Long Covid Podcast

Episode 120 of the Long Covid Podcast welcomes the wonderful Dr Mark Faghy back to the podcast for a long awaited catch-up on all the research he's been involved in at Derby Uni, but also info on the first anti-viral Long Covid clinical trial - in the UK, if not the world! https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/showcase/long-covid-research/ Episode #103 with Amy Proal on Viral Persistence Episode #...

Episode 119 of the Long Covid Podcast is a fascinating discussion with Ewa Beldzik and Daniel Gomez about the Long Covid study they are doing involving MRI and mapping the brain during tasks. We dive a load into the study and it's absolutely amazing! A link to enroll in the study  And their email for any questions: MGHLCOVID@MGB.ORG Message me! (I can't reply to these messages) For more i...

Episode 118 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Sarah Myhill about her experiences of working with people with ME/CFS and now Long Covid. We chat through her treatment protocol and some ideas to help that are practical & cheap - an important factor! Dr Myhill's website Books: - chronic fatigue book - paleoketogenic diet - ecological medicene - Underactive thyroid book Dr Rachel Br...

Episode 117 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the wonderful Leela O'Brien about her experiences with Long Covid and what she has learned about herself in the process. A big takeaway from this is the "what can we do" and that we don't need to wait to be healed before trying to find ways to enjoy life, even if they are not what we wanted or expected. Personal website &...

Episode 116 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Dr Claire Taylor. We take a dive into her previous experience which led her to Long Covid, and also to some of the common trends & useful strategies she is seeing with her patients. Claire Taylor Twitter Claire Taylor Website Claire Taylor Instagram Message me! (I can't reply to these messages) For more information about Lon...

Episode 115 of the Long Covid Podcast welcomes back CEO of Dysautonomia International Lauren Stiles to chat about research into Dysautonomia, and how this is relevant to Long Covid. This is a fascinating discussion, which dives back into research pre-Covid that is (or should be) informing research happening now. We also take a look at trials and studies happening now - and why they are important....

Episode 114 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Sarah about her recovery from Long Covid. Sarah is a yoga teacher who is now teaching yoga classes to help people with Long Covid, as well as running her own podcast focused on recovery stories.  We chat through Sarah's experiences, what helped her to recover and what life looks like now. http://www. LearnitLive.com/longhaulyogi - regular Y...

Episode 113 of the Long Covid Podcast is an incredible showcase of creativity inspired by Long Covid. These wonderful talented people have shared so many different varieties of creativity and it was such a joy to witness. Links to all the participants are below - please do check them out - and all the visual elements - paintings, collages, crochet & nail art are on the website creativity page...

Episode 112 of the Long Covid Podcast is my 2023 reflections. A lot of look back on, be grateful for and certainly a lot that I've noticed - about myself and the world! Of course this isn't medical advice - just my own observations. Links mentioned:  Episode 94 - my recovery story Last year's episode - 2022 Reflections More info about Breathing for Long Covid Our Jan courses (info &...

Episode 111 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Sophie Reynolds who has recovered from  ME/CFS and is now using her experiences to help people through Pilates, which was one of the things that helped her so much. We chat through her experiences as well as what helped, and what she has learned from the experience to take forward into her life now. Sophie's Instagram profile https://www.in...

Episode 110 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Lisa McCorkell, Gina Assaf & Hannah Davis, co-leads & co-founders of the Patient-Led Research Collaborative. We chat about how Long Covid & the Body Politic Slack community brought them all together, and how the organisation has progressed and flourished from there. Website: patientledresearch.com Nature Review: https://www.nature.co...

Episode 109 of the Long Covid podcast is a chat with Julie Black about her recovery from Long Covid. We speak through her illness, what she found that helped as well as other observations she has. As with all recovery stories - this is just one person's experience. No two recovery stories are likely to be carbon copies of each other. **transcript now updated - if it's not showing for you...

