Beverly Knops, is a Specialist Occupational Therapist with more than thirty years' experience. She has spent the majority of her career working with people experiencing persistent pain and fatigue. She worked in North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) for twenty-nine years, starting the rheumatology service, then moving into the Specialist Pain and ME/CFS services. In 2012 Beverly started work as an associate therapist with Vitality360,a private company working exclusively with people experiencing pain and fatigue. She now leads this specialist team full-time. Beverly co authored Living with ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, published by Penguin Books in September 2022.