The Recovery Room with Jackie Baxter

Episode 23 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Psychologist Sally Riggs, who is also recovering from Long Covid.

We chat a bit about her experiences, how this has given her a greater understanding into her patients' struggles and also how looking back on her experiences can help others.

We discuss some of the emotions and feelings that become a huge deal throughout a long illness and her advice on what we can (and can't!) do and why.

Sally was a pleasure to chat to and there are so many useful tips here for us to all take on board - I hope it's as useful for you as it was for me.

Links:
Sally's website
Safe & Sound protocol

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Episode 22 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Eddie Duncan from the University of Stirling about the LOCO-RISE research study he and his team are doing.

We chat about the study, what they are hoping to find out and some of his initial thoughts on rehabilitation for people with Long Covid.

We also talk a bit about what we can do, currently, versus what we can't do - and how helping some symptoms is better than helping none.

It was a pleasure speaking with Eddie, so I hope you find it as interesting as I did.

Study CSO page

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Episode 21 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Nutritional Therapist Moira Newiss about all things food.

We chat about how "normal" doesn't necessarily mean "optimal", a bit about energy production and how we can eat foods that will help our bodies (and our gut) to work much better and keep us healthier - hopefully allowing our bodies to recover. And much more!

Listening to Moira definitely made me realise that I could eat in a way that would help me more, so I hope that it helps you too.

Links:
Moira's website
Long Covid Checklist

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Episode 20 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Amy Engkjer who has recovered from Long Covid and set up "Positively Covid" which draws on her own experiences in order to try to help people through.

We chat about her experiences with Covid & Long Covid, what she found helped her to recover (and what didn't), and about what inspired Positively Covid - which is a huge resource of helpful strategies as well as the all important Recovery Stories - how important it is to hear that people do recover and keep that hope that we will all get there eventually.

Amy is inspiring to listen to, and I hope there is something useful in there for you too.

Positively Covid Website
Facebook
Instagram
Tiktok 

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Episode 19 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Cass MacDonald who has had experience of living with chronic conditions for years before also adding Long Covid to the mix, and we look at some of the practical solutions for coping.

We talk about some of the adjustments they have made both in their personal life at home as well as at work which help them to manage symptoms. We also chat about their experiences of returns to work, benefits and managing expectations of both ourselves and others.

Although we all hope that a recovery will be possible, we've definitely learned that Long Covid, like other chronic conditions, is a long game and that mindset is hard to adjust to. Hopefully some of what we talk about is helpful.

ACAS https://www.acas.org.uk/

Access to work https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

CAB https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

NRS health care https://www.nrshealthcare.co.uk/ & complete care shop https://www.completecareshop.co.uk 

Unison Long Covid advice: https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2022/01/COVID-19-Pandemic-Bargaining-over-workplace-issues-during-the-COVID-19-pandemic-v49.pdf 

Calm app sleep stories https://www.calm.com/sleep-stories 

Spoon theory https://www.healthline.com/health/spoon-theory-chronic-illness-explained-like-never-before#1 

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Episode 18 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Louise Cummings, Professor of Clinical Linguistics at Hong Kong Polytechnic University & also a speech & language therapist.

We talk about the work she has been doing around the cognitive & linguistic difficulties a lot people with Long Covid have been experiencing. She is able to explain some of her interim results, as well as how she is going about assessing people.

Routledge: Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in adults with Long COVID

Routledge: Communication-related quality of life in adults with Long COVID

Routledge: Case studies of adults with COVID-19 infection

Springer: Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in COVID -19

Journal article: Pragmatic impairment in COVID-19

Journal article: Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in COVID-19: A longitudinal case study

Journal article: COVID-19 and language: A case study

Cambridge University Press: The long road back: Implications of COVID-19 for language and cognition

Cambridge University Press: Long COVID: The impact on language and communication

European Association of Language Teachers for Healthcare: Long COVID: Understanding the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Episode 17 of the Long Covid Podcast is a conversation with Wibbs Coulson from Mandukya Yoga. Wibbs is a Yoga & movement teacher with a background as an A&E nurse. His Yoga teachings alone are of great benefit to all, but he has started Long Covid Breathing Classes to help those suffering.

