Inspirational Long Covid Recovery Story
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2023
- Leon Williams went from being homebound to healthy through mind-body healing! The London actor and father fell ill with Long Covid during a very stressful time in his life. For nearly two years, he could no longer work or help care for his two young children-until he realized his symptoms were caused by his brain and nervous system. Leon embraced this mind-body approach, coined TMS by Dr. John Sarno and MBS by Dr. Howard Schubiner, and made a full recovery!
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I’ve been looking forward to another long covid recovery video. I can so relate to him as I’m also recovering from long covid. I’m also doing the work and I’ve had long covid for about 19 months and i’m about 80% recovered now.
That’s beautiful! Did you have PEM/crashes?
Yes I did I was bed bound for 8 months, was crawling to the bathroom. Thought I was going to die.
Wow! YOU are amazing! I'm so happy to hear you're about 80% recovered! Keep going... you will get there. Let me know when you do! ❤
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I’ve been following your work Rebecca, Dan Buglio and Jim Prussack’s work. I listen to Nichole sachs on podcasts too.
This kind of videos always makes me so grateful to the Internet :) Now I see these strange situations as an opportunity to rediscover my inner self.
@jiayihuang6137
Thanks for your beautiful words! I'm so happy you're finding meaning in these videos and in your healing journey. I agree that these symptoms can be a powerful invitation to rediscover our inner selves! You might enjoy some of my other blogs/videos discussing this:
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/life-after-long-covid
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/pleasure
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/jennys-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-recovery
Wishing you well! 💚
Thank you so much Rebecca and Leon. I am in the early stages of applying Rebecca's approach to my Long Covid recovery here in the UK and am starting to see hints of improvement 🙏. Several of Leon's comments resonated with me and I will reflect on them. Thanks both 💞.
That's fantastic to hear on all counts! Leon has much wisdom to share. Wishing you the very best in your recovery! 💖
I'm about 60% recovered now from Long Covid. I spent 4 months bedbound before discovering CBT. I credit that with getting me out of bed in February. By March I began to take short walks (3-7 minutes) and didn't need to sit in the shower or while brushing my teeth anymore. I then began expressive writing, anger expression and somatic tracking in March. By the end of that month I was moving around the house more and making my own meals again. I even began some very light chores. My longest walk is now 13 minutes and I hope to take a 20 minute walk within the next 3-4 weeks.
That said, I've noticed a huge uptick in sleepless nights and sensations this last month. I can only guess this is from the emotional work I'm doing and the increased movement. Somatic tracking has really helped me manage my reaction to very uncomfortable sensations that LC throws at me and this is imperative to get well in my opinion. However, late at night/early morning when the sensations come, that's when I'm at my weakest and the wheels often come off the bus. If I could figure out how to manage those tough nights, I feel my recovery would be faster. I hope that the more emotional work and anger expression that I do, that the insomnia gets better and I can reach the next level of healing. The insomnia is the one thing that really breaks me.
I have to remind myself that my worst days now are far better than my best days when this all started. The hardest part for me is the constant up/down days. Mentally, physically and emotionally it's a tough road and can be exhausting. We must all remain resilient, persistent and have compassion for ourselves. I never imagined I would be at this point 3 months ago, and am positive it will get even better in another 3 months!
I love this recovery stories and watch one per day. Keep up the great work. I hope anybody reading this finds their way. We will get through this!
@Jackson_Hts_Mr_Randy_Watson
You are amazing! What incredible progress! It does take resilience, persistence and self-compassion, doesn't it? But, you have wonderful tools and clearly your are creating more safety in your brain and body. Fantastic work!!
Insomnia was my most persistent symptom (for 13+ years) so I'm very sympathetic. A combination of mind-body healing, as described on this channel, and CBTi helped me. Neurofeedback can be helpful too.
As we move up the Polyvagal ladder, our system can go into flight-fight activity, which can cause insomnia. The emotional work is important for sure but I recommend focusing on soothing activities in the evenings to reassure your subconscious brain that you're okay.
I offer sleep guides with my tips in my Be Your Own Medicine course, along with 25 somatic meditations and other tools to find homeostasis. But it sounds like you're doing great! You will get through this!
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Thank you for sharing your story
@@darrend2035 You're welcome. I'm at 75-80% now btw! So much has changed. If you're reading this, I promise if you put in the work, you WILL get better.
