Inside a pain flare
Chronic Fatigue is not only the physical pain, discomfort, and difficulty in moving your body, nor that your body feels ten times heavier than it is. [...]
The gift of being heard
Rhythm disrupted Four months ago, I left Canberra, leaving my pool, and my rhythm of regular exercise in that pool, behind. I had been for a few walks [...]
Living well with unwelcome circumstances
Unwelcome Circumstances Pandemic Exhaustion & Chronic Fatigue When I heard reports of the exhaustion people were experiencing after these two years living with a global pandemic, I [...]
Diary of a Chronically Exhausted Vicar. Episode 58
Reopening the Diary It's been 9 months since I posted an entry in this diary of life as a 'vicar' with Chronic Fatigue. During that [...]
Resetting boundaries
Or, the discomfort of learning by transgressing I am tired. Achy. I have a house to tidy for the cleaners coming tomorrow. There is a [...]
Milestones and Momentum
Summer: swimming stronger I swam ten minutes straight, strong and consistent backstroke on the tether. And I felt energised after, not worn out. Energised! Can you believe it? [...]