We hear Ana’s honest recovery story, from a gradual slide into Long Covid to the moment her nervous system finally stopped treating everyday life as a threat. We talk through neurodivergence, trauma, hypermobility and the practical tools that helped her rebuild a calm, creative life.

• The slow build of stressors that leads to a major crash
• Hypermobility and why intense workouts can backfire
• ADHD and autism discovery and how it reframes burnout
• Tests, uncertainty and how fear can keep symptoms loud
• Restrictive diets, supplement spirals and removing fear around food
• Nervous system regulation using polyvagal ideas and body listening
• Meditation with music, creative visualisation and breathing
• Trauma as unmet safety needs plus small experiences that stack up
• The “spreading” practice and learning to handle activation
• Returning to work slowly and dropping all-or-nothing thinking
• Creativity as a recovery pillar and building a life that fits

Links:

Ana's Substack: https://becomingcreative.substack.com/
Somia Heal: https://somiainternational.com/heal/
Jackie's Insight Timer (as mentioned by Ana at the start) https://insig.ht/sT6iUelAR3b
Ed the Osteopath who Ana found super helpful: https://movementandwellbeingclinic.co.uk/about-us/#ed-madeley

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(music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life)

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