We talk about how breathing well can help anyone, especially those with Long Covid, and how important it is to calm down the nervous system and allow the body space to heal. Wibbs and his classes have had a hugely positive impact on my own recovery - I hope that he can help you as well.

If you're interested in joining his Long Covid Classes, his website & social media contacts are below, as are some of the studies and useful links he mentioned during the discussion.

Instagram: @wib_yoga

Website: www.mandukyayoga.com 

Podcast “Move Breathe Live” (especially worth listening to Patrick McKeown, Perry Nickleson, Emily Hightower & Brian McKenzie) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/move-breathe-live-with-wib-yoga-and-spirit-wren/id1567955986 

Useful links:
Mount Sinai hospital breathing https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/can-breathing-exercises-help-me-recover-from-covid-19/ 

Andrew Huberman https://hubermanlab.com/ 

Physiology first – MH charity https://www.physiologyfirst.org/ 

Patrick McKeown https://oxygenadvantage.com/ 

Justin Fynstine – panic, anxiety & CO2 https://www.clinicalfloatation.com/Justin-Feinstein-PhD 

Books:

Shut your mouth & save your life  - George Kaplin

Robert Sapolsky – Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

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Episode 16 of the Long Covid Podcast is a conversation with Emilie Combet and David Blane who are leading the ReDIRECT study - a study into how weight management can help people with Long Covid. The study is modeled on one that has already had some successful results in other areas.

This study is now live and recruiting - if you are interested, or even think you might be interested, please do go to the website below to sign up or ask any questions that you might have.

ReDIRECT website: redirectstudy.co.uk
Direct Study: https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/

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Episode 15 of the Long Covid Podcast is a bit like a festive tapas - a little bit of everything. Maybe you haven't heard all the episodes and would like to whet your appetite? Or maybe you have heard them all but would like a few pearls of wisdom? I hope you enjoy this compilation episode.

The Long Covid Podcast will be back in January - I have some awesome episodes lined up for you. I hope you have a very restful, peaceful and Covid-free festive season.

My fabulous guests were: 01 Barbara Melville ~ 02 Jackie & Malky ~~ 03 Chiara Berardelli ~~ 04 Chris White & Jane Ormerod ~~ 05 Dr Amy Small ~~ 06 Professor Nick Sculthorpe ~~ 07 Suzy Bolt ~~ 08 Rachel Whitfield ~~ 09 Claire Hastie ~~ 10 Amanda Finley ~~ 11 Iain ~~ 12 Kelly Mitchell, the Breathing PT ~~ 13 - AJ Finding My Sparkle ~~ 14 Long Covid Creativity Compilation

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Episode 14 of the Long Covid Podcast is a bit different - I am focusing on creativity and these wonderful people who have made something beautiful out of something horrible. Rather than having just one guest, today I am joined by a whole host of wonderfully talented people, all suffering from Long Covid.
 
Artwork mentioned in the podcast, as well as links to visual elements are featured on this page on the podcast website

Brighid O’ Dochartaigh – "Recovery Is A Long Time Coming" was published on the Scottish Poetry Library website here

John Kennedy - "Long Covid Rhyme" Twitter @j_b_kennedy 

Chiara Berardelli - "Tyrannosaurus" - see more of Chiara's work at www.chiaraberardelli.com and listen to her Long Covid experiences in Episode 3 of the podcast. 

Callum O’Dwyer – "Professional Time waster" can also be viewed as video here

Ruby Engel - "The Ties that Bind" (poem) and "The Twelve Months of Covid" performed by Shaula Salathe (Instagram @ladyshaula ) and available as video here 

Emilie von Wijnbergen - Cartooning Long Covid Check out her cartoons on the Podcast Website Creativity page (Instagram @cartooninglongcovid )

Shereen Smith - "Dear Me" - this poem was also featured in a documentary called "The Long Haul" and if you're interested, it can be watched for free 

Daphne in Stockings – “I Forgot” – see more of Daphne’s work and her blog here. You can see the visual of her poem on the podcast website creativity page.

The Long Covid Choir meet every week online and would welcome new members! Their contribution of “Stille Nacht” can also be viewed as video here
Long Covid choir website

Has your Long Covid experience inspired you to be creative? Please get in touch - it would be lovely to put another Long Covid Creativity episode together in the future.

Join Facebook Support & Creativity group

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