119. How Ellen Healed from Long COVID, MCAS, & POTS

About this episode

Ellen B. Alden shares her journey of healing from Long COVID and chronic illness through various therapeutic practices.

Ellen B. Alden is a Mind/Body Coach who fully recovered from Long COVID after the medical system could not help her. When chronic symptoms took over her life, Ellen discovered that healing was possible through nervous system regulation and brain retraining. Using mindfulness, meditation, and Pain Reprocessing Therapy, she overcame chronic illness, anxiety, and lifelong hypervigilance. She is certified in PRT, MBSR, MBCT, and functional breathing, and now helps others heal through her communit...

People in this episode

Host: Grace Secker

Guest: Ellen B. Alden

Topics covered

• Long COVID
• chronic illness
• nervous system regulation
• mindfulness
• brain retraining
• anxiety
• hypervigilance

Keywords

• Long COVID
• MCAS
• POTS
• nervous system
• meditation
• Pain Reprocessing Therapy
• chronic symptoms
• anxiety
• mindfulness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, functional breathing

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