216 - More Than Just Covid: Stress, Grief, and Jacqui’s Journey to Recovery

I talk with Jacqui from New Zealand about dropping from a high-energy, ultra-active life into severe Long Covid, then building her way back to running, swimming and full work. Mel Abbott joins us to explain why calming the stress response comes before increasing activity, and how tools like breathwork, visualisation and emotional processing can change the trajectory. • Jacqui’s pre-illness pace as a high achiever and endurance athlete • Catching Covid during grief and prolonged s...