Long Covid Hope Podcast

Join us for this bonus episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, where Sarah Evans is joined by Jan Rothney to discuss the new edition of her book, Breaking Free, out 9th July 2026. Are you completely exhausted by conflicting medical advice, rigid pacing rules, and the fear of being gaslit? In this episode of the Long COVID Hope Podcast, host Sarah Evans sits down with Jan Rothney, author of Breakin...

In this bonus episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, Sarah asks listeners for feedback about a possible Season 5 - what do you most want to hear? And does anyone listening have a hopeful story they wish to share on the podcast? Contact us if you do! Additionally, Sarah Evans shares how she is, how she has been helping Long Haulers and shares her upcoming Reiki Level 1 and 2 online courses. Are yo...

Six years in. What started in 2020 with grassroots supporting one another, has become a global movement of millions. On this International Long Covid Awareness Day (15th March 2026), we consider the activism, the online social presence and hashtags to the heart of the Long Hauler community. In this special episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast , we dive into what is going on around the globe for...

In this special bonus episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, Sarah Evans sits down with Emily Mendenhall - medical anthropologist and professor at Georgetown University - to discuss her groundbreaking book, _Invisible Illness: A History from Hysteria to Long Covid_. We dive deep into how the 'Culture of Medicine' is failing those with invisible conditions throughout history, the gendered history...

Thanks for tuning into the Long Covid Hope Podcast! In this episode, Sarah is joined by Lisa Jensen, a fellow first waver and a marvellous writer and human who has done so much for the community! Lisa shares her journey which includes MCAS and POTS, and how writing was a tool that helped her during her Long Covid experience. That's what we have always known her as - due to her wonderful writin...

In today's episode we are speaking with Cindy, a former aerospace engineer at NASA from the Houston, Texas area, USA. Cindy and her son both got sick with Covid in April 2020 and both developed Long Covid as a first waver. In the episode, we discuss Cindy's Long Covid journey including attempts to return to work full-time too soon and finding a functional doctor who helped her. Cindy goes...

Thanks for tuning into the Long Covid Hope Podcast! In this episode, Sarah speaks to Vee, known as Long Covid Warrior online, about her experience with Long Covid from contracting Covid in 2020. She discusses her important online community has been to her, as well as pursuing her passion for nail art, despite the fatigue, brain fog, difficulties with mobility which were certainly severe at times....

Happy Holidays! Welcome to the Long Covid Hope Podcast Christmas Special! Featuring the very special guest: Julia Claire Taylor! Julia is a professional opera singer based in New York City, who developed Long Covid in 2022 and has received care from Mount Sinai. Julia and Sarah catch up on what's happened since her first time on the podcast. We hear how she's been and the amazing progress...

In this episode, Sarah speaks to Eden Bryne about her experience as a young person with Long Covid and how that has not held her back from considerable advocacy and campaigning activities. Despite having Long Covid with Chronic Fatigue presentation, Eden has won a national award and co-authored an article in the Lancet journal! Eden describes her experience getting ill while at school and how that...

Thanks for listening to the Long Covid Hope Podcast, the podcast that tells the more hopeful stories of those with Long Covid. In this unmissable episode, Sarah is joined by Chimére L. Sweeney, commonly known as Chimmy, a first waver who is an outspoken advocate, phenomenal writer and speaker, and is the self proclaimed 'OG of Black Long Covid advocacy'. Featured on CNN. PBS, ABC, NBC and many mor...

Thanks for following the Long Covid Hope Podcast, the podcast that tells the more hopeful stories of those with Long Covid. In this episode, Sarah is joined by Leela O'Brien, a NASA scientist and AI engineer, who was floored by severe LC that that significantly impaired her gross motor and cognitive function. After a grueling start to her illness, Leela describes how she found that seeking her...

In this episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, the podcast that tells the more hopeful stories of those with Long Covid, we have on Dr Carissa Conrad, Doctor of Physical Therapy Therapeutic Pain Specialist, and Health & Wellness Coach.  Carissa describes her own recovery journey from Long Covid, from severe fatigue and being bedbound and housebound. We discuss how challenging that is as a parent...

