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In this episode, we have Alexandra Marynczak. Alex's health started deteriorating in her late teens, leaving her bedbound for most of her early 20s. After her own research led to a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue, she set about looking for positive recovery stories and it was through a mix of brain retraining programs, Faster EFT and diet that she restored her health, and she now helps others recover too as a Mind Body Therapist and Holistic Health Coach. 0:00 - Intro2:15 - Alex’s childhood and the development of her symptoms in high school10:28 - Alex’s experience with doctors and the medical system at the time, and how she was misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety 14:07 - How being ill was a blessing in disguise for Alex as it made her reevaluate the ways her life was out of alignment in so many ways15:26 - When Alex finally got a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome 18:43 - The danger of being told you’ll never recover and that you'll need to live with your condition20:22 - How Alex went about researching ways to overcome her condition and the alternative treatments she tried, and the many crashes she had24:42 - How Alex would seek out recovery stories when feeling deflated26:25 - The limiting belief that there’s something different with you, and that’s why you won’t recover28:02 - The Gupta program and how it was the first thing that clicked for Alex29:45 - How the Gupta program works to rewire your nervous system to a sense of safety 30:59 - The importance of getting in touch with what is causing you a sense of stress and how you are living out of alignment with yourself32:43 - How Alex experimented with DNRS 32:02 - Faster EFT, and how a session with Ilka Oster changed things for Alex34:44 - The ACE Study and the effect adverse childhood experiences can have on your health36:08 - How finding Faster EFT and using this to rewire her nervous system was a breakthrough for Alex 37:07 - The link between trauma and chronic health, and how trauma can be something you don’t necessarily remember37:43 - Alex’s first session of Faster EFT and how this immediately made her look into the patterns that had manifested in her life and make some changes for the better39:07 - How long it took Alex to feel improvements in her health40:00 - The physical body being a representation of the unconscious mind 44:40 - How Faster EFT helped Alex reframe her symptoms by looking at what they were trying to tell her47:43 - How you use tapping, and how Faster EFT is different to traditional EFT50:37 - The time it took for Alex to recover, and how recovery can be a long process with setbacks along the way54:30 - Trying to not allow fear to play into your decisions or stop you doing things in life 59:31 - The importance of taking care of the basic pillars of health 01:02:30 - The positive changes that Alex’s illness has brought about in her life01:07:50 - Alex’s advice to others out there suffering how she was in her early 20sFOLLOW ALEX HERE▶ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/healwithalexFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL▶ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheChronicComeback▶ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thechroniccomebackLISTEN TO THE PODCAST▶ Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-chronic-comeback/id1533970626▶ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW_BGsN1LaeL4iudgSNUw7A▶ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/71485tI9o4JPPkg1IpmDaX#healwithalex #chronicfatigue #chronicillness #chronichealth #recoverystory #thechroniccomeback #comebackstories