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Structured Psychological Support for Chronic Illness

Join weekly mind-body group sessions led by Dr Sula Windgassen alongside access to a self-paced programme to feel better physically and emotionally.

Led by Dr. Sula Windgassen, PhD as featured in...

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Bridging the gap between science and life 

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Body Mind Connect is all about helping people understand the relationship between mind and body, while learning to navigate the experience of living in a fluctuating body. We do this by leaning on research-led ways to work with flare-ups and build steadiness over time.

We help you to turn insight into action, bridging the gap between understanding and application. This won't make your symptoms disappear, but it can change how you move through them and that changes everything. 

What is the Body Mind Connect membership?

The membership has three main components that bring together a holistic approach to help you work with your body. The weekly sessions are recorded and available to watch at your convenience. 

Weekly Sessions with Dr Sula

Every Wednesday, you will have direct access to a 1-hour workshop with Dr Sula, a qualified Health Psychologist, where you will learn more about your psychobiology, take away practical tools, ask questions specific to you, and meet others also navigating similar experiences.

Ongoing Structured Support

This is not a pre-recorded course, but an interactive, ongoing membership with structured support in place to help you keep working with your body week by week, with guidance from qualified professionals. 

A Community 

You will be part of a community of people who understand, sharing what works, and showing up even on harder than usual days. It is a safe, intimate space to help you feel less alone with your illness.

You will also get:

  • Support and guidance with challenges you face
  • Personalised feedback to questions via Q&A
  • One initial 1:1 session to discuss goals and formulate a tailored plan specific to you
  • Access to additional programmes
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"Is this for me?"

There's a unique kind of exhaustion that comes with living in an unpredictable body, and it goes far beyond physical symptoms. There’s the mental load, the constant feeling of being on edge, the uncertainty of symptom flares, and the worry that can infiltrate everyday life. 

You have probably already done a great deal to help yourself and likely know that the mind and body are connected. But what you need is a place to apply that knowledge consistently, with guidance, and with people who understand what this actually feels like.

You live with persistent symptoms - chronic pain, fibromyalgia, IBS, endometriosis, pelvic pain, bladder issues, fatigue, burnout, or symptoms that medicine has struggled to fully explain

You have done the research and understand the mind-body connection but find yourself in the same spiral when a flare hits

You are tired of trying things in isolation and want structured, expert support you can actually sustain alongside your daily life

You want to feel less like your body is something that happens to you, and more like someone who knows how to work with it

What can BMC help with?

Body Mind Connect is for anyone struggling with their physical or mental health, who feels like a piece of the puzzle is missing in their healing journey. We are here to show you how your biology and psychology work together. 

Chronic pain

You may have unexplained chronic pain or pain that is part of a diagnosis like endometriosis, IBS, or inflammatory bowel disease. 

Life changes & loss of path

You may feel like you are blindly navigating a stage of life, and feeling the pressure of doing so alone.

Unexplained symptoms

You may experience fatigue, physical sensitivity, nausea, cramping, overactive bladder, bowel issues & pelvic discomfort.

Experiencing loneliness

You may have a couple of the other categories, but the thing you struggle with most is the isolation. 

Burnout 

You may be feeling the effect of chronic stress building up and depleting you physically and mentally, and to recover you need to align your body and brain. 

Self discovery

You may not have a big problem, but you just want to know yourself better and explore what being you means more. 
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What is Body Mind Connect?

Three core components bridge that gap between physical and mental health, working together to improve symptoms, reduce flare ups, improve mood, increase confidence and provide you with a feeling of social connectedness. 
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Body

Learn about your 4 core regulatory systems and how they interact with your brain, nervous system and bodily organs. Get the latest psychobiological science to understand your specific symptoms including pain, fatigue, gut issues, bladder and pelvic issues and more. 
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Mind

Learn neuroscience informed techniques to work with a threatened brain, while being gradually guided to better know yourself. Sessions and materials draw from the most evidence based modalities including cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and Compassion Focussed Therapy. 
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Connect

When you have been dismissed, misunderstood or feel different because of your physical or mental health, withdrawing feels like the safer option. But you need social safety. With Body Mind Connect, you gain a community of like-minded people committed to healing and growing, showing up weekly and cheerleading each other. 
Meet dr sula windgassen, PhD. 

Founded and led by experts

Dr. Sula Windgassen is a leading Health Psychologist, trauma therapist, and author of It's All In Your Body.

Her passion for the mind-body connection was ignited by her own two-year journey recovering from "mystery" bladder issues. 

Dr Sula founded Body Mind Connect to bring her evidence-based approaches to making specialised health psychology support more widely available for people dealing with health issues and chronic illness. 

FAQs

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it's not all on you 

A community waiting

Navigating health issues, life transitions, and burnout is not easy. The weight of responsibility can be crushing when it feels like it's all on you, spending your time researching late into the night, piecing together solutions alone. We want to help you step out of your isolated silo, and welcome you to a safe space with people who truly understand, and help you work towards improved mental and physical health, with the support of a community. 
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