The Chronic Fatigue and Burnout Recovery Podcast

Episode 158: What Happened After My Longest Hike Since Illness

In this episode, Anna shares the experience of completing her longest hike since chronic illness — a 21km hike lasting almost 6 hours — and reflects on what the following

Episode 157: Could Creatine Support Energy and Cognitive Function in Long Covid?

Creatine is often associated with the fitness industry and sports performance — but emerging research is now exploring whether it may have relevance far beyond the gym.

Episode 156: Recovery, Recalibration & Learning to Feel Safely Again

In this episode, Anna explores a side of recovery that is rarely discussed: What happens when the nervous system begins to reconnect with emotions, sensations, and inter

Episode 155: What This New Research on Glutamate Might Mean for Long COVID & ME/CFS

In this episode, Anna breaks down a recent study exploring brain neurochemicals in Long COVID and ME/CFS — with a particular focus on glutamate and its potential role in

Episode 154: Breakups, Dating & Recovery: Navigating Life After Long Covid with Lexi Boreham

In this episode, Anna is joined by Lexi Boreham, who shares her experience of living with and recovering from Long Covid. This conversation gently explores the reality o

Episode 153: COMT - Why Some Nervous Systems Feel Everything More Intensely

Some people notice that they seem to experience stimulation and stress more intensely than others. They may feel overwhelmed in busy environments, react strongly to caff

Episode 152: When You’re Mostly Better… But Not Fully Stable Yet

There is a stage of recovery that many people reach where life has largely returned to normal. You may be working again. Socialising more. Exercising gently. Participati

Episode 151: Why Gentle Movement Can Calm the Nervous System (Even With Chronic Fatigue)

Movement can feel like a complicated topic for people living with chronic fatigue conditions. Many people have been told to exercise more. Others have experienced crashe

Episode 150: Relapse or Recalibration? Why Symptoms Can Return After Years of Stability

One of the most frightening moments in recovery can be when symptoms suddenly return after a long period of stability. And many people immediately think: "I’m back wher

Episode 149: Not all Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) is the same

Not all post-exertional malaise (PEM) is driven by the same physiology — and understanding the difference can completely change how you approach pacing and recovery. In

Episode 148: Protein, Pacing & Physical Capacity: A Nurturing Resilience Membership Conversation

We’re back again this week sharing a recording from one of our Nurturing Resilience Group Calls. Each month we have one call dedicated to the nervous system and one call

Episode 147: Processing, Purpose & Stability: A Membership Conversation on Nervous System Healing

This week on the podcast we do something a little different. We share a recording from the Nurturing Resilience Membership where we focus on supporting your Nervous Syste

Episode 146 - Research Review: The PEM Puzzle

Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is more than just feeling tired after activity — it’s a delayed and often severe worsening of symptoms that affects many people with ME/CFS

Episode 145 – Oxaloacetate and Chronic Fatigue: Could this compound support your energy?

Oxaloacetate is a compound that plays an important role in cellular energy production and mitochondrial function. In this episode, Anna explores the emerging interest in

Episode 144: How to manage unsolicited advice about your chronic illness

We’ve all been there. You share some details about your chronic illness with a friend, family member or colleague and instead of empathy, you receive a prescription for y

Episode 143: What I wouldn’t do if I had to recover from Chronic Fatigue all over again

Mistakes are how we learn and grow and the same is true for Chronic Fatigue Recovery. In this episode Anna shares what she wouldn’t do if she had to recover from Chronic

Episode 142: Cycle syncing when you have Chronic Fatigue

Cycle syncing is a practice whereby you align your diet, lifestyle and energy management around your menstrual cycle. In this episode Anna answers the question: can this

Episode 141: How long is long enough to stick with something if you don’t feel any better?

Prompted by a question from a Nurturing Resilience Member, Anna answers the question about how long to keep going with things when you aren’t seeing progress. She talks a

Episode 140: How can I help? Ways to work with me

***PLEASE NOTE*** Prices quote in this episode have increased since recording AND we have also added a selection of Pay As You Go Services to help people manage their bud

Episode 139: The Top 3 Things That Stop People From Recovering Energy Limiting Conditions

Prompted by a question on Instagram Anna shares 3 things that she feels stop people from recovering from Energy Limiting Conditions. She talks about how embodied safety i