Wisdom From The Other Side Of Recovery from Fibromyalgia, ME, CFS, POTS & MCS

Living with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Long COVID, POTS, post-viral fatigue syndrome or related conditions can make dealing with healthcare practitioners challenging — especially when you're experiencing complex or unexplained symptoms and someone says, "I've never seen that before."

Does that mean they don't believe you? That your symptoms aren't real? Or that you have some kind of mystery illness that nobody understands?

For people experiencing chronic illness, feeling dismissed, misunderstood or not believed by healthcare practitioners can be distressing, particularly when you're already struggling to find answers and appropriate support.

In this video, Dan Ne...

Living with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid, POTS, post-viral fatigue syndrome or related chronic illness can make motivation feel almost impossible.

Not because you are lazy.
Not because you are weak.
And not because you simply need more discipline.

When symptoms, fear of flare-ups, setbacks, pain, exhaustion and disappointment become part of everyday life, even small steps can start to feel overwhelming.

In this video, I explore why motivation often changes during chronic illness recovery — especially when people move from desperation into partial improvement — and why relying only on “pushing through” or fear...

Many people with ME/CFS, Long COVID, Fibromyalgia, POTS and related chronic illnesses have been told they're weak, lazy, or simply not trying hard enough.

But after years of illness and more than a decade of supporting others, I've come to believe there may be a different problem entirely.

Why do so many people continue pushing through debilitating symptoms? Why do they keep trying to meet responsibilities, support others, and carry on long after their bodies are asking them to stop?

In this video, I share a personal experience that led me to...

Many people with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS, Long Covid and related chronic illnesses describe recovery as a "spiritual journey."

Years ago, I rolled my eyes whenever I heard this.

As someone focused on science, physiology, nervous system dysfunction and understanding root causes, it made little sense to me. But after interviewing many people who recovered, I began noticing a pattern.

In this video, I explore why so many people describe recovery this way, what they actually mean by it, and how the lessons learned through chronic illness can sometimes support both quality of...

Many people with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid, POTS and related chronic illnesses eventually hit a recovery plateau.

Sometimes physical treatments help for a while, then stop working.
Sometimes brain-training or nervous system approaches help initially, but progress stalls.
Sometimes people feel stuck despite “doing everything right.”

In this video, I explain why this often happens — and why recovery usually requires more than focusing on just one piece of the puzzle.

We explore:
• Why “mind-body” approaches can help some people but not others
• How the autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction af...

In this video Dan shares the one mental shift that ignited more resilience after years of suffering  and frustration. If you’re searching for practical ways to cope, rebuild psychological strength and improve daily life with chronic illness like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, PVFS (long covid), POTS, MCS or related illness, this could be key for you.

SHOWNOTES: 
https://cfsunravelled.com/episode27

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a diagnosis or medical advice of any kind.  The conte...

How can you set realistic and motivating goals when dealing with chronic illnesses such as ME CFS, fibromyalgia, POTS, MCS, post-viral fatigue syndrome, and long COVID?

I explain why it’s so important to re-engage with making goals and how to deal with the difficulties around goal setting whilst chronically ill.

We explores the challenges and multiple strategies on how to overcome to move forward with both your recovery goals as well as your personal goals.

I also detail how personal and recovery goals are linked and why it’s important to address both...

This video discusses seven essential strategies to help you with chronic illnesses like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, PVFS (Long-Covid), POTS, MCS or related illness stay persistent in your recovery efforts and improve your overall quality of life. 
Dan Neuffer, author of 'CFS Unravelled' and creator of the ANS REWIRE recovery program, shares practical tips and emphasizes the importance of self-care, self-compassion, support networks, planning, and focus. Drawing from his personal experience with chronic illness, Dan offers valuable insights and encourages you to stay resilient and committed to your health goals.

SHOWNOTES: 
https://cfsunravelled.com/episode25

In over a decade of helping people recover, I have found that whilst knowledge can be key, often other factors are more important.  In this video, we delve into why knowledge alone isn't enough for recovery from chronic illness like ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS, MCS, PVFS (or long-covid).  

We uncover potential missing pieces in your journey. Discover what might be holding you back and how a strategic approach can make all the difference. 
We explore the benefits of coaching support whether from an individual or a program like ANS REWIRE, and the power of a supportive min...

Join us in this transformative episode as Lynne, an experienced nurse, bravely shares her journey to recovery from ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). 

As a medical professional, she had been skeptical about the validity of ME/CFS diagnoses. However, Lynne's perspective shifted dramatically after facing years of debilitating symptoms herself, including overwhelming fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and chronic pain. 

Her recovery story is a testament to the power of challenging old beliefs, embracing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and incorporating effective pacing strategies and mindfulness practices.

