
Long Covid Podcast
The Podcast by and for Long Covid sufferers. Long Covid is estimated to affect at least 1 in 5 people infected with Covid-19. Many of these people were fit & healthy, many were successfully managing other conditions. Some people recover within a few months, but there are many who have been suffering for much much longer.Although there is currently no "cure" for Long Covid, and the millions of people still ill have been searching for answers for a long time, in this podcast I hope to explore the many things that can be done to help, through a mix of medical experts, researchers, personal experience & recovery stories. Bringing together the practical & the hopeful - "what CAN we do?"The Long Covid Podcast is currently self-funded. This podcast will always remain free, but if you like what you hear and are able to, please head along to www.buymeacoffee.com/longcovidpod to help me cover costs. ~ Follow me on: Facebook @longcovidpodcast ~ Instagram @longcovidpod ~ Twitter @longcovidpod ~ Website www.LongCovidPodcast.com ~ Please do get in touch with feedback and suggestions, either via the social media links or at longcovidpodcast@gmail.com - I'd love to hear from you. The Long Covid podcast is entirely self-funded and relies on donations - if you've found it useful and are able to, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/longcovidpod to help me cover the costs of hosting.
Latest episodes

Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 2min
102 - Dan Neuffer - how can ANS Rewire help in Long Covid Recovery?
Episode 102 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dan Neuffer about his experiences with ME/CFS and how that led him to create the ANS Rewire program. We discuss Dan's hypothesis for post viral fatigue syndrome, and how this relates to Long Covid recovery.Get Dan's free e-bookRequest the free intro lessons for ANS Rewire CFS Unravelled - YouTube CFS Unravelled InstagramMessage 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**

Sep 14, 2023 • 48min
101 - Dr Sally Riggs - Long Covid & the Nervous System
Episode 101 of the Long Covid Podcast welcomes back Dr Sally Riggs for a chat about Polyvagal theory and how this relates to Long Covid. We talk through some Polyvagal strategies that can be tried as well as Sally's personal experience.Episode #23 - Sally's previous episodeMore info on doing SSP with SallyUnyte ILS SSP practitioners"how to find an SSP practitioner" YoutubeSally's Website Sally's Facebook group Sally's E-course Sally's YouTubeMessage 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**

Sep 6, 2023 • 55min
100 - Michelle Irving - Emotional Empowerment in chronic illness
Episode 100 (yes - 100!!) of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Michelle Irving, a coach working with people with chronic illness to help them to feel empowered. We talk about her own experiences with chronic conditions and how she is using them to help guide others.This is a wonderful, inspiring discussion, always focusing on what we can do, rather than what we can't. Emotional empowerment mapSarah Marie Ramey (the Lady's Mysterious Illness)Michelle's websiteCareer & Chronic IllnessMessage 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**

Aug 30, 2023 • 48min
99 - Viola Sampson - Long Covid & the Microbiome
Episode 99 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Viola Sampson, microbiome analyst and certified health coach. Viola has recovered from ME after a long illness and is passionate about helping people with fatigue conditions through her knowledge of the microbiome.This is a fantastic dive into what the microbiome is, and how we might be able to improve our own.Instagram @violasampson_microbiomePodcast with more detail on microbiome changes can be found at: https://www.biomesight.com/blogViral Persistence in childrenProducts mentioned during the episode (all names are correct in the transcript for reference too). Viola says, "These products are all available from Natural Dispensary. If people would like to gift me 10% and get a 15% discount for themselves, they are very welcome to use my practitioner code VS015. (I refuse commission on any treatment recommendations I give clients, but for information I give for free, a small affiliate fee is always welcome!)"GOSL RhamnosusBioGaia ProtectisOptibac EverydayMessage 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**

Aug 23, 2023 • 42min
98 - Charlotte Hammond - Long Covid Recovery
Episode 98 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Charlotte Hammond who is sharing her recovery story! We chat through her initial illness, symptoms, what she found that helped as well as more useful stuff for those still suffering.Charity providing counselling (UK)Dr SinclairMessage 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**

Aug 16, 2023 • 43min
97 - Harlan Krumholz - Listen Study & Paxlovid Trial
Dr. Harlan Krumholz, a leading research scientist at Yale and co-lead of the Paxlovid Trial, discusses the Listen Study and Paxlovid Trial, highlighting the challenges faced by long COVID patients in healthcare. The conversation also delves into the potential of Paxlovid in treating COVID, the patient-centric approach of research studies, and the importance of involving patients in research despite conflicts and challenges.

