“Having known something of trauma, chronic pain, illness and burnout in my own life, I bring compassion, empathy and understanding to the people who come to me.”
I came to this work through my own need to heal.
After years of chronic stress, unresolved tension and the pressures of life as a writer, parent and co-founder of a startup, I reached a period of rock-bottom burnout during a pivotal life event in 2023. Then, in 2024, I developed long COVID, which pushed me into a phase that nothing could have prepared me for. I was no longer able to push through anything at all.
I experienced chronic pain, fatigue, cognitive impairment, numbness, tingling and problems with movement. At times, walking and basic physical tasks became frighteningly difficult. I was seen by the long COVID unit at UCLH and my symptoms also led to NHS investigations, including testing to rule out multiple sclerosis.
In that uncertainty, I discovered Myofascial Energetic Release. Pain eased, movement returned, and long-held tension began to soften. The effect was profound and life-changing. Later I would also discover BBTRS which took me even further towards true recovery.
What moved me most was realising that the release was not only physical. I began to understand how much emotion, protection and old experiences had been held in my body, and how deeply my nervous system had been caught in patterns of fight, flight, freeze and fawn. I was so deeply affected by Myofascial Energetic Release and BBTRS® that I decided to train in both, pausing the psychotherapeutic training I’d started.
Through this work, I have found my way back towards greater balance. Life is still life, with all its challenges, but meeting those challenges from a more regulated and embodied place has changed everything.
Having known something of trauma, chronic pain, illness and burnout in my own life, I bring compassion, empathy and understanding to the people who come to me.
Alongside this work and training, I also have my wonderful wife, family and friends to thank for where I am today.
“I just wanted to say how transformative your session was Mark. You held a very safe, grounded space and I felt held, gently supported and able to unfold as I needed.”
— Zoey Hiscock, Drama and Creative Arts Practitioner