This week was a milestone for us at ARDERE HQ.

After sitting on other panels and doing our own talks at wellness festivals and events, we organised our very first ARDERE event, to raise awareness about a chronic illness really close to our hearts, M.E / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

We really wanted to do this event because it just felt right. Essentially it was a right of passage with how ARDERE was born, after co-founder Lauren suffered with M.E / CFS 7 years ago, sparking our journeys into the world of alternative health. We began soaking up every little last bit of info about the illness but also how to lead a healthier life in general.

From what we put into our bodies to the importance of a healthy mindset (yes this includes balance!) and also reducing our toxic load from the products we use in our homes (from skincare products to what we were breathing in).

We wanted to bring people together who were suffering and create a community, helping them to explore possible routes which have helped our panelists in their incredible recoveries of M.E/CFS and also teach those who knew nothing of the illness and give them an insight to this misunderstood condition, as too often people can be ignorant to invisible illnesses. We’ve heard it all before such as “you look well, so how can you be so ill on the inside?”

We had the most positive feedback from the event.

We know that for some it was even a challenge to travel to the event with their body experiencing extreme fatigue and many commenting “it was well worth the journey”, particularly those who travelled quite far to come. Others expressed how much of an authentic event it was, to people asking us if we can set them up in a Facebook or WhatsApp group where they can create their own support group as they made such great connections at the event!

Keep your eyes peeled for more events, we will be sharing a video of the day on the website very soon!

For any consultation enquiries with Lauren, get in touch here.