Aug 9, 2023 • 50min
96 - Dr Masha Makeeva - Hyperbaric Oxygen & other recovery strategies
Episode 96 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Masha Makeeva, Canadian Board-Certified Naturopathic Doctor, educator, and motivational speaker, but also has experience of Long Covid and other chronic conditions. We chat through her own experiences and how her knowledge as a doctor (as well as previous illness) has helped her to move towards recovery. Youtube channel Instagram @dr_masha_makeeva website - www.drmasha.comThe Plant ParadoxMS HBOT link (for UK) Neural Therapy Network (HBOT in the UK)Brain Tap (Coupon code at checkout for $100 off the BrainTap Power Bundle and the BrainTap Headset: BTPARTNER2023)Message 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**

Aug 2, 2023 • 39min
95 - Dr Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril - "Long Covid, Zombies & Crip Prophecies"
Episode 95 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril, Interdisciplinary Research Fellow at the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at the University of Edingurgh. She has experience of disability through ME/CFS and is also presenting part of her research at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer as a show - "Long Covid, Zombies & Crip Prophecies"This is such an interesting discussion about disability in general as well as Élaina's research and how it is important going forward.Tickets for "Long Covid, Zombies & Crip Prophecies"8 Aug: https://www.thestand.co.uk/performance/15597/making-great-dancerslong-covid/20230808/fringe22 Aug: https://www.thestand.co.uk/performance/15648/cabaret-of-dangerous-ideas_long-covid-zombies-and-crip-prophecies/20230822/fringe Élaina's Personal website www.elainagauthiermamaril.comWhat my bones know - Stephanie FooMessage 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**

Jul 26, 2023 • 50min
94 - Jackie's Long Covid Recovery Story
Episode 94 of the Long Covid Podcast is a bit special - here I am handing over my hosting duties to my partner, Malky, so he can interview me about my recovery. Yes - my recovery - from Long Covid.Although it's impossible to cover everything (I've already thought of loads of things I wanted to say but forgot), hopefully we got most of the important stuff.As always - if you have questions - please do get in touch, as there's always the possibility of a follow-up (with any guest). And if I get enough questions for me, then I'll find a way to answer them.Wibbs - who taught me how to breathe again & introduced me to Yoga.Fern program (Suzy also offers gentle Yoga & more through her 360 Mind Body Soul Membership) Previous episode links: Episode 2 - My story from the beginning Bonus episode - "2 years of Long Covid - what have I learned?" Episode 64 - "2022 reflections" Episode 75 - "My 3 year reflections - are we nearly there yet?" Safe & Sound protocol - I did it with Dr Sally Riggs, but it's available through many other sources too - more info here My Vedicinals experience - blogMessage 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**

Jul 19, 2023 • 45min
93 - Dr Viki Male - Research into Long Covid & Menstruation
Episode 93 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Viki Male who is doing research into Long Covid and menstruation, in collaboration with the app Visible, as well as the Wilco study. We chat about the 2 different studies she is involved in, and how they will hopefully bring together a load of data to give some answers.This study is a really cool example of a collaboration between people with Long Covid and researchers, so it really demonstrates that people's voices are being heard.If you're interested in the Wilco study (where you give blood) please email: altmannlongcovidstudy@imperial.ac.ukFrontiers paper on Long COVID and similar illnesses on female reproductive healthThe study on the Visible app will go live here on 20th July 1pm (UK time): makevisible.com/join-research3 studies mentioned: Paper on MS & reproductive healthPaper on IBS & menstrual cycleSex hormones as immunomodulators in health and diseaseMessage 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**
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