The Chronic Illness Recovery Podcast

Bedridden to CEO Margot was once bedridden for years with chronic fatigue syndrome.She was told there was no cure.Doctors dismissed her.She lost friends, lost hope, and thought life was over.Today?She has her health back, runs a successful company, and helps other women rebuild their lives.In this new episode, she shares what actually helped her turn everything around.If you need hope right now, watch this one.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

This is different I’ve just shared something I’ve been working on for a long time.It’s a conversation about my new book — and why I spent 3.5 years writing it.If you’re dealing with M.E/CFS, this matters.Because most advice out there is either confusing, overwhelming, or just doesn’t work in real life.This book is different.It’s simple.It’s practical.And it’s something you can actually apply.In this episode, I explain: – why it took so long– what makes it different– and how it can help you move forward   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

5 mistakes that keep people stuck If you feel like you’re doing everything you can…but still not progressing…This might explain why.I’ve put together a new video breaking down the 5 most common mistakes I see in M.E/CFS recovery.These are things that look right on the surface but actually hold people back.Once you understand them, everything starts to make more sense.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

How to stop post-exertional malaise If you have M.E/CFS and keep experiencing post-exertional malaise, this video is for you.In this week’s episode, I break down exactly why PEM happens, why the push-crash cycle keeps you stuck, and what actually helps you get out of it.If you’re tired of doing too much, crashing, and feeling like you’re going around in circles, I think this will really help.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

This took 4 years to create When I went through chronic fatigue syndrome over two decades ago, recovery was incredibly isolating.There was no YouTube.No social media.Almost nothing online that offered practical help.And I remember thinking to myself:No one should have to go through this alone.That’s why, for the past 16½ years, I’ve dedicated my life to helping people recover.And it’s also why I wrote this book.In today’s podcast episode, I share what’s inside the book and the recovery frameworks it teaches.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

It’s finally ready After more than 16 years of helping people recover from chronic fatigue syndrome… I’ve finally written the book.It’s a practical, step-by-step guide that brings together everything I’ve learned from my own recovery and from working with thousands of people around the world.In this new video I share why I wrote it, what’s inside it, and why I believe it’s going to help a lot of people get their lives back.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

  Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

Are you scared of losing people? There’s a part of recovery that doesn’t get talked about enough.You want connection.You want to feel normal.You don’t want to miss out.But you also know that doing too much can set you back.And then the guilt creeps in.“Am I being difficult?”“Am I an inconvenience?”“Will people stop inviting me?”In this week’s podcast, I answer a member’s question about how to set boundaries with friends and family without feeling weird, selfish, or ashamed.This isn’t about isolating yourself.It’s about learning how to stay connected in a way that actually supports your recovery.  You’re not an inconvenience.You’re just rebuilding your health.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

Why this happens in recovery Have you ever noticed one part of recovery improving while another feels worse?It’s more common than people realise and it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.In this short podcast, I explain why progress can feel uneven and how to stop one area improving at the expense of another.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

This will save you a lot of energy One of the biggest energy leaks in recovery is trying to explain yourself. Someone asks how you are… and you feel pressure to justify everything.Your symptoms, your limits, why you can’t do what you used to do.And you leave the conversation feeling drained.In our today's podcast episode, I share a simple way to respond that protects your energy, keeps the conversation moving, and stops you going into the “over-explaining spiral.”It’s calm, practical, and especially helpful if you’ve been seeing more people lately.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                     

The energy trap that keeps people stuck One of the biggest reasons people stay stuck in M.E/CFS recovery is misunderstanding energy. What feels like energy is often adrenaline and that’s what keeps the push-crash cycle going. In this week’s podcast, I explain the difference between adrenaline and real energy, and why learning to spot it can change your recovery. If you’ve ever thought, “I felt better… so why did I crash?” this will help.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

If You’re Struggling With M.E/CFS, Read This When I was going through chronic fatigue syndrome over 20 years ago, I genuinely thought my life was over. I went from fit, healthy, and full of energy…to barely being able to lift my head off the pillow. What made it harder wasn’t just the symptoms.It was the confusion, the mixed messages, and the loss of hope. In this week’s podcast, I share the things I wish I’d known back then — the things that would have saved me years of struggle, fear, and chasing the wrong answers. Not theory.Not trends.Just hard-earned truth from lived experience. If you’re feeling lost, overwhelmed, or unsure what actually matters in recovery, this episode will help bring things back to ground.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