Yay!! I’ve been waiting for a new video ❤❤❤
Yah! Enjoy! ❤
I so needed to watch this, after having some LC relapses recently this has reminded me of the tools I used to crush long covid almost exactly one year ago today ~ thank you both so much
If you did it once, you can do it again! So glad Leon's amazing story was helpful to you. You got this!
Can you sum up what and how long you did it daily...and how long it took?
thanks for posting, Rebecca :)
My pleasure!
Such similar journeys!! Love it! Very encouraging! Thank you Leon and Rebecca for this success story! Rebecca you are looking more radiant than ever!
I'm glad you found it and see yourself in Leon's journey, Lianne! It's always a joy to hear from you and thanks for your kind words! Sending love your way. 💕
Wonderful to hear! I've got a flu that's lingering - the sore throat and cough keep coming back, though the other symptoms are long gone and my energy is much better. I know this is mind-body, as I was silenced in a trauma, plus fear as I had learned some difficult things about coughing and the harm it can do the vocal cords - so that fear likely made all the coughing of the flu scarier and worse. It's SO good to hear someone going through this and recovering. Thank you, Rebecca, for sharing this.
It sounds like you have a good grasp of the mind-body connection! I’m so sorry about the trauma but I’m glad that you’ve discovered mind body healing. There’s often a stubborn symptom or two. But keep going as you’re on the right track!
Great video Rebecca. I hope one day I will be full recovery
Me too, me too! Keep practicing and you will get there. Be sure to enjoy the journey too. It's good for the nervous system and makes life sweeter.💖
Great story. Thanks for sharing
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful the video. Made me emotional. You and Jim are a part of my healing journey too
That's so sweet to read! Jim helped me so much and I'm happy to carry the torch alongside him. I'm rooting for you! 💖
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Hi Rebecca how do I find Jim’s recovery story? Thank you Deborah
@@deborahbutel2622 I'm not sure if Jim has ever posted his own recovery story but he interviewed me here: ruclips.net/video/YzYTy_drV18/видео.html
Thank you! Very good and inspiring story!
You're so welcome! May the inspiration support your wellbeing.🥰
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you!
He had the Symptom imperative Dr Sarno talked about
@darrend2035
Yes, exactly! It's very common actually.
What a great recovery story! Thank you both for sharing it. I highly recommend Rebecca’s Be Your Own Medicine course. It helped me move to a whole new level of recovery from severe adrenal fatigue which lasted over 3 years. 🙏🏼✨
Oh Donna, I am so thrilled to hear this!! How wondrous! I'm glad you've seen some benefits in your wellbeing from the course! It was such a delight to have you! I know what adrenal fatigue feels like. If you'd like to share your comments in our new Success Stories, page I'd love to include them! You can find the page here and email me if that's of interest. Thanks for the great news!!!
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Thank you for this Rebecca! ❤
You're so welcome, Lindsay! I recall that you found me through Matt!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach you bet! It was so helpful! ❤️
@@lindsayh1502 I'm so glad! I'd love to have you on this channel sometime too! xo
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach it would be my pleasure Rebecca ❤️
@@lindsayh1502 I look toward to that Lindsay! You have so much learned wisdom to share. 💖
Insomnia holds me back. Can you please do a video on dealing with insomnia as a symptom.
Yes! This is such an important topic and it's on my list of videos to make. It may take a couple months but if you subscribe to this channel, you'll be notified! Know that insomnia is a mind-body symptom and you can restore your sleep!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you. I have resisted medication for a year but am now feeling rather desperate. Do you feel it is ok to have some support via meds ?
@@briechilli4496 I so get it and am sorry for your suffering. As long as you've ruled out medical conditions like sleep apnea with your doctor, insomnia is a mind-body symptom that can be overcome! I can't give medical guidance since I'm not a physician. For me, sleeping meds didn't make me feel better due to the side effects. An anti-anxiety med called Trazadone helped take the edge of insomnia a bit. But I finally recovered through mind-body healing, plus some CBT and later neurofeedback. I recommend reading Dr. Schubiner's book Unlearn Your Pain, as well as Gregg Jacob's book Say Goodnight to Insomnia. I describe how I recovered from CFS and sleep issues in this blog! 💝
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-crash-to-cure-story
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you Rebecca. My issue is long covid. 7 months now. Apparently insomnia is a common symptom. Panic anxiety, fatigue, DPDR
Hi Rebecca & Leon, I can't thank you enough for this video. This truly gives me so much hope and it resonates with me 100%. I just discovered this approach so I am quite new, and I have one thing that really is in the way of believing it a 100% in my case, namely: I suffer from burn-out instead of long covid. In this video and in other video's and information on this approach, burn-out is not mentioned once. That makes me doubt whether this approach will also work for me. I am from the Netherlands and maybe its just a cultural thing what we name our illnesses, but I would really love to hear from you whether burn-out is just the same and if this will work for me too. That will hopefully give me additional evidence and increased belief that this is the right way for me!! Really curious to hear what you think, looking forward to it.
