ecowaltz/flickr, CC BY-NC Kevin Brophy, University of Melbourne There are several ways into the book Shaping the Fractured Self: poetry of chronic illness and pain, edited by Heather Taylor Johnson. And there are many uses it might serve in the multiple worlds of poetry and the even wider worlds of medicine, therapy, sociology and life writing, to name just a few. I picked … [Read more...] about On Poetry and Pain
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CIRS (Mould illness) Treatment – 6 Months in
I first learned the link between chronic fatigue syndrome and mould last year. It was about 12 months into a severe, and until then, unexplainable relapse. I was fortunate to have one of the few mould literate physicians in Australia practising nearby, and have been on treatment for over 6 months now, on the Shoemaker protocol. Treating CIRS (mould illness) is serious business, … [Read more...] about CIRS (Mould illness) Treatment – 6 Months in
Starting Treatment for Mould Illness: the Shoemaker Protocol
Recently, I discovered my long term health challenges (fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome) are due to a condition known as CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), caused by mould exposure. Since this diagnosis, my life has been turned upside down, but I have already seen improvements. Treatment for CIRS is a long term (and expensive) process. It has many … [Read more...] about Starting Treatment for Mould Illness: the Shoemaker Protocol
Is Stewed Apple the Perfect Functional Food for a Dysfunctional Gut?
Perfect Functional Food?! This latest report suggest that Stewed Apple is the Perfect Functional Food for helping heal the gut. I received this information from Dr Mark Donohoe in NSW, Australia, and now pass it on to you too. It's the only treatment I'm trying at the moment because I've stopped taking everything including all supplements and probiotics because they make … [Read more...] about Is Stewed Apple the Perfect Functional Food for a Dysfunctional Gut?
Redefining Success – life in the slow lane
The biggest journey of serious health challenges is the process of mentally busting out of the matrix. Getting stuck on how life should look gets people stalled in denial, frustration and resistance. Having a chronic illness changes everything, but it doesn’t make you a failure at life. Turning your back on lifelong dreams is no easy task. The grieving process needs to … [Read more...] about Redefining Success – life in the slow lane