Coming Summer 2026
I am writing a book about FND
After 15 Years working with FND, the time has come
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Why I Wrote This Book
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The main aim of this book is to provide comfort and validation.
Often, those with FND have a negative experience and bear the brunt of invalidation and stigma. They struggle with a number of challenges, and I hope this book and the style I have adopted offers hope and meaning.
I hope it reaches far and wide, beyond Berkshire and beyond the UK.
The book is also suitable for clinicians who work with FND to understand aspects of the condition that research papers, scientific journals, and subject textbooks may not cover.
Sometimes, in the quest for data, numbers, and statistics, we lose sight of the human being and our focus drifts.
In this book, I have deliberately avoided the term patient.
Although as a doctor, everyone I see in my practice is a patient, I would like to widen the frame here.
Calling someone a patient automatically attributes a sense of dependency on the other, the professional, and it sits within the medical model.
I am not saying this is incorrect, but for the purpose of this book, let us call you a person.
This broadens the lens, gives you more control, and does not keep you tied into a dynamic with the other.
I have used the phrase people with FND in the book.
I believe that essentially, a neurological symptom is an expression of our nervous system. It is a form of communication that is being relayed by the system. Using a relational frame, we are able to appreciate that the symptom carries meaning, and when we attempt to understand what meaning is being conveyed, we get closer to a full understanding.
I think this understanding can be applied to any neurological disorder, not just FND.
For example, someone with an epileptic seizure may have a fit, an expression that has a meaning. It is caused by neurons firing asynchronously.
And someone with Parkinson's disease may experience tremors, an expression that has a meaning. It is caused by low levels of a chemical called dopamine.
I would welcome your support.
If you are a person living with FND, your lived experience matters greatly to me.
I have created a short survey to capture your insights on the topic to inform my thinking and ensure I am addressing a wider range of lived experience. There are only 7 questions. This survey is expected to take no more than 10 minutes of your time.
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