@RoseMountain_25
I'm so happy that you're resonating with this approach! Absolutely, this can help with burnout! We work with symptoms like fatigue, as well as with personality traits that drive the stress-symptom loop. It's natural to have doubts, especially as you've just discovered this approach! I can walk you through the steps to recovery in my Be Your Own Medicine program. It's a great sign that these videos resonates with you and we go much further in the course. I'd love to support you further! 💖
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Medical medium helped me a lot to get the EBV virus down which is usually what we have had prior to Covid retriggering the EBV again. This plus Pain Free You is helping me alot
Dan is great and I'm so glad he's helping you! I took anti-virals to lower my EBV but it didn't relieve my symptoms. Studies show that we all have titers of EBV, even asymptomatic people do. I think you're on the right track with this mind-body approach! If you want to hear me talk more about my views on EBV, you can check out this recent webinar I did, as well as my interview with Matt Sibert. Wishing you the best with your recovery!
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Hey Rebecca there are lots of people who heal using medical medium information. Not just CFS but all kinds of autoimmune problems.
Then there are a lot of people healing with the mind body technic.
I feel like depending where you are coming from people are pro and anti to those forms of healing.
There seem to be massive results on both sides.
How do you explain people healing things like MS using Medical medium information?
I am happy for everyone who recovers but it seems like both sides turn a blind eye to each other.
I just couldn't tell Long Covid from panic attack
@jiayihuang6137
Yes, they can feel very similar. As long as doctors have ruled out any treatable pathological condition, we find that mind-body healing can help with all these neuroplastic symptoms!
I got cfs for a few month and totaly believe that its TMS. But more intelectual then deeply knowing and feeling safe.
Problem is i got ME and crash like 1 time a week. I always try to go out, Drive my car and so but i cant stop crashing idk. I also got a chronic derealization since 8 years 24/7 with big anxiety.
I just hope the fatigue is going away soon..
I feel for you and understand this cycle well! It generally helps to take slow graded steps and when the crash comes, don't let it scare you but simply take the rest you need. That's the best time to retrain your brain that you're safe, even with the symptoms. Not easy but effective! I teach all this in my Be Your Own Medicine course twice a year and we're in registration now if you're interested. Wishing you the best!
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I love these videos but I’d love some stories of someone with long covid who was actually diagnosed with raised Troponins/ Myocarditis, actually something rather than nothing … then recovered through calming the nervous system
Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone like that to interview at the moment but you can still use these mind-body techniques to help regulate the nervous system!
I had a similar question regarding the spike protein. One year after having and being miserable with Long COVID symptoms, tested positive for having the spike protein.
Still weak, still suddenly break into a sweat & have to lay down before i drop. Seeing Dr tomorrow again, seems like shes finally starting to believe me tho she's still not sure what to do
@carolyncarlson6410
That's important that you're ruling out anything pathological with your doctor. When doctors can't find anything structural, we treat these symptoms as mind-body. Many people get better! If you want support, you might check out my Be Your Own Medicine course. We'd love to support you!
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@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you- I will
How much meditation time would you recommend? For fatigue specifically… my notice is that during exercise the fatigue feels a little better, moving seems to calm me.
Hi Jennifer, It's important to tune into your own nervous system to sense how much meditation works for you! I like doing one meditation morning and evening but did more when I was in an active recovery process. That said, many people prefer more active "resources" like writing and moving. So if exercise calms you, that's a positive pathway to follow!
Did he have head pressure/tension? Also do you think at a specific time the body just starts to relax. ? I see some get better around the 2-year mark. the only marker that was elevated what my ESR. SO overtime inflammation needs to calm down?
I'm not sure if Leon had head pressure but that can be a common mind-body symptom. People generally feel better when they feel safer and their nervous system becomes more regulated. Then, all the systems in the body become more regulated and things like inflammation can decrease too.
