Thank You sooo much for these interviews. Your interview with Chrissy Zmijewski & this one have had a profound impact on my healing path by plainly addressing the deleterious effects of fear and anxiety on my recovery & long-term wellness. I just cannot thank you enough for pointing me to the root of the debilitating symptoms I’ve been addressing with diligence for the last 5 months after experiencing Delta. May all be free of suffering.🙏🏼
Thank you for your beautiful comment! I'm just thrilled that our interviews ignited an inner knowing inside you. As Ram Dass once said, we are all walking each other home. Self-compassion can be a powerful antidote to fear. So is the right knowledge. May you be free of suffering! 💖
Thank you Rebecca please keep posting more stories and testimonies it has really helped me a lot! And I’m sure more long covid patients will see this as well
I'm so glad these recovery stories are helping you! Many people with Long Covid are recovering through my Be Your Own Medicine class. I'll have another Long Covid recovery story coming out in January 2023 so stay tuned!
Thanks so much for this, as someone with long covid for over a year now, I fully believe that mind body connection and TMS is the key to recovery and have recently started the journalling. So true that uncertainty and stress perpetuates the illness and in my case I think its fear of relapse keeping me in a vicious circle of chronic fatigue. Hopefully there will be more mind body awareness in the future when it comes to healing, thank you for sharing 🙏
I'm so glad this interview was helpful for you Emma! That's fantastic that you believe your long Covid symptoms are caused by the mind-body connection and TMS. Knowledge and belief are medicinal! I understand how doubts can creep in. In addition to journaling, I found somatic meditations instrumental in my own recovery. There's a free meditation on my website if you want to check it out. Wishing you the very best with your recovery! www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
Yes I definitely think TMS is behind my remaining and very lingering symptoms! Thank you for the meditation suggestion Rebecca, I will certainly try it out 😊
It is such a healing step to realize that TMS is the cause, Emma! You can train that scared part of your brain that it's safe with knowledge, affirmations and somatic meditations. I'm rooting for you!
Truly inspired by youre comment, can you give me some tips ? I still struggle with believing it’s the mind, but if you don’t fully believe it’s the mind then it won’t go,
Wow! I have been running the doctors for the last year trying to find answers to Long Covid and finally this is starting to click! I have been a constant for your feedback loop, focusing on the on the symptoms, which obviously has been fueling the anxiety. Constant testing, lab work, bloodwork, Facebook groups, talking about symptoms nonstop reinforce the fear. I’m going to look into this work but also try to break this vicious of looking for the next “cure”
Excellent idea to reread Sarno! You might also get Dr. Howard Schubiner's excellent book "Unlearn Your Pain." People recover from migraines through this work all the time. Best of luck!
I agree with this so much and was diagnosed POTS after getting Covid. This has helped me so much and the TMS strategies have worked on me so much. My dizziness has gone!
@@ebtisamali359 dont think u plz check ur heart rate while standing to sitting it should be 30 beats difference, and it's a horrible disease, it's never ending cycle, we hv to lead rest of our life by killing us.
@@prathamrballal1229 my report said sinus tachycardia but I can feel my heart beating very fast dont know who to go to the doctor said it's due to anxiety but almost 3 month and it feels like I might die any moment! Are you vaccinated
@@ebtisamali359 my reports are same doctor always say same but its pots do u also have maigraine fatigue tremors cant stand for longer dizzy spells breathe lessness are the few more signs and symptoms
I'm so grateful I ran across this video ! It all makes sense now why some days I feel better then others ! Because some days I tell myself I'm okay and other days I don't feel okay.
Exactly, Holly! I'm so glad you're making this connection. By the way, I'm teaching an on-line course on how to heal from these chronic symptoms starting in September! www.rebeccatolin.com/course
Thank you so much from the UK Rebecca and Sarah. Sarah - I am working my way through your Long Covid recovery document (thank you so much!). Rebecca - thank you for my free somatic tracking meditation - I am finding it helpful as I recover from neck and shoulder pain and fatigue after having Covid in November 2021. I have started feeling hopeful of a recovery for the first time. X
You're so welcome! Sarah's document is incredibly thorough and helpful. And that's wonderful you're doing the free somatic tracking meditation! Those really helped me recover and I hope they serve you. I will also be sharing another Long Covid recovery story here very soon! Please know that YOU CAN RECOVER!
@agentanima4649 Thank you! I believe she mentioned Say Goodnight to Insomnia by Gregg Jacobs and the Mind-Body Prescription by John Sarno. I recommend them both if you have those issues!
Thank you for sharing! Wonderful information. I’ve been struggling with Long COVID and so happy I found this video. This gives me hope. The mind-body connection makes perfect sense. Also, thank you for sharing resources.
We're thrilled that it's helpful for you Gregory! May you move through the long Covid symptoms quickly and fully. The less you fear them, the quicker your brain will settle down. Wishing you well!
@mattsmith4459 Hi there! I found that my clients needed a download of knowledge and practices to recovery in a lasting way. So I spent several years creating my Be Your Own Medicine recovery program. Many people are recovering through this program! When my schedule allows, I sometimes offer single sessions for people enrolled in the program but am mostly focused on teaching. I also offer live, group sessions in the course! You can learn more here: www.rebeccatolin.com/course www.rebeccatolin.com/success
I do appreciate and believe in the mind body connection. Only thing hard to relate to is my case and symptoms are quite a bit worse. A lot of the people I’ve know through the process are similar.
I completely understand your point. Mind-body symptoms from long-Covid can be much more severe. When I had CFS, I was homebound for many years. But I still recovered through the TMS work. May it bring you healing too!
Hi Rebecca. Saw your interview on Dan's channel and found your RUclips. I got Covid March 2020 and I'm still completely disabled and still have over 70+ symptoms including all the symptoms of a TBI. I haven't been able to read or look at screens in 2 yrs, can barely communicate as it uses too much energy. I am seeing some very slow improvement. But like many others, I've been diagnosed with an autoimmune version of dysautonomia post-covid. (ACHr gangliopathy). So I feel like the mind body approach might not be enough for me. I'm still doing the work, but how do I get beyond the doubt? I see people with mild long covid recovering quickly with this work, it's inspiring, but when you're at the severe end of the spectrum it can be disheartening. ❤️
Dear Holly, My heart truly goes out to you. I'm so sorry for your suffering. I understand because I was also extremely sick, without the ability to read or concentrate much either. I did recover and have seen other people with moderate to severe cases of post-viral syndromes recover too. It can take some real patience and dedicated, sustained practice of these techniques. If you're diagnosed with post-Covid and you previously had a positive Covid test, you may qualify for an amazing clinical study through a Harvard doctor. They're recruiting a few more people. Have you looked into this? clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04854772
Holly, Either way, you can feel well again. Find the practices and knowledge that give you hope and follow them with dedication, going at your own pace with lots of self-compassion. I also felt disheartened for so long but you're on the right path in that you've found this work. Sometimes, it can help to work with a somatic therapist or bodyworker, alongside the TMS approach. You can do this Holly. Part of it is accepting where you are and following tiny steps that bring relief. Sending hugs! ❤🩹
@@northernflicker1111 I'm so glad! I hope you can get into the study because it's a wonderful program. But if not, there's plenty of ways to follow this approach with great success. I like Howard Schubiner's book "Unlearn Your Pain" and my live course will is coming up in a few months! You can and will recovery Holly. You're on the right path! www.rebeccatolin.com/how-we-heal
Hi Rebecca! I apologize to ask such a likely obvious question- its a bad brain fog and migraine day. I am looking for ways to get started as I think the mind body approach could really help me in recovering from LC. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction to get started? Ie: Steps to follow or a protocol. I really appreciate you making this! I read Alan Gordon's book recently and loved it. Excited to learn more
It's an excellent question and I'm so glad you're onto this approach! Alan Gordon's book is wonderful. To recover from Long Covid, CFS and other similar symptoms, I highly recommend Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain. I also recommend my live 10-week course, which I'll teach this fall. You can find out more here! www.rebeccatolin.com/start-here You can also read my blog and check out Sarah Rainwater's excellent Google Doc at the bottom. You can beat this! www.rebeccatolin.com/start-here
Hi Shelby, POTS is commonly thought to be TMS (as long as you've ruled out anything pathological) and I see many people with POTS improve through this work! I definitely recommend getting blurred vision checked by an eye doctor as soon as you can to be sure there's nothing else happening. Wishing you the best!💖
@@shelbygeyer420 If there's no tissue damage, I'm seeing lots of people get better from Long Covid through this approach! I'll have another Long Covid recovery story coming out in January!
I have blurry vision post Covid! I also have pots like symptoms (never passed out and only get the heart rate issues when I am nervous) but I have blood pressure issues and nerve pain
@@lauren3220 I'm so sorry to hear of these symptoms Lauren. I have seen people with POTS, heart rate issues, blood pressure issues and nerve pain improve or recover through this approach. I've also heard of people restoring sound and sight by calming the nervous system. Again, you first need to rule out anything pathological with physicians but it sounds like you've done that. I have an in-depth course on how to heal coming up in April if you want to dive into this approach! www.rebeccatolin.com/course
@wildgardens After the acute virus passes, the nervous system can remain in a hyper-vigilant state, as if there is still an active threat. We want to show it that the danger has passed so it can come back into a more regulated state. I hope this helps!
Thank you so much for this video! I feel like I am suffering from some viral overload and then had an allergic reaction and started reacting to food, supplements, being too hot or too cold. My nervous system is reacting to so many things. My symptoms range from a sore throat, shivering and chills, racing heart rate, breathlessness, fatigue, peeling skin, swelling tongue and throat. Blood work is normal although some doctors think it's mast cell activation due to viral overload. Could this approach help or do I need to use this in conjunction with a medical approach to address my extreme reactions to food. Thanks so much 🥰 🙏
Hi Chris, I'm sorry to hear of your suffering. As you noted, it's important to get checked by a doctor to make sure there's nothing treatable. But I had many of the symptoms you describe, including food sensitivities that showed up on labs. After trying many herbs and interventions, I finally came to understand that my brain had developed a conditioned response to certain foods but I didn't really have food allergies. (Tests showed I was sensitive to foods but I overcame them through Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain). As long as you've been cleared medically, I've found this work to be very very helpful! If you've tested positive for Covid previously, you might look into a wonderful mind-body study using this approach. You can learn more and find a link on this blog: www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-recovery clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04854772 Once the nervous system calms down, the other issues generally clear up on their own. I hope this helps!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you so much, Rebecca, for taking the time to reply. I feel like my symptoms are also confounded by the fact that I had to take several rounds of antibiotics which my body typically reacts poorly too and then then food becomes an issue as everything seems to aggravate it. I will check out the resources you mentioned. Does the book go over how to reintroduce foods that you might be reacting to? I've tried a few times without great success and want to feel confident about doing this moving forward. Are all of your food sensitivities gone now? Thanks so much for all of the videos you have created. It makes me hopeful ☺
@@ChrisZFit It's my pleasure! I also had to take quite a few rounds of antibiotics so I understand the dilemma. But trust your body can rebound from this! In Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain, he clearly spells out how "food sensitivities" develop through learned associations in the brain. His clear, scientific explanation dispelled my myths and relieved my fears of certain foods. Once you understand these foods are not dangerous, you slowly reintroduce them with safety messages, being sure not to worry if you get symptoms in the beginning. That's what I did and yes, I've overcome the food sensitivities. So can you! Fyi, I teach all this in the 10-week course I'll be offering later in 2022. You can learn more here and sign up for my newsletter to find out when it's offered. I wish you the best Chris! www.rebeccatolin.com/how-we-heal
Sounds like you are the perfect candidate to try to the TMS approach. Do not underestimate the power of the brain changing our biochemical structure. Check out the resources in the comments below this video. It will be a lot of intentional work at first, but gradually you will be able to calm down your amygdala. You might also read some of the threads and comments here.
Will the book "Unlearn your pain" go over the meditation, journaling, etc that was discussed here? I thought the video was intriguing but would like some more detailed ways to learn more about the things discussed. Does my question make sense?
Your question is a very important one! Yes, the book Unlearn Your Pain has a lot more foundational knowledge and specific writing prompts. I recommend that book, as well as the Curable App. For somatic tracking meditations, you may try a couple fee ones on my website: www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter If you haven't seen my blog, I go over step by step ways to recover. Specifically, this one with Sarah's video links to her Google Doc with other resources. www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-recovery I have other videos and podcasts on my Media page too: www.rebeccatolin.com/resources I hope this helps!
You may also check out the Mind & Fitness podcast too! Eddy is a weightlifter and focuses on healing through this TMS approach. audioboom.com/posts/7765434-157-happiness-doesn-t-come-from-the-outside-w-rebecca-tolin
Superb interview. Most helpful. Here is a question: I face shortness of breath and back pain even after two months of Covid. Besides regular shortness of breath, if I do a long exhale, I start hyper ventilating. All medical reports and scans are normal. I am convinced it is TMS. However despite the conviction, any attempt to do 4-5 long exhale leads to a total relapse. Would you two lovely ladies have any suggestion for me as to how do i navigate this difficult terrain? Thank you so much.
I'm so glad you're seeing your symptoms as TMS, Krishna! The brain can link neutral, or even healthy, stimuli with danger when it's aroused. The great news is you retrain your brain that a long exhale is safe. You want to start slowly, first just imagining that you are taking a longer breath. Keep telling yourself that you are safe and that this long exhale is good for you. Notice and feel any sensations like anxiety or shortness of breath that arise in your body while you are imagining it. It's called graded exposure and it's highly effective for overcoming fears and phobias of all kinds. You can also do the same exercise watching someone else do long exhales, such as in a video, but not actually doing them yourself until you can imagine it with ease and comfort. Then you want to take longer breaths very slowly, making the exhale only one count longer than the inhale and so forth. Does that make sense? I have a couple free somatic meditations on my website and you can adapt them to your breath: www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter I also teach this technique in my online course. Best of luck in your recovery!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you so much for your kind answer and for the graded exposure technique. I am going to try it soon. I did your somatic tracking meditation twice today and so loved it. Felt peaceful and centered by the end. I have added it to my daily habit tracker. Will look up your online course too. Thank you for all your noble work.
@@KrishnaBhaavin Fantastic! I'm so glad you enjoyed somatic tracking and are adding it to your routine! It helped me so much and I hope it helps you too. With your uplifting attitude, you shall surely recover Krishna! If you've subscribed to this channel or my email list, you'll get notice when I release a new post-viral recovery story next week. Take care!
@@KrishnaBhaavin It's lovely to meet you Krishna! One other thing I wanted to share: another practice that can be helpful is to simply tune into your breath without trying to alter it. For some people, that slowly brings a restoration of a natural breathing rhythm. Over time, you'll be able to breath deeper. 🥰
In nov 2020 I got the first strain of covid. After three days high fever and flu symptoms it passed and I went back to work and workouts. During the year I did not slight tiredness and chest pain on occasion but didn’t think anything of it. Jan 2022 I contracted the next strain. I am completely debilitated. Constant headaches/head fullness/head throbbing, fatigue, non stop hot flashes in my hands and limbs from hot air water, GI pain, upper back pain, neuropathy, elevated heart palpitations anxiety, insomnia and tremors. I need help if any can or is willing to help me. Day 47 post 2nd infection. Just like this woman I have gone to the hospital multiple times and doctors they have no answers. I’m hopeless
Hi Luke. Please watch this video with an open mind. Your symptoms are very much real but they are caused by your mind. You’re not hopeless. You will recover from this if you accept that you can recover from it. ruclips.net/video/yMVu_VP_O8M/видео.html
Dear Luke, I am so sorry you are suffering so much. I second William's words. You can recover from this! After the acute virus passes, symptoms can be generated by a hypervigilant brain and nervous system. You want to find ways to process your emotions and calm your fear. If you're in the U.S., there's a mind body study for long-Covid I highly recommend. They're still recruiting a few more people for the study (and it's free). You can reach out to the research team here and here's a link to my full blog with other information: clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04854772 www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-recovery I hope this helps!
I'm busy working on my course now Dawn! I hope to open registration in August.You can sign up for the waiting list here: www.rebeccatolin.com/how-we-heal Meanwhile, you might want to do some slow, deep breathing, extending the exhale as long as you can without straining. This can help regulate the nervous system, which can cause shortness of breath.
@@dawnowens2345 Hi Dawn! We haven't set the price yet but we'll send out more info soon. If you're on my mailing list, you'll be the first to know! www.rebeccatolin.com/course
Interesting interview. I have a question for you regarding your brain fog. I suffered brain fog 4 days after my second covid shot and has never gone away since. In fact it's so much to the point of debilitating. I'm interested in TMS and took the test and I do have score of 39. I'm in Tustin California and curious about how you were able to recover from your brain fog. That is the worst thing that's holding me back right now. I would like to get some more information about this but I'm also want to make sure that this is legit. Sorry to be so blunt but that's how I roll. Rodger
Hi Rodger, Great question and I'm sorry to hear about the brain fog. That's a very common mind-body symptom, considering you've ruled out anything pathological. Generally, a side effect would come more quickly and dissipate sooner. But when the nervous system and brain are on high alert, they can continue to perpetuate brain fog after the vaccine or virus have passed. In fact, brain fog is a common sign of a dysregulated nervous system. The good news it that it's not a disease! You want to find ways to lower fear and calm your nervous system. I highly recommend Howard Schubiner's book "Unlearn Your Pain," which also addresses symptoms like brain fog. That was a primary symptom for me with ME/CFS and I speak about this in other videos. Also, I have a program teaching people the science and practices to recover from mind-body symptoms that will begin in early September. You can learn more here: www.rebeccatolin.com/course
Rodger, there's more resources in this blog and you'll find a link to Sarah Rainwater's document at the bottom. Know that I've recovered from brain fog and I see many other people recover. You can be one of them! www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-recovery
@@ocrodger If you sign up for my mailing list, you'll find out when I open registration in August. I had really bad brain fog too and have recovered. I'd love to have you in the class! www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
Hmm, it depends on what you mean by a vax injury. Can you explain more? Generally, mind-body healing can help settle the brain and nervous system, which can have a very beneficial effect on other systems of the body!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach wow I'm 16months out now and still going. So I had my booster and then after it my body flooded with pins and needles. I've Been told it can cause small fibre neuroapthy and that's what I have. So I've been keen to see if mind body work can help. My hands and feet tingle all day long. It was my whole body and face but now just hands and feet. A lot have tje exact same issue post v
I get horrible reflux and huge adrenaline bursts /panic attack feelings , sometimes the confusion and mental stuff gets so bad I feel like im going crazy . My veins in my legs are bursting , I have nocturnal hypoxia so my oxygen drops to 70 % when I sleepn
@breezylyn2168 I'm so sorry to hear about your suffering. That sounds so challenging. 🤗 It can be helpful to seek professional therapy for panic attacks and also get a medical evaluation for your other symptoms to rule out anything treatable. But I see many people who recover from the kinds of symptoms you describe with mind-body healing!
Very good interview and very interesting! I wish to have stumbled n this one year earlier. But, I have found this channel and this interview through Raelan Agle channel and I am actually getting better from long covid. This is amazing!
Fantastic! I'm so glad you finally found me and this approach through Raelan's amazing channel. I am teaching my signature course staring this week if you're interested in more support. Lots of people with Long Covid join us and have made great progress and recoveries! www.rebeccatolin.com/course
Sometimes it did. Keep in mind that symptoms and timing vary from person to person. But if you've ruled out pathological issues (i.e. tissue damage) we treat all mind-body symptoms the same way.
I highly recommend Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain, which addresses other mind-body symptoms. You can apply it to Long Covid. And if you want a structured and supportive course, I'll be teaching one this September! www.rebeccatolin.com/course
If I could buy ONE item for 30+ yrs of CFS (TMS) which would it be. I liked very much Sarah saying you are safe there is nothing wrong. Cuz it puts a distance between the rogue set pathways and the in charge frontal lobe which would be myself right? So 1 Sarno book or Schubiner or other? Thanks ps, am watching your collection of videos today : )
Dear Linda, I'm so glad you found us and TMS after 30+ years of CFS. Like Sarah, reassuring myself I was truly safe and okay because there is nothing physical wrong with me was key. So were somatic meditations. If you want to buy one item, I'd say to purchase a copy of Dr. Howard Schubiner's "Unlearn Your Pain" book. It carefully lays out the science for what is truly happening in our body-mind, offers writing practices and even includes audio meditations on his website. I highly recommend that book for you Linda and am cheering you on! No matter how long you've had symptoms, the brain is neuroplastic and can change! As you'll see, my other videos speak directly to recovering from CFS. You may also want to sign up for a free somatic meditation and occasional blogs on my website for free! www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you Rebecca! I did sign up for your emails. So I looked on Amazon then went to the Docs website. And there I saw a "latest video" that was last year. And when he started out with Queens We will we will rock you, I was sold ha. Yes that it the #1 song for earworms. And CFS as an earworm! And he said how pain(fatigue) is the brains opinion! Wowza. And for fatigue I thought yes it has to be an opinion because how else can you explain the ultramarathoners? The running 200 miles? They dont accept too tired. So living below poverty is tough but I will buy his book today. Mine began with mono and then got into an earworm and incorrect opinion. Brilliant!
@@lindaterzich6632 Yes to all this! That's exactly what happens, these things begin with a virus or infection like mono. Then, we get bad information that scares our emotional brain and becomes an "ear worm." The brain learns these patterns and gets stuck in a stress-symptom loop. But we can get out of that loop with accurate information! Howard Schubiner has other excellent (and free) videos on his website and I share some of my favorites on my Resources and Media pages. Between those and his book, you can do the work without spending much money at all! www.rebeccatolin.com/mind-bodyresources I think fatigue is the brain's way of protecting us from a perceived threat. My own brain thought the world was threatening, after I experienced an assault, and tried to keep me home. It needs retraining, reassuring messages and space to safely feel emotions and sensations in the body. Glad you signed up for my free meditation Linda!
I had Covid back in November 2020 and still am dealing with brain fog symptoms. Several times a week I try to recall different names of people, things, or places and just can’t. Quite often what I am trying to recall will pop into head several hours later, but I have never had this problem until after Covid. I have read that it is a symptom of long Covid. I do have TMS and have had success in curing some of my symptoms, but I’m just not sure how brain fog fits into mind body symptoms? I don’t have any fear regarding this symptom, just frustration. I would love to be able to get back to my old self.
Hello, As long as pathological issues have been ruled out, brain fog is a common TMS symptom. I had lots of brain fog, difficulty remembering and concentrating with CFS, which I came to see as TMS. I work with a lot of people with Long Covid and CFS and the brain fog tends to improve along with the other symptoms. It comes from the brain and nervous system state. I'm teaching an upcoming course starting soon on how to recover, and have a whole guide for fatigue/brain fog etc. Here's a link if you want to take a look. Know that you can feel well again! www.rebeccatolin.com/course
@@lissarx2459 I completely understand. You might check out Jim Prussack's RUclips channel, which has lots of free content as well as Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain, which applies to brain fog as well. I also send a free meditation + blogs if you want to sign up for my newsletter. Best of luck to you! www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
You should definitely get checked by a doctor, BUT also know inflammation IS connected to TMS symptoms. It's a nervous system response. Nicole Sachs talked about this in one of her podcasts. Jake and Dan Buglio talk about this in this RUclips video regarding Jake's liver (about minute 3). Link below. Rebecca has great somatic tracking techniques to help bring the nervous system back down to normalcy. It takes a couple of weeks to reprogram your brain. Hope this helps. ruclips.net/video/yMVu_VP_O8M/видео.html
Hi Anita, I agree with Sarah. You want to make sure there's no tissue damage to the lungs or heart, which would show up in x-rays or scans. If doctors don't find anything pathological, or treatable, people can get great benefit and even resolution through the TMS work. Often doctors say there's inflammation but it can be an effect, not the cause of symptoms. I was told I had high inflammation too during the CFS years and I recovered through the TMS work. As the brain and nervous system feel safe again, the other systems of the body start working better too. The somatic meditations can be very helpful! Wishing you the best with your recovery.
@@Anita-silver It IS very hopeful Anita and hope is powerful medicine itself! I'm so glad you're feeling that way. Here's a free somatic tracking meditation that can help calm your brain and nervous system. www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking
Sarah would have to answer that specifically but it's always vital to get chest pains checked out by a physician immediately. That said, if there's no pathological issue, we're seeing many people like Sarah recover from chest pains through mind-body healing.
I stay in zambia 🇿🇲 I feel like I have post covid, for 2months I have been weak and body pains and I'm extremely tired. I've never tested positive but at some point I exhibited covid symptoms. We tested 3times, still negative.i checked all my organs and all tests come out normal. I cant work and I'm only on vitamins and minerals. Seen the doctors they can't prescribe anything for me because they can't diagnose anything so I can't be helped. I don't know what to do. People don't believe there's anything like long covid here. How can I get back my strength and avoid being tired please help anyone
My heart goes out to you Loiwe. Since doctors haven't found anything pathologically wrong, you can treat your symptoms as mind-body or TMS. There's lots of videos and resources on my website to help you. Wishing you the very best! www.rebeccatolin.com/rebeccas-media
Loiwe, You may want to read this document from Sarah Rainwater, full of information for how to recover from mind-body symptoms and post-Covid: docs.google.com/document/d/1H8bGhIe0zKENYsGAV3N-G6eC_y8GqJfZvX4N2kPGW_Y/edit Plus, watch this video by Nicole Sachs. ruclips.net/video/hacvpeHMvTA/видео.html
Hey friend--Just want to give you hope. If you get plugged into the right resources you will find thousands of people who have healed through these methods. There is a new (and quickly increasing) body of research that is showing how powerful neural plastic pain, AND healing, can be. Good luck!
I dont get it, so this is basically mind over matter with long covid ? I dont who to believe as Doctors are no help to me at this point with pneumonia, shortness of breath and day 17 of migraines and fatigue. Still positive after 17 days.
Hi there, I'm sorry to hear you are feeling so awful. To clarify, pneumonia is an infection that must be treated by medical professionals. It's NOT what we call TMS or mind-body symptoms. It's really important to follow the doctor's guidelines for any active and acute infection, including pneumonia and Covid. Sarah and I are discussing post-Covid or long-Covid symptoms, which occur without any tissue damage. As long as doctors have ruled out active infection or tissue damage, we look to the mind-body connection to recover from chronic symptoms. This is not mind over matter. It's about finding a precise and accurate cause, and treatment, for chronic symptoms that are perpetuated by the brain and nervous system. I hope that helps!
Not at all. Unfortunately, none of this is simply: "all in your head." It's truly neurological issue. All pain, is manifested in the brain... even when you burn your hand on the stove! Yes, your body had Covid and was sick for a bit, but then got better. HOWEVER, your brain got stuck in that neural circuit pattern... often times because of emotions, let me explain. Your amygdala is a smoke detector. It uses emotions to detect if there is a problem in your environment, all in order to keep you alive. When you feel fear and hopelessness, you body responds with a fight or flight response to keep you alive! Figuratively speaking, your brain is "burning it's hand" over and over again because you have not yet turned off the alarm system... the emotions. The "smoke alarm"' does not shut off because you keep telling it it should be scared of something (it's not your fault... this is how our brains are wired). If your tests are normal, your body is OK. NOW you have to get your amygdala (your smoke detector) to turn off. To answer your question, your pain is REAL, but the source is no longer Covid, it's your brain. Hope that helps.
It's quite common for women to get more symptoms with ovulation and menstruation due to hormonal changes. But many of us have found that mind-body practices help ease the monthly cycles!
Can you help me, I had covid and my doctor told me he has done blood tests a X-rays and everything is normal, I still get symptoms and get so scared to exercise, should I continue to exercise despite the intense somatic symptoms ?
Hi Ezza, That's really great news that your tests all came out normal. In that case, we recommend increasing activity is small steps, as you're ready and feel safe doing so. Dr. Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain has a great explanation of how to do this. It's very applicable to post-Covid symptoms too. You want to remind your brain that you're okay and there's nothing pathologically wrong with you. As you feel safe, you want to return to activity, being indifferent to the symptoms. This somatic meditation can be really helpful too. I hope this helps! www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you so Much ! I have had somatic problems In the past but I never thought covid would trigger me to have fatigue and short breath feelings, but this can be triggered by the fight flight mode ?
@@ezza1236 Absolutely, flight-fight-freeze mode can cause fatigue and shortness of breath. I had those symptoms with the CFS too. I know it can be scary but as long as you’ve had it checked out by a doctor, mind body healing can be very effective. You want to find ways to reduce your fear levels because that drives symptoms. I have lots of free resources on my website and this channel so you can dive into mind-body healing!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you Rebecca, every time I get symptoms of out of breath or fatigue, I tell my self that I’ve recovered from covid and that these symptoms are a manifestation of the fight flight response! Doctor has told me tests are normal
That's so rough but know there is hope! I've seen many people with Long Covid recover. Here's some more resources to guide you. 💖 www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-study ruclips.net/video/CgMSDBUYG6s/видео.html
I over come most of the symtomps with this even my mindbody symtomps before cocido are now gone but know I have ibs and worst teneamus for a month now. All negative or inconclusive I m getting in to depression now but you see. I got a cold last week so bad that I thoug that could be covid a second time I feel a lot frustration around it but the funny part is that all this symtomps ibs. Gut related went await like for a day or two when I was so worry about this cold. So that's my clue but I still I don't get to the point that is all gone and some times I feel that I want to quick all this. I can do long walks agauin up and down stairs you name it. But now this. Is like I'm always suffering from something
Getting depression and anxiety, unfortunately, is a normal part of the breaking the fight or flight response loop. As your body takes the emotion, that is stuck in a fight or flight response, from the amygdala to the prefrontal cortex (the problem solving part of your brain), the emotion becomes more actualized (anxiety and depression). Be safe, first and for most, and get help if you need it. But also, treat the anxiety and depression like another physical manifestation of the emotion, and keep practicing the TMS strategies to break those anxiety/depression symptoms. See resource links under this video to help you find some of those strategies.
@@sarahrainwater683 Tha k you. I already have excepcións for this gut symptoms. Last weekend I was handing out with friends and I as totally symtomsm free no matter what I eat or drink. Only lasted that day but that cheers my hopes up c: any covid damage would act like that. Thanks
@@RaphaWasHere Yes, Schubiner says to "rule in and rule out TMS" just like you did! If your symptoms went away when you were with friends, that is one way to "rule in" TMS. Exactly! And now that you know it is TMS, you can continue this work confidently. When you can be confident that your body is safe, then your amygdala positively response and your parasympathetic nervous system is triggered to rest and restore. It's all a brain game! It does take time. Yay!!!!! Great work.
I’m so glad I found this video. I am 6 weeks post covid and it’s been so difficult but have recently realised what these ongoing symptoms are. Sometimes I don’t feel symptoms (usually when I’m absorbed in something or in my safe place at home) I ended up in hospital too with a very fast heart and all X-rays etc we’re ok. I now get breathless and jelly legs and numbness. It’s quite distressing! I’m still quite fearful but my tests were all clear. I have to believe that it’s all ok. Ive started DNRS and lots of recovery videos. I have watched this video twice now and it’s helped so much. Thankyou xx
The book, Say Goodnight to Insomnia, by Gregg Jacobs, really helped with my insomnia post Covid. It's also cognitive behavioral therapy based, so it goes so well with your TMS-pain work. The whole first part basically explains that you don’t need as much sleep as you think you do to be healthy, thus stopping your fight or flight response around sleep (and trained neural pathway). It helps create ambivalence around sleep, which paradoxically, helps you to fall asleep easier. The second part has structured sleep schedules to kick start your brain retraining around sleep. I never needed the schedule, the behavioral therapy is all I needed. Great reviews. Mentioned on almost all insomnia forums. Very similar process as pain brain retraining. Harvard professor based book I believe. Good research.
Thank you Sarah! Great explanation. I think you told me about Say Goodnight to Insomnia and I'm so grateful! It helped stabilize my sleep, along with the TMS work including somatic tracking. Interesting that you didn't need the sleep schedule. Which strategies helped you the most? Great to see your comment pop up!
Doctors in this field point to the brain's danger signal as the cause of MCAS in many cases. I've seen a number of people recover through this approach, including Chrissy Zmijewski who was diagnosed with MCAS.
So good!!! Love your google docs as well :)
@RoseMountain_25
Thanks so much! I'm glad you're diving into mind-body healing as it's a game changer!
Love the 2 of you on this call!
Aww, thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed our conversation!
Thank You sooo much for these interviews. Your interview with Chrissy Zmijewski & this one have had a profound impact on my healing path by plainly addressing the deleterious effects of fear and anxiety on my recovery & long-term wellness. I just cannot thank you enough for pointing me to the root of the debilitating symptoms I’ve been addressing with diligence for the last 5 months after experiencing Delta. May all be free of suffering.🙏🏼
Thank you for your beautiful comment! I'm just thrilled that our interviews ignited an inner knowing inside you. As Ram Dass once said, we are all walking each other home. Self-compassion can be a powerful antidote to fear. So is the right knowledge. May you be free of suffering! 💖
Thank you Rebecca please keep posting more stories and testimonies it has really helped me a lot! And I’m sure more long covid patients will see this as well
I'm so glad these recovery stories are helping you! Many people with Long Covid are recovering through my Be Your Own Medicine class. I'll have another Long Covid recovery story coming out in January 2023 so stay tuned!
Thank you!!!!! So helpful
You're so welcome! May it inspire your wellbeing!
Thanks so much for this, as someone with long covid for over a year now, I fully believe that mind body connection and TMS is the key to recovery and have recently started the journalling. So true that uncertainty and stress perpetuates the illness and in my case I think its fear of relapse keeping me in a vicious circle of chronic fatigue. Hopefully there will be more mind body awareness in the future when it comes to healing, thank you for sharing 🙏
I'm so glad this interview was helpful for you Emma! That's fantastic that you believe your long Covid symptoms are caused by the mind-body connection and TMS. Knowledge and belief are medicinal! I understand how doubts can creep in. In addition to journaling, I found somatic meditations instrumental in my own recovery. There's a free meditation on my website if you want to check it out. Wishing you the very best with your recovery! www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
Yes I definitely think TMS is behind my remaining and very lingering symptoms! Thank you for the meditation suggestion Rebecca, I will certainly try it out 😊
It is such a healing step to realize that TMS is the cause, Emma! You can train that scared part of your brain that it's safe with knowledge, affirmations and somatic meditations. I'm rooting for you!
Truly inspired by youre comment, can you give me some tips ? I still struggle with believing it’s the mind, but if you don’t fully believe it’s the mind then it won’t go,
Wow! I have been running the doctors for the last year trying to find answers to Long Covid and finally this is starting to click! I have been a constant for your feedback loop, focusing on the on the symptoms, which obviously has been fueling the anxiety. Constant testing, lab work, bloodwork, Facebook groups, talking about symptoms nonstop reinforce the fear. I’m going to look into this work but also try to break this vicious of looking for the next “cure”
I'm so glad I found this interview. Thank you so much for putting it out there,
We're so glad you benefitted from the interview Carrie! Thanks for letting us know.
Yeah I’m on the chronic migraine page right now
I’ve been tested and checked everything medically
I’m going to try to re- read Sarno again
Excellent idea to reread Sarno! You might also get Dr. Howard Schubiner's excellent book "Unlearn Your Pain." People recover from migraines through this work all the time. Best of luck!
I agree with this so much and was diagnosed POTS after getting Covid. This has helped me so much and the TMS strategies have worked on me so much. My dizziness has gone!
How long u took to recover
Is it safe to get vaccinated I also think I have pots ? Will it go away
@@ebtisamali359 dont think u plz check ur heart rate while standing to sitting it should be 30 beats difference, and it's a horrible disease, it's never ending cycle, we hv to lead rest of our life by killing us.
@@prathamrballal1229 my report said sinus tachycardia but I can feel my heart beating very fast dont know who to go to the doctor said it's due to anxiety but almost 3 month and it feels like I might die any moment! Are you vaccinated
@@ebtisamali359 my reports are same doctor always say same but its pots do u also have maigraine fatigue tremors cant stand for longer dizzy spells breathe lessness are the few more signs and symptoms
I'm so grateful I ran across this video ! It all makes sense now why some days I feel better then others ! Because some days I tell myself I'm okay and other days I don't feel okay.
Exactly, Holly! I'm so glad you're making this connection. By the way, I'm teaching an on-line course on how to heal from these chronic symptoms starting in September!
www.rebeccatolin.com/course
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach ill definitely be checking into that and keeping updated thank you !
@@hollyeverhart5496 Sounds great... let us know if you have any questions!💗
Thank you so much from the UK Rebecca and Sarah. Sarah - I am working my way through your Long Covid recovery document (thank you so much!). Rebecca - thank you for my free somatic tracking meditation - I am finding it helpful as I recover from neck and shoulder pain and fatigue after having Covid in November 2021. I have started feeling hopeful of a recovery for the first time. X
You're so welcome! Sarah's document is incredibly thorough and helpful. And that's wonderful you're doing the free somatic tracking meditation! Those really helped me recover and I hope they serve you. I will also be sharing another Long Covid recovery story here very soon! Please know that YOU CAN RECOVER!
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement Rebecca. Xx
Great interview. Thank you Rebecca
It's our pleasure!
Great story! Wich are the books mentionned?
@agentanima4649
Thank you! I believe she mentioned Say Goodnight to Insomnia by Gregg Jacobs and the Mind-Body Prescription by John Sarno. I recommend them both if you have those issues!
Found this interview clarifying.
~ Articulate and succinct. 👍
I'm glad to hear that! Sarah is so articulate and wise. Thanks for your comment!
Thank you for sharing! Wonderful information. I’ve been struggling with Long COVID and so happy I found this video. This gives me hope. The mind-body connection makes perfect sense. Also, thank you for sharing resources.
We're thrilled that it's helpful for you Gregory! May you move through the long Covid symptoms quickly and fully. The less you fear them, the quicker your brain will settle down. Wishing you well!
hi rebecca do you do 1 on 1 coaching?
@mattsmith4459
Hi there! I found that my clients needed a download of knowledge and practices to recovery in a lasting way. So I spent several years creating my Be Your Own Medicine recovery program. Many people are recovering through this program! When my schedule allows, I sometimes offer single sessions for people enrolled in the program but am mostly focused on teaching. I also offer live, group sessions in the course! You can learn more here:
www.rebeccatolin.com/course
www.rebeccatolin.com/success
I do appreciate and believe in the mind body connection. Only thing hard to relate to is my case and symptoms are quite a bit worse. A lot of the people I’ve know through the process are similar.
I completely understand your point. Mind-body symptoms from long-Covid can be much more severe. When I had CFS, I was homebound for many years. But I still recovered through the TMS work. May it bring you healing too!
Hi Rebecca. Saw your interview on Dan's channel and found your RUclips. I got Covid March 2020 and I'm still completely disabled and still have over 70+ symptoms including all the symptoms of a TBI. I haven't been able to read or look at screens in 2 yrs, can barely communicate as it uses too much energy. I am seeing some very slow improvement. But like many others, I've been diagnosed with an autoimmune version of dysautonomia post-covid. (ACHr gangliopathy). So I feel like the mind body approach might not be enough for me. I'm still doing the work, but how do I get beyond the doubt? I see people with mild long covid recovering quickly with this work, it's inspiring, but when you're at the severe end of the spectrum it can be disheartening. ❤️
Dear Holly, My heart truly goes out to you. I'm so sorry for your suffering. I understand because I was also extremely sick, without the ability to read or concentrate much either. I did recover and have seen other people with moderate to severe cases of post-viral syndromes recover too. It can take some real patience and dedicated, sustained practice of these techniques. If you're diagnosed with post-Covid and you previously had a positive Covid test, you may qualify for an amazing clinical study through a Harvard doctor. They're recruiting a few more people. Have you looked into this?
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04854772
Holly, Either way, you can feel well again. Find the practices and knowledge that give you hope and follow them with dedication, going at your own pace with lots of self-compassion. I also felt disheartened for so long but you're on the right path in that you've found this work. Sometimes, it can help to work with a somatic therapist or bodyworker, alongside the TMS approach. You can do this Holly. Part of it is accepting where you are and following tiny steps that bring relief. Sending hugs! ❤🩹
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you so much for your reply ❤️ it's exactly what I needed to hear today. I will look into the study.
@@northernflicker1111 I'm so glad! I hope you can get into the study because it's a wonderful program. But if not, there's plenty of ways to follow this approach with great success. I like Howard Schubiner's book "Unlearn Your Pain" and my live course will is coming up in a few months! You can and will recovery Holly. You're on the right path! www.rebeccatolin.com/how-we-heal
Hi Holly, Did you recover?
Wow. Great insights here!
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much for sharing. X
You're so welcome!
Wonderful interview. Thank you!
I'm glad you enjoyed it Cecilia! ;-)
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Hi Rebecca! I apologize to ask such a likely obvious question- its a bad brain fog and migraine day. I am looking for ways to get started as I think the mind body approach could really help me in recovering from LC. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction to get started? Ie: Steps to follow or a protocol. I really appreciate you making this! I read Alan Gordon's book recently and loved it. Excited to learn more
It's an excellent question and I'm so glad you're onto this approach! Alan Gordon's book is wonderful. To recover from Long Covid, CFS and other similar symptoms, I highly recommend Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain. I also recommend my live 10-week course, which I'll teach this fall. You can find out more here! www.rebeccatolin.com/start-here
You can also read my blog and check out Sarah Rainwater's excellent Google Doc at the bottom. You can beat this! www.rebeccatolin.com/start-here
Rebecca- do you believe POTS is TMS? I know there is some debate around this. Also is constant blurred vision a TMS symptom?
Hi Shelby, POTS is commonly thought to be TMS (as long as you've ruled out anything pathological) and I see many people with POTS improve through this work! I definitely recommend getting blurred vision checked by an eye doctor as soon as you can to be sure there's nothing else happening. Wishing you the best!💖
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thanks! I have been checked and told a result of long COVID.
@@shelbygeyer420 If there's no tissue damage, I'm seeing lots of people get better from Long Covid through this approach! I'll have another Long Covid recovery story coming out in January!
I have blurry vision post Covid! I also have pots like symptoms (never passed out and only get the heart rate issues when I am nervous) but I have blood pressure issues and nerve pain
@@lauren3220 I'm so sorry to hear of these symptoms Lauren. I have seen people with POTS, heart rate issues, blood pressure issues and nerve pain improve or recover through this approach. I've also heard of people restoring sound and sight by calming the nervous system. Again, you first need to rule out anything pathological with physicians but it sounds like you've done that. I have an in-depth course on how to heal coming up in April if you want to dive into this approach!
www.rebeccatolin.com/course
what do you mean exactly when you say "Once the virus passes and there is all this stress and pressure in the nervous system"? min 8:43
@wildgardens After the acute virus passes, the nervous system can remain in a hyper-vigilant state, as if there is still an active threat. We want to show it that the danger has passed so it can come back into a more regulated state. I hope this helps!
Thank you so much for this video! I feel like I am suffering from some viral overload and then had an allergic reaction and started reacting to food, supplements, being too hot or too cold. My nervous system is reacting to so many things. My symptoms range from a sore throat, shivering and chills, racing heart rate, breathlessness, fatigue, peeling skin, swelling tongue and throat. Blood work is normal although some doctors think it's mast cell activation due to viral overload. Could this approach help or do I need to use this in conjunction with a medical approach to address my extreme reactions to food. Thanks so much 🥰 🙏
Hi Chris, I'm sorry to hear of your suffering. As you noted, it's important to get checked by a doctor to make sure there's nothing treatable. But I had many of the symptoms you describe, including food sensitivities that showed up on labs. After trying many herbs and interventions, I finally came to understand that my brain had developed a conditioned response to certain foods but I didn't really have food allergies. (Tests showed I was sensitive to foods but I overcame them through Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain). As long as you've been cleared medically, I've found this work to be very very helpful! If you've tested positive for Covid previously, you might look into a wonderful mind-body study using this approach. You can learn more and find a link on this blog:
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-recovery
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04854772
Once the nervous system calms down, the other issues generally clear up on their own. I hope this helps!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you so much, Rebecca, for taking the time to reply. I feel like my symptoms are also confounded by the fact that I had to take several rounds of antibiotics which my body typically reacts poorly too and then then food becomes an issue as everything seems to aggravate it. I will check out the resources you mentioned. Does the book go over how to reintroduce foods that you might be reacting to? I've tried a few times without great success and want to feel confident about doing this moving forward. Are all of your food sensitivities gone now? Thanks so much for all of the videos you have created. It makes me hopeful ☺
@@ChrisZFit It's my pleasure! I also had to take quite a few rounds of antibiotics so I understand the dilemma. But trust your body can rebound from this! In Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain, he clearly spells out how "food sensitivities" develop through learned associations in the brain. His clear, scientific explanation dispelled my myths and relieved my fears of certain foods. Once you understand these foods are not dangerous, you slowly reintroduce them with safety messages, being sure not to worry if you get symptoms in the beginning. That's what I did and yes, I've overcome the food sensitivities. So can you!
Fyi, I teach all this in the 10-week course I'll be offering later in 2022. You can learn more here and sign up for my newsletter to find out when it's offered. I wish you the best Chris!
www.rebeccatolin.com/how-we-heal
Sounds like you are the perfect candidate to try to the TMS approach. Do not underestimate the power of the brain changing our biochemical structure. Check out the resources in the comments below this video. It will be a lot of intentional work at first, but gradually you will be able to calm down your amygdala. You might also read some of the threads and comments here.
Thank you both for providing me with hope and resources to do the work on myself and calm my amygdala! 🤗
Will the book "Unlearn your pain" go over the meditation, journaling, etc that was discussed here? I thought the video was intriguing but would like some more detailed ways to learn more about the things discussed. Does my question make sense?
Your question is a very important one! Yes, the book Unlearn Your Pain has a lot more foundational knowledge and specific writing prompts. I recommend that book, as well as the Curable App.
For somatic tracking meditations, you may try a couple fee ones on my website:
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking
www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
If you haven't seen my blog, I go over step by step ways to recover. Specifically, this one with Sarah's video links to her Google Doc with other resources.
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-recovery
I have other videos and podcasts on my Media page too:
www.rebeccatolin.com/resources
I hope this helps!
You may also check out the Mind & Fitness podcast too! Eddy is a weightlifter and focuses on healing through this TMS approach.
audioboom.com/posts/7765434-157-happiness-doesn-t-come-from-the-outside-w-rebecca-tolin
Thanks for the response!!
Superb interview. Most helpful. Here is a question: I face shortness of breath and back pain even after two months of Covid. Besides regular shortness of breath, if I do a long exhale, I start hyper ventilating. All medical reports and scans are normal. I am convinced it is TMS. However despite the conviction, any attempt to do 4-5 long exhale leads to a total relapse. Would you two lovely ladies have any suggestion for me as to how do i navigate this difficult terrain? Thank you so much.
I'm so glad you're seeing your symptoms as TMS, Krishna! The brain can link neutral, or even healthy, stimuli with danger when it's aroused. The great news is you retrain your brain that a long exhale is safe. You want to start slowly, first just imagining that you are taking a longer breath. Keep telling yourself that you are safe and that this long exhale is good for you. Notice and feel any sensations like anxiety or shortness of breath that arise in your body while you are imagining it. It's called graded exposure and it's highly effective for overcoming fears and phobias of all kinds. You can also do the same exercise watching someone else do long exhales, such as in a video, but not actually doing them yourself until you can imagine it with ease and comfort. Then you want to take longer breaths very slowly, making the exhale only one count longer than the inhale and so forth. Does that make sense?
I have a couple free somatic meditations on my website and you can adapt them to your breath:
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking
www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
I also teach this technique in my online course. Best of luck in your recovery!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you so much for your kind answer and for the graded exposure technique. I am going to try it soon. I did your somatic tracking meditation twice today and so loved it. Felt peaceful and centered by the end. I have added it to my daily habit tracker. Will look up your online course too. Thank you for all your noble work.
@@KrishnaBhaavin Fantastic! I'm so glad you enjoyed somatic tracking and are adding it to your routine! It helped me so much and I hope it helps you too. With your uplifting attitude, you shall surely recover Krishna! If you've subscribed to this channel or my email list, you'll get notice when I release a new post-viral recovery story next week. Take care!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach yes, I am subscribed. Look forward to the new story. And thank you for your most encouraging words 🙏🌸
@@KrishnaBhaavin It's lovely to meet you Krishna! One other thing I wanted to share: another practice that can be helpful is to simply tune into your breath without trying to alter it. For some people, that slowly brings a restoration of a natural breathing rhythm. Over time, you'll be able to breath deeper. 🥰
Beautiful episode. Keep ‘‘em coming.
Thank you! Will do!
In nov 2020 I got the first strain of covid. After three days high fever and flu symptoms it passed and I went back to work and workouts. During the year I did not slight tiredness and chest pain on occasion but didn’t think anything of it. Jan 2022 I contracted the next strain. I am completely debilitated. Constant headaches/head fullness/head throbbing, fatigue, non stop hot flashes in my hands and limbs from hot air water, GI pain, upper back pain, neuropathy, elevated heart palpitations anxiety, insomnia and tremors. I need help if any can or is willing to help me. Day 47 post 2nd infection. Just like this woman I have gone to the hospital multiple times and doctors they have no answers. I’m hopeless
Hi Luke. Please watch this video with an open mind. Your symptoms are very much real but they are caused by your mind. You’re not hopeless. You will recover from this if you
accept that you can recover from it. ruclips.net/video/yMVu_VP_O8M/видео.html
Dear Luke, I am so sorry you are suffering so much. I second William's words. You can recover from this! After the acute virus passes, symptoms can be generated by a hypervigilant brain and nervous system. You want to find ways to process your emotions and calm your fear.
If you're in the U.S., there's a mind body study for long-Covid I highly recommend. They're still recruiting a few more people for the study (and it's free). You can reach out to the research team here and here's a link to my full blog with other information:
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04854772
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-recovery
I hope this helps!
@@williambrown3844 That was such a great interview! Thanks for sharing William.
So when is your program available ?
I'm busy working on my course now Dawn! I hope to open registration in August.You can sign up for the waiting list here: www.rebeccatolin.com/how-we-heal
Meanwhile, you might want to do some slow, deep breathing, extending the exhale as long as you can without straining. This can help regulate the nervous system, which can cause shortness of breath.
What will it cost?
@@dawnowens2345 Hi Dawn! We haven't set the price yet but we'll send out more info soon. If you're on my mailing list, you'll be the first to know!
www.rebeccatolin.com/course
Interesting interview. I have a question for you regarding your brain fog. I suffered brain fog 4 days after my second covid shot and has never gone away since. In fact it's so much to the point of debilitating. I'm interested in TMS and took the test and I do have score of 39. I'm in Tustin California and curious about how you were able to recover from your brain fog. That is the worst thing that's holding me back right now. I would like to get some more information about this but I'm also want to make sure that this is legit. Sorry to be so blunt but that's how I roll. Rodger
Hi Rodger, Great question and I'm sorry to hear about the brain fog. That's a very common mind-body symptom, considering you've ruled out anything pathological. Generally, a side effect would come more quickly and dissipate sooner. But when the nervous system and brain are on high alert, they can continue to perpetuate brain fog after the vaccine or virus have passed. In fact, brain fog is a common sign of a dysregulated nervous system. The good news it that it's not a disease! You want to find ways to lower fear and calm your nervous system. I highly recommend Howard Schubiner's book "Unlearn Your Pain," which also addresses symptoms like brain fog. That was a primary symptom for me with ME/CFS and I speak about this in other videos. Also, I have a program teaching people the science and practices to recover from mind-body symptoms that will begin in early September. You can learn more here:
www.rebeccatolin.com/course
Rodger, there's more resources in this blog and you'll find a link to Sarah Rainwater's document at the bottom. Know that I've recovered from brain fog and I see many other people recover. You can be one of them! www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-recovery
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach I'm interested in doing/learning more about your course.... I need to get rid of this pain / brain fog.
@@ocrodger If you sign up for my mailing list, you'll find out when I open registration in August. I had really bad brain fog too and have recovered. I'd love to have you in the class! www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
for those of us who have had a vax injury - with small fibre neuropathy - do you feel this will help? 12m still going...
Hmm, it depends on what you mean by a vax injury. Can you explain more? Generally, mind-body healing can help settle the brain and nervous system, which can have a very beneficial effect on other systems of the body!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach wow I'm 16months out now and still going. So I had my booster and then after it my body flooded with pins and needles. I've Been told it can cause small fibre neuroapthy and that's what I have. So I've been keen to see if mind body work can help. My hands and feet tingle all day long. It was my whole body and face but now just hands and feet. A lot have tje exact same issue post v
I get horrible reflux and huge adrenaline bursts /panic attack feelings , sometimes the confusion and mental stuff gets so bad I feel like im going crazy . My veins in my legs are bursting , I have nocturnal hypoxia so my oxygen drops to 70 % when I sleepn
@breezylyn2168 I'm so sorry to hear about your suffering. That sounds so challenging. 🤗 It can be helpful to seek professional therapy for panic attacks and also get a medical evaluation for your other symptoms to rule out anything treatable. But I see many people who recover from the kinds of symptoms you describe with mind-body healing!
Very good interview and very interesting! I wish to have stumbled n this one year earlier. But, I have found this channel and this interview through Raelan Agle channel and I am actually getting better from long covid. This is amazing!
Fantastic! I'm so glad you finally found me and this approach through Raelan's amazing channel. I am teaching my signature course staring this week if you're interested in more support. Lots of people with Long Covid join us and have made great progress and recoveries!
www.rebeccatolin.com/course
Did riding in cars make your dizziness worse??
Sometimes it did. Keep in mind that symptoms and timing vary from person to person. But if you've ruled out pathological issues (i.e. tissue damage) we treat all mind-body symptoms the same way.
YES! I thought I was the only one. Driving makes me feel like I’m gonna pass out
Guy's i still don't know what to do
I highly recommend Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain, which addresses other mind-body symptoms. You can apply it to Long Covid. And if you want a structured and supportive course, I'll be teaching one this September! www.rebeccatolin.com/course
I have had severe symptoms.....
If I could buy ONE item for 30+ yrs of CFS (TMS) which would it be. I liked very much Sarah saying you are safe there is nothing wrong. Cuz it puts a distance between the rogue set pathways and the in charge frontal lobe which would be myself right? So 1 Sarno book or Schubiner or other? Thanks ps, am watching your collection of videos today : )
Dear Linda, I'm so glad you found us and TMS after 30+ years of CFS. Like Sarah, reassuring myself I was truly safe and okay because there is nothing physical wrong with me was key. So were somatic meditations.
If you want to buy one item, I'd say to purchase a copy of Dr. Howard Schubiner's "Unlearn Your Pain" book. It carefully lays out the science for what is truly happening in our body-mind, offers writing practices and even includes audio meditations on his website. I highly recommend that book for you Linda and am cheering you on! No matter how long you've had symptoms, the brain is neuroplastic and can change! As you'll see, my other videos speak directly to recovering from CFS. You may also want to sign up for a free somatic meditation and occasional blogs on my website for free! www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you Rebecca! I did sign up for your emails. So I looked on Amazon then went to the Docs website. And there I saw a "latest video" that was last year. And when he started out with Queens We will we will rock you, I was sold ha. Yes that it the #1 song for earworms. And CFS as an earworm! And he said how pain(fatigue) is the brains opinion! Wowza. And for fatigue I thought yes it has to be an opinion because how else can you explain the ultramarathoners? The running 200 miles? They dont accept too tired. So living below poverty is tough but I will buy his book today. Mine began with mono and then got into an earworm and incorrect opinion. Brilliant!
@@lindaterzich6632 Yes to all this! That's exactly what happens, these things begin with a virus or infection like mono. Then, we get bad information that scares our emotional brain and becomes an "ear worm." The brain learns these patterns and gets stuck in a stress-symptom loop. But we can get out of that loop with accurate information! Howard Schubiner has other excellent (and free) videos on his website and I share some of my favorites on my Resources and Media pages. Between those and his book, you can do the work without spending much money at all! www.rebeccatolin.com/mind-bodyresources
I think fatigue is the brain's way of protecting us from a perceived threat. My own brain thought the world was threatening, after I experienced an assault, and tried to keep me home. It needs retraining, reassuring messages and space to safely feel emotions and sensations in the body. Glad you signed up for my free meditation Linda!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach wow screenshotted this a million times. Thank you so much for this info. it's really helpful!🙇🏽♀️👌🏽
@@TDK.92 We're so glad it's helpful to you Tamara!!!
I had Covid back in November 2020 and still am dealing with brain fog symptoms. Several times a week I try to recall different names of people, things, or places and just can’t. Quite often what I am trying to recall will pop into head several hours later, but I have never had this problem until after Covid. I have read that it is a symptom of long Covid. I do have TMS and have had success in curing some of my symptoms, but I’m just not sure how brain fog fits into mind body symptoms? I don’t have any fear regarding this symptom, just frustration. I would love to be able to get back to my old self.
Hello, As long as pathological issues have been ruled out, brain fog is a common TMS symptom. I had lots of brain fog, difficulty remembering and concentrating with CFS, which I came to see as TMS. I work with a lot of people with Long Covid and CFS and the brain fog tends to improve along with the other symptoms. It comes from the brain and nervous system state. I'm teaching an upcoming course starting soon on how to recover, and have a whole guide for fatigue/brain fog etc. Here's a link if you want to take a look. Know that you can feel well again! www.rebeccatolin.com/course
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you for your response. I checked out your course but I just can't afford that price.
@@lissarx2459 I completely understand. You might check out Jim Prussack's RUclips channel, which has lots of free content as well as Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain, which applies to brain fog as well. I also send a free meditation + blogs if you want to sign up for my newsletter. Best of luck to you!
www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you Rebecca I have really found Jim's and Dan's channel to be helpful.
@@lissarx2459 Jim and Dan are both wonderful! I'm so glad you've found them.
If bloodwork shows high inflammation, one wouldn't treat that with TMS alone right? What is meant by tissue damage? Thanks.
You should definitely get checked by a doctor, BUT also know inflammation IS connected to TMS symptoms. It's a nervous system response. Nicole Sachs talked about this in one of her podcasts. Jake and Dan Buglio talk about this in this RUclips video regarding Jake's liver (about minute 3). Link below. Rebecca has great somatic tracking techniques to help bring the nervous system back down to normalcy. It takes a couple of weeks to reprogram your brain. Hope this helps. ruclips.net/video/yMVu_VP_O8M/видео.html
@@sarahrainwater683 Yes, am working with a doctor. Thanks for the info. Will do some more digging. :)
Hi Anita, I agree with Sarah. You want to make sure there's no tissue damage to the lungs or heart, which would show up in x-rays or scans. If doctors don't find anything pathological, or treatable, people can get great benefit and even resolution through the TMS work.
Often doctors say there's inflammation but it can be an effect, not the cause of symptoms. I was told I had high inflammation too during the CFS years and I recovered through the TMS work. As the brain and nervous system feel safe again, the other systems of the body start working better too. The somatic meditations can be very helpful! Wishing you the best with your recovery.
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach It's very hopeful isn't it? Thank you for taking the time to share.
@@Anita-silver It IS very hopeful Anita and hope is powerful medicine itself! I'm so glad you're feeling that way. Here's a free somatic tracking meditation that can help calm your brain and nervous system.
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking
What is causing the chest pains?
Sarah would have to answer that specifically but it's always vital to get chest pains checked out by a physician immediately. That said, if there's no pathological issue, we're seeing many people like Sarah recover from chest pains through mind-body healing.
I stay in zambia 🇿🇲 I feel like I have post covid, for 2months I have been weak and body pains and I'm extremely tired. I've never tested positive but at some point I exhibited covid symptoms. We tested 3times, still negative.i checked all my organs and all tests come out normal. I cant work and I'm only on vitamins and minerals. Seen the doctors they can't prescribe anything for me because they can't diagnose anything so I can't be helped. I don't know what to do. People don't believe there's anything like long covid here. How can I get back my strength and avoid being tired please help anyone
My heart goes out to you Loiwe. Since doctors haven't found anything pathologically wrong, you can treat your symptoms as mind-body or TMS. There's lots of videos and resources on my website to help you. Wishing you the very best! www.rebeccatolin.com/rebeccas-media
Loiwe, You may want to read this document from Sarah Rainwater, full of information for how to recover from mind-body symptoms and post-Covid: docs.google.com/document/d/1H8bGhIe0zKENYsGAV3N-G6eC_y8GqJfZvX4N2kPGW_Y/edit
Plus, watch this video by Nicole Sachs. ruclips.net/video/hacvpeHMvTA/видео.html
Hey friend--Just want to give you hope. If you get plugged into the right resources you will find thousands of people who have healed through these methods. There is a new (and quickly increasing) body of research that is showing how powerful neural plastic pain, AND healing, can be. Good luck!
I dont get it, so this is basically mind over matter with long covid ? I dont who to believe as Doctors are no help to me at this point with pneumonia, shortness of breath and day 17 of migraines and fatigue. Still positive after 17 days.
Hi there, I'm sorry to hear you are feeling so awful. To clarify, pneumonia is an infection that must be treated by medical professionals. It's NOT what we call TMS or mind-body symptoms. It's really important to follow the doctor's guidelines for any active and acute infection, including pneumonia and Covid. Sarah and I are discussing post-Covid or long-Covid symptoms, which occur without any tissue damage. As long as doctors have ruled out active infection or tissue damage, we look to the mind-body connection to recover from chronic symptoms. This is not mind over matter. It's about finding a precise and accurate cause, and treatment, for chronic symptoms that are perpetuated by the brain and nervous system. I hope that helps!
Not at all. Unfortunately, none of this is simply: "all in your head." It's truly neurological issue. All pain, is manifested in the brain... even when you burn your hand on the stove! Yes, your body had Covid and was sick for a bit, but then got better. HOWEVER, your brain got stuck in that neural circuit pattern... often times because of emotions, let me explain. Your amygdala is a smoke detector. It uses emotions to detect if there is a problem in your environment, all in order to keep you alive. When you feel fear and hopelessness, you body responds with a fight or flight response to keep you alive! Figuratively speaking, your brain is "burning it's hand" over and over again because you have not yet turned off the alarm system... the emotions. The "smoke alarm"' does not shut off because you keep telling it it should be scared of something (it's not your fault... this is how our brains are wired). If your tests are normal, your body is OK. NOW you have to get your amygdala (your smoke detector) to turn off. To answer your question, your pain is REAL, but the source is no longer Covid, it's your brain. Hope that helps.
Also, if you have an infection, you need to find a doctor, and most likely antibiotics. :)
How are you now jc
Mine flares with ovulation and menstruation
It's quite common for women to get more symptoms with ovulation and menstruation due to hormonal changes. But many of us have found that mind-body practices help ease the monthly cycles!
Can you help me, I had covid and my doctor told me he has done blood tests a X-rays and everything is normal, I still get symptoms and get so scared to exercise, should I continue to exercise despite the intense somatic symptoms ?
Hi Ezza, That's really great news that your tests all came out normal. In that case, we recommend increasing activity is small steps, as you're ready and feel safe doing so. Dr. Howard Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain has a great explanation of how to do this. It's very applicable to post-Covid symptoms too. You want to remind your brain that you're okay and there's nothing pathologically wrong with you. As you feel safe, you want to return to activity, being indifferent to the symptoms. This somatic meditation can be really helpful too. I hope this helps!
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/somatic-tracking
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you so
Much ! I have had somatic problems In the past but I never thought covid would trigger me to have fatigue and short breath feelings, but this can be triggered by the fight flight mode ?
@@ezza1236 Absolutely, flight-fight-freeze mode can cause fatigue and shortness of breath. I had those symptoms with the CFS too. I know it can be scary but as long as you’ve had it checked out by a doctor, mind body healing can be very effective. You want to find ways to reduce your fear levels because that drives symptoms. I have lots of free resources on my website and this channel so you can dive into mind-body healing!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you Rebecca, every time I get symptoms of out of breath or fatigue, I tell my self that I’ve recovered from covid and that these symptoms are a manifestation of the fight flight response!
Doctor has told me tests are normal
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach do you do online Skype conversations too? I’m from australia
, I’m not sure if that would work if you did
Gees i haven't been able to work in 3 years due to long covid!
That's so rough but know there is hope! I've seen many people with Long Covid recover. Here's some more resources to guide you. 💖
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/long-covid-study
ruclips.net/video/CgMSDBUYG6s/видео.html
I over come most of the symtomps with this even my mindbody symtomps before cocido are now gone but know I have ibs and worst teneamus for a month now. All negative or inconclusive I m getting in to depression now but you see. I got a cold last week so bad that I thoug that could be covid a second time I feel a lot frustration around it but the funny part is that all this symtomps ibs. Gut related went await like for a day or two when I was so worry about this cold. So that's my clue but I still I don't get to the point that is all gone and some times I feel that I want to quick all this. I can do long walks agauin up and down stairs you name it. But now this. Is like I'm always suffering from something
Getting depression and anxiety, unfortunately, is a normal part of the breaking the fight or flight response loop. As your body takes the emotion, that is stuck in a fight or flight response, from the amygdala to the prefrontal cortex (the problem solving part of your brain), the emotion becomes more actualized (anxiety and depression). Be safe, first and for most, and get help if you need it. But also, treat the anxiety and depression like another physical manifestation of the emotion, and keep practicing the TMS strategies to break those anxiety/depression symptoms. See resource links under this video to help you find some of those strategies.
@@sarahrainwater683 Tha k you. I already have excepcións for this gut symptoms. Last weekend I was handing out with friends and I as totally symtomsm free no matter what I eat or drink. Only lasted that day but that cheers my hopes up c: any covid damage would act like that. Thanks
@@RaphaWasHere Yes, Schubiner says to "rule in and rule out TMS" just like you did! If your symptoms went away when you were with friends, that is one way to "rule in" TMS. Exactly! And now that you know it is TMS, you can continue this work confidently. When you can be confident that your body is safe, then your amygdala positively response and your parasympathetic nervous system is triggered to rest and restore. It's all a brain game! It does take time. Yay!!!!! Great work.
Wow. I honestly needed someone to say it just like that. Maybe I should. I’ve definitely been knocking around ideas.
I’m so glad I found this video. I am 6 weeks post covid and it’s been so difficult but have recently realised what these ongoing symptoms are. Sometimes I don’t feel symptoms (usually when I’m absorbed in something or in my safe place at home) I ended up in hospital too with a very fast heart and all
X-rays etc we’re ok. I now get breathless and jelly legs and numbness. It’s quite distressing! I’m still quite fearful but my tests were all clear. I have to believe that it’s all ok. Ive started DNRS and lots of recovery videos. I have watched this video twice now and it’s helped so much. Thankyou xx
If the sleeping medications didn’t work, how did this delightful woman cope ? No sleep ?
The book, Say Goodnight to Insomnia, by Gregg Jacobs, really helped with my insomnia post Covid. It's also cognitive behavioral therapy based, so it goes so well with your TMS-pain work. The whole first part basically explains that you don’t need as much sleep as you think you do to be healthy, thus stopping your fight or flight response around sleep (and trained neural pathway). It helps create ambivalence around sleep, which paradoxically, helps you to fall asleep easier. The second part has structured sleep schedules to kick start your brain retraining around sleep. I never needed the schedule, the behavioral therapy is all I needed. Great reviews. Mentioned on almost all insomnia forums. Very similar process as pain brain retraining. Harvard professor based book I believe. Good research.
Thank you Sarah! Great explanation. I think you told me about Say Goodnight to Insomnia and I'm so grateful! It helped stabilize my sleep, along with the TMS work including somatic tracking. Interesting that you didn't need the sleep schedule. Which strategies helped you the most? Great to see your comment pop up!
What about mast cell, ?
Doctors in this field point to the brain's danger signal as the cause of MCAS in many cases. I've seen a number of people recover through this approach, including Chrissy Zmijewski who was diagnosed with MCAS.
Here's that interview! ruclips.net/video/SSXG_LyFjdI/видео.htmlsi=MwjgpDYhE-CxEpzo