Sarah, Long Haul Yogi

In the first episode of the Long Covid Hope podcast, Sarah introduces the show and her hopes and aspirations in creating it. Sarah shares her own Long Covid story, which took her from highly fit and active to bedbound, and later diagnoses of ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, POTS and B12 Deficiency. She discusses how she got ill on Friday the 13th March 2020, her struggles with getting care and the impact Covid had on her family life as a new Mum. In her story, Sarah shares what wasn’t helpful (GET) but what did help her on her recovery journey: pacing using guided meditation, the Dr Myhill protocol of d-ribose, paleo-keto, food-based probiotics and prebiotics, as well as B12 deficiency and supplementation. And how returning to mindful, careful movement with walking and restorative yoga allowed Sarah to overcome her exercise intolerance and expand her ‘energy envelope’, to the extent where she is now back to full health, and working hard to help other Covid long haulers. Disclaimer: **Please note that we are not medical professionals and this does not constitute medical advice. Always speak to your doctor or medical practitioner before starting any new treatments, supplements or beginning a new exercise routine.** Trigger Warnings: discussion of severe acute Covid illness, weight gain and loss, medical gaslighting, traumatic experiences Time stamps: (00:00) Introducing the LC Hope Podcast (10:00) My story - acute Covid infection (18:00) Long Covid begins (30:00) Recovery journey - pacing with meditations, Dr Myhill - d-ribose, paleo keto, food based probiotics and prebiotics (50:00) back to movement- mindfully working within energy envelope not GET (58:00) What full recovery / remission looks like Links mentioned (A-Z): Body Politic Support Group: https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid-19 B12 Deficiency Awareness: https://www.b12deficiency.info B12 Deficiency Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/174928999276739 Long Haul Yogi: https://linktr.ee/longhaulyogi Insight Timer free meditation app: https://insighttimer.com/ ME/CFS Parents UK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/723681451020085 Raelan Agle: www.youtube.com/c/RaelanAgle Dr Sarah Myhill: https://www.drmyhill.co.uk/ Yoga for Long Covid Join Sarah, Long Haul Yogi, for her Thursday Zoom Yoga for Long Covid classes, Monday in-person class in Sheffield, UK or her OnDemand Series on Subkit and Insight Timer. All links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/longhaulyogi