In my mid 20's I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / ME and Endometriosis. It was an incredibly challenging time of my life, I felt struck down by two invisible illnesses that I did not truly understand and felt were robbing me of the 'prime of my life'. I lived with chronic pain and chronic fatigue for almost a decade - now I do not claim to be miraculously healed; I have however learnt so much along the way. This understanding has allowed me to expand my life into more joy, community, purpose and meaning.

 

At the beginning of my journey I went in search of answers for why I felt the way I did and how I could 'heal' myself. Along the way I came across a lot of confusing and overwhelming information. In 2013 I began my training in Naturopathic Nutrition which was all fascinating information but unfortunately it took me deep into 'wellness' culture. My relationship with my body and with food became obsessive, I developed many fears and restrictions around food which progressed further into orthorexia - an obsession with eating 'healthy' or 'pure' foods. My continued attempts to use 'food as medicine' was negatively impacting my mental and physical health as feeding myself became only another source of stress.