A chronic illness recovery resource
+ a recovery-focused long-term illness community
+ recovery story libraryDiscover recovery stories from people who’ve overcome long-term illness, explore practical resources to guide your own journey, and connect with others who are rebuilding their lives.
What is Recovered for?
Recovered is a dedicated resource for anyone seeking hope, clarity, and practical insight into recovering from underfunded, under-researched long-term conditions – including but not limited to:
CFS/ME
Long Covid
Fibromyalgia
Ulcerative Colitis
Long Covid
Post-Viral Fatigue
Lyme Disease
Burnout
POTS and Dysautonomia
Chronic Pain and Migraines
IBS and other digestive issues
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Mast Cell Issues
Adrenal Fatigue
We bring together recovery stories, detailed method and therapy overviews, and links to providers, creating a single place to explore what has worked for others.
Our mission is to make recovery feel more possible – reducing isolation, increasing access to information, and helping people find approaches that could be affordable and effective for them.
Why we exist
Many online resources connect people who are still suffering from illnesses, who often feel stuck. But we envisioned a space that inspired a feeling of limitless potential, opportunity and optimism in a community rarely faced with that.
We felt alienated from many long-term illness communities that focused on traditional pathways and partial recovery, and noticed that survivors had (understandably) resumed their normal lives without leaving any hints behind.
We wanted to learn the attitude and techniques that helped them heal.
If we find we relate to an illness or recovery, hopefully, we can reduce the financial cost of recovery.
What do we mean by recovery?
Recovery, and what it means to you, is personal.
Recovery for some can mean being able to function and carry out the basics.
It can mean being able to socialise, go to work and spend quality time with your family.
For others it can mean 100% recovery and getting back to the life they lost.
Whatever it is, we hope we can help you go on this journey with as much support, compassion and information as possible.
Browse stories
Read the stories of people who have recovered from long term illness.
Share your story
If you’ve recovered, share your journey so people can learn.
Join the community
The place for support throughout your recovery.
“It took me 10 years to get to the root of my illness, all on my own. If I had had access to this space I would have gotten there so much quicker”
— KATY MCGHIE, FOUNDER