very excited to be announcing the next Secrets to Recovery LIVE on Monday 8th September at 6-6:45. This week’s guests are Sue Hughes sharing her recovery story, and Jess Thompson from the psychology team talking about the 3 stages of recovery. Jess Thompson: Stages of Recovery Jess, Director […]