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Affirming Growth

For an audio version of this blog post, please click below. Happy listening! In the case that I’ve been a little assumptive in the title of this blog post, I should clarify that we’re here to talk about affirmations. To set the scene and put any skeptics in a chair of comfort, let me…

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I can still vividly remember the first day I spent 5 hours out of the house in Chronic Fatigue recovery. It was a massive milestone. Most of it was spent laying in the park and I also happened to lock myself out of the house that day... brain fog! However at that time in life, 5 hours out of the house in a single day was the peak of activity and a new accomplishment to be celebrated. A wonderful part of experiencing Chronic Fatigue is the new perspective and outlook gained of the world. I thought about this today after I’ve spent 8 hours out and about, exercising, socialising, and running errands... and this as my new ‘restful’ day to finish off a very full and fulfilling week. Recovery from Chronic Fatigue is 100% real, all you have to do is choose it, prioritise it, and work at it. We all have control, we are all in charge, we all have have a choice. We are all responsible for creating the outcomes we want and need. When we put a problem outside of ourselves, we give up on ourselves. We disempower ourselves, and we hand over control of our body and our emotions. Not knowing ‘how’ can be overwhelming, isolating, and defeating. Deciding to determinedly discover the answers is the choice that will create your bright, happy, healthy future. What are you choosing?

One of the biggest challenges I see clients come up against is an attachment to the time recovery should take. A focus on all the things they are missing out on because of their health: relationships, career, body strength & exercise, travel, financial independence.. This was NO DIFFERENT FOR MYSELF. I was desperate to run, lift weights & move the extra kgs I had gained. I was desperate to participate in social settings & be part of the excitement. I was desperate to return to work & have purpose, fulfillment & direction in each day. I was desperate to support myself financially & be able to indulge in the luxury of holidays & shopping. And I was desperate to be well enough to build new relationships & add value to the lives of others. This desperation can be wonderful fuel. However in the times that it worked against me I was pairing it with fear based beliefs & behaviour. 1. I was focusing on everything I didn’t have with the belief that I was moving further away from it 2. I was placing judgement around how easily & quickly recovery should come to me. So HOW DO WE CHANGE THIS? How do we shift from fear based thoughts & behaviour to RECOVERY INDUCING thoughts & behaviour? Let’s get a bit creative for a second & try flipping these ideas around. 1. What DO I want in my life? What specifically? 2. How do I WANT TO DESIGN THAT? 3. What am I MOVING TOWARD? 4. Why do I WANT THAT? 5. What do I need (& need to ask for!!!) to ACHIEVE THIS? 6. Who do I know who has ALREADY DONE THIS? 7. What limiting decisions & beliefs are stopping me from knowing I WILL RECOVER? 8. What prevents me from having all that I DESIRE? 9. And from the above answer, where do I NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO CREATE CHANGE? These questions may not be easy. You don’t have to know the answers. You just need a strong desire, the courage to BE REAL DEAL HONEST,& perhaps a guiding hand. I’m READY AND AVAILABLE as your sounding board, navigator, & team mate. I’ve been there. I’VE DONE IT! There’s absolutely no reason why you can’t too! Send me a message with your answers or questions - any questions! Click the link in my bio & book a consult in my clinic or via Skype.

