Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or more commonly, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is often approached through a purely medical or psychological lens. Yet many therapists and clients alike, sense that something essential is being overlooked.

In these series of talks, we explore the condition through an integrative, body-centred and spiritually informed perspective.

ME/CFS frequently reflects a system that has moved into long-term protection. Trauma held in the body, early patterns of adaptation within the family system, and the disconnection between mind and bodily signals play a profound role in this process. This is why the mechanistic approach of modern medicine finds this condition a mystery.

While conventional therapeutic models may address cognition, behaviour or symptom management, the spiritual dimension of illness is rarely considered. Yet for many people living with ME/CFS, questions of meaning, identity, purpose and inner alignment become increasingly essential to the healing journey.

These talks invite therapists to explore:

• how experience and trauma become embedded in the body • the adaptive patterns formed in early family environments • the loss of dialogue between mind and body • how a spiritual perspective can deepen therapeutic understanding • and how to deepen your ease and ability to remain present as a therapist within unfamiliar or uncomfortable emotional territory

My work is not a quick-fix model. Rather it is a thoughtful exploration of what may lie beneath the condition — and how therapists can accompany clients with greater depth, sensitivity and awareness.