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Katya and Hannah are young women and old friends who somehow both ended up with long covid. Hannah got sick first in March 2020, and, when Katya 'joined the club' (as Hannah jokes) in September 21, our friendship became a bit of a life support. Our regular phone calls in which we laughed and cried about our changing bodies and lives were such a source of comfort that, in September 2022, we decided to record them. Join us in this new series where we discuss the highs and lows of living a life ...
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In which Hannah and Katya set out to discuss the impact that Long Covid has had on their identities, and briefly stray off topic to complain about periods and reminisce on university crushes. We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: boundedenergy Transcripts a…
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Just Katya #2 - Vaccines. Not Like Ice Cream
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A short update from Katya & two new recommendations Visible band & app: https://www.makevisible.com/ Breathwrks app: https://www.breathwrk.com/ We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: boundedenergy Transcripts available on our website: www.boundedenergy.co.uk…
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In which Katya & Hannah discuss black hole thoughts, the healing powers of time, and the emotional rollercoaster that is life with long covid / fibromyalgia. We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: boundedenergy Transcripts available on our website: www.bound…
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In which Katya gives Hannah a call to tell her long covid/christmas-themed jokes. We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: boundedenergy Transcripts available on our website: www.boundedenergy.co.uk Theme Song: Harry Gould Artwork: Ellie Atkinson…
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In which Hannah shares her remarkably thorough period emergency kit (parents of teenage girls take note) and describes how covid turned her periods upside down (and inside out and all over the place) Katya listens in sympathetic horror. We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com T…
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In which Hannah & Katya discuss the dreaded word 'progress' and Hannah gets a little nerdy! If you're interested, you can read Katya's article in Cosmopolitan here: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a44283736/long-covid-recovery/ We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.co…
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Just Katya #1 - Pieces of the Long Covid Puzzle
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We're not all privileged princesses, and with great power comes great responsibility. In this episode, Katya confessing to skipping the queue, and shares her latest diagnosis - in the hope that it helps! Plus the Bounded Energy inbox. We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twi…
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It's been a while since season 1 and a catch up was long overdue! In this episode Hannah shares her new diagnosis and Katya wonders if she still has her long covid buddy! Plus - we have listener mail! We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: boundedenergy Tran…
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Long Covid Questions - with Neuropathologist Dr Mayen Briggs
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In this final episode of season 1 - we get answers to some of the questions we've been collecting over the series from neuropathologist Dr Mayen Briggs. Questions like: Why do we talk so much nonsense? Why are loud noises so unbearable? Why does Katya feel like she's floating up and down in her bed at night? (that one is less fun than it sounds) We…
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A Conversation with Gez Medinger - Expert Patient & Co-Author of The Long Covid Handbook
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In this episode, Gez Medinger shares his insights from years of self-experimentation, patient-led research, and reflections around Long Covid, while Hannah and Katya struggle to get their words out and try not to fangirl too hard. Links to all resources discussed are available at boundedenergy.co.uk, as are full transcripts for this episode We want…
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In which Katya describes waking up from the matrix to realize that we are living in a brutally ableist society, Hannah sings and laughs like some kind of music box, and both agree that perfectionism has no place in the Long Covid landscape. Oh, and there's also a surprise. Who doesn't like surprises??? Trigger warning: This episode contains themes …
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In which Hannah and Katya discuss what not to read during a coffee shop meet cute, Hannah learns her form of introversion is not as extreme as she'd feared, and Katya finds that friends can be of all shapes, sizes and species. We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Ins…
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In this episode Katya gives voice to the gremlins who live in her head, Hannah agrees that - yes, they are too chatty, and neither of them are convinced that they should ever bring their whole selves to work... We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: boundede…
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The Bounded Energy Festive Special - Long Covid at Christmas!
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**Starring Hannah's cat Tinker (Gourmand/Pisces/Long Covid Companion). In this episode, Hannah admits that she will not be going Christmas carolling this year, and Katya shares her hopelessly unrealistic plans for New Years eve. We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/I…
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In this episode, Katya shares her love of cold showers and hatred of tight underwear, while all Hannah wants is a hot, steamy... bath. We also discuss acupuncture, osteopathy, Wim Hof, physiotherapy, diet and exercise, and more! We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/I…
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In this first episode, Katya blames her mysterious illness on a bicycle, Hannah frets about spending a week alone in an increasingly messy house, and Katya does a rap. We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: boundedenergy Transcripts available on our website:…
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Hi! Welcome to the podcast :) We want to hear about your experiences! What do you do with your bounded energy? Email: boundedenergy@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: boundedenergy Transcripts available on our website: www.boundedenergy.co.uk Theme Song: Harry Gould Artwork: Ellie AtkinsonBy Katya & Hannah
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