Don’t Fear Flares and Relapses! They’re KEY to Your Recovery (with Dan Neuffer)

[@rebekahnelson600]

Dan is my favorite guest of yours. It was because of an interview you did with him over four years ago that I decided to join his program and I not only gained a solid understanding of how the illness works, but improved greatly in the process. I would recommend his program to anyone as it is effective and affordable. Thanks for having him on again!

[@sadnagoso-yn6iz]

How much is the program from him

[@rebekahnelson600]

@@sadnagoso-yn6izI believe it is now about $350 US.

[@djVania08]

How big part of your progress has been meditation?

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Thanks for your kind words.

[@raymilland3413]

You can't cure CFS with brain retraining . Not going to happen. It's an infection of some kind maybe with other pathogens involved. It's just a money making thing for the people running the program.

[@pamponsart]

I'm letting go of the person I was to make room for the person I'm becoming thanks to you, Raelan. 😊

[@RaelanAgle]

Oh, Pam! 🧡🧡

[@DottieBengo]

It's not just loss of confidence, it's a huge loss of identity. I think ME is a 'depressing' illness rather than a 'depressive' illness. I am one if these people who relapsed - after a concussion then after covid. I am supersensitive to stress. My stress bucket is full due to past traumas and the meaning I give them is shaped by my past.This is so good to listen to. I'm not cured because I was never broken. Brilliant.

[@patti.untouchedbytrauma]

Loosing confidence is a big one with this because you used to do life and now you are barely coping. That’s the hardest part, gaining trust with yourself. ❤❤❤Great conversation

[@CFSUnravelled1]

It takes some time Patti - often we only really get this done after we recover - everyone's journey is different.

[@richardcerniglia8417]

This video gave me the final pieces as my CfS is close to being a past memory. Great advice as I keep my stress down, and my new relaxed life style going.❤ Thank You Raelan!

[@RaelanAgle]

Wow! So happy to hear that, Richard! ❤️❤️

[@Little_Vampiregirl]

What were those final pieces?

[@richardcerniglia8417]

@@Little_Vampiregirl Years back I was a very confident person. CFS kinda weakened this, at least for me. Dan's example of the two woman out, and there reactions to the attempted robbery really spoke to me. How I was, and how I will now act going forward.

[@raymilland3413]

CFS is caused by some kind of infection. If these brain retraining people have the cure they should give out the secret for FREE and help humanity. If I knew the cure for CFS I'd give out the information for FREE.

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Great to hear Richard

[@leadvorsak]

Doing things that are natural, so it doesn't take discipline to maintain a healthy life. So well put. That's why working through our learned mechanisms of coping with life is crucial, so that we get to know ourselves truly. Only then we can follow these natural impulses and accept them as our normal. Brilliant interview, thank you both!

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Happy it came at the right time and supported you 😃

[@thomasicekeys]

This was super helpful, thank you so much, both of you!

[@RaelanAgle]

Glad it was helpful, Thomas! 🧡 🧡

[@yankapoodle]

The parallels with addiction and recovery are remarkable

[@Victoria-k9h5h]

Thank you so much for this ❤ I am learning more and more and after all these yrs am finally feeling less fear of symptoms and accepting they’ll pass. I would love to do this answer rewire to give me resilience as I take on board everything you and your guests say to live a fuller life and prioritise self care ❤

[@madelinewoods4041]

This discussion is a gold mine! Thanks to both of you for all that you continue to give. A deeper dive and asking why has been pivotal for me. I've been ill much longer than well (decades), so I also look to recovery as discovering and living as my True Self.

[@RaelanAgle]

So happy to hear it resonated, Madeline 🧡 🧡 You've got this!

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Glad you found it helpful - 'your true self' - I love it! 👍

[@anitawinzeler6073]

Wow, thank you Raelan and Dan. I'm currently recovering from CFS triggered by Lyme disease, and I definitely needed to hear you're words of encouragement and methods of soothing the mind when symptoms appear. You guys are amazing. ❤

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Glad you were encouraged. 🤗

[@parentingforwholeness]

I LOVE Dan Neuffer!!! And your interactions together. Thank you so much for having him again, Raelan. More Dan please!

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Very kind - are there any specific questions or topics you would like to have us discuss?

[@gurubody]

I guess I have a lucky mindset, I've always felt badass and able to handle relatively stressful experiences over extended periods of time, plus thirty years of being a somatic educator has gifted me a broad understanding of and capacity to hear and relate to my body. When covid hit me that was the final straw though, and the external stressors which were already stretching my badassness just did not stop and so I did end up sick. Thanks so much for this, I'm beginning a third recovery from a more severe phase of unwellness and feel more optimistic knowing my approach is on my side at least!

