Thank you so much for this conversation. I have so many thoughts especially around the whole ‘nature as a cure’ which Louise talks about so clearly, she articulated it in a way I hadn’t heard before but it really resonated. As someone who’s been through breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and is currently NED (no evidence of disease) as well as a history of ME/fibromyalgia the language around illness also made me sit up. I hate the whole battling/beating/winning/losing language. There was also something in the way Louise described her illness, the lack of trust in her body that I felt in my stomach. The phrase ‘I don’t trust my body’ has been circling my head today, it’s not been a good day in my body. I consider myself well as in I don’t have a live diagnosis of ME/fibromyalgia anymore. I’m not in the care of any health professionals, but I’d say that I’m living with changeable /depleted energy levels and have found this year particularly hard. Oof, a lot to think about. Thank you both.
Wow, what a great chat, it resonated like a week's worth of school bells within me. The connection between the body living with dis-ease and climate crisis; the inability to 'get out in nature' and the frustration of this as an often impossible prescription; the small, quiet noticing whilst bound to a particular place; and the poignant, distressing conflation of being disabled with 'weeds' sucking up with the nutrients required by the more able bodied! Yikes!
Lots to think and write about. Thank you so much Lindsay and Louise x
This was great! Thankyou both. I have been dipping into Caro’s book proposal course, and Iv been sitting with many questions around chronic illness and creativity…
I started composing messages last week to send you Lindsay, and Caro, but I ran out of spoons 🤪
Moving Mountains was on my mind to buy, this is my reminder 😘
Hi Nicola, how are you? I’ve regressed quite a bit lately. Need to get my book proposal done. Keen to join you as a writing buddy for accountability if you’re keen? But also absolutely no worries if you’d rather not. Cheers, Sam x
Very poignant writing, timely as this has been a subject I've been thinking about quite a bit myself. And that piece of writing at the end is just beautiful ❤️
Thank you so much for this conversation. I have so many thoughts especially around the whole ‘nature as a cure’ which Louise talks about so clearly, she articulated it in a way I hadn’t heard before but it really resonated. As someone who’s been through breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and is currently NED (no evidence of disease) as well as a history of ME/fibromyalgia the language around illness also made me sit up. I hate the whole battling/beating/winning/losing language. There was also something in the way Louise described her illness, the lack of trust in her body that I felt in my stomach. The phrase ‘I don’t trust my body’ has been circling my head today, it’s not been a good day in my body. I consider myself well as in I don’t have a live diagnosis of ME/fibromyalgia anymore. I’m not in the care of any health professionals, but I’d say that I’m living with changeable /depleted energy levels and have found this year particularly hard. Oof, a lot to think about. Thank you both.
Wow, what a great chat, it resonated like a week's worth of school bells within me. The connection between the body living with dis-ease and climate crisis; the inability to 'get out in nature' and the frustration of this as an often impossible prescription; the small, quiet noticing whilst bound to a particular place; and the poignant, distressing conflation of being disabled with 'weeds' sucking up with the nutrients required by the more able bodied! Yikes!
Lots to think and write about. Thank you so much Lindsay and Louise x
This was great! Thankyou both. I have been dipping into Caro’s book proposal course, and Iv been sitting with many questions around chronic illness and creativity…
I started composing messages last week to send you Lindsay, and Caro, but I ran out of spoons 🤪
Moving Mountains was on my mind to buy, this is my reminder 😘
Hi Nicola, how are you? I’ve regressed quite a bit lately. Need to get my book proposal done. Keen to join you as a writing buddy for accountability if you’re keen? But also absolutely no worries if you’d rather not. Cheers, Sam x
Yes Sam!! Let’s get our clock worked out to buddy up 🙏🏼
Yay, I will DM you now 😃
Very poignant writing, timely as this has been a subject I've been thinking about quite a bit myself. And that piece of writing at the end is just beautiful ❤️
This is fascinating Lindsay and Louise. I was really interested to hear of Louise’s trajectory, particularly as there are echoes with my daughter.
Thank you both 🙏💕