Ranked #1
Episode 03 - Is it possible to make a full recovery from ME, CFS and Fibromyalgia?
Episode 03 - Is it possible to make a full recovery from ME, CFS and Fibromyalgia?
In this Facebook Live recording CEO Alex Howard discusses whether it's possible to make a full recovery from ME, CFS an... Read more
1 Aug 2018
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30mins
Ranked #2
Episode 15 - What supplements should I take?
Episode 15 - What supplements should I take?
Alex describes the slippery slope of self-medicating or taking supplement advice from non-professionals. With personali... Read more
20 Nov 2018
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9mins
Ranked #3
Episode 04 - Sleep and ME/CFS
Episode 04 - Sleep and ME/CFS
A more restorative sleep is essential in recovery from ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia and in this session, Alex talks about sl... Read more
15 Aug 2018
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22mins
Ranked #4
Episode 20 - For the body to heal, you have to be in it
Episode 20 - For the body to heal, you have to be in it
In this Facebook Live recording CEO Alex Howard discusses how the maladaptive stress response can keep us in a state whe... Read more
9 Jan 2019
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18mins
Ranked #5
Episode 66 - The 5 P's
Episode 66 - The 5 P's
Alex expands on his 5 P's in recovery: Practice, Patience, Persistance, Perserverence, Precision. These 5 P's can be use... Read more
14 Jan 2020
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9mins
Ranked #6
Episode 68 - Two types of pacing
Episode 68 - Two types of pacing
Alex mentions a simplified view of two different kinds of pacing based on data and rational planning, versus the more in... Read more
28 Jan 2020
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9mins
Ranked #7
Episode 33 - Why listening to your body is so hard
Episode 33 - Why listening to your body is so hard
The advice, "listen to your body" sounds like it should be easy, but it isn't quite as simple as it seems. We often get ... Read more
16 Apr 2019
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10mins
Ranked #8
Episode 50 - Deep rest 2
Episode 50 - Deep rest 2
When our primary symptom is fatigue, it's clear that getting deep, effective rest is a crucial part of the recovery proc... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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7mins
Ranked #9
Episode 58 Emma Donohoe - M.E. and me
Episode 58 Emma Donohoe - M.E. and me
Alex interviews Emma Donohoe - presenter of the BBC documentary M.E. and me. Emma discusses her recovery including the p... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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33mins
Ranked #10
Episode 36 - The danger of maybe
Episode 36 - The danger of maybe
It can be a real challenge to commit to future plans when we're still working on our recovery from ME CFS or Fibromyalgi... Read more
7 May 2019
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8mins
Ranked #11
Episode 37 - What stops people from recovering?
Episode 37 - What stops people from recovering?
A complex illness like ME CFS can exhibit many different symptoms and co-morbidities. Being able to make sense of the cy... Read more
15 May 2019
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6mins
Ranked #12
Episode 22 - Deep Rest
Episode 22 - Deep Rest
Alex Howard discusses deep rest in ME, CFS and Fibromyalgia recovery. The maladaptive stress response in MECFS keeps the... Read more
22 Jan 2019
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11mins
Ranked #13
Episode 13 - Recovery takes a team
Episode 13 - Recovery takes a team
On the verge of the release of the Secrets to Recovery film, Alex reflects on the process of recovery from the patients... Read more
30 Oct 2018
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12mins
Ranked #14
Episode 52 - Self-worth and ME, CFS and Fibromyalgia
Episode 52 - Self-worth and ME, CFS and Fibromyalgia
CEO Alex Howard discusses the OHC's approach to cultivating self-worth when the roles you held prior to getting ill have... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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11mins
Ranked #15
Episode 49 - People pleasing and recovery
Episode 49 - People pleasing and recovery
Alex talks about people pleasing as a habit of the helper type that puts other peoples' needs before our own. Becoming a... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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11mins
Ranked #16
Episode 40 - 4 fundamentals of recovery
Episode 40 - 4 fundamentals of recovery
In this Facebook Live recording CEO Alex Howard discusses the 4 fundamentals of recovery from ME, CFS and Fibromyalgia f... Read more
17 Jul 2019
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10mins
Ranked #17
Episode 26 - Willpower and recovery
Episode 26 - Willpower and recovery
We now know that approaching healing from ME CFS from a "pushing" motivation can make everything worse, so willpower for... Read more
26 Feb 2019
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11mins
Ranked #18
Episode 23 - What is possible in recovery from ME/CFS?
Episode 23 - What is possible in recovery from ME/CFS?
When we start making some progress on our journey, the recovery process can feel incredibly slow and we start to wonder... Read more
29 Jan 2019
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8mins
Ranked #19
Episode 28 - Why should our nutrition patients do the psychology programme?
Episode 28 - Why should our nutrition patients do the psychology programme?
Alex discusses why patients in the nutrition program can benefit from also doing the psychology work with The Optimum He... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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10mins
Ranked #20
Episode 56 - The power of dreams
Episode 56 - The power of dreams
Alex acknowledges the challenge of living day to day with pain and frustration, and offers some thoughts on how to remai... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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12mins