My name is Karen Drennan-McEwan and I am a fully accredited Psychotherapist, Author and International Lupus Specialist.  In 2012 I was diagnosed with Severe Systemic Lupus or SLE for short and survived a massive lupus flare which meant that I narrowly avoided a liver transplant but lost my spleen and which left me just 89 lbs or just over 6 stones and in a wheel chair. I am now passionate about ensuring that no-one else feels as lost, bewildered and devastated as I once did.

For the last 8 years I have been researching lupus and I now help people understand this complex and widely misunderstood condition. I help them rebound physically, mentally and emotionally from what can often be a life changing and hugely challenging illness, working alongside leading general practitioners, rheumatologists, pain specialists and neurologists and also alternative practitioners such as reflexologists and acupuncturists with a unique, comprehensive, holistic approach. All my work is based on what actually makes a difference and personal experience rather than theory and this is valued highly by my clients around the world. My book “How to Stay Sane in Pain – Clarity, Resilience and Calm with Lupus” is 5-start rated on Amazon.