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Mindfulness Matters

By Tania Recently I’ve been taking a deep dive into mindfulness. Mindfulness can mean different things for different people, but for me it means tuning into what my body is telling me and pausing more often to notice what is going on around me. Interestingly, I am...

Severe ME/CFS – Writing by Raquel E. Parackal

ME/CFS is the merciless unravelling of your humanity — where even the simplest acts, like speaking, sitting up, or thinking, become impossible mountains to climb. In its severe form, it traps you in darkened rooms, silences your voice, and steals the very sensations...

”Meeting Fear” A Poem by Phil

The fear came—that’s what fear does sometimes.It arrived like weather—uninvited, real. It wasn’t mine to control.But how I met it—that was mine. So I paused. Yes, I flinched at first.Old habits stirred.But then I remembered—I could choose to stay. I didn’t need the...

In Loving Memory of Linda Derrick

It was with great sadness to learn of the passing of Linda on 2nd July 2025. Linda has been a member of CCI Support since the Waikato region was amalgamated with the organisation in April 2021. Prior to that she was an active member of the ME/CFS & FM community in...

Everything I learned I learned from books Some of you may know, because I harp on about it constantly, that I’m a big fan of science fiction author Becky Chambers. In particular, A Psalm for the Wild-Built holds a special place in my heart, because it helped me...
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