Long Covid Podcast

Episode 22 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Eddie Duncan from the University of Stirling about the LOCO-RISE research study he and his team are doing. We chat about the study, what they are hoping to find out and some of his initial thoughts on rehabilitation for people with Long Covid. We also talk a bit about what we can do, currently, versus what we can't do - and how helping some symptoms is better than helping none. It was a pleasure speaking with Eddie, so I hope you find it as interesting as I did.Study CSO page~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costs.Share the podcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram & Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Support GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback and suggestions - I'd love to hear from you! You can get in touch via the social media link or at LongCovidPodcast@gmail.comMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costsTranscripts available on individual episodes herePodcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Creativity GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback, suggestions or how you're doing - I love to hear from you, via socials or LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com**Disclaimer - you should not rely on any medical information contained in this Podcast and related materials in making medical, health-related or other decisions. Please consult a doctor or other health professional**

Episode 21 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Nutritional Therapist Moira Newiss about all things food. We chat about how "normal" doesn't necessarily mean "optimal", a bit about energy production and how we can eat foods that will help our bodies (and our gut) to work much better and keep us healthier - hopefully allowing our bodies to recover. And much more!Listening to Moira definitely made me realise that I could eat in a way that would help me more, so I hope that it helps you too. Links: Moira's websiteLong Covid Checklist~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costs.Share the podcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram & Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Support GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback and suggestions - I'd love to hear from you! You can get in touch via the social media link or at LongCovidPodcast@gmail.comMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costsTranscripts available on individual episodes herePodcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Creativity GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback, suggestions or how you're doing - I love to hear from you, via socials or LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com**Disclaimer - you should not rely on any medical information contained in this Podcast and related materials in making medical, health-related or other decisions. Please consult a doctor or other health professional**

Episode 20 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Amy Engkjer who has recovered from Long Covid and set up "Positively Covid" which draws on her own experiences in order to try to help people through.We chat about her experiences with Covid & Long Covid, what she found helped her to recover (and what didn't), and about what inspired Positively Covid - which is a huge resource of helpful strategies as well as the all important Recovery Stories - how important it is to hear that people do recover and keep that hope that we will all get there eventually.Amy is inspiring to listen to, and I hope there is something useful in there for you too.Positively Covid WebsiteFacebook InstagramTiktok ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a cMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costsTranscripts available on individual episodes herePodcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Creativity GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback, suggestions or how you're doing - I love to hear from you, via socials or LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com**Disclaimer - you should not rely on any medical information contained in this Podcast and related materials in making medical, health-related or other decisions. Please consult a doctor or other health professional**

Cass MacDonald, an office-based nurse from Edinburgh with extensive experience in chronic conditions, shares valuable insights on coping with Long Covid. They discuss the importance of energy management and practical adaptations in daily life. Cass highlights the 'spoon theory' as a way to understand energy limitations and suggests methods to communicate effectively about chronic conditions. They also delve into the challenges of returning to work, emphasizing the need for support and clear communication to navigate workplace adjustments.

Episode 18 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Louise Cummings, Professor of Clinical Linguistics at Hong Kong Polytechnic University & also a speech & language therapist. We talk about the work she has been doing around the cognitive & linguistic difficulties a lot people with Long Covid have been experiencing. She is able to explain some of her interim results, as well as how she is going about assessing people. Routledge: Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in adults with Long COVIDRoutledge: Communication-related quality of life in adults with Long COVIDRoutledge: Case studies of adults with COVID-19 infectionSpringer: Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in COVID -19Journal article: Pragmatic impairment in COVID-19Journal article: Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in COVID-19: A longitudinal case studyJournal article: COVID-19 and language: A case studyCambriMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costsTranscripts available on individual episodes herePodcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Creativity GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback, suggestions or how you're doing - I love to hear from you, via socials or LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com**Disclaimer - you should not rely on any medical information contained in this Podcast and related materials in making medical, health-related or other decisions. Please consult a doctor or other health professional**

Wibbs Coulson, a yoga and movement teacher with an A&E nursing background, discusses the healing power of breathwork for those experiencing Long Covid. He highlights how breathing techniques can calm the nervous system, improve recovery, and enhance emotional well-being. Wibbs shares insights on nasal breathing versus mouth breathing, and encourages listeners to practice gentle breath exercises. He emphasizes the importance of small victories in managing stress and anxiety, advocating for intuitive movement to foster resilience and support healing.

