A hopeful, easy-to-follow roadmap to help you begin the recovery process. (written 03/09/2025)

Recovering from a post-infection condition can feel overwhelming—but every journey starts with a single, small step. Our latest blog post, Find the Right Steps for You: A Hopeful Path to Recovery, offers a hopeful, easy-to-follow roadmap to help you begin the recovery process, even when progress seems slow.

You may or may not know about our PEDAL™ approach. This approach offers a variety of small, simple steps to take that are easy to implement into a daily routine to manage symptoms effectively. In our blog post Find the Right Steps for You: A Hopeful Path to Recovery, you find one step for each of the pillars of PEDAL™  

Here’s a brief summary of the PEDAL™ framework for all of you, who are not as familiar with this approach yet:

• P – Pacing: Balance activities that energize you with those that allow you to rest, freeing up energy for healing.

• E – Exercise: Engage in gentle activities—like short walks or simple movements—to boost blood flow and nurture brain-body connections.

• D – Dietary Guidance: Incorporate anti-inflammatory foods into your meals; even small changes like adding more vegetables can make a difference.

• A – Alignment: Use simple techniques, such as a brief eye exercise, to help regulate your nervous system and reduce stress.

• L – Loosen: Practice consistent mobility work to help align the nervous system, open up soft tissue, and support overall physical resilience.

Each of these elements can stand alone, but when combined, they create a powerful synergy that can help reduce symptoms, boost energy, and gradually improve your quality of life. Consider which step feels most natural for you or your loved one, and start there—one small, consistent action can pave the way to lasting recovery.

Visit our blog, Find the Right Steps for You: A Hopeful Path to Recovery, and discover practical tips to take that first or next hopeful step today.

Warmly,  
Katie & Andrea

PS. Find one small step you can take for each pillar of our PEDAL™ approach in our latest blog post Find the Right Steps for You: A Hopeful Path to Recovery, and pick one or more that seem easiest for you to take consistently starting today. All of them are deliberately simple with the goal to free up energy for your body’s ability to recover.