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Pretty typical that many of us are 'tough' - in my experience we do better when we start treating ourselves with the same compassion that we readily offer others.

[@scarletfalanges]

This is a fantastic interview. I've been hovering around taking his programme but not dived in. He's articulated my thoughts on this complex condition so well. I'll be saving up! 💜

[@jabrayjay6679]

This has come at such a great time! I started Dan's course in March, and I've really improved, but currently having a little wobble...

[@CFSUnravelled1]

They happen - stay focussed on your goal and keep going.

[@IanMaddx110]

This was terrific Raelan. The video explained so clearly the final pieces needed to achieve a robust recovery, what's needed to stay recovered and how to acknowledge symptoms if they do arise. Some really great insights. When I started using Dan's programme several years ago it allowed me to understand the illness and recovery process much better than before (although how he managed to work out what was happening through his own experiences just amazed me) and this video just built on that . Good work.

[@RaelanAgle]

Thank you Ian 🧡 🧡 Dan is such an incredible guy!

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Glad you were supported.

[@sourcehealing82]

Love this!! This is a spiritual journey. I had a kundalini awakening in 2020 and have been healing since. I’m dealing with physical symptoms now but I know I’m going to heal, I just know it. 🙂

[@richasharma6271]

Joined Dan's program in March,it's difficult to do many things mentioned there but with strong determination it's possible.With an added illness like Ulcerative colitis along with Fibromyalgia/Cfs it's hard following the diet suggested there but doing as much as i can is working in a very slow pace.Thanks Dan!

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Glad you are supported by the program. Great example of where we need to tailor our approach - that's why I educate on the reasons for the strategies so that you can tailor it to your own needs rather then following some prescription (such as a specific diet). Keep making it your own - keep building on your progress! Good luck.

[@syfu-yd5zy]

Thank you for this great interview❤

[@RaelanAgle]

Glad to hear it resonated! 🧡🧡

[@CFSUnravelled1]

❤

[@cedrichabermacher5495]

Danke!

[@RaelanAgle]

Thank so much for supporting the channel, Cédric! ❤️ ❤️

[@CFSUnravelled1]

👍

[@MrKelso85]

This is awesome Raelan thank you - I might come on soon as thanks to your videos (I needed this today) I am really making inroads finally after 3 1/2 of LC probs ME CFS now

[@RaelanAgle]

So glad to hear that! 🧡 🧡

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Great to hear you progressing - keep going and one day you might do one of these fabulous interviews with Raelan if you want to. 😉

[@MrKelso85]

@@CFSUnravelled1 thanks mate Ive particularly enjoyed your videos and I’m going to purchase your online material shortly

[@hilarysidwell8302]

Brilliant interview. Will listen again. I always enjoy Dan's insights. Love his approach based on curiosity and constantly asking "what's going on here". But finding strategies that support recovery and progress.

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Glad you enjoyed it - my hope is always that this asking of questions rubs off on people so they can tune their recoveries. 😉

[@sallyweiner4180]

I’ve experienced a huge positive change and all I can associate it to is that I started taking a good probiotic and about two weeks after starting these I am soooo much better. It’s been a long year and a half with long covid

[@fatimaj7508]

Would you like to write down the specifics for us? What kind, what brand, what dosage, etc…

[@Zeepjeliefs]

​@@fatimaj7508 you can also just eat normal yoghurt, it contains all the good stuffs too!

[@TrustInJesusChrist-John3.16]

​@@Zeepjeliefsnot as good though.

[@Zeepjeliefs]

@@TrustInJesusChrist-John3.16 what would you recommend? :)

[@TrustInJesusChrist-John3.16]

@@Zeepjeliefs I'm taking a probiotic with 14 strains formulated to support gut and skin. It's the "Lifestream" brand (I live in New Zealand though). It includes the less known bacteria "Bacillus subtilis" and others. I take that along with aged garlic extract to kill candida and anything else that's bad. Have greater sustained energy since taking these. Plan to tail off the probiotic to once a week eventually...as they multiply like crazy in your gut....a good thing 😀

[@alexandrecouture2462]

Really really amazing interview, thank you!

[@RaelanAgle]

So glad to hear it resonated, Alexandre! 🧡 🧡

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@francescam.6999]

The genetic aspect is so interesting. I can see trades in my family. A certain sensibility. But the trauma I witnessed around those topics, is what pushed me into extreme behavior. I can't even say if there is a genetic aspect or if I programmed my amygdula from a very early age. I remember feeling very grounded in my body as a child and then I lost that feeling. And at the beginning of that change, I see my big fear that I am the same, or that will live through the same as some relatives. All my pushing through comes from proving to myself that I am strong and robust.

[@mitdenken]

Thank you so much, both of you.

[@CFSUnravelled1]

❤

[@katydonna6015]

18:34 this is normal, this is fine, this is my body talking to me.

