2006 seems like a long time ago. I guess it is! That’s the year I fully recovered from M.E. Let’s back up a little….. In the late 90s while studying a degree in Marketing at Plymouth University, I was struck down with a horrendous bout of the flu. It meant I couldn’t return to university […]
The 5 Emotions which turn into chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia
Watch the replay of the webinar from May 2016 which covers a range of useful topics for CFS, ME and Fibromyalgia sufferers and others. Just a word of warning… it is 2 hours long!
The Great Mistake: renaming Chronic Fatigue to Systemic Exertion Intolerance
Recently there has been a move in the U.S to rename Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also referred to as M.E to instead be called Systemic Exertion Intolerance. As someone that suffered with the condition for over 6 years, neither term makes sense to me. I always felt that ‘Fatigue’ was a poor way to describe […]
Podcast interview on The Shiatsu Guy Presents
I was recently interviewed on The Shiatsu Guy Presents podcast. The podcast series looks at a number of complimentary therapists, their journey and insights. My interview looked at my journey through Chronic Fatigue and in the process discovering Mickel Therapy as well as my views on health and wellbeing. You can download the podcast episode from iTunes and […]
I wasn’t able to do my office job, could hardly take care of the kids
Saul did an amazing job in helping me to recover from chronic fatigue. Before I started Mickel Therapy, I had tried various treatments to recover from my fatigue, which was affecting all aspects of my life. I wasn’t able to do my office job, could hardly take care of the kids and sometimes could even […]
Harnessing The Power Of Your Symptoms
Learning to interpret symptoms could mean your body no longer needs to keep sending them. Isn’t it horrible when you feel ill? Maybe you have a stomach ache or migraine or perhaps other debilitating symptoms of chronic fatigue or M.S. While symptoms are never nice, they frequently hold helpful messages from the body. Once we […]
Are Your Uni Finals or that Impending Mortgage payment making you Anxious?
Discover a different approach that could help you sail through your exams or worry more constructively! Remember that experience of being in an exam & becoming so anxious you’re stomach is churning and you are even physically ill or freeze up. Perhaps you get so anxious about an upcoming job interview or arranging that mortgage […]
Is Guilt Making Us Ill?
As someone that’s Jewish, I live in a culture where we’ve perfected the art of guilt. This finely honed skill that every good Jewish family is no doubt familiar with. “Don’t worry about me I’ll just sit here in the dark.” “You don’t write, you don’t call”. While perhaps as a Jew I’ve become accustomed to […]
VIDEO: Amanda’s story of CFS recovery after 5 years
After experiencing chronic fatigue for five years I had tried many different avenues and had almost believed that I would live with it for my entire life. Then came along Mickel Therapy eighteen months ago, which I tried knowing I had nothing to loose. It is now a year on since I completed my Mickel […]
Mickel Therapy has taught me many skills that I know I will use for life
I was diagnosed with severe CFS at 18 years of age. For four and a half years, I suffered many debilitating symptoms associated with this condition. I was housebound, and entirely dependent on my family for support, as the severity of my fatigue left me unable to function. I saw many health professionals and tried […]
