Chronic Fatigue Recovery Program
When rest doesn’t restore you, and every good day costs you three bad ones, you need more than another prescription. Our 21-day program gives you paced, supervised, whole-person care in a quiet place built for recovery.
More Than Tired.
And Tired of Not Being Believed.
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a serious, long-term illness. The CDC estimates it affects somewhere between 836,000 and 3.3 million Americans, and most of them have never been diagnosed.
It isn’t ordinary tiredness. It’s exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix. It’s the crash that hits a day after you do a little too much. It’s brain fog, unrefreshing sleep, aches, dizziness when you stand, and the slow loss of work, friendships, and the person you used to be. Too many people hear “your labs are normal” and walk out with nothing.
“Before The Bridge I was taking several medications daily. I hardly left my house and was sleeping most days away. After The Bridge, my life completely changed.”— Stephanie B., Bridge guest
What ME/CFS
Often Looks Like
Why a 21-Day
Whole-Person Program?
ME/CFS touches your energy, sleep, nervous system, pain, and mood all at once. Short appointments spread across different specialists rarely connect those pieces. At The Bridge, one team works with you every day, in a calm setting, with no job or household pulling at your limited energy.
- Pacing first — We help you find your energy envelope and stay inside it. No push-through exercise.
- Rest is built in — Quiet time is scheduled, not squeezed in.
- Whole-person care — Sleep, pain, nervous system, and emotional health treated together.
- Physician oversight — Medical review of medications, supplements, and symptoms.
- A plan for home — You leave with routines you can actually keep.
Your 21-Day
Journey
Settle, Assess & Stabilize
- Medical evaluation and review of medications and supplements
- Sleep, energy, and symptom mapping
- Building a daily pacing plan around your real energy
- Gentle nervous system regulation: breathwork, rest, time outdoors
Supported Healing
- Individual therapy for the stress, grief, and mood that come with chronic illness
- Massage, acupuncture, and warm water therapy
- Sleep routine work and pain management
- Optional, very gentle movement matched to your energy
- Group support with people who understand
Plan for Home
- Your written pacing, sleep, and symptom plan
- Communication tools for family, work, and doctors
- Medication guidance with physician oversight, if needed
- Aftercare planning and alumni support connection
Who This Program
Is Designed For
- You’ve lived with ME/CFS or long-term unexplained fatigue and haven’t found a plan that works
- Fatigue overlaps with fibromyalgia, chronic pain, depression, or anxiety
- You’re stuck in a boom-and-bust cycle of good days and crashes
- You want medical oversight plus therapy and bodywork in one place
- You can travel and take part in a paced, low-demand schedule for three weeks
Not sure if you’re well enough to travel? Call us. Our admissions team will talk it through honestly with you and, if you want, your doctor.
Chronic Fatigue Program
FAQs
Can a retreat help with chronic fatigue syndrome?
Will I be pushed into exercise I can't handle?
Do you accept insurance?
Can I bring my medications and supplements?
What if I also have fibromyalgia, pain, or depression?
What happens after the 21 days?
Related Conditions We
Specialize In
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Source: CDC, “ME/CFS Basics.” This page is general information, not medical advice. Individual results vary.
You Deserve More
Than Getting By.
Chronic fatigue has taken enough. Our 21-day program gives you a paced, supportive place to rest, get real answers about what helps, and go home with a plan.
Joint Commission Accredited • Insurance Accepted • Space Limited to 18 Guests