Category: Human interest
How I got sick: Part 1 of my long covid recovery story
Now that I have been fully recovered for a while, I wanted to share my long covid recovery story. This first part is how I got sick, what symptoms I had, and a few clues into what in my life I caused this disabling reaction to a virus.
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Glimmer of hope: Part 2 of my long covid recovery story
At this point I did NOT accept that I personally could get better. But I did accept other people got better. This was enough hope for me to keep moving forward.
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Deep dive into emotions: Part 3 of my long covid recovery story
I am sharing my story of how I developed and recovered from long covid: Discovering the real cause for chronic symptoms Recent research tells us that about 40% of people who see a physician for pain or other symptoms have no organ disease or structural damage that explains their illness. So what causes these debilitating…
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Should a trans masc (me) play women’s sports?
Conservatives are obsessed with trans people playing sports, especially women’s sports. This is very weird to me, as… The typical advice from trans allies is that trans people should play sports in the category that aligns with their gender. So trans women should play women’s sports. And trans men should play in men’s sports. But…
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Mountain Voices: Creating Our Own Mountain Culture
Mountain Voices is about a century of change in the mountains of Western Canada through photography and stories.
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Unlock long covid recovery with mind body medicine
This approach took me from being almost housebound to working part-time, backpacking and climbing in about six months. If I was only going to do one thing, this is it. What is mind body syndrome? I had disabling symptoms with long covid including crippling fatigue, chronic migraines, racing heart, breathlessness, brain fog, blurry vision, depression,…
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How EMDR therapy helped me recover from long covid and chronic fatigue
Content Warning: This one is very personal and also talks about some hard stuff (trauma, suicidal ideation), so it may or may not be for you right now! My story When I was a young teenager, I was sexually assaulted multiple times by someone I knew. I told a few kids my age, but they…
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How simple joy helped me recover from long covid
Joy Joy has turned out to be one of the biggest things that has moved me towards health. Long covid is a mind body condition caused by a hyper-sensitive nervous system. This causes your body to be stuck in freeze, fight or flight for long periods of time. When you’re laughing with friends or in…
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Suzy Bolt’s Rest Repair Recover program for long covid recovery
What is Rest Repair Recover? Suzy Bolt is a yoga teacher based in the UK who got long covid in early 2020. She used yoga, breathwork and meditation in her year-long recovery. She also threw herself into research into recovery by interviewing experts on her YouTube channel. On top of this, she is incredibly nurturing…
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Honest review of the Gupta Program for long covid recovery
What is brain retraining? Brain retraining is using the power of your mind to change how you think about your symptoms and then move toward healing. The most popular programs are the Gupta Program, DNRS and ANS Rewire. Brain retraining starts with noticing symptom-thoughts and worries, such as: Once you notice them, you interrupt the…
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Breathwork for long covid recovery
Early in my recovery from long COVID, I experienced persistent shortness of breath. This led me to breathwork classes. Over time, with consistent practice, my breathing improved significantly.
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The magic of meditation, yoga nidra and hypnosis for long covid recovery
Overview When I first got long covid, I asked a friend who had been living with the condition for over a year what to do. She told me to meditate. I was uh… not pleased. Something was physically wrong with me. What would sitting quietly do to help me heal? Fast forward six months and…
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