Life with Long Covid

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This week I reflect on an occupational health assessment. Reflecting on our own chronic illness can be hard, but this time I discovered unexpected gains. www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

In this episode, I reflect on the challenges of having a chronic illness after five years of Long Covid. I also give an update on oxygen therapy. www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

This episode focuses on my early experiences of high-dose oxygen therapy. With Rachel, I delve into how it has made me feel and the way my life has changed over the past four years. Join the community at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

In this episode, I reflect on a question I was asked recently: “What do you do all day?” It sounds simple, but living with Long Covid means the answer is anything but. I share an honest “day in the life,” from waking with fatigue, attempting small wins like walking the dogs, to the crashes, pacing decisions, and quiet frustration that often shape my days. I also talk about the boredom and guilt th...

Life with Long Covid is more than a podcast; it is a community. This week, we read out some of your messages and reflect on how the community is helping one another. www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

In this episode of Life with Long Covid , I reflect on what illness quietly teaches us about control. Long Covid doesn’t just disrupt plans or routines; it exposes how much of life we assumed we were managing in the first place. When the body becomes unpredictable, effort no longer guarantees outcomes, and familiar systems stop working, the illusion of control begins to unravel. If you’re living w...

January can feel heavier than we expect. The decorations are down, the light is scarce, the weather has turned cold, and the new year arrives carrying a quiet pressure to feel motivated, hopeful, and ready to begin again. For many of us, that’s exactly when everything feels harder. In this episode, Paul & Rachel sit down to talk honestly about why January can leave us feeling low — emotionally, ph...

As a new year begins, we are often encouraged to think about fresh starts and big plans. But what if hope looks different now? In this episode, I reflect on reaching five years of living with long Covid and the quiet mental shift that has come with it. I’m no longer waiting to be better before allowing myself to live. Instead, I’m learning how to live honestly within the limits of my energy, healt...

In this episode, I am joined by Rachel to talk about the fear of getting the flu and managing energy levels over Christmas. To join the community, visit our website at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

Christmas can be magical… but navigating chronic illness makes that harder. This episode explores the hidden labour, the energy budgeting, and the emotional weight of big occasions when your body doesn’t cooperate. Visit www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk to become part of the community. Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

I recorded something a bit personal this week. Some friends visited recently and reminded me that I’ve made progress this year. I have a little bit more energy, capacity, and can do things I genuinely couldn’t have done twelve months ago. But there’s a tension there, isn’t there? As soon as we say “I’ve improved,” people hear “I’m getting better and it’s never that simple. If you’re living with Lo...

It’s the 50th episode of Life with Long Covid — and what better way to celebrate than by talking about the most baffling, bizarre, and frankly ridiculous symptoms long Covid throws at us? In this episode, I explore the strange side of chronic illness: the jelly legs, the electric zaps, the temperature chaos, the sensory weirdness, and that moment when you forget why you opened the fridge in the fi...

Living with long Covid means explaining the same things again and again — what fatigue really is, why brain fog isn’t just forgetfulness, and why rest isn’t laziness. In this episode, Paul shares the things people with long Covid wish others understood, without having to repeat them every week. I talk about unpredictable symptoms, cancelled plans, the emotional labour of keeping up appearances, an...

How do you rebuild a future when so much is uncertain? In this episode, I try and explain how I am coming to terms with chronic illness and what things might look like in the future. It is raw and unfiltered (even my dog Maisie makes a background appearance!). To subscribe to receive an update and for all my previous work, including details of my book, visit: www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk Get full a...

In this episode, I discuss how Covid has caused secondary conditions and go on a rant about what it is like to live with them! I also reflect on the difficulty of making and keeping hospital appointments. Subscribe and become part of the community at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk. Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

This week, Rachel joins me as we discuss very honestly how my frustration at not being able to do things makes me question my self-worth. We also discuss whether Florence Nightingale might have had ME/CFS. www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk To receive weekly posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subsc...

It's impossible to live up to others’ expectations when you have a chronic illness. In this episode, I reflect on the negative influence of social media and the feeling that I should be contributing to the workplace. Visit www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk to subscribe My book is available on Amazon. Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

In this update, Paul shares openly and honestly about how long covid affects his mental health, particularly during a crash. www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

I have now had the symptoms of Long Covid for more than three years. In this episode, I reflect on the journey so far and how the world seems to have moved on without us. To subscribe, please click here . Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

What does it feel like to have not only your job, but your self-identity stripped away? In this episode, Paul reflects on how much his life has changed since contracting Covid in 2021 and how the journey is far from over. www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk Book Available on Amazon now, please click here . Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

My scooter and wheelchairs have given me some of my freedom back and I am incredibly grateful for them. However, they also come with a lot of stress and sometimes I get fed up with having to use them. In this episode, I reflect on buying and using my wheeled friends and the shock of how much they cost. Please consider visiting and subscribing to my community here You can purchase my book here . Ge...

What is it like to suffer from chronic fatigue? In this episode I try to describe living with this aspect of long covid and peoples reactions to it. Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe

After a summer break, the podcast is back! This week, I reflect on the experience of going on holiday and the challenge of changing routines with a chronic illness. If you find this podcast useful, please do consider following and reviewing. There is a lot more to 'Life with Long Covid', visit our page here to subscribe and receive all my updates. My book is available on Amazon here . Thank you so...

Sometimes I get stuck in the past and think that I am the Paul who used to have lots of energy and had lists of things to do everyday. Living with a Chronic illness has meant a period of adjustment, which I am still struggling with. You can purchase my book here You can subscribe to the community here Get full access to Life With Long Covid at www.lifewithlongcovid.co.uk/subscribe