Long Haul Hope - A Long Covid Podcast

Announcing Season Two of Long Haul Hope! Long Haul Hope is available on most of the major podcast platforms -- Amazon, Anchor.fm, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube. You can also listen directly from LongHaulHope.com. Please feel free to contact me at joe@longhaulhope.com or via Facebook and Twitter. I'd love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/longhaulhope/support

When you look back over the chaos and anxiety of the past few years, can you identify any positive outcomes that may not have otherwise happened had the pandemic never existed? In this episode, I share two of my own that I am ever so thankful for. Bad times come and bad times go, but the question is - can we find the beauty among the ashes? Long Haul Hope is available on most of the major podcast platforms -- Amazon, Anchor.fm, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube. You can also listen directly from LongHaulHope.com. Please feel free to contact me at joe@longhaulhope.com or via Facebook and Twitter. I'd love to hear from you! Also, please do check out my friend Julie's podcast, Living with Long covid (buzzsprout.com). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

Long Haul Hope is available on most of the major podcast platforms -- Amazon, Anchor.fm, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube. You can also listen directly from LongHaulHope.com. Please feel free to contact me at joe@longhaulhope.com or via Facebook and Twitter. I'd love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

This episode covers two recent and related news stories about a recent report estimating that as many as 4 million Americans may be out of the workforce as a result of Long Covid. While this is an alarming statistic, there are sparks of hope to be found within the data and the potential implications if the government, the health care industry, and the labor market truly begin to take Long Covid and other post-viral conditions seriously. New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work (brookings.edu) Long COVID: With as many as 4M out of work, how can they come back? (msn.com) Long Haul Hope is available on most of the major podcast platforms -- Amazon, Anchor.fm, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube. You can also listen directly from LongHaulHope.com. Please feel free to contact me at joe@longhaulhope.com or via Facebook and Twitter. I'd love to hear from you! Also, please do check out my friend Julie's podcast, Living with Long covid (buzzsprout.com). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This is life with Long Covid. Much like living through the pandemic, just when we think we have found some stability and a "new normal" (getting to hate that term!), some new and unwelcome plot twist is introduced. In this episode, I share some personal updates in my journey and share a reminder to myself and to anyone who needs to hear the best answer to the resigned overwhelmed question, "What does it matter?" Long Haul Hope is available on most of the major podcast platforms -- Amazon, Anchor.fm, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube. You can also listen directly from LongHaulHope.com. Please feel free to contact me at joe@longhaulhope.com or via Facebook and Twitter. I'd love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

If we don't show compassion to ourselves, who will? In this episode, I discuss the importance of having self-compassion instead of seeing ourselves through the distorted lens of self-condemnation. Long Haul Hope is now available on most of the major podcast platforms -- Amazon, Anchor.fm, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube. You can also listen from LongHaulHope.com. Please feel free to contact me at joe@longhaulhope.com or via Facebook and Twitter. I'd love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

A few thoughts while driving through a foggy Monday morning... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

Three of the most powerful words in the human language - "You're not alone." In this episode, I discuss the vital role of validation, finding your tribe, and speaking your truth with the knowledge that your story matters. Long Haul Hope is now available on most of the major podcast platforms -- Amazon, Anchor.fm, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube. You can also listen from LongHaulHope.com. Please feel free to contact me at joe@longhaulhope.com or via Facebook and Twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

Just a quick reflection on a rainy Monday evening... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

"Everything came back normal." So why don't I feel normal? In this episode, I conclude my personal story about how I was finally diagnosed with Long Covid after two years of tests to rule out everything else. I also discuss the importance of self-advocacy, especially when medical professionals are dismissive of our own observations and concerns.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

In this episode, I share part one of my own journey with Long Covid, a story beginning in December 2019 when I first got very sick. Whether you have been a Long Hauler from the very early days of the pandemic or you have just recently experienced symptoms persisting well after a recent bout with Covid, you may identify with this story. Also, please be sure to check out another relatable podcast on the lived experience of Long Covid - "Living with Long Covid" by Julie Taylor. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-with-long-covid/id1609854872 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

In this episode, we talk about hope as more than a transitory emotion, but as a conscious choice, a commitment to our future selves to not give up, but to keep moving forward despite what our minds and bodies may tell us. Easier said than done. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support

--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/longhaulhope/support