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Preface
“The greatest perfection is imperfection” – Lucillo Vanini
The inspirationforthisbookcame aboutafter myown personal experience,researchandclient
work. About10 yearsago I foundmyself inthe midstof apersonal healthcrisis. Iwasstrugglingfor
energyalmostconstantly. Noone inthe medical professioncouldgiveme astraightansweras to
why. So I had no otherchoice butto embarkon myown healingjourney. I startedwithdietand
counselling. Imade a tree change,movingmyinnercitylifestyle outtothe leafy,slowerpacedouter
suburbs. I experimentedwithlotsof differentwaysof eatingincludingmacrobiotic,veganandraw
foods. These all helpedalot. HoweverIstill feltlike Iwasonthe verge of beingdiagnosedwith
ChronicFatigue Syndrome. Atthe time Ihad beeneatingoutquite alot,and hadbeenundergoing
some quite intensivepsychotherapyforsome time. Thispsychotherapyhadbeenveryhelpful,
howeverthe lengthanddurationof emotional purgingof pasttraumashad,coupledwithme trying
to complete aMaster’sDegree, workingparttime asa psychologistandplanningaweddinghadleft
me feelingextremelyburnout. Irememberatthe time beingcompletelylostandconfusedasto
whyI was tired. I hadno conceptof how much wasa reasonable amountof thingstohave onmy
plate or howto reallytrulycare for myself properly. Ithengotpregnant. My husbandandI moved
house andI had a bit of a melt-down. Iwastoldquite sternlybymypartnerto stopand take it easy.
The pregnancywas a blessinginaway(apart fromthe obviousreasons) because itcausedme tocut
downand thenstopworkand thinkaboutmy wellbeingmore. The yearaftermy babywas bornI
was a veganand bythe time she was one,Iwas extremelyphysicallyhealthy,yetstilltired,after
beingback at myuniversitycourse (luckyshe wasagood sleeper!!) Sothe longandthe short of it
was thatI slowlylearnt,throughcounsellingandtakingbettercare of myself nutritionally,whyIhad
reachedthat pointof burnout. There wascertainthingsabout the wayI was viewingthe worldthat
were affectingmyinteractionwithitandcausingme to overburdenandstressmyself tothe limiton
a regularbasis. I learntthat these were patternsthathaddevelopedoverthe course of myyoung
life tobecome personalityfactors. These personalityfactorsare whatI wantto talk to youabout.
How theyare formedandhow theycan be undone. Aspart of my Master’sthesisIalsomet and
interviewed10 people withchronicfatiguesyndromeandfibromyalgiaabouttheirexperienceswith
these illnesses. Isawthat these peoplehadcommonbehavioursandpersonalitycharacteristics. I
startedscratchingmy head.I alsosawlots of clientsinmypractice who presentwithanxietyand
have these same characteristicsunderneaththissymptom. ThenIbeganhelpingthemtogetbetter.
Thisbookis aboutthat. How I helpedmyself,myclientsandhow Ican helpyoutoo.
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  • 1. Sneak peak Preface “The greatest perfection is imperfection” – Lucillo Vanini The inspirationforthisbookcame aboutafter myown personal experience,researchandclient work. About10 yearsago I foundmyself inthe midstof apersonal healthcrisis. Iwasstrugglingfor energyalmostconstantly. Noone inthe medical professioncouldgiveme astraightansweras to why. So I had no otherchoice butto embarkon myown healingjourney. I startedwithdietand counselling. Imade a tree change,movingmyinnercitylifestyle outtothe leafy,slowerpacedouter suburbs. I experimentedwithlotsof differentwaysof eatingincludingmacrobiotic,veganandraw foods. These all helpedalot. HoweverIstill feltlike Iwasonthe verge of beingdiagnosedwith ChronicFatigue Syndrome. Atthe time Ihad beeneatingoutquite alot,and hadbeenundergoing some quite intensivepsychotherapyforsome time. Thispsychotherapyhadbeenveryhelpful, howeverthe lengthanddurationof emotional purgingof pasttraumashad,coupledwithme trying to complete aMaster’sDegree, workingparttime asa psychologistandplanningaweddinghadleft me feelingextremelyburnout. Irememberatthe time beingcompletelylostandconfusedasto whyI was tired. I hadno conceptof how much wasa reasonable amountof thingstohave onmy plate or howto reallytrulycare for myself properly. Ithengotpregnant. My husbandandI moved house andI had a bit of a melt-down. Iwastoldquite sternlybymypartnerto stopand take it easy. The pregnancywas a blessinginaway(apart fromthe obviousreasons) because itcausedme tocut downand thenstopworkand thinkaboutmy wellbeingmore. The yearaftermy babywas bornI was a veganand bythe time she was one,Iwas extremelyphysicallyhealthy,yetstilltired,after beingback at myuniversitycourse (luckyshe wasagood sleeper!!) Sothe longandthe short of it was thatI slowlylearnt,throughcounsellingandtakingbettercare of myself nutritionally,whyIhad reachedthat pointof burnout. There wascertainthingsabout the wayI was viewingthe worldthat were affectingmyinteractionwithitandcausingme to overburdenandstressmyself tothe limiton a regularbasis. I learntthat these were patternsthathaddevelopedoverthe course of myyoung life tobecome personalityfactors. These personalityfactorsare whatI wantto talk to youabout. How theyare formedandhow theycan be undone. Aspart of my Master’sthesisIalsomet and interviewed10 people withchronicfatiguesyndromeandfibromyalgiaabouttheirexperienceswith these illnesses. Isawthat these peoplehadcommonbehavioursandpersonalitycharacteristics. I startedscratchingmy head.I alsosawlots of clientsinmypractice who presentwithanxietyand have these same characteristicsunderneaththissymptom. ThenIbeganhelpingthemtogetbetter. Thisbookis aboutthat. How I helpedmyself,myclientsandhow Ican helpyoutoo.