[@francescam.6999]

I think a key to lasting recovery is building a new life. Just going back to your "old" life wouldn't work.

[@RaelanAgle]

I couldn't have agreed more, Frances ❤️ ❤️

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Indeed - this is why so many people talk about a 'spiritual journey' after their recovery.

[@headbangingidiot]

I like how he pronounces ANS

[@hugbloom2664]

Have to say I needed this comic relief

[@CFSUnravelled1]

It's been getting me into trouble for over a decade - will I ever learn? 🤣

[@sushilaananda3365]

In my own experience with “dips,” as well as the experience of many others I know who have a history of ME/CFS and have been doing the right things to recover, it has been Covid that most often the cause of the dips. This can be difficult.

[@annatkin2866]

So helpful to know someone understands. Thank you

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Glad you felt supported by the interview.

[@roddog4386]

Can brain retraining work with benzo injury

[@davidkohl8962]

Can peripheral neuropathy also be a symptom of this condition? this has become one of my main symptoms.

[@sarahmaurice3930]

Me too

[@thedancingdivaofdaviestree2320]

Yes it can. Some people recovery fully with somatic tracking and other brain rewiring work. I have that in my feet, and it got MUCH better when I began releasing emotion and facing trauma, plus shaking and dancing and journaling. Grounding helped too. It got worse again when I had a ton of inescapable stresses. Now I'm aware it's not structural and a brain sensation - I can dance, jog, or run with no problems.

[@CFSUnravelled1]

It appears to be a common experience - many people speak about this.

[@CDCarmen]

Vitamin B1 helps with that, it's necessary for the nervous system and deficiency is pretty common.

[@vhink311]

Can you cure CFS with just the brain retraining / healthy diet / lifestyle changes but not “killing” the gut bacteria / candida etc? Can we trust our bodies to heal once we are not in fight or flight? Thanks!!

[@TrustInJesusChrist-John3.16]

I would personally give it some help with a probiotic that has a broad range of bacteria. I take one twice a week with 14 strains.

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Well this is not a simple question. I think the problem is how we are approaching the illness and recovery process. So yes, for many people these things simply resolve as the ANS dysfunction normalises, but for some, these secondary dysfunctions retard the recovery process - so having some intervention can be helpful. It's important to keep the different strategies connected rather then thinking of individual strategies in isolation. That's why many people will try physical interventions without success, and then when they engage in a multi-lateral recovery process, the very same strategies work.

[@zpw49]

@@CFSUnravelled1hey Dan, I like your perspective on this. So I have been diagnosed with Lyme and it’s parasite friends - I have been doing neuro plasticity (top down and bottom up approaches) and have actually noticed some improvement. My question is, would it be fair to say I should try and treat these “secondary” illnesses like Lyme (for the physical aspect) as you talk about in this video? Do you find that your people benefit from adding Lyme treatment once they stabilize the ANS? I know antibiotics can definately stir the nervous system up, and if I’m having success with the brain retraining, I don’t want to mess that up

[@CFSUnravelled1]

@@zpw49 I can't give you medical advice - what I would say is that it appears people have drastically different experiences with such medications and sometimes they seem to not just have positive or no effect, but also negative effects. Having said that, generally speaking treatments often work better as people take a holistic approach. Further, I have heard some people as they do so have success with alternative herbal treatments that they persist with for longer. Hope that supports you.

[@zpw49]

@@CFSUnravelled1 that’s a great answer.. I believe herbal treatments would be the most supportive of my nervous system without affecting a myriad of systems that antibiotics do. I definately want to avoid less harm to the nervous system

[@Staceylamar]

For anyone listening he is saying ANS not anus

[@everythingatoncebykelllyjett]

I value some of his input. However I am a little disappointed that he claims “no one is ever fully recovered”. Yet this channel is all about “full” recovery stories. Can you elaborate a bit to this? Thank you for your time!

[@roydecaestecker9375]

What about the work pf dr joe dispenza?

[@arlenehartnett6457]

Resolve the things that make us do the unnatural behaviour!!! 💡 bing

[@RaelanAgle]

Exactly! ❤️ ❤️

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Perhaps this is one of the most important insights of our journey - glad it resonated with you.

[@arielp7582]

There were no solutions in this video!!! I left a dislike

[@jimshu245]

You were not listening. 😢

[@Samsomani77]

⁠@@jimshu245absolutly 😊 nos I se this illness as a message to encourage us to respect ourselves, take care or ourselves, set boundaries and live free 👍

[@Samsomani77]

With joy 😊😊

[@jabrayjay6679]

Actually Dan explains a lot! And mentions his program and explains how it works at around the 30 minute mark

[@ezza1236]

Yeah you’re a loser that’s why, have a good life being a victim