In this episode, I'm joined by Lindsay Vine, who shares her story of her experience of ME/CFS. We discuss the ups and downs of her health and how she navigated through her healing journey.

Lindsay is an ME/CFS Recovery Program Navigator, helping people with ME/CFS, Long Covid, and other nervous system sensitivity disorders determine their best path to recovery, and supporting them along the way.

Lindsay got ME/CFS at the end of 2015 after completing her Masters Degree in Public Health. She was getting infection after infection and finally her body just crashed. She continued to push herself, working as a health research facilitator and conducting health programs evaluation work until she simply couldn’t do it anymore. It took Lindsay 5 years to find all the right tools and gain the knowledge needed for recovery and now she shares this knowledge through her work and through her podcast Post Viral.

TIMESTAMPS

00.00 - Intro, Lindsay's health story, and the issues she dealt with in her 20s
5:49 - The onset of Lindsay’s chronic symptoms 
9:35  - Lindsay’s ME CFS diagnosis
10:55 - Lindsay’s trip to Thailand, and how she came across brain retraining practices 12:20 - Lindsay’s move to Vancouver in the hope of healing in nature 
8.04 - Loneliness and isolation, and how this can impact your health 
15.50 - Lindsay’s major crash and her rock bottom moments 
18:15 - Her experience of the CFS Health program and how this started her path to healing again 
19:30 - How Lindsay’s friends helped with her healing and encouraged her to go back to Vancouver
22:45 - How healing can be gradual, and how setbacks can happen but they don’t have to be so scary
27:00 - Pushing your boundaries with healing, and how a little of this is required. 
29:15 - Lindsay’s programs guide and how it can help people find the right program for them 
31:40 - Polyvagal work and the role this can play in recovery
33:50 - Nervous system and trauma work, and the role this can play in healing 
36:00 - How the number and variety of programs and potential methods of recovery can be overwhelming, but how different programs cater to different personality types and needs
46:33 - How Lindsay’s life is different now, as a result of her ME CFS 
49:04 - Lindsay’s advice to others suffering with chronic health issues 

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