From Bedbound to Living Again: Mitch’s M.E/CFS Recovery Story A few years ago, Mitch was a fit, active teenager.  Then his body started shutting down.  Within weeks, he went from riding his bike to school… to ending up in hospital, terrified, wondering if he was dying.  At his worst, making his bed felt like a massive achievement. The couch became his whole world.Noise, light, conversations - everything was too much.  In this week’s podcast, Mitch shares his full story - honestly, calmly, and without sugar-coating it.  Not just what it was like to be that unwell but what actually helped him move forward, step by step, until he got his life back.  Today, Mitch is:running againworking long shiftstravellingliving fully  This episode isn’t about a miracle fix. It’s about fear, patience, timing, and learning how to move toward health instead of fighting symptoms.  If you’re struggling right now, I think you’ll feel very seen by this conversation.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form                 

The recovery trap that keeps people stuck with M.E/CFS One of the most frustrating parts of M.E./CFS recovery is doing all the right things…and still feeling like nothing is moving.  You’re trying.You’re careful.You’re doing your best.  And yet, progress feels stuck. In this week’s podcast, I talk about something I see all the time — what I call the recovery trap. It’s not laziness. It’s not lack of willpower. And it’s definitely not because you’re broken. It’s a very common pattern that quietly keeps people stuck often without them realising it.  In the episode, I walk through:why acceptance isn’t giving upwhy chasing your old life can slow recoveryand how doing the right things at the wrong time can keep the body in survival mode If you’ve been plateaued, pushing and crashing, or feeling confused about what to do next… this will likely resonate.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form               

Why you're not getting better A lot of people with M.E./CFS are working hard on their recovery.  They’re resting.They’re being careful.They’re doing what they’ve been told.  And still - nothing shifts.  In this Q&A replay, I explain why this happens so often and the one thing that usually needs to change before the body can actually move forward.  For many people, this is the piece that’s been missing all along.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form               

The Missing Piece in M.E./CFS Recovery If you’ve been trying to recover from M.E./CFS and still feel stuck despite doing everything you’re “supposed” to do — you’re not alone.  Most people aren’t doing anything wrong.  They’re missing one foundational piece and without it, the body simply can’t move forward.  In this short podcast, I explain why effort, belief, and motivation alone don’t lead to recovery and what actually needs to change for real progress to begin.  For many people, this is the moment things finally click.    Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form               

What real M.E/CFS progress actually looks like Before joining CFS Health, Raff was spending around 22 hours a day resting. Getting dressed. Eating meals. Holding her head up. All of it took everything she had. She lived with constant dizziness, tinnitus, light and noise sensitivity, and severe brain fog. Even a one-minute walk could wipe her out for days.  Like so many people with M.E/CFS, she was doing everything carefully but still not getting better.  Today, things look very different. Raff is now: • Working again • Cycling and hiking • Skiing with friends • Slowly building a full, meaningful life — safely and consistently  She’s still on her recovery journey. But the progress she’s made is extraordinary.  This isn’t a miracle story.  It’s a realistic, honest example of what progress can look like when you stop the push-crash cycle and follow the right process.  If you’re feeling stuck, scared to do more, or worried that progress just isn’t happening for you — I really think this conversation will help     Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form               

Why You Keep Crashing with M.E/CFS If you keep having one good day… followed by days or weeks of feeling worse, this episode is for you.  I break down the key reason people with M.E/CFS stay stuck in the push–crash cycle and the simple framework that helps you stabilise, build strength, and finally move forward again.  It’s the same method that’s helped thousands of people reduce crashes and feel more in control of their recovery.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form               

Stop exercising like this If movement keeps making your symptoms worse…you’re not doing anything wrong.  You’re simply using an approach that doesn’t work for M.E/CFS, Long COVID, POTS, fibromyalgia, or post-viral fatigue.  So I’ve put together a clear video walking you through 9 things you need to know before doing any kind of movement — even gentle stretching or a short walk.  This will help you avoid post-exertion malaise, break the push–crash cycle, and rebuild your strength safely.   Here are 4 ways we can help. 1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub  2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay  3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings:- Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf  4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form