Episode 16 of the Long Covid Podcast is a conversation with Emilie Combet and David Blane who are leading the ReDIRECT study - a study into how weight management can help people with Long Covid. The study is modeled on one that has already had some successful results in other areas.This study is now live and recruiting - if you are interested, or even think you might be interested, please do go to the website below to sign up or ask any questions that you might have. ReDIRECT website: redirectstudy.co.uk Direct Study: https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costs.Share the podcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram & Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Support GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback and suggestions - I'd love to hear from you! You can get in touch via the social media link or at LongCovidPodcast@gmail.comMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costsTranscripts available on individual episodes herePodcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Creativity GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback, suggestions or how you're doing - I love to hear from you, via socials or LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com**Disclaimer - you should not rely on any medical information contained in this Podcast and related materials in making medical, health-related or other decisions. Please consult a doctor or other health professional**

Episode 15 of the Long Covid Podcast is a bit like a festive tapas - a little bit of everything. Maybe you haven't heard all the episodes and would like to whet your appetite? Or maybe you have heard them all but would like a few pearls of wisdom? I hope you enjoy this compilation episode.The Long Covid Podcast will be back in January - I have some awesome episodes lined up for you. I hope you have a very restful, peaceful and Covid-free festive season.My fabulous guests were: 01 Barbara Melville ~ 02 Jackie & Malky ~~ 03 Chiara Berardelli ~~ 04 Chris White & Jane Ormerod ~~ 05 Dr Amy Small ~~ 06 Professor Nick Sculthorpe ~~ 07 Suzy Bolt ~~ 08 Rachel Whitfield ~~ 09 Claire Hastie ~~ 10 Amanda Finley ~~ 11 Iain ~~ 12 Kelly Mitchell, the Breathing PT ~~ 13 - AJ Finding My Sparkle ~~ 14 Long Covid Creativity Compilation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costs.Share the podcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram & Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Support GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback and suggestions - I'd love to hear from you! You can get in touch via the social media link or at LongCovidPodcast@gmail.comMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costsTranscripts available on individual episodes herePodcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Creativity GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback, suggestions or how you're doing - I love to hear from you, via socials or LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com**Disclaimer - you should not rely on any medical information contained in this Podcast and related materials in making medical, health-related or other decisions. Please consult a doctor or other health professional**

Episode 14 of the Long Covid Podcast is a bit different - I am focusing on creativity and these wonderful people who have made something beautiful out of something horrible. Rather than having just one guest, today I am joined by a whole host of wonderfully talented people, all suffering from Long Covid. Artwork mentioned in the podcast, as well as links to visual elements are featured on this page on the podcast website Brighid O’ Dochartaigh – "Recovery Is A Long Time Coming" was published on the Scottish Poetry Library website hereJohn Kennedy - "Long Covid Rhyme" Twitter @j_b_kennedy Chiara Berardelli - "Tyrannosaurus" - see more of Chiara's work at www.chiaraberardelli.com and listen to her Long Covid experiences in Episode 3 of the podcast. Callum O’Dwyer – "Professional Time waster" can also be viewed as video hereRuby Engel - "The Ties that Bind" (poem) and "The Twelve Months of Covid" performed by Shaula Salathe (Instagram @ladyshaula ) and available as video here Emilie von Wijnbergen - Cartooning Long Covid Check out her cartoons on the Podcast Website Creativity page (Instagram @cartooninglongcovid )Shereen Smith - "Dear Me" - this poem was also featured in a documentary called "The Long Haul" and if you're interested, it can be watched for free Daphne in Stockings – “I Forgot” – see more of DaMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costsTranscripts available on individual episodes herePodcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Creativity GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback, suggestions or how you're doing - I love to hear from you, via socials or LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com**Disclaimer - you should not rely on any medical information contained in this Podcast and related materials in making medical, health-related or other decisions. Please consult a doctor or other health professional**

Episode 13 of the Long Covid Podcast is a conversation with AJ who has been living with Post Concussion Syndrome for over 3 years, following a brain injury in 2018. Similar to many suffering with Long Covid, AJ lived a very full and active life until her accident when everything changed in a moment. Since then, she has had to adjust her expectations and the way she approaches everything as well as coping with many varying and unpredictable symptoms. In this episode we talk about some of the ways that she has learned to manage her symptoms (some of which are surprisingly similar to Long Covid), strategies she has used to help as well as how she has mentally managed to be so tough and remain positive. AJ is so inspiring to all of us and hopefully some of what she talks about might be helpful to you as well.Useful links:Website: https://findingmysparkle.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingmysparkleajYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/findingmysparkleInsight Timer app: https://insighttimer.com/en-gbI especially like listening to Bethany Auriel-Hagan as she has a really soothing voice. https://insighttimer.com/crystaltreeroad~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help covMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costsTranscripts available on individual episodes herePodcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Creativity GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback, suggestions or how you're doing - I love to hear from you, via socials or LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com**Disclaimer - you should not rely on any medical information contained in this Podcast and related materials in making medical, health-related or other decisions. Please consult a doctor or other health professional**