Mel Abbott is the founder of Empower Therapies and creator of The Switch Program, known for her groundbreaking work in ME/CFS recovery, chronic fatigue syndrome, brain retraining, and mind–body healing.
At 18, a head injury triggered ME/CFS, leaving Mel unwell for 11 years. After discovering NLP, neuroplasticity, psychology-based and mind–body techniques, she made a full recovery — and has since helped more than 3,500 clients with an 80% recovery rate.
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Mel’s story challenges the old narrative around chronic illness and shows that recovery is possible.
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