Tag Archives: recovery story

Self-care meets parenting

Alex Howard talks to recovered ME/CFS patient and now practitioner Marie Fleming about learning to establish boundaries and taking care of herself on her recovery journey whilst also being there for her daughter. Everyday Alex is the daily vlog series from Alex Howard. Explore Alex’s website https://www.alexhoward.tv/ to find out more about his projects at […]

George’s ME/CFS Story

George shares his journey with ME/CFS which started in his teen years with a viral infection. Years of exploring traditional and experimental treatments and approaches did little to help – maybe in part due to the stage or pace of their application. George shares just how challenging living with persistent fatigue and an overactive nervous […]

Self-love in action

Alex Howard talks with practitioner Gemma Hunt about how listening to our body and emotions is its own act of self-love. This excerpt is from Gemma’s recovery story on The Fatigue Super Conference

I was hit by a bus and it changed my life – Soul-food Sunday

Alex Howard talks with Renu Arora about the life changing event of being run over by a bus and how it has transformed her and her life. Details on Renu’s podcast crowdfunding campaign for The Burgundy Book here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-burgundy-book?fbclid=IwAR0dBgckBZrCASd6yfcW1JCg_GkvAliR28tJy9An9aVDGyPvKhkF9J5v6h0#/

Andy’s recovery

Alex speaks to patient Andy about his inspiring recovery from being bedbound to trekking in Nepal. Share your inspirational story or revelation on the recovery path with the community – email [email protected] with your experience (Through 2019). Everyday Alex is the daily vlog series from Alex Howard. Subscribe and hit the bell for notifications to […]

James Sawyer’s recovery story

James S shares how he went from living an active successful life when a headache brought on a sudden onset of debilitating exhaustion. With the support of his wife, James then recovered over a year from CFS back to optimal health after attending the 90 Day Programme and the nutrition program at The Optimum Health […]

David B’s recovery story

Filmed as part of Secrets to Recovery 2014 – Alex interviews David about his journey through Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. David got ill at university after a series of infections, stressors, viruses and challenging living conditions. After a while he started the 90 day programme with The Optimum Health clinic which over time […]

OHC Live 62 – Emma Donohoe – ME and me

Alex interviews Emma Donohoe – presenter of the BBC documentary M.E. and me. Emma discusses her recovery including the part the Optimum Health Clinic played in her journey.   Watch ME and me on BBC Newsbeat  Click here to watch in the UK Sign up for a free information pack from The Optimum Health Clinic […]

Alison T’s Recovery Story

Alison became ill with ME CFS when she restarted her nursing career – and was ill for 20 years. Here she shares her recovery journey and what helped and what didn’t work for her. For many years she continued to try to push through work as her GP had no reference for how to manage […]