214 - Out of the Long Covid Maze: How Lalita Found Her Way Back to Health

About this episode

Lalita shares her journey of recovering from Long Covid, focusing on nervous system safety and practical tools for symptom management.

We hear Lalita’s Long Covid recovery story, from tachycardia and air hunger to a steady return to health by focusing on nervous system safety. We share practical tools for regulating symptoms in the moment, plus the mindset shifts that make self-compassion possible when you’ve been dismissed or frightened. • Early signs after COVID including raised blood pressure, numb lips and fatigue • Second infection followed by tachycardia, dizziness, vertigo, chest tightness, brain fog and ...

People in this episode

Host: Jackie Baxter

Guest: Lalita

Topics covered

• Long Covid recovery
• nervous system safety
• self-compassion
• symptom regulation
• health mindset

Keywords

• Long Covid
• recovery story
• tachycardia
• air hunger
• symptom regulation
• self-compassion
• health

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