Long Haul Hope - A Long Covid Podcast5 Sep

S2E3: Borrowing from Tomorrow

Have you ever started feeling better after being sick, tried to get back to normal, and discovered later that maybe your body wasn't quite as ready as you thought?

Living with Long COVID can feel a lot like that... except I don't always know when the bill is going to come due.

In this episode, I talk about what it means to “borrow from tomorrow”: those days when I have a little more energy and have to decide whether to save it or spend it. Sometimes that means resting and protecting what little capacity I have. Other times, it means choosing the beautiful Saturday, the time with my wife, or the chance to feel normal for a little while -- even knowing there may be a cost.

Because living with limited energy isn't just about learning how to rest. It's about figuring out how to live.

How do we protect tomorrow without completely sacrificing today?

If you're living with Long COVID or another chronic illness, what does “borrowing from tomorrow” look like for you?

I'd love to hear from you. Connect with Long Haul Hope at longhaulhope.com.

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Episoder(13)

S2E2: Living on 19%

LIVING ON 19%Have you ever left home with your phone at 19% and realized you needed to make that battery last all day?That's one of the best ways I've found to explain Long COVID fatigue.In this episo...

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S2E1: Still Holding Onto Hope

Still Holding Onto Hope | Season 2, Episode 1After a three-year absence, Long Haul Hope returns.In this Season Two premiere, Joe reflects on the gap between good intentions and reality, a gap many peo...

5 Aug 12min

S1E8: Finding the Good Amid the Bad

When you look back over the chaos and anxiety of the past few years, can you identify any positive outcomes that may not have otherwise happened had the pandemic never existed? In this episode, I shar...

6 Jan 202325min

S1E7: Long Covid and the Workforce (News Updates)

This episode covers two recent and related news stories about a recent report estimating that as many as 4 million Americans may be out of the workforce as a result of Long Covid. While this is an ala...

8 Sep 202221min

S1E6: Yes, No, Maybe So, and I Don't Know

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This is life with Long Covid. Much like living through the pandemic, just when we think we have found some stability and a "new normal" (getting to...

23 Aug 202224min

S1E5: Self-Compassion

If we don't show compassion to ourselves, who will? In this episode, I discuss the importance of having self-compassion instead of seeing ourselves through the distorted lens of self-condemnation. Lon...

23 Jul 202211min