Author: Rain Scott
An unusual approach to diet for long covid recovery
A starting point: Mediterranean Diet I like many people started my recovery with diet changes. My dad switched to a Mediterranean/Blue Zone diet a few years ago and recovered from a serious health condition without other medical interventions. Feeling inspired, I started here. My diet was already fairly healthy. But I swapped out a lot…
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The surprising power of expressive writing for long covid recovery
What is expressive writing? Expressive writing for chronic symptoms is based on Dr. John Sarno’s research in resolving chronic pain and other chronic symptoms. It’s not journalling or writing about your day. It’s about going deep to express and release repressed emotions that are causing you stress. I’ve pieced together how I do expressive writing…
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Most helpful books for long covid recovery
The Way Out: If you were going to read one book, this is the one I’d recommend. But first, you need to understand that chronic pain is caused by the same things as many chronic symptoms, including fatigue and other long covid symptoms. Read my post about mind body medicine for long covid recovery if…
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How CFS recovery stories gave me hope
Recovery is possible When I got long covid, I had never heard of anyone recovering. I had two friends who got it and had not recovered. I heard terrifying stories in the news of people who never got better. When I was later diagnosed with ME/CFS, I was told by my specialist that 5% of…
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Jaw-dropping jungle hike near Puerto Vallarta
Lee and I visited Puerto Vallarta this fall. One of our favourite things we did was this 8km (5 mile) jungle hike from Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas, with lots of secluded beaches along the way. Boca de Tomatlan We rented a car for our trip so we drove to the start of the…
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Raft Cove: Best remote beach for camping on Vancouver Island
We ventured out to Raft Cove in late June on the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, BC. You can get there by boat or by hiking, but we chose canoe to camp in comfort. This video shows you some of the things you can do there like fishing, crabbing, surfing and relaxing. We also show…
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Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit
We paddled the a 116km backcountry canoe circuit in Northern BC. It’s paradise for paddlers who like backcountry peace and quiet.
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Attending a silent Vipassana retreat as a queer and trans person
A few years ago I went on a 10 day silent meditation retreat in Nepal. I fell in love Vipassana meditation. The featured image above shows the meditation hall in Nepal, men on one side and women on the other. It the most difficult thing I’ve ever done, both physically and mentally. But it showed…
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What the Rock Warrior’s Way taught me about climbing and fear
What the popular mental training program for climbers taught me about fear.
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Ten Winter Car Camping Tips
How to have fun winter camping when it’s (seriously) freezing.
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Training for my first 50km
The journey of a 38 year old trying to run their first 50km.
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How to include trans and non-binary people in your women’s group (2026)
Women’s outdoor groups provide safe and nurturing spaces for many women to make connections and push their limits. As awareness about trans and non-binary issues rises, some women are starting to question how to make their groups more welcoming to trans people. These women realize how lucky they are to have safe spaces and they…
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