Bounded Energy

A Long Covid Podcast

We’re Katya and Hannah, two old friends who both ended up with long Covid. We talk about work, relationships, parenting and trying to have a life when you’ve got considerably less energy than you’d planned. There’s a fair bit of laughing, some swearing and a lot of lying down.

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Long Covid Bullshit: Myths, Miracle Cures and Self-Doubt

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After years of living with long Covid, we still catch ourselves wondering: am I doing enough to get better? Am I doing too much? Has someone on the internet found the one supplement I haven’t tried?

In this episode of Bounded Energy, we give four familiar long Covid claims a bullshit rating. Is it psychosomatic? Can you cure it with positive thinking, enough rest, or the right diet and supplements? Are the 3Ps keeping us sick? We get into why some of these ideas are so tempting, what we’ve found helpful ourselves, and how easy it is to blame yourself when you’re still ill.

We also catch up on where we are now, from Katya going back to work after maternity leave to Hannah getting back to cooking and taking short walks on good days. Plus, a brief case for counting a night out as a recovery milestone.

Contains swearing, as advertised.