Neurology

Have you ever felt like you are walking through treacle or that your limbs are so heavy they are too hard to lift? Fatigue looks different to different people and it can be brought on for many different reasons. Here is how it affects me… Looking back I’ve always been “tired”. I’m definitely NOT a morning person and could lie in at the weekend until noon without a problem. I love to snooze in the afternoon, I am not great company on a car journey - the motion sends me sleepy

Breast cancer will always be part of me, it changed me, my body and my outlook on life. I survived it and not everyone can say that. I'm one of the lucky ones. During my treatment I said I wanted to get a tattoo. My first tattoo to celebrate my survival. My first tattoo full stop. It took a while to decide what and where and who to do it. 2 years after I became cancer free, I celebrated it by getting my very own pink ribbon. My permanent reminder that I came through a tough b

In August 2024, it was suggested to me to look into Brainspotting or EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). They are both psychotherapy techniques used to treat trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I’d heard of EMDR before as a friend of mine had used a practitioner that did it. I got that practitioner’s name and phone number and booked in for the following week. It involved recalling distressing memories that I had while also engaging in bilateral