Tag Archives: recovery story

Marie’s Recovery Story

Marie talks about recovering from ME CFS while also being a carer for her family. Marie’s ME began when she turned 30 and came down feeling flu, and suddenly had to cancel all of her plans due to being so ill. Through her recovery, Marie also decided to change her career path from working as […]

OHC Live 91 – Healthy Living James’ recovery story

James became ill with ME CFS in 2010, so ill he was bed-bound and his father had to carry him to the hospital. With support from his family, James slowly has recovered to 85% over 9 years by listening to his body and pacing carefully, and is now sharing what he has learned about healthy […]

OHC Live 80 – Gemma’s recovery story

Gemma shares her recovery story with Alex, from starting to feel ill with a viral-like illness she couldn’t recover from to acknowledging and working with her achiever patterns in order to relax and recover. Gemma shares what tools worked for her and how her sustained practice over a few years helped her reach full recovery. […]

OHC Live 47 – Why is the mind / body connection so important in recovery?

Marie from our psychology team shares a little bit about her ME/CFS recovery story, and clarifies more about why the mind and body connection is so important in recovery from ME, CFS, Fibromyalgia (and generally all forms of stress and chronic illness). Limiting our approach to only aspects of the mind (or just on psychology) becomes […]

OHC Live 87 – Paulie’s recovery story

Paulie from the Netherlands shares her story and recovery journey through ME/CFS. Beginning as a teenager, Paulie suffered from anxiety, IBS and severe fatigue, which fluctuated for a few years before steadily becoming worse. A friend had told her about The Optimum Health Clinic when Paulie could no longer stand unassisted, and she began her […]

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OHC Live 83 – Paddy’s Recovery Story

Alex talks to patient Paddy, who at the time of this recording was in the late reintegration stage of the recovery process. Paddy discusses the onset of his symptoms and what helped him most through working with The Optimum Health Clinic.  Through the 90 Day Programme and the Psychology sessions, Paddy learned how to listen […]

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Secrets To Recovery – Concert Harpist Claire Jones

Claire Jones, Concert Harpist, discusses making her latest album once recovered from ME Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and the emotional journey she went on whilst recording it. To watch the full movie, please click here For more information on Claire Jones new album please visit www.clairejones.co.uk

Marie recovery – I completely transformed everything I did

Marie discusses how profound the transformation was in her life during her recovery from MECFS, and how those changes have shifted where her life is going now. To Discover more about Psychology, please click here Sign up for a free information pack from The Optimum Health Clinic or sign up for a free 15-minute chat […]

Alice’s Recovery – I’m still aware of managing

Alice talks about how she continues to manage her energy while she is now symptom free, and how the lessons she’s learned along the recovery journey continue to evolve.  Pacing has become a natural part of her life in order to be mindful of her energy and health. Watch Alice’s full recovery story The Optimum […]

Claire Jones’ Recovery Story

Concert Harpist Claire Jones shares her experience with ME/CFS and her recovery journey with The Optimum Health Clinic. Claire discusses achieving her dreams including becoming a royal harpist, then crashing with ME and struggling to overcome the urge to keep pushing through the illness.  With widespread pain and constant immune symptoms she and her family […]