In this special bonus episode, Sarah explains what's been happening with her and her decision to move away from Long Haul Yogi as a brand name, to use her own name: Sarah Evans. Sarah is now recruiting and actively recording for Season 4 of the Long Covid Hope Podcast! Would you like to share your story? Do you have anyone in mind who has a great recovery journey to share? Then get in touch at www.sarahevans.co/contact-me Become a Patreon member to support these advocacy efforts and get lots of ...
Jun 27, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Welcome to the final episode of Season 3 of the Long Covid Hope Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by Giorgia Lupi, an award winning Italian information designer and partner at a NYC design firm Pentagram. Giorgia caught Covid in March 2020 and developed Long Covid, which worsened after vaccinations and also a reinfection in 2022. Giorgia has painstaking recorded all of the data around her symptoms and recovery journey, which formed the basis of the incredible Op Ed for the New York Times s...
Dec 08, 2024•58 min•Season 3Ep. 11
In this episode, Sarah is joined by Jon, a railroad professional located in Northern England. Jon caught Covid quite dramatically at a friend's wedding in late 2020 and he developed fatigue, POTS, myocarditis, cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance as part of his Long Covid condition. Jon caught Sarah's eye as he was sharing online how he was returning to exercise with long hikes in the Peak District and had recovered 90-95% of his pre-Covid baseline. In this episode, Jon explains how he ...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 10
In this episode, Sarah is joined by Mary Ladd, the creator and joint-publisher of The Long Covid Reader, a living history from the stories, essays, and poems of 45 long haulers. Mary describes her Long Covid experience and how her prior advocacy work as a breast cancer survivor gave her the idea for The Long Covid Reader. We discuss how it was developed and the community effort that brought it to reality. This episode is punctuated by extracts of the audio edition of The Long Covid Reader. Did y...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this episode, we speak with Lucy, a disability and mental health advocate, working in the charity sector. Lucy caught Covid in April 2020 and developed Long Covid with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which lasted nearly 3 years. She was house-bound for much of that time, couldn’t work for almost a year, and experienced multiple relapses. Now she is fully recovered and has been symptom-free for more than a year and back to working full time and renovating her house! Did you know that the full video ...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 8
In this episode, Sarah is joined by Sita, known online as Mama Sita, a tireless and outspoken advocate and support of Long Haulers, and a founding member of the Long Covid Moonshot Movement. Sita developed Covid and Long Covid in the Summer of 2021, and describes how her condition developed rapidly into Dysautonomia, Mast Cell Activation (MCAS), exercise intolerance and more. Sita describes her process through her recovery journey and explains how reframing her perspective on her condition using...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Chris, known online as Chris GeoCK, who is a Geoscientist, cyclist and adventurer, side-lined by Covid in December 2021. Chris shares his story of how he got from very severe POTS symptoms along side many other LC symptoms, to the place where he feels 85-90% recovered (and continuing to improve - check out his recent Twitter posts for his cycling exploits!). We have a very wide ranging and information-rich conversation where Chris shares his experience with HBO...
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Julia Claire Taylor, a professional opera singer living in New York City. Julia caught Covid and developed Long Covid in 2022, and we talk through her personal experience with Long Covid and how, fortunately for her, Julia has had access to a wealth of healthcare resources in New York, including the leading Mount Sinai Long Covid Clinic. Julia shares that while she is still on the recovery journey from Long Covid, there is plenty for her to be hopeful about! Th...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this episode, Sarah speaks with AK Davidson about her full recovery from Long Covid and about her wonderful poetry collection: Poetry for Life and Other Chronic Conditions: Short Poems from Long Covid. Anna shares about her Long Covid experience including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, heart issues, and breathing difficulties. She shares about how brain retraining assisted in her recovery, and Sarah does ask some clarifying questions around the Lightning Process. Anna reads some poems from her boo...
Oct 20, 2024•58 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Cathy, who is a health coach and mum of two, who managed to fully recover from Long Covid and is now offering services to assist others with Long Covid. Cathy is a First Waver (another Friday the 13th-er) whose recovery from Long Covid took 3-4 years and one of her main symptoms was myocarditis revealed in the CoverScan Long Covid Study. They talk LDN, the Perrin Technique, Reiki and the Mind-Body Connection in her recovery journey. This episode is also infused...
