My 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.
My pacing practice
Pacing is often the first thing recommended to patients. In this post, I share my own way of practicing pacing, what worked, 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 is not a linear process. But ups and downs can be extremely difficult to handle. Here is what helps me dealing with setbacks.
Tools for each stage of severity
Gentle strategies and practical tips that helped my recovery through the very severe, severe, and moderate/mild stages.
What does a recovery day look like?
What should I be doing each day to recover? Is there a schedule I should follow? What does it look like? Here's my insight on that topic.
Dealing with insomnia
A lot of Long Covid and ME/CFS sufferers, myself included, deal with insomnia. In this post, you'll find some of the things that helped me improve my sleep over time.
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 can feel long and chaotic. We sometimes wonder if we are going in the right direction... So here are all the signs of improvement I noticed in myself and that helped me trust the healing process!
Getting better: What activity expansion looks like
A day-to-day look at what activity expansion actually looks like in ME/CFS and Long Covid recovery, with practical strategies and real-life examples from my own journey.
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.
FAQ - Questions I asked myself along the way
In this post, I share answers to some of the questions I kept coming back to during my recovery, and that I've also seen many others ask in support groups.
