Our Approach
This is not a guide on how to “push through”. It is a strategy for staying well whilst you’re living your life. When living with any type of chronic pain condition, but particularly for CFS, ME or Fibromyalgia, your body’s internal battery and wiring (the nerves) operate on a different set of physics. To live well, you must manage the system you have, not the one you wish you had.
The 50% rule
Resilience isn’t about spending every drop of energy you have; it’s about what you leave in the tank.
The logic: if you feel you have the energy to do 10 tasks, do 5.
The result: the remaining 50% is your “maintenance reserve”. It is used by your body to dampen nerve inflammation and prevent a systemic crash.
Respecting the 48-hour echo
In this system, cause and effect are disconnected. A surge of activity on Monday often creates a “silent debt” that isn’t called in up to 48 hours afterwards. Specialists refer to this as post-exertional malaise or PEM.
The logic: don’t judge your capacity based on how you feel right now. Judge it based on what you did up to two days ago.
The result: By tracking the echo, you stop being blindsided by crashes and start predicting them.
Aggressive stillness (The hard reset)
The logic: when the pain increases or the fibro “fog” descends, the system is overheating.
The result: taking a hard reset (horizontal rest, zero sensory input) isn’t a retreat; it’s a cooling cycle. It is the most productive thing you can do for the system.
Rest is not doing nothing. In the aevum system, rest is a high-priority maintenance task.
Progress as stability
We do not measure success by “doing more”. We measure success by stability.
The goal: reducing the frequency and depth of crashes
The metric: a month with a steady yellow baseline is a greater victory than a week of green followed by a fortnight of red
Explore our Planners
Manage the system you have, not the one you wish you had.
The Starter Planner is a high-intensity diagnostic tool designed for those navigating the complexities of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME), Fibromyalgia, or POTS. Unlike standard productivity planners that encourage "pushing through," Aevum is built on the principle of Load Management. This 60-day guide helps you identify the hidden patterns behind your symptoms and map your personal baseline.
Key Features:
The 50% Rule & 48-Hour Echo: Tools to help you calculate your "maintenance reserve" and track delayed crashes (Post-Exertional Malaise).
Baseline Mapping: A specialised system to define your Green (Steady), Yellow (Caution), and Red (Flare) states.
The Analytics Lab: Dedicated sections for correlating activity with nerve pain and identifying environmental triggers like weather and stress.
Hard Reset Protocol: Clear, pre-planned instructions for what to do when "system failure" occurs.
Archive & Resources: Includes a "Low Energy Menu" for no-cook meal and activity ideas for your lowest days.
Manage the system you have, not the one you wish you had.
The Maintenance Planner is a high-intensity diagnostic tool designed for those navigating the complexities of conditions like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME), Fibromyalgia, or POTS and follows on from the starter planner. Unlike standard productivity planners that encourage "pushing through," aevum is built on the principle of Load Management. This 90-day planner helps you continue the progress you made in the starter planner.
Key Features:
The 50% Rule & 48-Hour Echo: Tools to help you calculate your "maintenance reserve" and track delayed crashes (Post-Exertional Malaise).
The Analytics Lab: Dedicated sections for correlating activity with nerve pain and identifying environmental triggers like weather and stress.
Hard Reset Protocol: Clear, pre-planned instructions for what to do when "system failure" occurs.