Thank you Leon and Rebecca. Sounds like Leon recovered within 12 months is that correct?
You're most welcome! I believe that Leon had Long Covid symptoms for two years and recovered within six months of finding this branch of mind-body healing. Wishing you the best!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach great thank you! Great interview Rebecca
@@deborahbutel2622 You're most welcome Deborah! 💖
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So glad you're enjoying my channel Derrick! You might consider my Be Your Own Medicine courses, which lays out the steps to recovery. We open registration this week!
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@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach I wish I could! I’ve spent my whole savings on doctors appointments, tests, and treatments :( Good luck with the course! I know it will be of tremendous help to others. ✌🏻
@@Derrick_7 Oh no! I know how that goes. 🤣We do have a scholarship application you can apply for during the first 10 days of registration. Starting tomorrow! You can find the application and information in the FAQs at the bottom of the page. Either way, may you find your way to wellness Derrick!
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@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Thank you. ❤
Ok so how do we do this step by step. This video is awesome, but what is the mantra and blueprint?
@juliaarambula3153
I'm so glad you're resonating with this video, Julia! You might watch this video in which I lay out some steps:
ruclips.net/video/WFeMEq159Dg/видео.htmlsi=OBe-17fFsgL5Q5LH
And check out this blog:
www.rebeccatolin.com/blog/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-crash-to-cure-story
If you want a deeper dive into healing, I created my Be Your Own Medicine course to walk people through the steps! It's a thorough and systematic program that lays out the knowledge and practices, with 25+ somatic meditations and more. My self-paced course is now available! At the least, you can try a free somatic meditation on my website:
www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter
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Wishing you well!💖
Im a 25 year old girl from iceland and Im really sick still a year later. Cant barely do stuff at home. I really need help and I feel like nothing helpes me. Have tried alot of things, bought gupta but didnt really like that. Do you do 1:1 coaching or what is best for me?
I feel for you and want you to know that you CAN get better! I highly recommend my Be Your Own Medicine course and we're opening registration this week! I only teach it once or twice a year. Many people who have done Gupta and other brain rewiring programs say this course gave them something more. You might want to watch Kayley's and Poppy's recovery videos on my Success page, as they had done Gupta before my course. I only do coaching for people who take my course as it's far more effective and affordable, and often not needed. I'd love to have you!
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I'm reading a lot of talk about spike protein and how to.destroy it with supplements. Is that necessary for long covid or is a mind body approach enough? Thx
I know it gets confusing! These are all unproven theories about spike proteins and such. I was told many of the same things 15 years ago for CFS. Our brain controls all the other systems in our body, including our immune system. Many people are recovering from solely working with the brain and nervous system since we see that as the root cause!
Hi Rebecca
I've recently started mind body healing and it's already showing improvements for long covid.
One thing that doesn't quite reconcile for me if that long covid studies have shown Micro clots with LC sufferers. This isn't a standard test though, with available tests not identifying anything wrong
Could being stuck in flight or flight cause the clots?
I''m so glad mind-body healing is already help you, Mark! Great question and admittedly that's not my area of expertise, so I can't comment on why micro clots are showing up. It makes sense that a dysregualted nervous system, or inactivity, could play a role. The other question I'd have is: are the micro clots actually causing the Long Covid symptoms?
I spent tens of thousands of dollars on expensive tests that revealed things like Epstein Barr, Lyme bacteria, mitochondrial malfunctioning, adrenal exhaustion, candida etc. Treating those was a dead-end for me over my 13-year odyssey. As soon as I embraced this branch of mind-body healing, I recovered from it all.
If you're seeing results already, I encourage you to continue on and not let untested theories scare you!
If you want a systematic approach to recovery, I only teach my Be Your Own Medicine class once or twice a year and we start this week! Past students have recovered from Long Covid through this program. We'd love to have you!
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Mark, You might enjoy this video with Lindsay Hull who made big gains in her Long Covid recovery through my course! ruclips.net/video/FVSDqvtwoyo/видео.html
Thank you@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach
I'm certain mind body is the answer. I will look into your course. Only issue I can see is that it'll be 3am where I live in Australia. I saw I can watch on demand, though I'm sure it would be better to participate live. Thank you for your videos and all that you do for the mecfs, long covid etc community
Ps: I forgot to mention I have long covid pots. I'm doing a combo of the standard treatments for POTS as well as self led mind body work
@@markleonard4452 We have lots of Aussies in Be Your Own Medicine! You can indeed watch the recording and also ask questions in our private on-line Community forum. We already have an amazing cohort shaping up and I'd love to support you too Mark! Registration closes on April 4th. ;-)
Either way, it sounds like you are on the right track with mind-body healing and I truly wish you the very best in your recovery. I've seen many people with both Long Covid and POTS recover through this approach. You've got this!
At what point does it become mind body vs general recovery from long Covid? For example if someone had an infection and was still feeling bad 2 weeks after would this be mind body or too early?
What if you've been sick your whole life and have been in constant fight/flight. Then having cancer and dealing with side effects, agmoust traumas etc. I'm 42 and I've always felt that way as apposed to being healthy than getting sick. Thats a lot of conditioning. I don't remember being healthy. After covid I got thicker blood causing edema and had a tooth pulled out after abscess, and it's been 6 months and it hasn't healed. It should take a few day's, so I'm having trouble trusting my body. Apologies for the negativity. Thank you, your amazing
I hear you and am so sorry for all your suffering. ❤ It's not negative at all. I sense a lot of self-awareness and strength to endure all you have. It's fairly common that people are in flight-fight much of their lives and go onto develop a range of symptoms. It can take dedicated attention and intention to learn to calm your nervous system and process your emotions... but it's so worth it! I recommend both 1:1 work with a trauma-informed therapist (if you can) and my Be Your Own Medicine course. I include loads of somatic meditations and ways to unpack long-standing patterns. I'm sending healing love your way! 🥰
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@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thank you kindly🙏💚
@@kellycusack5023 You're so welcome!
I don’t know how to feel about this. You’re telling me the physical symptoms that are caused by microclots, inflammation, viral persistence etc can be changed by your mindset?
I feel sorry for you Rebecca, how do you deal with comments like this lol
You will stay sick for the rest of youre life if you keep believing this theory
I understand it's a paradigm shift and a lot to wrap your head around! I wouldn't have believed it myself unless I'd tried to treat all the things doctors told me caused CFS for 13 long years only to discover they weren't the root cause. After chasing viruses, inflammation and mitochondria, I recovered from this mind-body work. Many other people do too!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Rebecca’s videos are Jjst as good as Howard schubiners videos. It would be awesome if you guys did a video together
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach Rebecca’s videos are Jjst as good as Howard schubiners videos. It would be awesome if you guys did a video together
Did you have insomnia also ?
Insomnia was my most challenging and stubborn symptom for 13+ years. But I finally cracked the code and will share what I can in a video! I also share sleep guides in my Be Your Own Medicine course.
My 1st Question Now Is ..DID THEY TAKE THE 💉?
I'm not sure about that but he did have an acute case of Covid-19 that turned to Long Covid for about two years. And he's made an epic recovery! 😄
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach ..Great to hear..yeah I have a few friends who said they couldn't smell or taste for like over a year they said After..When I Get The C I lost my smell and taste for Only like 2 Days...not bad especially considering my last 3-4 years I've gone through..are You still in The San Diego Area ?? 👍❤️🙏..
@@woodfloorsjohnny Whew, glad your smell and taste came back quickly as I know you've been through a lot. Yep, still in the San Diego area!
Why would that be your first question?
@@jamesbuckler971
..well..the 💉 seems to be causing a lot of issues in itself..
I missed you sooo much and you’re videos Sarah ! Love this one 😊
Hello Eric! I was hoping you'd see this video and always love getting your comments!
@@rebeccatolinmind-bodycoach thanks 🙏 . This one was really helpful,
@@ezza1236 Awesome! Great to hear from my #1 viewer. 😃
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I’m still on my healing journey, it’s been 1.5 years , everybody’s timeline is different, I know one day I will completely give up trying to fix it. You can’t fight this illness, it’s hard to let go, trying to get youre old life back is what keeps you stuck, I don’t want my old life back that’s what lead me into this, I will be the best version of my self out of this experience.
@@ezza1236 Beautiful! Fighting and fixing indeed keep the symptoms locked in place. But there is often wisdom in the symptoms. They might be communicating that we need to shift the way we treat ourself and approach life. I'm so glad to hear you're making deep connections and I am sure you are becoming the best version of yourself Eric!