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Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and the Role of Sophrology in Chronic Fatigue Management
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also referred to as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), affects approximately 250,000 people in the UK, with a higher prevalence among women according to the National Institute for Care and Excellence. The persistent fatigue that doesn't improve with rest or sleep can carry on for years and decades and has devastating impact on […]
Finding Purpose In Life After IVF Struggle
Anna's success story and her personal development journey with sophrology My mission is to transform lives. Of course as a sophrologist I cannot guarantee any results. My role is to offer people the opportunity and space to reconnect with themselves so they can address their issues and uncover their own resources to positively deal […]
Coping with life transitions and years of anxiety, pain, fatigue – How sophrology can help…
In this article I’d like to explain simply what happens when you suffer with anxiety, pain and fatigue for years, and how sophrology can actually help. The body-mind-emotion cycle First of all, know that your body, mind and emotions are always inter-connected and when something negatively impacts either body or mind, it will likely negatively […]
Learning to Live Better with Chronic Pain
A recent survey for BBC News has revealed that 1 in 4 adults in the UK suffer from chronic pain and are not getting proper treatment. That’s a lot of unmet need, when you consider that this means almost 17 million people are struggling every day to live and work, with pain! I specialise in […]
7 Ways to Fight MS Fatigue
What is fatigue? I experienced MS fatigue for the first time during a relapse more than ten years ago. It was so unnatural. I had never felt anything like this before. It was as if my body was made of lead and every movement required an astounding amount of energy. I remember how feeding […]
How sophrology helps with chronic pain management
Heather's success story and her transformation through chronic pain Heather joined an online pain management intervention I delivered for a study investigating the impact of sophrology on chronic pain. Chronic pain was impacting both her professional and social life, making it difficult and stressful to live her life fully. If, like her, you’ve been […]
5 ways Sophrology can reduce stress and anxiety
With our lifestyles becoming more and more hectic, it’s no surprise stress and anxiety are on the rise. I see more and more clients suffering from stress, anxiety and even panic attacks. Being constantly under pressure and worrying all the time is simply awful. In addition there is the fear of not knowing when it’s […]
The science of sleep; it’s all in the mind…
‘Surely it’s not morning already?’ Do you sometimes hear the alarm clock go off and feel as though you’ve watched every hour of the night go by? A bad night’s sleep can be frustrating, but chronic sleep problems can seep into every aspect of our lives, affecting our mood, memory and motivation and overall health […]
Living with a Chronic Illness: Are you a Pusher or a Pacer?
Do you have those days when you crash and feel utterly exhausted, unable to get out of bed because you've been doing too much the days earlier? Or do you know that when something affects you emotionally you're likely to have a flare up and get fatigue? I love to go for walks around my […]
Getting Back on Track: How to Shape Good Habits with Sophrology
We can all be adepts at procrastinating - even when we know that what we are putting off is ultimately good for us. That’s exactly where I was in the last couple of weeks. So it does happen to practitioners too. After all, we are all human beings! For a couple of weeks the thought […]
The best tip to beat insomnia
Everyone has experienced sleep problems at various times in their lives. There are nights when it’s difficult to fall asleep, nights with multiple wake ups, nights with an early wake up two hours before the alarm rings when it’s impossible to fall back asleep. It’s normal to have such nights on occasions and we’ll quickly […]
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