Berry Catherine - Fighting Fatigue: a practical guide to managing the symptoms of CFS/ME

1. Chapter One Managing your daily activity and energy
   By Sue Pemberton
2. Chapter Two Rest
   BySue Pemberton
3. Chapter Three Sleep
   By Ian Portlock
4. Chapter Four Diet
   ByJennifer McIntosh
5. Chapter Five Stress and Relaxation
   By Katie Lorentz
6. Chapter Six Thoughts and Feelings
   BySuzanne Moore and Clare Redmond
7. Chapter Seven Memory and Concentration
   BySue Stanley and Lisa Hinds
8. Chapter Eight Dealing with Others
   By Ian Portlock
9. Chapter Nine Physical Activity and Exercise
   By Penny Forsyth
10. Chapter Ten Relapse and Setbacks
    By Sue Pemberton
11. Chapter Eleven Carers
    ByLouise Penny and Sue Pemberton

Catherine suffered from CFS/ME for nine years. Over that time she followed many different treatment options in the hope that they would improve her health. Nothing seemed to offer practical solutions to the problem. She attended the Leeds & West Yorkshire CFS/ME Service and after completing the programme her health significantly improved. She is keen for the information about the programme to be available to sufferers and also to inspire others to know that recovery is possible. Since regaining her health Catherine has gone on to trek to Everest Base Camp, something that for many years she never imagined possible. She met her husband, Andr, during the trek and moved to London. Her passion to get the most out of life has inspired her to work with women to support them to organise and simplify their lives. Her business, Magical You, was born out of a passionate belief that by laying a solid foundation in life you have a base to build on and enjoy more of life from.

Penny is a Chartered Physiotherapist with eight years experience of working with people with CFS/ME in outpatient, inpatient and community settings. She works with several multidisciplinary teams in Leeds delivering advice and education to people suffering from the condition as well as treating individuals.

Lisa qualified from York St John University as an occupational therapist in 2004. She then worked across a variety of health care settings gaining experience with people who had acute and chronic mental health problems before moving to her current post at the Leeds & West Yorkshire CFS/ME Service in 2006, where she works as a senior occupational therapist. At present, she is studying health psychology at postgraduate level and has a particular interest in how personality and individual differences affect adaptation to chronic illness. As part of her studies she is keen to learn how health conditions, such as CFS/ME, affect cognitive functioning.

Katie is a qualified occupational therapist with nine years experience working in the NHS, the last four of which have been with the Leeds & West Yorkshire CFS/ME Service. Throughout this time Katie has worked with people with a variety of health problems and become aware of the additional difficulties and unpleasant symptoms that stress can create. Katie has worked with people on understanding the stress that they experience and the impact that this has on their lives and ability to cope with their ill health. This understanding then leads to the opportunity to develop strategies for managing the condition differently.

Suzanne works as a clinical nurse specialist in cognitive behavioural therapy at the Leeds & West Yorkshire CFS/ME Service. After qualifying as a mental health nurse in 1985, Suzanne trained as a cognitive behavioural therapist in 1995. She has since developed clinical expertise in delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) within the specialty of liaison psychiatry, having a special interest in chronic fatigue. Suzanne provides CBT to individuals and has also delivered mindfulness based cognitive therapy to groups within the service. She is experienced at delivering CBT training and supervision to a range of professional groups.