EP52: The Role of Patient Advocacy in Long COVID Treatment with Dr. Nancy Klimas and Katie Brennan and Andrea Henkel Burke of Thrive Ninety

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Haylie Pomroy welcomes Dr. Nancy Klimas, Director of the Institute for Neuro Immune Medicine, along with special guests Katie Brennan and Andrea Henkel Burke, co-founders of ThriveNinety. Together, they share insights on how to recover from long COVID and how patient advocacy can make a huge difference.

Katie, a long COVID survivor, talks about her health journey and how lifestyle changes helped her regain her strength. Andrea, a former Olympic athlete, shares the importance of building a strong foundation through simple, daily exercises to support the mind and the body.

Dr. Klimas gives her expertise on how personalized approaches, like the ThriveNinety program, can help rewire the brain and body toward healing.

Whether you're dealing with long COVID, supporting a loved one, or simply looking for ways to improve your health, this episode offers valuable guidance and hope.

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Katie Brennan is a co-founder of ThriveNinety and an economist with extensive experience in healthcare policy, focusing on innovative approaches to care for people with complex conditions. She has held senior leadership roles in the healthcare sector, with over a decade of experience in the National Health Service in England, as well as in the US. Since March 2020, she has been living with Long Covid, using her knowledge of healthcare and emerging research to manage her symptoms. After moving back to the US in 2021, Katie collaborated with Andrea Henkel Burke to develop tools to help others manage Long Covid, and since March 2023, she has focused on supporting individuals dealing with the condition.

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Andrea Henkel Burke is a co-founder of ThriveNinety and a former professional athlete with multiple Olympic and World Championship wins in Biathlon, representing Germany. Over her long competitive career, she gained extensive experience in optimizing body function, helping her overcome illness and setbacks while maintaining peak performance for over a decade. She is also a certified personal trainer with expertise in supporting brain/body connections and holds multiple certifications in health-related fields, including psychoneuroimmunology. Andrea is dedicated to sharing tools developed to help people with Long Covid and improve overall resilience and well-being.

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