I get asked all the time “I want to get better, but why do I sabotage myself? I think I know what I need to do, but I don’t do it”. Variations on this are lacking willpower, unmotivated, even scared.
It’s not as if the internet isn’t full of solutions to google. If you want to lose weight or increase your fruit and veg on a daily basis, there’s a ton of suggestions. If you want to try increasing your steps, or feel ready to try running, there’s plenty of plans that are a variation on couch to 5k.
Once you choose, you then go through four stages dictating what we do. When it comes to recovery from a chronic illness, we have the exact same four stages, and that’s what I’m talking about today.