Mullaghderg Beach “Walking the Wild Atlantic Way” was one of my first blog posts. I am sharing it again for Self Care September. In 2010, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and possibly rheumatoid arthritis, a great relief after seven years of poor health. Although I had been a Natural Medicine’s therapist for twenty years, I never had any clients … More Walking the Wild Atlantic Way
“There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” Minnie Aumonier I am sharing some of my older posts for Self Care September. The Healing Power of Gardening is the first. If you have been following my gardening posts, you will know that my … More The Healing Power of Gardening
Natalie at “Searching for My Inner Zen Blog” has tagged me in The Get to Know Me Tag Please call round and visit her beautiful blog. Fibromyalgia Awareness Month May is International Fibromyalgia Awareness month, so I have tailored my answers to promote more awareness of this debilitating condition. What are my strengths? Resilience, Courage, … More Get To Know Me Tag
I am taking a two week break from blogging to rest and restore. Wishing you all a very happy Easter.
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 … More S.A.D. – Seasonal Affective Disorder
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 … More My Top Twelve Tips for Healing Insomnia
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 … More You Behind The Illness – Told in Fours
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 … More 10 Tips for Living with Fibromyalgia or Another Life Changing Illness
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 … More Life Lessons on the Importance of Slow
Blogging is not for the fainthearted; it takes real commitment and many hours spent at a computer to create blog posts, comment on other blogs, reply to comments, create bonds with new followers… It is also rather addictive! Finding a balance between real life and blogging takes quite a bit of fine tuning… My own … More Blogging and Balance
