Most changes people try to make to their routines don’t last. Often, that is because they are too complicated, require too much time, or demand more willpower and energy than someone realistically has available.

Change always needs some attention. For it to be sustained, however, the entry point ne...

Spring and Easter are often described as a season of renewal. After the long winter months, many people begin thinking about what the coming months might hold. Some look forward to summer travel, taking up a new hobby, or getting back to outdoor activities and sports that were set aside during the c...

Post-infection conditions and neurological issues can leave you feeling like a shell of your former self. Even when you are technically “functioning,” your world becomes smaller. To get through the day, people often have to make difficult decisions about where to spend their limited energy. When eve...

When Small Changes Begin to Shift the Future

I remember it very clearly. It was November 2022.

By that point, I had been impacted by Long COVID since March 2020. I was experiencing heart rate spikes, fatigue, shortness of breath, stomach pain, joint pain, and brain fog.

In May 2022, I got COVID f...

There’s a moment many people recognize.

You try something new — a different way of moving, a breathing exercise, a shift in how you fuel your body, or a different way of pacing as you go through your day — and for the first time in a while, your body responds. You have more energy and your thinking...

Recovery can feel like an enormous, truly daunting, feat. Rebuilding a system that got shattered because of something that happened in a heartbeat and has consequences that can last forever. This can feel like moving a mountain. And when you’re living with an infection-induced chronic condition, eve...

When you’re not feeling at your most resilient or robust, it’s completely natural to pull back. Pull back from friends, from work, from hobbies — sometimes even from family. This isn’t a personal failure or a lack of motivation; it’s a normal and, in many cases, healthy response from the body.

The ...

We often expect too much from a single day and far too little from a full year.
It’s understandable, and human. We imagine big leaps, sweeping changes, dramatic turnarounds — and we forget how much power sits inside the small things we do repeatedly. The tiny steps we take over and over. The pieces t...

There are times when it feels safer to wait, to not make any changes just yet— especially when you are already operating at capacity, are living with chronic symptoms or have limited energy. We wait for a day when the body feels more able, when we might have more time , when our energy levels may im...

The holidays often bring to mind a cozy scene and warm memories—people gathered around the Christmas tree, warm lights glowing, sharing laughter and connection with the people we love. For many, these moments carry feelings of comfort, ease, and belonging.

But when you’re managing Long COVID, autoi...

There’s a rhythm to New Year’s resolutions.
After the swirl of the holidays—visits, gatherings, planning, wrapping, cooking—January can feel like the first opportunity you have had to breathe, reset and think about anything beyond getting through the next event. The schedule lightens and space opens ...

The holidays often remind us how much we care for the people in our lives—and how deeply we want to show up for them. But when recovery from Long COVID or another chronic condition reshapes what’s possible, “showing up” can look very different.

This season, it may help to remember: taking care of y...