Recovery from chronic disease or conditions is not about fixing the problem. How the experience of Craig McKinley's sepsis and the work of Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Nicola Singleton and John Campbell has informed my work.

Here's the interview with Nicola and Dr Chatterjee where she talks of what she discovered from working with him and how she got well. Sadly a couple of years after this was recorded Nicola suddenly died from an acute bout of sepsis. An absolute tragedy for her family and all the people she encouraged and supported to believe in recovery from chronic disease. We miss her energy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7-2B-cQE0Q

Here's the new research on mitochondrial function in relation to the immune system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgBbIxxjyls

00:00 Intro - Craig McKinley's sepsis experience made me wonder...
01:33 Nicola Singleton recovered from Fibromyalgia and then died from sepsis very suddenly. What causes this is unknown.
03:33 Why such conditions are biopsychosocial? Could it be mitochondrial deficits and/or a constellation of genetic SNiPs (genetic mutation) - the bio part of the biopsychosocial.
05:30 Psycho - the imprints that change your view of yourself, largely from childhood experience and beliefs.
06:40 Social - people suffering longterm chronic conditions tend to isolate and we therefore lose connection with others which perpetuates disease
08:06 It's not all genetic (it's epigenetic) and society disregards co-operation - my answer to the critics - largely left hemisphere thinking driven by fear and competition
10:02 Symptoms are body's way of communicating your distress, personalised approach to healing dis-ease means paying attention to your body in a new way and journey back to the self

*Watch a video**
WHATS THE MATTER WITH MEDICINE - IAIN MCGILCHRIST https://youtu.be/CdE1QphYKoU
HOW TO HEAL BIRTH TRAUMA WITH EMDR https://youtu.be/JmtarRiGsgY
QUANTUM HARMONIC RESONANCE IN THE BODY https://youtu.be/DMKLkIw6PXI
EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE https://youtu.be/E5TYi9dEBEU
WHY ANXIETY IS NOT A MIND ISSUE https://youtu.be/Ty-J2pu37tA
HOW CHILDHOOD EMOTIONS STILL AFFECT YOU: https://youtu.be/8LzR8yhR8u8

*If you're suffering from Chronic pain, fatigue or anxiety, I CAN HELP*
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Podcast: https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/po...
121 and group therapy and training for stress related conditions like anxiety, fatigue and pain: https://alchemytherapies.co.uk
See in particular: Thrive! - an introductory mindbody connection program and The Emotional Audit for more intensive training.

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My reaction to the death of TV presenter and doctor Michael Mosley was one of deep sorrow and shock despite not knowing him personally. I was stunned by the unnecessary loss but also realising I was reacting to an event that happened to me 40 years ago!! Find out how here.

00:00 Nature of Trauma - shock trauma of loss e.g. the tragic death of Michael Mosely, one of the few TV doctors talking the language of integrative medicine - someone I greatly admired.
02:31 Very triggered by his death due to my own history with shock trauma - losing my Dad while I was away. Trigger = an internal traumatic re-enactment of previous experience.
05:31 You can't process trauma with willpower as it's generated in your survival brain. Causes many symptoms in body including pain, fatigue, gut issues and inflammation.
07:40 Trauma exists in most childhoods, as attachment trauma = emotional wounding, particularly for emotionally sensitive people (HSPs).
09:00 Usually shows up as long-term chronic conditions such as CFS/ME, Auto-immune Disease like Ehlers Danlos and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Will not respond to trying to 'fix it' (cognitive approach), particularly left hemisphere attention (grasping, linear, reductive)
11.40 Requires unconscious processing via body connection and unprocessed emotions stored there.. In the immediate aftermath need to take control (cognitively) but later on will need a different form of healing allowing you to heal at a deeper level.
15:50 Healing in safe physical connection with another allows you to feel the feelings without judgement or competition (no shame).
17:42 Social media is a shaming environment because it lacks heart to heart connection. AI particularly illustrates this as it shuts down our emotional centres promoting disconnection.
19:50 Recovery requires rewiring brain neurobiologically using somatic psychotherapy (talking therapy doesn't work so well with trauma as it is perceived in the body).
21:00 Finding a neuro-biologically safe state enables brain integration and mind and body connection. Get help, reach out to reverse chronic disease. Everything is possible...

