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Living with chronic illness can be hard

And not just because of our symptoms

The ways that the worlds of work and social life are built make it hard for us to take part in the ways we might want to. Our lives can become very narrow, and we can end up feeling isolated and alone.

Even with so much moving online during the COVID pandemic, we still have limitations on our energy and focus which can make it hard to fully participate, even without the drain of travel.

For most of us, the less we have the kind of social contact we want to have, and the less we feel we're contributing in some way, the more stress, anxiety and depression we experience. And the more stress, anxiety and depression we experience, the worse our symptoms are, making it even harder to take action.

We Make The Path is here to support you to break that negative cycle through different layers of support.

What We Do

There are three ways to connect with us and get support

Pathmakers Community

Our Pathmakers Community is a free online space for chronically ill people to connect with one another, and to bring their thoughts, feelings, questions and celebrations to add to the pot. The community is mainly text-based, but membership also includes a standing invitation to a live monthly self-care check-in, via Zoom video and text chat, at no cost.

Click here to join

Action Support Groups

The aim of Action Support Group is to support chronically ill people to do something that's important to them.

Every person in the group focuses on making progress at their own pace, in their own way, on their own thing, learning to flow and work with their own capacities and needs.

Each group cohort meets on Zoom (video optional), twice a month, for around six months.

Click here for more info

One to One Work

One to one work with We Make The Path offers a dedicated space in which you can feel safe to explore and unfold your experiences and beliefs, desires and limits.

It can help you to become more skilled in discernment, more deeply rooted in your self, and more confident in making choices about who you are, what you want, your place in the world, and what you will create.

Click here to discover more

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Terms & Conditions

We Make The Path CIC Website Terms & Conditions

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern We Make The Path CIC's relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

The term 'We Make The Path CIC' or 'We Make The Path' or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website.
The term 'you' refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
This website uses cookies to monitor browsing preferences. If you do allow cookies to be used, the following personal information may be stored by us for use by third parties: Strikingly, MailerLite.
Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
All trade marks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.
Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of Scotland.

We Make The Path CIC Privacy Policy

Privacy Contact
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Name: Elinor Predota
E-mail: elinor@elinorpredota.com

The type of personal information we collect

We currently collect and process the following information:
• Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name and contact details)
• Donations made
• Purchases made

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
• You subscribe to receive notification of new blogposts
• You make a donation to the organisation
• You purchase something from the shop

We use the information that you have given us in order to provide you with information, services and/or products.
We may share this information with Strikingly and/or MailerLite for data processing purposes.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:
(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting darkly-sparkly@protonmail.com
(b) We have a contractual obligation -- e.g. to provide you with a purchased product or service.
(f) We have a legitimate interest -- e.g. you have expressed interest in our work.

How we store your personal information
Your information is securely stored on our behalf by Strikingly and/or MailerLite.
We keep your name and contact details until such time as you unsubscribe from our blog or mailing list. We will then dispose your information by deleting you from the databases held by Strikingly and/or MailerLite.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at elinor@elinorpredota.com if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at elinor@elinorpredota.com
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk