Media: Burnout, POTS and CFS Recovery stories.

In this podcast episode, I had an enjoyable conversation with Julie about overcoming the challenges of recovery perfection. Both Julie and I share insights from our personal recovery journeys—mine from POTS and chronic fatigue, and Julie's from Long COVID. We discuss how recovery often comes in layers, how to appropriately respond to fatigue-related symptoms, and how what feels like a setback may actually be a natural bodily response to increased activity. We also explore how becoming overly focused on achieving 'full recovery' can create pressure that hinders progress, and how learning to interpret symptoms—rather than fear them—is a key part of healing. Finally, we reflect on how many people discover that life after recovery can actually be better than life before illness.

You can find this episode here or listen to it on your favorite podcast app.

I had a wonderful time being interviewed by Realan on her renowned YouTube channel, dedicated to chronic fatigue recovery stories. In this interview, we explore the strategies I implemented to regain my health and energy levels, to overcome chronic fatigue syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. In this interview, I emphasize that you don’t need to be 100% recovered to live a great life—I’m living proof of that. I estimate that I’m approximately 95% recovered from POTS and CFS. If I experience occasional symptoms, they are very mild and don’t impact me, Additionally, I discuss the fundamental changes I needed to make to my deep-seated beliefs and behaviors to prevent burnout episodes that exacerbated chronic illness, ensuring long-term wellness. Interview can be found here.

I was delighted to be a guest on Julie's podcast, who is not only a fellow nurse and coach, but also a long covid survivor.  In this episode, Julie and I talked about:
• How to achieve holistic health and wellbeing by integrating the medical, emotional, and mental aspects of healing
• How the autonomic nervous system affects the body and fatigue, and how to manage it with simple techniques
• How I overcome chronic fatigue syndrome, POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and burnout using my personal and professional experiences
• My top 3 tips for managing fatigue and how to kickstart your chronic fatigue recovery.  

You can find this episode here or by listening on your favourite podcast app.

PoTS UK is a fantastic resource for anyone suffering with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).  I was delighted to share my journey with Dysautonomia/ POTS and chronic fatigue recovery on their website.  My story can be found here.

In the summer, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by 'Heal with Liz' about my journey with Dysautonomia, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and chronic fatigue syndrome. In the interview I talk about how I managed to get my life back on track, through a combination of medical management, coaching, pacing and lifestyle changes. In this interview, I detail some practical measures I put in place, to help me regain my energy levels and how my personal experience led me to becoming a fatigue coach. Interview can be found here.