Brain Retraining Didn't Help Shelley: What Finally Worked! #longcovidrecovery

Again, I was doing all these things like in a state of urgency and fear and like dieting and working with a nutritionist. that really

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ed heal my gut like a lot of my digestive symptoms were completely gone now, but it wasn't like you knew it wasn't The Cure and then the therapy again, the therapy was really good for a short time, but then I felt which was just traumatizing like talking about heavy things, um, when you don't feel good anymore, so I stopped after a while and the

brain

retraining

program again was great, but I think yeah, I definitely rushed into it.

I just wanted to learn all the tools, all the techniques and I was still very stressed, so it was hard for me to implement these tools the way I felt, so yeah, it was like yeah, I think looking back now all these things are cool, but it depends, it depends. where you are in your recovery and you like your mindset and your approach, if you're just trying to do it from a state of fear and urgency then you're probably setting yourself up for failure and I think you're doing a lot of things at once is not only stressful and exhausting, but it's very difficult to see

what

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s and

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doesn't, and it's overwhelming, so we all do it, it's understandable that you're desperate and just want to try as many things as you can. as fast as you can and it's understandable that you're in a state of stress but yeah I think it's hard for any of them to have the power to help you when you're in this coming from this place of fear and panic and just this frantic like I gotta heal yeah your body yeah it's not in a place to heal with the um with the

brain

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and the nervous system program.

I'd like you to know that I went through it as quickly as I could and then I got to the end and I thought, now what I am, you know, I'm still, I'm still not recovered. I would also set goals for myself, like at the beginning of last year when, you know, I started everything. these healing modalities, I thought that by summer I was going to be cured and I was going to run to the beach and then summer would come and I would like to punish myself because I was Still you know I feel bad.

I've definitely made improvements, but there are a lot of ups and downs. Do you know what is it? What are some of the things that have helped you make improvements? different things that you have to do every day, like you know, check boxes, meditation, breath work, all these things have really helped me, but it's like slowing down, checking in with myself, what do I need today? What do I need in this? moment, a lot of Yoga Nidra. I've spent many hours practicing Yoga Nidra, that really helped me, like I said, heal my gut, working with a nutritionist, that really improved my digestive symptoms and I think I know a lot of people say this, but just accepting it, okay, here It's where I am now, it won't be forever, but you know, yeah, there's nothing I can do about it, so be kind to myself.

Meet me where I am every day and take it like I'm little. small steps towards improvement, you know, focusing on diet, breath work, meditation. I was doing a lot of things like brain retraining, but not the techniques I learned in the program because yes, they stressed me out more, so it was about finding techniques that I enjoyed. and that resonated with me, so with the brain retraining I really enjoyed it as a visualization meditation because I was thinking about my future self being well and recovered and how I wanted to live and all the fun activities that I wanted to enjoy again, so yeah.

It's quite difficult to really put your finger on it, it's just been a combination of things and little by little, little by little, my Tolerance window got bigger and bigger and then it got to be August last year and I was on holiday in Europe. and I was able to do about 15,000 steps a day feeling great. I was okay, maybe this is my recovery and then I ended up getting Co again in September shortly after I got home and I feel like that set me back. a little bit, so I've been trying to recover from that, but yeah, I can do a lot more now, like some people can look at my life from the outside and say you know you've recovered because I can go for a walk.

Half-time job. I am training as a coach. There are a lot of things I can do, but there are still days when I need to rest or just be in bed, but now I realize that I go out. those falls are a lot quicker, it'll take a day or two and then I'll feel better, so yeah, I don't know if there's no answer to what the only thing was or what helped me, it's just I think it's been time to be patient. to slow down and trust the process and really believe and know that eventually I'm going to get better.

Yeah, it sounds like you're doing a lot of things that I hear people talk about on the channel, you know? visualizations things to reduce stress acceptance even that acceptance piece to just stop raging against your situation every day I mean, that's a massive change right there in your you know autonomic nervous system puts you in a completely different state , it sounds like you've found a good combination of things and you're going in the right direction and things are slowly getting better so it seems like it's time for you to get there, yeah absolutely, I think I feel very close, like I have some .

The symptoms persist now, but I think it's something different. I went back to seeing the doctors this year because I felt like I was wondering if these Covid symptoms are still long-lasting or if it's something else. And I have done a lot. from the tests and it turns out that I have something to do, so now it's like another obstacle in my health journey, but now I wonder when I get tired and fatigue and stuff. I'm fine, maybe it's this new thing, maybe it won't be for long, but I know it's not good to overanalyze everything I used to do all the time, as soon as I know I have a setback or a breakout, like they pop up. symptoms, I would say: is it okay, what is causing it? this time or I would get very angry and frustrated with myself when you know the symptoms are just trying to tell us something and it seems like this has changed your career path because now you have attended a coaching course, can you tell? with us about that, yeah, I think from the beginning when I

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't get much help from the doctors, I thought I was right, I'm going to heal from this and then I really just want to help support others in their journeys because I felt like I What I hear from other people is that it can be very lonely and isolating, and like you don't have much direction or path on how to recover, it's like you know you're going to keep trying all these different things. or being on the boom and bus bike so yes before I got sick I had experience teaching yoga and massage therapy so I've always been interested in holistic health and wellness but yes last year I enrolled in a holistic program.

Mind and Body Practitioner and Health Coach Training, and I have been working with many similar case studies so far and they all seem to achieve such good improvement, so something is working and it feels really rewarding. I can't imagine liking him again. At my old job, I probably physically couldn't do it right now, but this feels so much more aligned and everything I've been through, I just want to, yeah, hold people's hands on their journey, oh husk, if I could go back in time and then also putting you in a time machine and hiring you as a coach when I was going through this, that would have been amazing.

I just think it's cool that you're doing this and other people are doing this because for years. you had to do this alone and still many millions of people are trying to do this alone and it's good to have someone, even if that person doesn't have all the answers for you, you know you understand them, you've been through it. They can help you explore it. They can be there to support you. Know. Help you figure things out. Suggest things to try. You have a lot of information and hard-earned wisdom from your own journey, so I think it's an incredible thing. um I'm so excited that you're going down this path and of course people are seeing everything you need to know to contact Shelley if you want to hire her as a coach or just learn more.

All that information is. in the video description, thank you, many people find that by going through this they gain a lot from the experience despite the horrible suffering they have to go through to get there, so what has your experience been? What have you gained through this? I feel like I've gained a lot even though it's been horrible so my biggest takeaway is really learning to slow down and listen to my body setting boundaries which were really great because I think like most of us we can be kind. from getting stuck in that nice, good girl mentality that you say yes when you mean no and then going through something like this, you know you're forced to say no and set boundaries, um, because you physically can't do it, yeah, mostly.

Listening to my body and through the training I'm doing, the Mind and Body practitioner learns all about the different systems and how we are all connected, that has been really eye-opening and huge. Thank you Shelley for doing this today. I'm sorry you had to go through all this, but a lot of good comes out of this, not just for you, but now you know you're paying it forward to other people, so, yeah, I'm really happy for you. and thank you for taking the time to talk to me and the people of the channel here today, thank you Ren, it has been a pleasure, all of you are watching a big hug for you, as always, I want to send a special greeting today to Diana Bellinger, thank you .

Much to join the channel and support it. I really appreciate it. I see the people. If you haven't joined yet for a couple dollars a month you can become a channel member and get access to perks that no one else gets, so yeah, thanks again. to Shell, thanks to everyone who watched, sending you lots of love. I hope you enjoyed this video. I hope you enjoyed it a lot and I hope to see you next time.