Oct 13, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Let's start Season 3 with a bang with a very exciting guest! In this episode, we have the wonderful and brilliant Dr Raven Baxter, aka Raven the Science Maven joining the Long Covid Hope Podcast. Raven talks about her full recovery from Long Covid, how it took a lot longer to cognitively than previously discussed and what she used to get herself back to where she was pre-Covid. We talk about so many important issues, such as Raven's recent new job at Mount Sinai using her skills to help other lo...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Season 3 is finally here!! Welcome to Season 3 of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, the podcast that shares the more hopeful stories of those with Long Covid. In this episode, Sarah the Long Haul Yogi and your Host of the Pod welcomes you back to the show and introduces Season 3 and the guests that will be appearing. Sarah shares the events that have unfolded since Season 2 which have made her hopeful for long haulers, as well as how things have been going personally with her own reinfection and re-r...
Sep 29, 2024•58 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Season 3 is coming! In advance of Season 3, we are going to be updating you on how some of the Long Haulers from our favourite episodes are now faring. So here's an update from Theresa from Season 1, about what her life is like nearly two years since her recovery and we last spoke with her. Theresa explains how her life is different from it was before she was sick, and how she is embracing restful practices over the 'publish or perish' toxic culture within academia. Theresa Levitt, Elixir book: ...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Season 3 is coming! In advance of Season 3, we are going to be updating you on how some of the Long Haulers from our favourite episodes are now faring. So here's an update from Jackie of Season 2, about her life is now one year since her full recovery from Long Covid. We discuss the difficulties of processing recovery and post-recovery identity, her return to signicant exercising, and what she is doing now she is recovered work-wise. Long Covid Breathing with Jackie and Vikki: www.longcovidbreat...
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Season 3 is coming! In advance of Season 3, we are going to be updating you on how some of the Long Haulers from our favourite episodes are now faring. So here's an update from Anna, who has since we last spoke announced her FULL RECOVERY! She has since moved with her family to the Caribbean and they have been having the time of their life travelling and exploring - all completely symptom-free. Actually this is two updates as I spoke with Anna back in December 2023 before they left on their trav...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Season 3 is coming! In advance of Season 3, we are going to be updating you on how some of the Long Haulers from our favourite episodes are now faring. So here's an update from Stephanie about her travels and move to Taiwan, return to regular workouts and other wonders, and then the full Season 1 episode replay. You can catch Stephanie on Instagram to see her beautiful art and travel inspirations here: https://www.instagram.com/stephanietsaikarlik/ Stephanie wrote a book!: https://stephanietsaik...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 22 min
In advance of Season 3, we are going to be updating you on how some of the Long Haulers from our favourite episodes are now faring. So here's an update from Charlie on how his epic 170km walk in the Himalayas for Long Covid SOS Charity went, and then the full Season 1 episode replay. Charlie's photography on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlierussell92/ Long Covid SOS Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/longclimbforcovid Disclaimer: please note that Sarah or any of ...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Guess what? Season 3 is coming!! Here's a quick update from Sarah, about the upcoming new season and rebrand. With a request that if any listeners would like to share their hopeful long hauler story - or knows anyone else that is interested - to please drop Sarah a line! And if you love the podcast and want to support us, please remember to rate it 5 stars, review and share with a friend! Let's share and support the community, and keep the hope alive! How to get in touch - feel free to email Sar...
Jun 16, 2024•5 min
In this episode of the Long Covid Hope podcast, Sarah is joined by none other than Kyle Warner - pro athlete and now advocate and campaigner for the post-vaccine / vaccine injury community. Kyle discusses his post-vaccine story with Sarah, how he developed myocarditis and other debiliating symptoms after having the Pfizer vaccination, and how researching into this and treatments such as Hyperbariac Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) helped him to recover his health. This episode runs long as there is so much...
