Resources for Stress, Emotions, and Mindset
About Stress, Emotions and Mindset
When dealing with difficult-to-treat illnesses such as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia (FM), environmental sensitivities (ES), long COVID and chronic pain, it's important to remember that you are not alone.
- It's completely normal to feel overwhelmed at times, but many resources are available to help you navigate through it.
- Remember, adverse emotions are not inevitable, and maintaining a sense of calm and hopefulness is associated with better health outcomes.
- Living with these conditions can evoke strong emotions, which can evolve into depression and anxiety.
- Fortunately, there are standard treatments like psychotherapy and medications that work well.
- Unfortunately, many people with complex chronic conditions have been misdiagnosed as having a mental disorder when they did not.
- However, it's not that hard to distinguish between the two—the resources on this page will help.
- If you find yourself struggling and losing hope, please don't hesitate to seek professional help and reach out for support.
- Rates of suicide are higher in those with conditions like ME or CFS—up to six times higher, in fact. But with the right help and support, you can overcome these challenges.
Remember, getting the support you need can significantly improve your overall well-being. You're not alone on this journey, and resources are available to help you navigate through it.
Online Courses
Self-Study Course:
Healing Through Neuroplasticity
Learn to reduce or eliminate pain and other symptoms by rewiring your brain to teach it a sense of safety, calm, and hopefulness. Neuroplasticity works!
Live Online Mentorship:
Neuroplasticity In Action
Learn to individualize and optimize your neuroplasticity practice with the connection, validation and support of a mentor and small group. Ask your questions about mindset and stress.
More DetailsSelf-Study Course:
Pathways to Improvement
Learn to take charge of your health to help you feel and live better. Strategies to help increase mood and mindset are available. Self-management works!
More DetailsLive Online Mentorship
Pathways In Action
Learn to individualize and optimize your self-management with the support of a mentor and group. Ask your questions about how to increase positive emotions and mindset.
More DetailsMembership to Live Sessions
Live! with Dr. Stein
Evidence-based presentations and Q&A with Dr. Stein. Credible, science-based and cutting edge information about how to live longer and healthier.Â
Webinars (recordings)
Vagus Nerve
Dr. Navaz Habib explains how the vagus nerve controls essential body functions like breathing and inflammation. He shares simple exercises to activate the vagus nerve and improve your health.
More DetailsBreathe Well, Be Well
Jessica De Mars, respiratory physiotherapist, explains what air hunger is—the feeling of not getting enough air into the lungs—and teaches relaxed, effortless breathing to optimize your health.
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Let Your Light Shine Through
In this manual, Dr. Stein shares the strategies she has found to be the most successful for patients in her 35-year medical practice working with ME, CFS, FM, ES, chronic pain, and more recently, long Covid. Readers are guided through a 286-page, 4-month program specific to these conditions. Let Your Light Shine Through is filled with practical, no-to-low-cost management suggestions, tools and resources. Formats available: hardcopy coil-bound and digital download.Â
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More Light
Building upon Let Your Let Shine Through, More Light contains up-to-date, science-based information, clinical approaches, and affordable interventions that you can do on your own. Currently, only individual chapters are available at affordable prices. Choose the subjects tailored specifically to your health needs. Current topics are Self-management, Diagnosis, Biology of Change, Sleep, and Energy and Activity.
More DetailsRecommended Free VideosÂ
Make Stress Your Ally
a webinar co-presented by
Dr. Stein and Simon Pimenta
Did you know that stress is essential to health? We can’t get to or stay at optimal health without stress. If you are someone who fears and avoids stress, learn how to shift your mindset about stress and discover simple strategies to benefit from it.
Articles and Peer-Reviewed Publications
Free Downloads
Free Resources
Newsletter Signup
Sign up for news about ME, CFS, FM, ES, long COVID, and Chronic Pain.
Helpful Blogs
Access helpful articles about the specific needs of people with complex chronic diseases.
Educational Videos
Choose from a library of
Dr. Stein’s free videos.
Audio for Relaxation
Listen to or download meditations and audio files for reducing stress.
Publications and Presentations
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years of research, writing, and presentations.
Testimonials
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about Dr. Stein’s offerings.
Other Online Resources
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that Dr. Stein recommends.
Other Practitioners
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Dr. Stein’s criteria for recommendation.
