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Jackie Baxter discusses the true meaning of rest in the context of long covid and MECFS recovery, emphasizing the importance of various types of rest and energy management.

In this solo episode, Jackie Baxter unpacks what rest really is during long covid and MECFS recovery—and why simply lying down often doesn’t feel restorative. She reframes the struggle to rest as your body’s way of protecting you, not failing you, and introduces the idea of “banking energy for healing”. Jackie explores the different types of rest we need—physical, mental, sensory, emotional, social, creative, and nervous system rest—and how safety cues and nervous system regulation make deepe...

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Host: Jackie Baxter

Topics covered

• long covid
• MECFS recovery
• rest
• energy banking
• nervous system regulation
• types of rest

Keywords

• long covid
• MECFS
• rest
• energy banking
• nervous system
• recovery
• types of rest

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