I know what it's like to lose yourself to an illness.
I found a pathway out.
My story
I'm Marnie Marin, and helping people is part of who I am. I built my whole career around improving lives: children experiencing vulnerability, people facing homelessness, communities devastated by bushfires and floods. Helping others was not just my job, it was why I got out of bed in the morning. And then suddenly… I couldn’t get out of bed at all.
I was diagnosed with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, IBS and suspected endometriosis. The pain and fatigue were relentless. Brain fog so thick I couldn't read a paragraph. Light and sound sensitivity that made an ordinary day feel like sensory overload. I was terrified I would never be able to work again. I just wanted my life back.
I used to sit down in the shower because I didn't have the energy to stand. I would come out exhausted, and the day hadn't even started yet. Some weekends I had to choose between a shower and making dinner... not both.
When I was at my worst I made myself a promise: that if I ever found a way out, I would spend my life helping others do the same.
My recovery: The turning point
My recovery began when I stopped viewing my symptoms as isolated problems to manage, and started understanding the brain and body patterns behind them.
I threw myself into the neuroscience and read everything I could find. What the research showed me changed everything; that two things could be true at the same time:
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That my symptoms were physiological and completely real
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That there was a science-backed pathway out
Working with a coach was critical to my recovery. They gave me structure on the days I had none, and held belief in what was possible until I could hold it myself.
That knowledge changed the direction of everything. I went back to work as an executive in emergency recovery. I got my life back.
Who I work with
I work with people who have ME/CFS, Long COVID, fibromyalgia, POTS, FND, MCAS and other chronic conditions. People who have been down the doctors and specialist rabbit hole, had every test come back normal, and are still searching for answers.
My clients are typically high achievers, perfectionists and people pleasers who pushed hard for a long time before their body said stop. They are not lazy. They are not imagining it. They are stuck in a real biological pattern that can be changed.
Sessions are delivered online or face to face.