Episode 108 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Cardiologists and researchers, Vassilios Vassilou & Vicky Tsampasian. We discuss cardiac-related things they have seen in Long Covid patients as well as their research into risk factors of Long Covid and why this is important. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001188 https://jamanetwork.com/journal...

Episode 107 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Raelan Agle who has recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and is passionate about sharing both her own recovery story and those of others. We chat through her own recovery and some of the themes and highlights of people she has spoken to on her channel. This is so full of hope and excitement and was a genuine joy to record. Raelan...

Episode 106 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Taylor Krick from the Washington Wellness Centre and also the host of the "Autoimmune Doc Podcast" We chat through his experiences with patients with autoimmunity both before Covid and since Long Covid came along, as well as some of the patterns he is seeing. www.autoimmunedocpodcast.com   @autoimmunedoc on instagram, I think Facebo...

Episode 105 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Calum Carson, Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University about the Inclusive Remote and Hybrid Working Study which he is involved in. Participate in the study Project website Previous study The changing workplace: Enabling disability-inclusive hybrid working - Lancaster University Message me! (I can't reply to these messages) For m...

Episode 104 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with artist, Alison Larkman, about her project "I would be here if I could" which is currently in progress. We chat about the inspiration behind the project, and Alison's experiences with ME which really resonate throughout the project. More information, or participate! www. IWouldbeHereIfICould.com Message me! (I can't reply to th...

Episode 103 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Dr Amy Proal, a microbiologist researching viral persistence in Long Covid. We chat through what brought her to this research as well as taking a bit of a deep dive into the topic. Review Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-023-01601-2#MOESM1 PolyBio Research Foundation recent paper on SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in LongCovid/PAS...

Episode 102 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dan Neuffer about his experiences with ME/CFS and how that led him to create the ANS Rewire program. We discuss Dan's hypothesis for post viral fatigue syndrome, and how this relates to Long Covid recovery. Get Dan's free e-book Request the free intro lessons for ANS Rewire   CFS Unravelled - YouTube   CFS Unravelled Instagram Message...

Episode 101 of the Long Covid Podcast welcomes back Dr Sally Riggs for a chat about Polyvagal theory and how this relates to Long Covid. We talk through some Polyvagal strategies that can be tried as well as Sally's personal experience. Episode #23 - Sally's previous episode More info on doing SSP with Sally Unyte ILS SSP practitioners "how to find an SSP practitioner" Youtube...

Episode 100 (yes - 100!!) of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Michelle Irving, a coach working with people with chronic illness to help them to feel empowered. We talk about her own experiences with chronic conditions and how she is using them to help guide others. This is a wonderful, inspiring discussion, always focusing on what we can do, rather than what we can't. Emotio...

Episode 99 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Viola Sampson, microbiome analyst and certified health coach. Viola has recovered from ME after a long illness and is passionate about helping people with fatigue conditions through her knowledge of the microbiome. This is a fantastic dive into what the microbiome is, and how we might be able to improve our own. Instagram @violasamps...

Episode 98 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Charlotte Hammond who is sharing her recovery story! We chat through her initial illness, symptoms, what she found that helped as well as more useful stuff for those still suffering. Charity providing counselling (UK) Dr Sinclair Message me! (I can't reply to these messages) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & worksh...

Episode 97 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Harlan Krumholz, Cardiologist, leading research scientist at Yale and also the co-lead of the Paxlovid Trial. We chat around the research into Long Covid at Yale - the Listen Study as well as the Paxlovid Trial which are collaborations with Akiko Iwasaki, as well as the way that these studies are being run - in a decentralised way. More info &...

Episode 96 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Masha Makeeva, Canadian Board-Certified Naturopathic Doctor, educator, and motivational speaker, but also has experience of Long Covid and other chronic conditions. We chat through her own experiences and how her knowledge as a doctor (as well as previous illness) has helped her to move towards recovery. Youtube channel   Instagram @dr_masha_m...