About this episode

Simon Harrison shares his journey of losing an active life to ME and finding hope and health again.

I talk with author Simon Harrison about losing an active life to ME, finding a diagnosis, and rebuilding health through pacing, meditation, and a bold year seeking light in Portugal. The story is honest about setbacks and fierce about hope, with practical lessons you can apply today. • early denial and sudden onset symptoms • shrinking life, sensory overload, fear • self-experimentation with meditation, breathwork, gentle movement • diagnosis of ME/CFS and reframing recover...

People in this episode

Host: Jackie Baxter

Guest: Simon Harrison

Topics covered

• chronic illness
• mental health
• recovery
• self-experimentation
• meditation
• pacing

Keywords

• ME
• CFS
• recovery
• meditation
• breathwork
• health
• self-experimentation
• Portugal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ME/CFS

Books & works: Leaving ME Behind

Places: Portugal

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