In this episode, Sarah is joined by Alisha Braswell to hear about her full recovery story from Long Covid. From three years' sick to now helping others with Long Covid - this is an unmissable episode! Alisha describes her journey from getting sick in 2021, to a re-infection making the Long Covid worse the following year. We discuss various interventions that were not too helpful, before Alisha...

Welcome to Season 4 of the Long Covid Hope Podcast. We are back with a bang, with a truly incredible interview with George Brill, a first waver who recently experienced full recovery from Long Covid after 4-5 years. In this episode, George describes his personal experience with Long Covid, from a place of very high fitness and activity to full bed rest. He describes his research-focussed way of ap...

Welcome to Season 4! This is the Season 4 opening episode, featuring a dedication in honour of Ondine Sherwood, a shining light in the Long Covid community and founder of Long Covid SOS charity, who sadly passed away earlier in 2025. In this brief episode, Sarah describes who is coming on the podcast this Season and the main themes that arise. The first interview episode comes out Friday 14th Nove...

In this special bonus episode, Sarah explains what's been happening with her and her decision to move away from Long Haul Yogi as a brand name, to use her own name: Sarah Evans. Sarah is now recruiting and actively recording for Season 4 of the Long Covid Hope Podcast! Would you like to share your story? Do you have anyone in mind who has a great recovery journey to share? Then get in touch at...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 3 of the Long Covid Hope Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by Giorgia Lupi, an award winning Italian information designer and partner at a NYC design firm Pentagram. Giorgia caught Covid in March 2020 and developed Long Covid, which worsened after vaccinations and also a reinfection in 2022. Giorgia has painstaking recorded all of the data around her sy...

In this episode, Sarah is joined by Jon, a railroad professional located in Northern England. Jon caught Covid quite dramatically at a friend's wedding in late 2020 and he developed fatigue, POTS, myocarditis, cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance as part of his Long Covid condition. Jon caught Sarah's eye as he was sharing online how he was returning to exercise with long hikes in the Pea...

In this episode, Sarah is joined by Mary Ladd, the creator and joint-publisher of The Long Covid Reader, a living history from the stories, essays, and poems of 45 long haulers. Mary describes her Long Covid experience and how her prior advocacy work as a breast cancer survivor gave her the idea for The Long Covid Reader. We discuss how it was developed and the community effort that brought it to...

In this episode, we speak with Lucy, a disability and mental health advocate, working in the charity sector. Lucy caught Covid in April 2020 and developed Long Covid with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which lasted nearly 3 years. She was house-bound for much of that time, couldn’t work for almost a year, and experienced multiple relapses. Now she is fully recovered and has been symptom-free for more t...

In this episode, Sarah is joined by Sita, known online as Mama Sita, a tireless and outspoken advocate and support of Long Haulers, and a founding member of the Long Covid Moonshot Movement. Sita developed Covid and Long Covid in the Summer of 2021, and describes how her condition developed rapidly into Dysautonomia, Mast Cell Activation (MCAS), exercise intolerance and more. Sita describes her pr...

In this episode, Sarah speaks with Chris, known online as Chris GeoCK, who is a Geoscientist, cyclist and adventurer, side-lined by Covid in December 2021. Chris shares his story of how he got from very severe POTS symptoms along side many other LC symptoms, to the place where he feels 85-90% recovered (and continuing to improve - check out his recent Twitter posts for his cycling exploits!). We h...

In this episode, Sarah speaks with Julia Claire Taylor, a professional opera singer living in New York City. Julia caught Covid and developed Long Covid in 2022, and we talk through her personal experience with Long Covid and how, fortunately for her, Julia has had access to a wealth of healthcare resources in New York, including the leading Mount Sinai Long Covid Clinic. Julia shares that while s...

In this episode, Sarah speaks with AK Davidson about her full recovery from Long Covid and about her wonderful poetry collection: Poetry for Life and Other Chronic Conditions: Short Poems from Long Covid.  Anna shares about her Long Covid experience including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, heart issues, and breathing difficulties. She shares about how brain retraining assisted in her recovery, and Sara...

In this episode, Sarah speaks with Cathy, who is a health coach and mum of two, who managed to fully recover from Long Covid and is now offering services to assist others with Long Covid. Cathy is a First Waver (another Friday the 13th-er) whose recovery from Long Covid took 3-4 years and one of her main symptoms was myocarditis revealed in the CoverScan Long Covid Study. They talk LDN, the Perrin...