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11 Feb Finding a Softer Way to Live with Chronic Illness and Fatigue

Posted at 15:50h in a softer way to live, chronic disease, Embodiment, fatigue, somatic approach, Vermoeidheid by Tina Clarke 0 Comments

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Living with chronic illness or persistent fatigue can feel like living at odds with the world around you. We live in a culture that rewards busyness, productivity, and visible output. Full-time work, evening socialising, high-energy exercise, constant availability — these are treated as normal benchmarks of...

11 Feb Een Zachtere Manier om te Leven met Chronische Ziekte en Vermoeidheid

Posted at 15:15h in Chronische Ziekten, Embodiment, Somatische Coaching, Vermoeidheid, Zachtere Manier Te Leven by Tina Clarke 0 Comments

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Leven met een chronische ziekte of aanhoudende vermoeidheid kan voelen alsof je uit de pas loopt met de wereld om je heen. We leven in een cultuur die drukte, productiviteit en zichtbare prestaties beloont. Fulltime werken, ’s avonds sociaal actief zijn, intensief sporten, altijd beschikbaar zijn...

22 May IFS and Somatics: The Intersection That Cultivates Healthy Acceptance

Posted at 12:09h in chronic disease, emotional regulation, resilience, somatic approach, thoughts and reflections by Tina Clarke 0 Comments

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Acceptance is more than just tolerating a situation—it’s a complex emotional and embodied state that can take weeks, months, or even years to reach. In life, we’re often faced with realities we didn’t choose—money challenges, illness, heartbreak—that ask us to accept without giving up. It’s...

31 Mar New Symptom Nerves

Posted at 15:41h in anxiety, chronic disease, emotional regulation, nervous system, resilience, somatic approach by Tina Clarke 0 Comments

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Yesterday evening I ended up paying an unscheduled visit to the A&E (emergency hospital department) with a slightly swollen calf that had been unreasonably aching and feeling bruised for over a week, and I wanted to rule out DVT (thrombosis). It turned out that it...

04 Feb Who Are We…..Really?

Posted at 14:18h in anxiety, chronic disease, emotional regulation, nervous system, resilience, somatic approach, thoughts and reflections by Tina Clarke 0 Comments

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It was about fourteen years ago I remember thinking extensively about what it is we want in life and how we navigate all the funk. I would sit for hours trying to put into words the sentiment I could feel in my body and see...

22 May Chronic illness and waking anxious or down?

Posted at 15:46h in anxiety, chronic disease, emotional regulation, Health & Fitness, nervous system, resilience, somatic approach by Tina Clarke 0 Comments

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Do you wake up and immediately feel anxious with racing thoughts, or your awareness goes directly to your body symptoms and the associated discomfort or concern? Or maybe you are someone who opens their eyes only to feel a slight sense of dread or lowness...

05 Jul Emotional Regulation: the things you wish you had always known!

Posted at 18:25h in anxiety, chronic disease, emotional regulation, nervous system, resilience, somatic approach, thoughts and reflections by Tina Clarke 0 Comments

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Emotions are tricky; let’s start by stating the truth, especially if you live with something like long term health issues which can add all sorts of extra challenges that a lot of people don’t have to experience or even think about. It can be easy...

07 Jun Dealing with Health Anxiety in Chronic Illness

Posted at 11:54h in anxiety, chronic disease, nervous system, somatic approach, thoughts and reflections by Tina Clarke 0 Comments

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For those of us living with long term health issues we are familiar with the disconcerting feeling of noticing a new symptom or the rearing of an exacerbation of your condition and the accompanying emotions of apprehension, anxiety or dread; the worry of how to...