Fibromyalgia – Beyond the Misery

by Jok | Jan 25, 2021 | Healthy Mind | 0 comments

It’s understandable that when you have to juggle life around managing an unpredictable chronic illness like fibromyalgia, it can leave you feeling pretty miserable at times. This sort of intermittent misery can be managed, it’s not the same as a deep,...

Fibromyalgia and Living Through a Pandemic

by Jok | Jan 23, 2021 | Wellbeing | 6 comments

You can almost smell it, you can certainly sense it – this toxic manifestation of stress,  forming a big black cloud of fear over us – the pandemic. For almost a year Covid-19 has been in everyone’s thoughts, with worries over our own health and that of others, an...

Fibromyalgia and the Benefits of Breathing Exercises

by Jok | Jan 23, 2021 | Wellbeing | 0 comments

Most of the time we don’t think about breathing, we just take it for granted and it doesn’t even enter into our awareness but  breathing has an immediate impact on your mind and body. It makes sense for you to get familiar with your breath if you have been diagnosed...

What’s the Best Diet for Fibromyalgia? (Part One)

by Jok | Jan 15, 2021 | Wellbeing | 4 comments

Fibromyalgia is a complex disorder that effects every individual differently and similarly there is no single treatment that works for all.  In general, fibromyalgia is    characterised by widespread pain, fatigue and cognitive difficulties, as...

Fibromyalgia New Year’s Resolutions

by Jok | Dec 30, 2020 | Support | 9 comments

Fibromyalgia is a big part of my life – but it’s not my whole life, it’s just a chapter in my story where recovery and healing aren’t my goals, or on my list of New Year Resolutions,  but instead they are a way of life that has to be lived, whether I like it or...