Dec 17, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 10
In this episode, we are speaking with Sophie, formerly a teacher and now follows her passions growing flowers from seed at @floraldaysintheshires and sowsandgrows.co.uk. Sarah is a massive fan of her Instagram account, and is thrilled that she could join us on the podcast. Sophie caught Covid in the first wave and went on to develop fatigue and POTS. She was unfortunately bedridden for around a year. Whilst Sophie has not yet fully recovered, she has got to a really good place with her healing j...
Dec 10, 2023•55 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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Dec 03, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, we speak with Andy, who is an IT professional and father of two young children, living in the West Midlands of the UK. Andy caught Covid in March 2020 and experienced respiratory symptoms such as extreme breathlessness and chest pain, which in time progressed into Long Covid with POTS or dysautonomia symptoms as well as post exertional malaise. Andy describes how he experienced gas lighting and a lack of help from healthcare, but found the Body Pol...
Nov 26, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 7
Today we are speaking with Ariel, who is a consultant who deals with ethical, legal, technical and policy issues around autonomous weapons and artificial intelligence. Ariel is a scientist and has created a website to help other Long Haulers and people with chronic health conditions, called Science Ghost.com, which focuses on teaching about the overactive nervous system and the various mind-body techniques she herself used to gain her health back. Ariel caught Covid in July 2020 which after a ve...
Nov 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, the podcast that aspires to shine a light on the more hopeful stories of Covid 19 long haulers, we’re talking with Jerry, a languages teacher living in Aotearoa New Zealand. Jerry is originally from China, so we begin our conversation talking about the pandemic from the Chinese perspective, and of Jerry's experience visiting China during the initial lockdown in January 2020 and how he managed to get back to ANZ before their lockdown began in March ...
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr
In this episode of the Long Covid Hope podcast, Sarah meets with Hisaka, a psychologist based in Houston Texas, USA, about her full recovery from Long Covid. After catching Covid in January 2021, Hisaka developed Long Covid, with dysautonomia being one of her main grouping of symptoms. She learnt about an experimental therapy - Stem Cell Therapy - and decided to try it for herself, which led to an immediate drop in symptoms. After three private treatments, Hisaka gained her full health back and ...
Nov 05, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of the Long Covid Hope podcast, the podcast that aspires to tell the more hopeful stories of people with Long Covid, Sarah is joined by Jackie Baxter, of the great Long Covid Podcast. Jackie comes on the podcast to talk about her full recovery from Long Covid. Jackie shares her acute Covid and Long Covid journey, and in particular the breathwork she practiced to help her with her symptoms. We also discuss Jackie's major contribution towards the Long Covid community with her podca...
Oct 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min
In this extra special episode of the Long Covid Hope podcast, Sarah is joined by Merel and two members of the Long Covid Kids Choir, Caitlin and Clara (and Caitlin's mum Lorna). Merel talks about her experience with her acute Covid infection and Long Covid, in particular her respiratory symptoms and the effect that had as a professional musician and singer. We discuss how she started up the Long Covid Kids Choir, what wonderful activities the choir gets up to and the support this provides for th...
Oct 22, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In the first episode of Season 2 of the Long Covid Hope podcast, Sarah meets with Lorrie Rivers, who has both recovered from several years of severe ME/CFS, as well as fully recovering from her Long Covid experience from 2020. Lorrie shares her journey with ME/CFS and fibromylagia and how after recovering and spending several years working to help others with ME/CFS, when she caught Covid she noticed it felt very similar to her. She used the tools that she teaches to others, and managed to resto...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The Season One Finale episode of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, the podcast that aspires to shine a light on the more hopeful stories of Covid-19 long haulers. In this episode, we hear updates from the Season 1 participants as well as a huge great thank you to everyone who took part. This podcast wouldn't exist without its wonderful and generous interviewees! Sarah attempts to summarise what has happened in Season 1, and reads out some heart-warming listerner feedback. We then look forward towards...
May 21, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
Brief Update from Sarah: Following my Covid reinfection I am still in recovery from a significant ME/CFS relapse, and haven't been able to record the final episode of Season 1 yet. It will be coming...as soon as I have the capacity to do so. I would like to take this moment to say a huge thank you to everyone who has listened to this podcast and shared it. I appreciate how limited many long haulers energy is for consuming content like podcasts, so I am truly honoured you have used your spoons he...
Apr 16, 2023•3 min
