This week I reflect on an occupational health assessment. Reflecting on our own chronic illness can be hard, but this time I discovered unexpected gains.

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In this episode, I reflect on the challenges of having a chronic illness after five years of Long Covid. I also give an update on oxygen therapy.

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This episode focuses on my early experiences of high-dose oxygen therapy. With Rachel, I delve into how it has made me feel and the way my life has changed over the past four years.

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In this episode, I reflect on a question I was asked recently:

“What do you do all day?”

It sounds simple, but living with Long Covid means the answer is anything but. I share an honest “day in the life,” from waking with fatigue, attempting small wins like walking the dogs, to the crashes, pacing decisions, and quiet frustration that often shape my days. I also talk about the boredom and guilt that can come with enforced rest, the invisible work of managing energy that most people never see.

If you’ve ever wondered what chronic illness life really looks like behind closed doors, this episode offers a window.

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Life with Long Covid is more than a podcast; it is a community. This week, we read out some of your messages and reflect on how the community is helping one another.

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In this episode of Life with Long Covid, I reflect on what illness quietly teaches us about control.

Long Covid doesn’t just disrupt plans or routines; it exposes how much of life we assumed we were managing in the first place. When the body becomes unpredictable, effort no longer guarantees outcomes, and familiar systems stop working, the illusion of control begins to unravel.

If you’re living with Long Covid, chronic illness, or simply feeling worn down by the pressure to hold everything together, this episode is for you.

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January can feel heavier than we expect.

The decorations are down, the light is scarce, the weather has turned cold, and the new year arrives carrying a quiet pressure to feel motivated, hopeful, and ready to begin again. For many of us, that’s exactly when everything feels harder.

In this episode, Paul & Rachel sit down to talk honestly about why January can leave us feeling low — emotionally, physically, and mentally. Using Blue Monday as a starting point, we explore the impact of winter, fatigue, lowered energy, and the expectations we place on ourselves at the start of a new year.

This isn’t a conversation about fixing yourself or forcing positivity. It’s about noticing what the season does to us, naming the chill we carry, and offering a little warmth in the middle of it.

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