169 - The Roots Below: Five Essential Themes for Long Covid Recovery

Long Covid Podcast

Jackie explores recovery themes in today's episode, as she identifies five key themes that emerge across different healing journeys: consistency in daily practices, mindset that fosters healing, understanding what's happening in your body, building personal strategies, and creating a healing environment.
• Consistency means showing up daily for practices that help, even when progress feels invisible
• Mindset isn't about toxic positivity but creating biochemical conditions for healing through belief in improvement
• Understanding your body's responses and triggers makes interventions more effective and reduces fear
• Building strategies involves creating a personalized toolkit of what actually works for your unique body
• Creating a healing environment means being mindful about what you consume—food, media, thoughts
• Mental health support is crucial, not because illness is psychological but because chronic illness affects mental wellbeing
• Small 1% improvements compound over time into significant progress
• Recovery isn't about finding one miracle cure but assembling your own unique puzzle pieces
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Links:

• Podcast feedback form: www.tinyurl.com/LCpodcastfeedback
• Dr Sarah episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1835170/episodes/15544786
• Dr Sanjay Gupta (the PoTS specialist) episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1835170/episodes/11374770
• My recovery story: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1835170/episodes/13235996
• Work with me page: https://www.longcovidpodcast.com/services-1
• Curable app: https://www.curablehealth.com/

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Chapters

1. 169 - The Roots Below: Five Essential Themes for Long Covid Recovery (00:00:00)

2. Welcome and Listener Questions (00:01:51)

3. Five Recovery Themes Overview (00:04:18)

4. Theme 1: Consistency in Recovery (00:05:43)

5. Theme 2: Mindset and Healing Environment (00:07:07)

6. Theme 3: Understanding Your Body (00:10:35)

7. Theme 4: Building Personal Strategies (00:13:08)

8. Theme 5: Creating a Healing Environment (00:16:33)

9. Brain Training Discussion (00:20:23)

10. Final Thoughts and Next Episode (00:24:00)