My Long Covid story: a journey towards recovery
This post is about my recovery journey with Long Covid and ME/CFS. I share where I am after 20 months and what helped me.
My Long Covid recovery process
There is no “one size fits all plan to heal” from Long Covid and ME/CFS. What I am sharing in this post are the 4 steps that helped me to start getting better.
Discover more recovery stories
A post full of hope with numerous links to stories of recovery from Long Covid and ME/CFS.
My pacing practice
In this post, I share my own way of practicing pacing while recovering from Long Covid and ME/CFS: what worked for me, and what didn't!
Breaking free of anxiety
Chronic anxiety has been part of my life for over 15 years. Here is all the knowledge that helped me break free from it.
What to do with emotions
Feeling our emotions isn’t always easy, or something we actually want to do. Here’s what I’ve learned and how I live more at peace with them.
Understand your nervous system: The Polyvagal Theory
Learning more about my nervous system was a turning point in my recovery. It gave me insights that helped me become an active participant in my own healing.
Dealing with dips and setbacks
We all heard that recovery from Long Covid and ME/CFS is not a linear process. But ups and downs can be extremely difficult to handle. Here is what helps me dealing with setbacks.
This recovery journey sucks
My blog is about hope and positivity in recovery from Long Covid and ME/CFS. But sometimes, let's be honest... this journey really sucks. And it's okay to talk about it too.
Regulation tools for each stage of severity
Gentle strategies and practical tips that helped my recovery through the very severe, severe, and moderate/mild stages of Long Covid and ME/CFS.
More external resources to learn and practice safety
In this post I'll link all the external free resources and books that I found helpful!
What does a recovery day look like?
What should I be doing each day to recover from Long Covid and ME/CFS? Is there a program I should follow? Here's my insight on that topic.
Dealing with insomnia
A lot of Long Covid and ME/CFS sufferers, myself included, deal with insomnia, sometimes severe. In this post, you'll find some of the things that helped me improve my sleep over time.
Mood journal – Check-ins from inside the journey
Just me, checking in with myself on the journey, writing freely and sharing stuff.
What the brain perceives as threats
Our innate threat detection system can sometimes perceive unexpected things as dangerous... and get you chronically stuck in unhelpful survival modes.
Getting better: the signs of recovery
Recovery from Long Covid and ME/CFS can feel long and chaotic. Here are the signs of improvement I noticed in myself and that helped me trust the healing process!
Getting better: What activity expansion looks like
What is it like to gradually increase your activity levels when you have ME/CFS and long COVID? I’ll share what my experience was actually like.
My symptoms
A list of the 60+ symptoms I experienced with Long Covid and ME/CFS.
My dip cheat sheet
For dip days when you have a lot of symptoms and want to "fix it" at all costs... here's my cheat sheet.
About caregivers
When illness turns life upside down, relationships are tested. This post shares tips for patients and their caregivers facing ME/CFS or Long Covid together.
Guided practices
A small collection of short, soft and accessible guided regulation practices, inspired by what helped me in my own journey.
FAQ - Questions I asked myself along the way
This post answers the questions I kept coming back to during my Long Covid recovery, and that I've also seen many others ask in support groups.
A new chapter in my recovery
A quick update on my Long Covid and ME/CFS recovery journey. After two and a half years, something finally clicked and recovery feels different.
A new understanding: the lens of neurodivergence
After a decade of wondering what was "wrong" with me, discovering my neurodivergence gave me a new way to understand myself and navigate my recovery from Long Covid.
