Rachel Rock shares her powerful Long Covid recovery story, detailing her journey from initial illness to healing through understanding and supporting her autonomic nervous system. • Contracted COVID in May 2022 & developed long COVID whilst attempting to train for a cycling event • Discovered she was experiencing Dysautonomia & significant blood pressure regulation issues • Used tracking tools including Welltory app to gather data about HRV & autonomic nervous system function • Built recovery on four pillars: autonomic nervous system regulation, functional medicine, dietary changes & trauma processing • Worked with practitioners including Dr. Lydia Knutson who combines chiropractic medicine with energy healing techniques • Addressed previously unresolved childhood trauma through EMDR therapy & made profound connections to physical symptoms • Successfully completed bike ride by consciously downregulating instead of pushing through physical challenges • Learned to recognize bodily signals that indicate nervous system dysregulation • Found community connections with fellow long COVID sufferers around the world through online classes & support groups • Continues daily practices to maintain ANS health even after recovery Links: Rachel's website Rachel's LinkedIn Lydia Knutson episode Long Covid Breathing course Work with Jackie Ed Yong Recovery themes episode James Nestor "Breath" Message the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com (music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life) Support the show ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costs Transcripts available on individual episodes here www.LongCovidPodcast.com Facebook Instagram Twitter Facebook Creativity Group Subscribe to mailing list I love to hear from you, via socials or
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