The Chronic Illness Recovery Podcast

Episode 214 - How to Let Go of Guilt & Shame With M.E/CFS

The Chronic Illness Recovery Podcast

Show Notes

Do you feel like a burden?

There’s something people with M.E/CFS often carry quietly:

Guilt. Guilt that you can’t do what you used to. Guilt that other people have to help you. Guilt about your partner. Your kids. Your family.

And sometimes that turns into an even heavier thought:

“I’m a burden.”

I talk about this in my latest podcast.

Not just the guilt itself — but why it can become so heavy during chronic illness and what you can start doing differently.

If you’ve been beating yourself up because of everything you can’t currently do, I think you need to hear this one.

Here are 4 ways we can help.

1. Join our free community to meet others, be inspired, and get more recovery info - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfshealthrecoveryhub

2. Watch the newly released past members "Guest Panel" Workshop where they share their top 5 recovery secrets - https://www.cfshealth.com/guestpanelreplay

3. Get our free most popular recovery trainings: - Find your baseline - Stop pushing and crashing - https://www.cfshealth.com/baseline - The 3 stages of recovery and what to do in each one - https://www.cfshealth.com/the3stages - The "9 do's and don’ts" PDF - to decrease symptoms and improve energy - https://www.Cfshealth.com/pdf

4. Want to help professionally with a step-by-step recovery plan specific to you? Fill out the application form and the team will send you the details - https://www.cfshealth.com/form

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