Discover how Lynne found hope through small vi...

Looking for treatments to help you recover from ME/CFS, PVFS (long-covid), Fibromyalgia or POTS or related illnesses should surely be a good thing.  It’s what most of us do whilst we are ill until we eventually give up or are told ‘there is not cure, so you can’t recover’.

But whilst it can be key to your recovery breakthrough, it can also have significant challenges and problems associated with it.

In this video I dive into 4 benefits, challenges and problems of endless research into treatments for long-covid or post-viral fatigue syndrome, ME/CFS, Fibr...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Michael Lenz, a dedicated physician specializing in fibromyalgia, ME, CFS, POTS, and related illnesses. Dr. Lenz discusses his conservative approach to medications and emphasis on lifestyle medicine, particularly for children with these conditions. A notable part of the discussion delves into the common comorbidity of ADHD with fibromyalgia and CFS, highlighting the importance of a holistic and individualized treatment plan. He also touches upon the economic costs of these illnesses and the critical role of education, sleep, and small victories in managing these chronic conditions. Whether you're a patient, loved one...

It’s finally time to share some of my health struggles during the last 6 years.
It seems like a good opportunity to speak about how resilient ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS, MCS PVFS (or long-covid) recoveries can be – after all, when we recover we often can’t help but ask ….”will it last?”

SHOWNOTES:  https://cfsunravelled.com/episode20

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a diagnosis or medical advice of any kind.  The content are opinions and information pr...

This is part 2 of Julia Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Recovery story (MCS recovery story) where we discuss Julia's brain training approach for MCS recovery.

We talk about how she faced triggers despite knowing the consequences, how she dealt with the setbacks along her MCS recovery journey and what life is like after Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) recovery.

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Warning: This interview includes discussions around suicidal ideation! _______________________________________________________________________

SHOWNOTES including transcript:  https://cfsunravelled.com/episode19

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in...

Julia shares her Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Recovery story (MCS recovery story) in this wonderful interview. In part 1 here, we explore how her illness came on in childhood and how she struggled with doctors and the label of having a psychosomatic illness.

Then, her MCS suddenly went into remission following a change in environment (makes sense given that MCS is often referred to as environmental illness) But 10 years later she was back in the throes of chronic illness and her multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) had flared worse than ever.

We explore what may have led to...

It's easy to get overwhelmed with Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, POTS, MCS, and similar invisible illnesses.

People feel overwhelmed trying to do new diets, lifestyle changes, medical treatments, brain training, and just about any other helpful strategy to recover from Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, POTS, or MCS.

Understanding how this affects your recovery and how to change your approach may be the biggest breakthrough in your recovery.

SHOWNOTES:  https://cfsunravelled.com/episode17

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video d...

Rachel tells her story of Fibromyalgia Remission - it's interesting to hear her say that despite being healthy again and symptom free, she still says "I have fibromyalgia".

We discuss how she became ill and how she went into fibromyalgia remission and the differences between recovery, cure and fibromyalgia remission.

For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode16

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a diagnosis or medical advice of any kind.  The content a...

Sometimes we are overwhelmed by what is the most important thing to do for recovery from Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), POTS or MCS.

So I share my thoughts and experience around this in this short recovery snippet.

For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode15

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a diagnosis or medical advice of any kind.  The content are opinions and information presented for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, and MUST N...

Fibromyalgia sleep and ME/CFS sleep are full of problems.  Getting to sleep, staying asleep, and experiencing refreshing sleep all elude patients.
  
Dr Jacob Teitelbaum is one of the world's leading Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and POTS physicians and shares his experience and insights on sleep restoration in this episode of the Wisdom from the Other Side Podcast.

Dan Neuffer & Dr Teitelbaum discuss normal sleep vs sleep in fibromyalgia/ME/CFS/POTS and how to normalise fibromyalgia sleep disturbance to accelerate recovery progress.

We peel back the layers of strategies for sleep normalisation, including neu...

Should you make a change to a new mind/body program, physical treatment approach, health coach, or other health care practitioner for your recovery from ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS or MCS?

In this short recovery snippet, we discuss the options and seek to understand the reasons why different approaches fail so that we can decide whether to persist or not.

For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode13

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer...

It's one thing seeing interviews with people that recovered, and another thing seeing them tell their stories in real-time.

In this interview, Shannon tells how she recovered from fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and POTS after 7 years of illness.

Her 2½ year journey was bumpy, with her actually worsening before she got better.  This interview captures her journey, and when you CHECK OUT THE SHOW NOTES and you will see a collection of her video journals that captured her story which makes for a fascinating watch.

