We Hope You Can Join us for
The 'Is Recovery Possible?'
Conference and Awards 2025
In celebration of M.E and CFS Awareness of Recovery
~ Wednesday 14th May - Saturday 17th May 2025 ~
Thank you for supporting the 2025 M.E/CFS Recovery Awareness week exploring all things recovery, getting your questions answered and immersion in education, inspiration, positivity and evidence.
Choose your donation level to attend live and receive access to:
- Pre-Conference sessions.
- 6 conference sessions from this inspirational week.
- Live conference and awards
- Post-conference bonus sessions.
- Dedicated library of replays to watch anytime.
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Choose a DonationCheck Out This Year's Speaker Lineup....
Wednesday 14th May
10.30am: The Power of Persistence:
5 Years of Transforming the M.E/CFS Recovery Landscape.
Sam Blackburn
BA (Hons) DipION mBANT CNHC
Registered Nutritional Therapist | Naturopath and Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner | Trauma and ND Informed Wellbeing Coach | Trainer
2.30pm: 'Success and Performance at What Cost? Hidden Truth of Chronic Fatigue in Achievers'
Ash Baker
CFS Recoverer | Life and Health Coach | Tennis Academy Director | ITF Tennis Masters Competitor Achieving 2nd in the UK |
Chrysalis Effect Referral Practitioner
Thursday 15th May
10.30am: 'Why changing the Rhetoric of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is Crucial to Transforming Patient Outcomes'.
Caroline Cupit BSc, MRes, PhD
Health Services Researcher (PACFiND - Fibromyalgia) | Interdisciplinary Research In Health Sciences | Medical Sociology & Health Experiences Research Group | Social Scientist with the University of Oxford and the University of Leicester
2.30pm: 'Navigating Recovery for partners and carers'.
Paul and Michelle Watkin
When Paul fell ill with Long-Covid and could no longer work, his wife, Michelle, became his carer. Paul is now recovered, this session is an honest and inspirational account of that journey.
Friday 16th May
10.30am: 'Revelations and Recovery - The Hidden Link Between Neurodivergent Burnout and Chronic Fatigue'.
Founder Elaine Wilkins BA Hons, PGCE, ILM CMI
Recoverer | Founder | Trainer | Author | Coach
2.30pm: 'Neurodivergence and My Recovery'
Kathryn Wheatman
Recoverer | ADHD Coach and Counsellor working with all ages from 5 years old upwards | Founder of KAWMindset | CBT | EFT | MBCT | SFBT
Saturday 17th May
10.00am: Founder Elaine Wilkins is joined by our panel of experts
Join Elaine and our panel of experts as we come together to celebrate recovery and community. Dr Patricia Worby PhD will be our key note speaker addressing:
'Life Illuminated: The Vital Link Between Light and Mitochondria in Your Recovery.'
Meet Your Presenters.....
Choose Your Expert Breakout Room...
Dr Patricia Worby PhD
Recoverer, Trauma Release Specialist and Author
Key Note Speech Q and A - Mitochodria Function
Sam Blackburn
Recoverer, Referral Practitioner and Nutritional Therapist
Nutrition and Thyroid and Adrenals
Kathryn Wheatman
Neurodivergent Coach and Recoverer
Neurodiversity and Your Recovery
Dr Alison McGrath PhD, MSc
Recoverer and Recovery Specialist
Addressing Trauma in Recovery
Ash Baker
Recoverer, Coach
CFS in Achievers and When is it safe to reintroduce movement in Recovery
Sally-Anne Atkinson
Recoverer, Recovery Specialist Practitioner and Wellbeing Coach and Occupational Therapist
Life After Long-Covid
Dr Heather Dunn PhD
Recoverer, Recovery Specialist Practitioner and Psychotherapist
Recovery Mindset
Elaine Wilkins
Founder of
The Chrysalis Effect, Trainer, Author, Coach
Questions for the Founder and Bespoke Recovery
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