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Did You Have Yourself a Crashy Little Christmas?

December 27, 2014

Jody Smith may have dodged a holiday bullet this year. She’s hoping. Only time will tell. How did you fare?

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How have you survived the holiday season? I’ve been thinking of you in the Phoenix Rising community all week. I wanted to write something before Christmas but … I thought I was in for a crash, as old symptoms started reappearing in mid-December.

I had been doing really well for some months — hadn’t needed my naturopath since August — and then I guess it was the creeping nearer of Christmas that was the final straw.

I started having trouble finding my thoughts, and when I could find them, finishing them.… Read More

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Tuning In to Your Ultradian Rhythms

April 20, 2013

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The struggle with energy (or lack of it) is an integral part of life with ME/CFS. Whatever other symptoms each of us deals with, the ongoing energy black hole and knowing when and how to use what little oomph we might have safely, is a conundrum we all grapple with, often without success.
 
During the times when we just don’t have anything to spare beyond breathing and the most basic thought processes, the quandary of how to use energy is irrelevant and out of reach. The question sticks its tongue out at us in derision.
 
For some of us though, there are times when we have a little extra energy.… Read More

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