Autumn day 9. #iwanttomakeyouhappppy

Holidays and weekends can be truly challenging with chronic illness. It can seem everyone else’s lives change gears and elevate with excitement. For those with chronic illness, well... things just stay the same and it can be one of those painful reality checks as to what others can manage but you may not. You might feel isolated and as though you are even more disconnected from the life you dream for. HOWEVER - if we dig a little deeper, this experience can also be viewed as a highlight reel of EVERYTHING YOU ARE STRIVING TOWARDS, your biggest REASONS FOR RECOVERY, and a great measure of where you’re at. These desires show you exactly WHERE YOU WILL BE WHEN YOU ARE RECOVERED! Tell yourself this: EVERYTHING I DESIRE IS WITHIN REACH. EVERYDAY IN EVERY WAY, I AM GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER I KNOW THAT THE HARD TIMES AMPLIFY THE MEANING AND EMOTIONS OF GOOD TIMES And tell yourself every. single. day. For me, I spent... 10 years = searching for an answer. 12 months = completely off work 5 months = in a wheel chair. And NOW... I now have and am continuing to grow EVERY SINGLE THING I DESIRE. This past week was full of long days with WHOLEHEARTED, CONNECTED, GAME CHANGING WORK in a team of people who live their lives just like me! I spent time PLAYING and CARING for my niece. I MOVED my body outdoors in nature 4 times! I went out all night, LAUGHED MY HEART out and DANCED up a sweaty storm with my bestie. Without any considerations, I drove down and back from the coast for 2 days to stay in a house full of people! 2 nights of my week were spent away from home and I maintained my ENERGY and LIFE’S FULFILLING CONTENT. I was once the person watching others have all of this, while moving from the couch to the bathroom to the kitchen were my milestones. AND THOSE MILESTONES ARE IMPORTANT and super significant too. From these mini steps and milestones... I CREATED CHANGE. And you can too! I KNOW YOU CAN. All you have to do is CHOOSE, and BE OPEN to the form it takes. If you haven’t discovered how to do this on your own, REACH OUT. Send me a message and we can work together as a team. It’s time now to TAKE ACTION FOR YOU! ✨

Mornings were by far the hardest time of day in my RECOVERY from Chronic Fatigue. It took hours before my body responded to being ‘awake’. Each morning I watched the world from my window, already UP AND ALIVE, as I longed for that myself. People jogging and squatting. Heading to work. Interacting. Laughing. LIVING! It felt so far away from where I was at. Regardless, I DECIDEd that I would refuse any outcome but to create this in my own life. Now, it feels surreal that it was ever my existence for 3 years. This morning I made sure I stopped and SMILEd BIG, purely from the energy surge I receive from BEing AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT in life again. I visited and stayed at my mums last night and it was FREAKING AWESOME to be a part of buzzing around the house from 6am before heading out the door to START THE NEW DAY! The old version was me left behind in the silence. Every single day is either a day spent maintaining the current status quo, or a day taking action to MOVE FORWARDS. As part of my discovery to MY-BEST-SELF and HELL-YES-HEALTH, I met the legends who work here and joined the team. Now I am a practitioner and spend my time helping, guiding, and teaching people who have been sitting in the silence, to RECLAIM AND DISCOVER their best-self and hell-yes-health too! From the room through the window. On the right side. Any single one of us can do it. KNOW THAT YOU CAN. You just have to BE BOLD enough to reach out and ask for what you need. Send me a message if this resonates and you’re ready to CREATE YOUR BEST FUTURE. We can have a chat and select your best way forward. Gemma xx

The overwhelm, isolation, and longevity of Chronic Fatigue is something I am drawn to transform. These painful states are ones I experienced first hand, and which I have no desire for another person to suffer in alone. At my peak of uncertainty I was rapidly disappearing into a pool of quicksand with a crowd of uninformed onlookers. No one could see the reality of what was happening with my body, and as an overachieving perfectionist, I’d contributed to their illusion. So they stood. Looking, but not seeing. Never in my life had I been so certain of the outcome I desired, yet equally blind as to how to achieve that. Amongst other things, my completed recovery came from courageous self enquiry. How am I creating change in my life? What action am I taking today, this week, this month… to gain my future? Where am I resisting vulnerability and healing? Where am I investing my time and energy? And is this resulting in traction? Am I balancing force and flow? Navigating Chronic Fatigue recovery is something which I am overwhelmingly passionate about teaching and encouraging within others. If you’re ready to discover excellence within yourself, and how we can utilise that to achieve your recovery, send me a message or click the link in my bio to book a session now. My clinic is located in Victoria, Australia, and I am also available via Skype Video Call. Let’s chat!! ✌🏼

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