A Friend for the Long Haul

Feb 03 2025 30 ep. 66 mins 46

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Struggling with Long Covid, ME/CFS or chronic illness? "A Friend for the Long Haul" is a long covid podcast that aims to be a supportive companion. ️ This long covid podcast can help you gain insights, find humor, & discover shared stories within a community that understands. Each episode features a long Covid patient or ally with the aim of helping you feel less isolated, because you are not alone.

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Special Season 3 Announcement!

Feb 03 2025 4 mins

Hi! I remain alive! Here’s a special announcement for season 3 (!) of A Friend for the Long Haul! 💜💝

A Friend for the Long Haul's 1st Annual Long Covid Sickstravaganza Holiday Episode

Dec 24 2024 78 mins

Welcome to the 1st Annual Long Covid Sickstravaganza Holiday Episode! This episode features contributions from a few different lovely folks: Segment 1 features my 7 year old. We discuss what he really wants for the holidays - which is apparently for me to stop being so hard on myself. Oof. For Segment 2, The Long Covid Choir kindly shared a recording of a holiday song with us, c

Clearing the Airwaves: A Long COVID Conversation with @kd_kinetic

Dec 16 2024 115 mins

Welcome to season 2 episode 12 of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long COVID Podcast! This week's guest is Katie Drackert, who most of you will know as @kd_kinetic. Katie is the founder of Clear the Air ATX, a volunteer-led, community resource library that lends out air purifiers and other COVID mitigation tools for free to artists, musicians, and independent event producers in Aust

A Pack Mentality - Long Covid Community and Canines with Ray

Nov 25 2024 71 mins

Hello, and welcome to another episode of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast! This week’s guest is Ray, who most long haulers will know from TikTok and Instagram as @rayandstormi. Ray was one of the first long haulers I met when I made my original account back in Sept 2020. We’ve stayed in touch ever since, and I really enjoyed getting the opportunity to chat with

Season's Grievings and Chronic Feelings - Preparing for the Holidays with Long Covid

Nov 18 2024 148 mins

Welcome to a special pre-holidays ep of A Friend for the Long Haul! This is just shy of 2.5 hours but full of good chats. Here’s the guest list! Caryn Zaner (0:01:01) is a clinical psychologist specializing in helping folks with identity & values alignment, anxiety, & group therapy. Find their professional Instagram account here. My obsession with Caryn started with thi

Getting to the CoRE of Long Covid with Dr. David Putrino

Nov 04 2024 66 mins

Welcome to season 2 episode 9 of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast! This week's guest is Dr. David Putrino, Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for the Mount Sinai Health System was appointed the Nash Family Director of the CoRE - and so many other things. Dr. Putrino

Covid Conscious Community Care featuring JaydoCovid

Oct 28 2024 99 mins

Welcome to season 2 episode 8 of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast! This week I chat with Jaydo, who you probably know from TikTok and Instagram. Jaydo creates videos focused on "Things You Should Know About Covid," and they've been incredibly successful. In this episode we discuss: The Power of Community: Learn how Jaydo's COVID-conscious community is making a d

Austin City Limits Our Health: A Long Covid Moving Story with Laura Thomas

Oct 21 2024 48 mins

Welcome to season 2 episode 6 of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast! This episode features my friend, Laura Thomas. Laura and I met in an Austin, Texas-based long covid support group, and started talking when she found out that I had moved from Texas because I discovered that my MCAS symptoms improved out of state. Laura hosts a podcast called Rescued By A Dog, whic

A Long Covid Crash Course with Lola Germs

Oct 10 2024 64 mins

Welcome to season 2 episode 5 of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast. This episode features Lola Germs, a self-described "pandemic communicator + disabled guy w AuDHD + a funky rare genetic disease." We met on Instagram and once we got to talking we realized we share a lot of weird funky health stuff and our life and work trajectories have been similar in a lot of way

Finding Your Voice Again with the Long Covid Choir Featuring Merel and JC

Sep 30 2024 71 mins

Welcome to season 2 episode 4 of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast! Join me for a conversation with Merel and JC. Merel leads the Long Covid Choir, and JC is a member. Discover how this unique community has brought joy and support to those living with the debilitating effects of Long Covid. In this episode, we delve into the origins of the choir, how to join, and wh