In this post, Coach, Trainer and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia Simon Pimenta explores sugar in the diet and shares strategies for transitioning to healthier eating in a way that works for you. The experts are lining up, telling us that we need to reduce sugar in our diet. Foods high in sugar can cause a …
In this post, Coach, Trainer and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia Simon Pimenta shares strategies for setting goals in a way that supports your progress, rather than undermine it. If you set a goal, you could use it as a tool to help you move forward, or a stick to beat yourself with. However, some people find …
In this post, Coach, Trainer and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia Simon Pimenta shares strategies for making your life easier. Looking back to when I had ME/CFS, I realise that there were things that I could have done to make my life a bit easier.These things didn’t entail any more overall effort.In fact, a few strategic …
Going out tonight for a work social reminds me that when I had ME/CFS, at times the idea of going out, walking any distance or working was a dream. Yet I did get well and get to the point where I could do all those things. So keep taking positive steps, no matter how small! …
In this post, Coach, Trainer and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia Simon Pimenta shares a simple technique to encourage listening to your body and intuition. It is all too easy to get caught up in what you are doing- and in the process ignore your body and the signals it is giving you. We have …
Whilst walking in the rain, I decided to make a short video on fear. Fear can make us freeze or avoid the thing that triggers fear. A yoga teacher wanted to build her business full time, but felt fearful of doing so. So her mentors challenged her to do something to push past her fear, …
In this post, former ME/CFS sufferer and Coach Simon Pimenta explores how people with ME/CFS can deal with external events that can be emotionally overwhelming. I wrote this on 23 June 2016- the day that the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU), but recent events in Charlottesville and Barcelona (August 2017) prompted me to post this article. For …
In this post, former ME/CFS sufferer and Coach Simon Pimenta explores perfectionism and strategies for dealing with perfectionism if you have ME/CFS and this trait. Note: I am not suggesting that all people with ME/CFS have this trait. I don’t believe that to be the case. Having worked with many people with ME/CFS for 11 years, I observe that …
Recently, I bought a ready made salad with a dressing. As I ate it, I spontaneously started thinking about my time working on a summer camp, back in the 80s. I was curious to know where that thought came from, as it seemed to pop out of nowhere. As I pondered this, I realised that …
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Maslow’s hierarchy proposes the theory that people are motivated to meet their needs in order to thrive, from basic needs; physiological needs, to higher needs; such as self esteem, self-actualization and self-transcendence (a term he added some years after the initial model he proposed). We all have needs, that if not met, will have consequences. I appreciate …