For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode12

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Neuroscientist Dr. Delia McCabe shares her understanding and research into the impact of diet on brain health, mental health and recovery from chronic illness.

How much of mental and neurological dysfunction is a physical and how much is a psychological issue?  What is the impact of adverse childhood events on stress resilience and what about eating vegan, vegetarian or other restrictive diets.

Evidence-based information for anyone seeking recovery from chronic illness in this deep dive episode into brain function for stress resilience.

For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode11

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When you try all the treatments you find out about, and keep receiving different diagnoses, it can be a harrowing experience.

Alexandra shares her difficult decisions in her quest to recover from mould illness and chronic fatigue syndrome and how despite a 'brain-training' program not helping her, she decided to try ANS REWIRE anyway and succeeded with her recovery.

For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode10

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a...

In this episode Claudia and Dan talk about that moment in her recovery where she "chose her world".

We discuss practical and psychological aspects of where we place our focus whilst chronically ill and some of the fascinating neuroscience behind the practice of visualisation.

Strategies, impacts and much more about shifting our focus from illness to health.

For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode9

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a...

Finding out how to recover from CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or ME/CFS) as well as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and MCS seemed downright impossible when nobody seems to know what's wrong with you.

Kristin shares her CFS recovery story in this wonderful detailed interview and talks about the treatments she tried, the ups and downs, her relapses and the constant expansion of diagnoses and symptoms.

We discuss her first remission from CFS/POTS/MCS and how she ended up relapsing again.

So how does she turn it all around? Kristin tells...

In this episode, world-renowned fibromyalgia researcher Professor Dr. Kati Thieme shares her research and understanding of the root cause of fibromyalgia. She tells of how her theoretical research accidentally led to the discovery of an effective treatment for fibromyalgia called Systolic Extinction Training (SET), which when combined with psychological brain-training strategies, is very effective in resolving chronic pain in fibromyalgia and other conditions.

Professor Dr Kati Thieme explains how blood pressure and baroreceptor sensitivity relays to the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in the brainstem via the NTS nucleus, and how this part of the brain becomes 'blind...

After speaking with 100s of people that have found a way to cure their Fibromyalgia, POTS, ME/CFS and MCS, there are many learnings to be shared.

Raelan Agle who also shares recovery interviews on her YouTube channel was the ideal person to join me for a conversation about recovery.

We discuss what we learned from our interviews, commonalities around the onset of illness, how rare recoveries may or may not be and some of the pitfalls people experience, plus much more.

For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode6

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In this episode of the Wisdom From The Other Side podcast we discuss WHY the focus of the book is so key for people to recover from ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and POTS.

Claudia asks how I came up for the hypothesis for the pathogenesis of the illness (the root cause of the illness), and we discussed why it has touched so many people so deeply.  We also discuss some of the KEY points of the book, how the book unravels so many of the mysteries of this illness in terms of how people get sick and how t...

Dr Jacob Teitelbaum is one of the world's leading ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and POTS physicians and shares his experience and insights in this episode of the Wisdom from the Other Side Podcast.

Dan & Dr Teitelbaum discuss their common ground on the pathogenesis of the illness, treatment approaches and delve into specifics around stubborn difficulties with sleep, hormonal cycles and much more.

You can visit https://cfsunravelled.com/podcast for show notes, timestamps as well as other resources like the free eBook Discover Hope and more recovery interviews– so check that out after the podcast.

Why are we talking about neuroplasticity in regards to Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, POTS & MCS?

What is neuroplasticity?

How does neuroplasticity occur?

How can we best affect neuroplasticity for recovery from ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS & MCS?

These are some of the questions we answer in this episode of Wisdom from the Other Side as well as central sensitisation and the benefits of taking a wider approach to neuroplasticity.

You can visit https://cfsunravelled.com/podcast for show notes, timestamps as well as other resources like the free eBook Discover Hope...

What is ANS REWIRE and how can it help people recover from ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS and MCS?

How does ANS REWIRE compare to other brain-training programs?

What do we need to do to breakthrough in our recoveries when progress is lacking?

These are some of the questions Dan answers in this podcast and Claudia shares her experience with the program.

You can visit https://cfsunravelled.com/podcast for show notes as well as other resources like the free eBook Discover Hope and more recovery interviews– so check that out after th...

What prompted Dan Neuffer to start this new podcast for people experiencing ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS and MCS?  What are some of the worst injustices we experience with invisible illness, and what can you do about it?  

Claudia Goodell joins Dan Neuffer on this first podcast and explores issues around stigma, injustice and judgement that affect people experiencing chronic illness and we discuss some strategies on how to cope as well as practical ways of handling more difficult people.

That’s just some of what we cover in the first Wisdom from the Other Side Podc...