Amy's Incredible Journey: How She Recovered From Long COVID

I love this interview! It just solidifies that almost everybody gets better the same way. Over and over and over we hear that you calm the nervous system, slowly move into activity, work on your mindset, and be very very patient and consistent. Such a good interview and I love to hear the same thing over and over again!! it’s comforting, knowing that that is the way.

On 18 months now working on overcoming long covid. I am getting there but the symptoms are so scary it puts me back.. i was also super active and an athlete. Whole life just stopped. Thank you for this video

I like a lot of the approach which I think everyone gets to eventually but I think there’s a time component and everyone has a different start point. Meaning some are far worse than others so it is not a similar time frame even if it can be a similar process. I like the approach of seeing what recovered people did but I also think we have to look at those who are struggling the most because there are physiological processes and issues that cause symptoms, there are certainly enough studies now to show that. Keep up the good work.

Has anyone else noticed that so many of us who go through ME/CFS type issues have experienced significant trauma, like sudden deaths of loved ones? I've also noticed many of us are type A perfectionists or people pleasers.

I felt Amy's joyous orientation and can do mindset throughout the interview. Her attitude that it's a beautiful unfolding rather than a tedious burden demonstrates a better way to 'git 'er done'. The concrete ways of being healthy don't seem to amount to as much as the intention behind them... in that we're not punishing, shaming, guilting, or whipping ourselves back to wellness but rather inviting, coaxing, encouraging, staying curious, enjoying ourselves gradually back to a natural, inherent, expanded version of ourselves. Our Western society doesn't fully appreciate nor educate us about the nature of process in getting from A to B... so part of recovery is about taking steps, going through stages, accepting a 'beginner's mind' in every phase.

It is so therapeutic hearing this lady talk so lucidly about this condition. This is the story I needed to finally knuckle down on recovery, thank you 🙏🏻

After having my first baby I was unable to meditate in the early days, I was so tense but due to severe sleep deprivation I couldn’t fall asleep due to a feeling of suffocation as I was falling asleep (some kind of sleep paralysis I think). What got me out of this was active meditation, not the laying or sitting one. The one where you have mindful movement, I felt and heard the tension stretch out physically and breathe properly, and I was grounded & it helped me recover. It wasn’t an illness as such but in some ways traumatic. The mindful movement saved me.

Getting cfs is like nothing else, it usually comes suddenly. And you are totally hit by all of these weird amd painful symptoms. And the worse thing about is, that it is invisible and mostly no one understands how horrible it can get.

Great interview. I'm trying to tap into the "elated states" she speaks of in direct "defiance" or rather more softly put, in opposition, of the alarm bell. It is so nuanced. Today, I found saying "I'm so proud of you" and " I love you so much" had a very interesting effect against a big alarm bell. Anyhow, thank you so much for this 💖

I found doctors don't have time for me - it's an assembly line -:if he does not know what is wrong with u he sends u to specialists _ still no answers.

I agree, starting the day with meditation has been game changer. As well as being aware of the thought patterns that lead to stress

This interview was so great, thank you for doing this. I would love to start seeing some content regarding post vaccine 💉 injuries, that give all of the same long Covid symptoms. It’s such a big issue today yet no doctor wants to verbally discuss it or give their opinion. 😔

Her interview with dr schubiner should be watched by everyone . The best explanation of this thing

I believe long covid and CFS/ME are the same thing and long covid is finally giving people with CFS/ME the attention we deserved decades ago!

My family is abusive so I do not have any family or friends - I have tried for years to develope relationships but people are too busy & also too busy looking at their phones.

Love how she admitted to not being able to meditate for more than 5 minutes. I think many high achievers, like myself try too hard to meditate which defeats the purpose of it!

Thank you, almost there! Gonna try her website.

As for other people's perceptions, when I was dealing with Long COVID the first time, my house just fell apart, all my house plants died that I loved and cared for meticulously and my normally gorgeous veggie garden turned to weeds. Despite how my life fell apart, I don't think anyone considered how bad it was including my adult children and my husband but afterwards, I thought, if I had been going through chemo or had had surgery and was recovering, there would have been a brigade of family, friends and church members helping out. No one ever thought of it as serious. When I would tell people I couldn't join them or that I had to quit by job because of Long COVID, the response was like, "oh, I hope you feel better soon."

Thank you soooooo much. It my anchor right now, hearing you talking about recovery and what you did. Please go on with it. We really need that. Best regards from Berlin, Germany

So happy for you Amy. I have had Post Vaccination Syndrome for about 3 years. It has many of the same symptoms as Long Covid : Dysautonomia, Brain Fog and Fatigue. I guess I will just have to keep trying new things because it has gotten worse. Thanks so much for sharing this. You make a lot of sense but I am not sure I understand how you do it. I have never meditated. Any suggestions ???