Stress & Unpredictability
I recently ran a Lightning Process training and gave a public talk in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was my first time back there since the earthquake and it got me thinking about the impact of unpredictability on our physical and mental well-being. Experiments done on rodents highlight the physiological impact of unpredictability. One group of […]
Continue ReadingPain & Rewiring the Brain
Here is a link to a recent article in Wall Street Journal on Pain and techniques that look to ‘rewire the Brain’. People are often interested as to why the Lightning Process looks at such things as thoughts/language/beliefs/expectation in retraining people out of chronic pain states. The answer is that we know they play a […]
Continue ReadingPain and retraining the Brain
Here is a great video put out by GP Access & NSW Health on Pain and the Brain. Simple and to the point. It highlights how chronic pain requires a broad perspective and the power we have when we get smart about our brain. The brain makes a wonderful slave but a terrible master Email […]
Continue ReadingFree Lightning Process Talks across the Sunshine Coast
Lightning Process & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Free Talks For anyone living on the Sunshine Coast, I will be holding free talks this month about my work. The talks will cover the Lightning Process’s unique approach to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME & Fibromyalgia) and is suitable for both health professionals and sufferers. The 1 hour talks […]
Continue ReadingME/CFS research harassment
Working with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome certainly is very satisfying work. Like every job it has its challenges but seeing people reclaim their lives is so inspirational for me. One of the aspect of my job is discussing CFS and the theories behind the Lightning Process and also who is it best suited for. In these […]
Continue ReadingDoes success last? It’s up to you!
A while ago I published a letter that appeared in the ANZMES Newsletter from Claire. It is now 9 months since she did the Lightning Process training in New Zealand and here is a letter keeping us up to date on her success. Well done Claire! It is now more than nine months since I […]
Continue ReadingLightning Process on UK TV last week.
ME Awareness Week. Nice to see the focus shift a little from ‘ME – it’s real and there is nothing you can do about it’ to a different sort of awareness – ‘It’s real and you can make massive change in your life’. There are ways out of the horror of ME/CFS. Watch one lady’s […]
Continue ReadingME Awareness Week
As we come to the end of ME Awareness week we have seen many activities and campaigns to raise the profile of ME/CFS as a serious and geniune condition. However I think some of these campaigns need to step back and ask the question ‘what are we trying to get people to be aware of?’ […]
Continue ReadingME Awareness Week
As we come to the end of ME Awareness week we have seen many activities and campaigns to raise the profile of ME/CFS as a serious and geniune condition. However I think some of these campaigns need to step back and ask the question ‘what are we trying to get people to be aware of?’ […]
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