Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS / ME / SEID)
ME/CFS
1.1 What if Chronic Illness is an Intelligent Process Gone Awry? Insights from Type 1 Diabetes
This is the first post in "The Discovery Series," describing science that lead me to think about chronic illness in a different way than I was taught as a medical doctor. I start with a little
My Chronic Fatigue Story 4: The Art of Listening As a Path to Healing?
In today's installment of my journey with chronic fatigue I want to tell you what I've been learning about the art of listening. Because it turns out to be a much more complicated task than we
My Chronic Fatigue Story 3: Could Reducing Stress Help Me To Heal?
There were a number of ripple effects following the onset of my chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and the accompanying symptoms of back pain and grief (see my CFS story 1). The first was that the
Repairing the Health of “No” by Healing Invisible Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)
Today's post links to My Chronic Fatigue Story 2, where I started recognizing how hard it was to say "No." The images and concepts here reveal a little of its origins and how invisible adverse
My Chronic Fatigue Story 2: How “No” Made Room For “Yes” And Finding Work Life Balance
When I explored ways of alleviating my initial symptoms of chronic fatigue, low back pain and grief 20 years ago (see post 1 in my Chronic Fatigue Story series) it lead me to a path I hadn't known
My Chronic Fatigue Story 1: How My Symptoms Of Physical Exhaustion First Started
I've been wanting to share my chronic illness story with you since starting my blog. I've been surprised at my reluctance. It is a New Year, however, and something has aligned, helping me feel ready
Ghosts in the Chronic Illness Family Tree
I am not the only one in my family with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS/SEID). On my father's side, I have two aunts who have had long-standing severe CFS. They are twins, and they have also had
Meditation II: My Resistance to Slowing Down
Meditation and Fear One of the main challenges I've had with the idea of meditating, and one of the reasons I haven't had a regular sitting practice, is that I have a strong resistance to slowing
My experience living with chronic fatigue and why I chose the title of my blog
It's been an unexpectedly tender and sweet few weeks since launching my blog and first post. I felt more vulnerable and open than I had expected after putting myself out there and your kind,
Birth of a Chronic Illness Blog
Introduction I'm Veronique (pronounced Vair'-uh-neek), a former family doctor turned psychotherapist turning blogger. I left medicine about 15 years ago, wanting to learn how to address underlying
