In 2010, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic condition that affects millions of people around the globe. The majority of them are women. As yet, there is no cure. I had enjoyed a successful career as a natural medicines therapist and teacher, but fibromyalgia forced me to stop working for 2 years, reassess my life and embrace a new […]
The two weeks I had visualized as a Spring Garden Break did not go according to plan. Instead, I spent four days and nights in hospital. The Virus Last month I shared my experience of symptoms which appeared to be Covid-19 in Thank You for Helping Me to Navigate the Virus Although significantly better, I continued to experience more frequent […]
I am taking a little time out to enjoy the terrific spring weather, catching up on my reading list and pottering in my garden… Back blogging on 20 May. Brigid P. Gallagher is a retired natural medicines therapist, passionate organic gardener and author of “Watching the Daisies- Life lessons on the Importance of Slow,” a holistic memoir dedicated to the art of mindfulness and […]
I rarely give interviews, but today I am a guest on Sam’s Loving the Fifty Something blog. Please pop round and say “hello.” Once again, I am excited to introduce another guest to my series: Amazing over 50’s I am inviting and featuring ‘Mid-lifers’ who are enjoying life over 50 and who are happy to shout out about great health, […]
A little switch turns on in my brain every year, somewhere around the end of February. It seems to occur when the days lengthen and my body soaks up the extra light. Indeed, I become a different person! S.A.D. or Seasonal Affective Disorder I am one of millions of people who suffer from S.A.D or Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is […]
Does fibromyalgia cause insomnia or does insomnia cause fibromyalgia? I do not have a definitive answer. However, I do know that insomnia can wreak havoc on health and well being. I first succumbed to fibromyalgia in 2003, and insomnia took hold of my life for seven long years. 15 years later, my lifestyle has completely changed and I have embarked on a […]
Kim from I Tripped Over A Stone blogs about her journey with Fibromyalgia. She recently participated in a challenge, designed to let you know a little more about the person behind the illness. You can read her post HERE I decided to take up the challenge, as someone who is healing from Fibromyalgia. Four Places You’ve Lived Callander, Scotland. Kippen, Scotland. […]
Busy as a Bee I come from a long line of busy people; both my parents worked extremely hard to provide for our family. The first forty years of my life embraced their hard work ethic, but after my father’s untimely death in 1995, I took the decision to leave my busy natural medicines practise behind and move to the […]