*Watch a video**
AI IS ARTIFICIAL INTIMACY - https://youtu.be/Ii4ylPl9vJ8
WHATS THE MATTER WITH MEDICINE - IAIN MCGILCHRIST https://youtu.be/CdE1QphYKoU
HOW TO HEAL BIRTH TRAUMA WITH EMDR https://youtu.be/JmtarRiGsgY
EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE https://youtu.be/E5TYi9dEBEU
WHY ANXIETY IS NOT A MIND ISSUE https://youtu.be/Ty-J2pu37tA
HOW CHILDHOOD EMOTIONS STILL AFFECT YOU: https://youtu.be/8LzR8yhR8u8

*If you're suffering from Chronic pain, fatigue or anxiety, I CAN HELP*
CONTACT ME: https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/
Alchemy Therapies & Emotional Masterclass

OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
Group Healing Program: http://myemotionalaudit.com
Author/Book site: https//patriciaworby.com
Podcast: https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/po...
121 and group therapy and training for stress related conditions like anxiety, fatigue and pain: https://alchemytherapies.co.uk
See in particular: Thrive! - an introductory mindbody connection program and The Emotional Audit for more intensive training.

COMING SOON:
Intensive Training Program: https://emotionalmasterclass.com

My commentary on the insight and understanding of healing ME/CFS as a spiritual disconnect that nevertheless has physical consequences. I draw on an interview between Jenny Lynn and Raelan Agle as well as my own experience as a therapist for over 15 years. See that here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyFQKb0qS70

00:00 Intro
00:56 CFS/ME is a disconnect from the soul/spirit of the person suffering from it.
02:20 Your biography becomes your biology - why the body attacks itself - an alternative view
04:32 Feelings of unworthiness are embedded so that you have to strive/prove it somehow - and when you are not able to continue producing because of illness this creates a lot of fear that you will stay this way forever - spiritually adrift
06:45 Medicine is spiritually adrift too - a disconnect from you as a person, treats the symptoms only. Lost the art of medicine. a spiritual dislocation in the doctor/patient relationship
08:45 Most disease is a dys-regulation of the neuro -hormonal/immune system - a metaphorical reflection of the subconscious mind's dysfunctional beliefs
10:47 The mind and body are one and they read eachother. Integrative medicine brings this in and approaches this as a stress response gone awry. Helps to heal by motivating the body to heal from the bottom up rather than symptom checking.
13:00 Self-worth/esteem is built from the ground up - with a supportive therapist to engage your creative spirit rather than simply symptom suppressing.
14:40 Being not doing. Building creativity using metaphor/stories to get a dialogue between head and heart engages self-love and forgiveness of the self.
17:58 Finding a way out is about engaging new responses from the adult self - is NOT selfish
19:50 Healing in NOT about fixing the problem but about your own journey back to the authentic self
No 'one size fits all'.
21:20 We often have to hit rock bottom to truly heal - we seldom change unless we have to. Transform the relationship with yourself.
22:24 Healing is a process not a destination - need to assimilate (digest) it for yourself at a deep level. Takes courage and support.

*Watch a video**
WHATS THE MATTER WITH MEDICINE - IAIN MCGILCHRIST https://youtu.be/CdE1QphYKoU
HOW TO HEAL BIRTH TRAUMA WITH EMDR https://youtu.be/JmtarRiGsgY
QUANTUM HARMONIC RESONANCE IN THE BODY https://youtu.be/DMKLkIw6PXI
EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE https://youtu.be/E5TYi9dEBEU
WHY ANXIETY IS NOT A MIND ISSUE https://youtu.be/Ty-J2pu37tA
HOW CHILDHOOD EMOTIONS STILL AFFECT YOU: https://youtu.be/8LzR8yhR8u8

*If you're suffering from Chronic pain, fatigue or anxiety, I CAN HELP*
CONTACT ME: https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/
Alchemy Therapies & Emotional Masterclass

OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
Group Healing Program: http://myemotionalaudit.com
Author/Book site: https//patriciaworby.com
Podcast: https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/po...
121 and group therapy and training for stress related conditions like anxiety, fatigue and pain: https://alchemytherapies.co.uk
See in particular: Thrive! - an introductory mindbody connection program and The Emotional Audit for more intensive training.

COMING SOON:
Intensive Training Program: https://emotionalmasterclass.com