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Feeling exhausted, foggy, or just done?
You're not the only one.

I'm Charles. I'm an occupational therapist, and I help tired people find their way back to themselves.

Join the next course → Try a free Monday session →
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If you're reading this

You've probably already tried a few things.

  • Sleeping more
  • Magnesium
  • The GP, maybe more than once
  • Sleep apps
  • Cutting down on caffeine
  • A blood test that came back fine
  • Someone telling you it might be anxiety

If you're still tired, you're not doing it wrong. Fatigue is more complicated than tiredness, and "rest more" isn't the answer most people need.

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Where to start

Four ways to start, depending on what you've got the energy for.

Free Monday Mindfulness

Half an hour, 12 noon, every Monday. Drop in once or come every week.

Join the next one → £30 The book

Work through the eight weeks at your own pace, in your own time.

Find the book → £395 The eight-week course

A small online group, live with Charles, once a week.

See the course → £115 / hour One-to-one

Tailored sessions for people who want to work through this with support.

See one-to-one →
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From Charles

I've been there myself.

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, while I was working in brain injury rehabilitation. I'd spent years burning through energy I didn't know I had, masking it with caffeine and momentum, then crashing in private.

Mindfulness changed that for me. So did a quieter relationship with the part of me that wouldn't stop trying. Now I help other people work out their own version of the same thing.

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Proof

From people who've been through the course.

I'd tried everything. This was the first thing that actually helped me understand what was going on, instead of just telling me to rest.

Dell
Course participant

I was sceptical for the first three weeks. By week six I was recommending it to a friend.

Pete
Course participant

I came in exhausted and angry with myself for being exhausted. I left being kinder to myself, which turns out to be the bit that matters.

Debs
Course participant
Credentials
HCPCRegistered occupational therapist
RCOTRoyal College of Occupational Therapists
BAMBAMindfulness-based approaches
15 yrsNHS neurorehabilitation
AuthorMindfulness-Informed Fatigue Management
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The book

A book to take with you.

Mindfulness-Informed Fatigue Management is Charles's eight-week programme, in book form. Read it at your own pace, work through it on your own, or use it alongside the course or one-to-one sessions.

£30. Available now in paperback and ebook.

Find it on Amazon →
YouTube

Free guided meditations, any time.

Sixteen guided meditations and counting. ABC practice in one, three, five, ten, and twenty-minute versions. Sleep meditations. Body scans. All free, all on YouTube.

Watch on YouTube →
For organisations

If you're here on behalf of an organisation.

Charles delivers talks, workshops, and supervision for NHS teams, charities, and private organisations. He also takes a small number of specialist neurorehabilitation referrals.

For organisations →
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