“Continuing to fight a bug that wasn’t there” so true. It felt like my body and brain were taken hostage. Such a mind game getting through all of this.
Did you have bulging veins and cognitive issues/brain fog? Long Covid is being found to damage the endothelium of veins. This is happening to me..I don't understand how people are healing from this.
Im so glad this woman is feeling better. I have been couch bound with Long Covid for just over 3 years now. I have had to stop working so I of course could not afford this incredibly expensive switch system. It costs over $2000. Oh, and you have to "believe" for it to work. All that healing, right behind a big paywall. It infuriates me that these people are using sick people's fear to make money. If there is a system that really works it would help millions of people and should be shared (in some form) without change. She could keep her "Switch" followers with special guided lessons and still be rich. Withholding real information that could help so many people is morally wrong to the point of being on the edge of evil. That's assuming this system works. Think about it.
Hey Joe, I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve had to go through all of this hardship. I hope you will find the help you need - there are all sorts of recovery options available, from free to personalized and more costly ones. On a related note, it's so discouraging to see all these amazing free healing resources unappreciated here on the channel (and beyond). 😔 And then to see people attacking those who dedicate their lives to providing personalized healing support? It just doesn't make any sense. 😔 Wishing you all the best on your recovery journey.
@@RaelanAgle "attacking those who dedicate their lives to healing support.. it just doesn't make any sense" - this is a shaming tactic using a strawman argument to distract from Joe's actual comment. Joe is not criticising those who dedicate their lives to helping others,: he is criticising those who are putting "personalised healing supports" behind a road block that can only be passed by parting with significant sums of money - healing supports aimed at those who are significantly more likely to be financially insecure, disabled and with very ill health. I suspect you already know this - either consciously or unconsciously. The mind, body and soul are keeping the score Raelan - it is not too late to turn around.
Very well said. When I clicked on this video I expected to learn what exactly "The Switch" Program is. As the video progressed I kept thinking, "So what is The Switch?" After reading your Comment I realized that this vid is essentially a Teaser Ad for an expensive program which seems to validate (at least in part) the statement by doctors who tell their Long Covid patients, "Your medical problem is basically 'All in your head'." How shameful.
@@renaissance5300 did the nicotine help you? It wouldn't be for everyone as its a stimulant and wouldn't be good for POTS symptoms at all.. and could exacerbate adrenal fatigue.
It's worth learning about Vagus Nerve Exercises to calm your nervous system. This part of the brain does not respond to talk therapy and can be in flight or flight mode. Lots of videos out here at no cost.
@@carcassslayer I did not save the link. One was eye movements from left to right which I thought were helpful and lowered my anxiety to a sort of base level. After that it's like my brain knows it can go there again if I am in a safe place and I haven't felt the need to do them again.
I just got the Truvaga plus for this reason a few days ago. It’s a bit expensive at $500 but has unlimited uses. I notice an instant relaxation after using it and also have noticed an increase in my HRV score on my oura ring. It’s very early but I’m hoping it will be one part of the puzzle for me!
i am convinced i could recover faster from longcovid fatigue, but what's taking the time is gathering the puzzle pieces for changing my patterns. for instance, when recently i heard that of the supressed feelings it is mostly anger, i knew "ha!, that's the case for me", and immediately i got a bit better. if i had my full brain power back today, i would engage in old patterns. also the nervous system being edgy around some groups/ some people, this is crucial because the fawn-reaction cant spot red flags, so it needs a total recalibration (in progress).
Would be awesome if people would provide what they learned without charging money to the people who are suffering. I understand we need to make money but the amount of programs now is staggering.
I know it's hard when you're not working and you try so many things that all cost money and it's really depressing. That's why I have a range of programmes of varying lengths and involvement to accommodate different price points. Overall though, my hourly rate is only about a third of what doctors charge just to diagnose you and tell you you're incurable. And I think people don't know all the hidden costs of running a business - website hosting, phone line, email servers, printing, admin support, etc all comes to $70,000 per year. That's all before I earn a cent. Then you add in new website development costs of about $8000 and professionally filming a webinar series of about $50,000, and hopefully you can see why there is an amount that needs to be charged to be able to be in this business. I can assure you that we are all here primarily because we want to serve people. But life is expensive... What would be really helpful is if governments started realising that they could fund people to attend programmes like this and it would save them a fortune in medical bills and sickness benefits and it would be totally worth their while!
We're lucky to have more and more people recovering and starting coaching or programs (unlike the healthcare system that dismissed our community because it doesn't fit in their business model). This means you can find support from people whose approach you resonate with and price that works for you. And there are options at all price points - from free and super affordable to more expensive, personalised ones.
I don't get it! What did she do to get better? Did she really have LC? It sounds more like Covid? I didn't hear one thing that she did to get better or did I miss it? 🤔
what is the switch program/? please simple explain that before starting a very long program with no real practical information, all she saying is how awful her experience was, and we all know that , what is the conclusion please/
@@etfremd The purpose of Raelan's channel is to signpost you to LOTS of places that can give you more in depth help, which is a wonderful resource to have available. The action is to go to the websites that she places in the links at the top and sign up for programmes! You can't address the complexities of chronic illness recovery and their techniques within 20 minute interviews. There are 20 hour programmes that will give you the answers to your health problems, with support of a trainer who can help you to use the techniques correctly and help you to spot your blindspots and move past them. If people only use or hear little bits and pieces from a programme without understanding the whole picture and without support or context, it could cause confusion and is not likely to lead to meaningful improvement, which might then make people feel more despondent about recovery. To get results, you have to feel into which programme you are drawn to and then jump in boots and all and do it fully
I've had me/cfs for 24 years and this system strikes me as a scam since they don't really mention at all what actionable steps one should take to improve, but it's all about believing in the system and trusting the anecdotal evidence, etc. Show me some peer reviewed randomized control studies that show it really does improve people's symptoms and I will listen more. I do keep looking for answers but this source does not seem credible to me.
How awful for you to have had ME for 24 years! I had it for 11 and that was horrendous. I can promise you that this is no scam though. If you follow the the links above, you will find an interview with a University Professor who has investigated it all and concluded that this is very sound science and is useful in chronic illness recovery. It's on the "About" page of my site...
This makes me so emotional! I’m so happy for you 😊 I have also done Mel’s program for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome back in 2012 it changed my life I’m forever Grateful 💕
Hey Lisa, Gosh! That was a long time ago now! So happy to have helped you and to have seen all the great things you've been able to do now you have your health back ;0))
Exactly. If it is too good to be true, it probably is, and with a heavy price tag added to it. I would not mind paying if these courses were actually affordable.
You can see it that way, or you can see Raelan's pure well meaning intention of sharing with the world actual methods that people are getting results with so that she can help other people to recover. All of us are just trying to help sufferers find answers through as many different ways as possible. Raelan interviews people who have recovered from many different means. If she didn't share in the interviews where you can go to get help, what would be the point of them? You would still be suffering with no options...
@@empowertherapies I do understand your point and I do agree. It was just that nothing was mentioned about the techniques or tools used, it was just a blurb on “switch”. To recover in a few weeks seems to me like some magic course. Sales pitch.
@@empowertherapies Raelan never shares practical advice on how to cure LC or ME. This is not surprising as there's no cure and none of the interviewees has a clue about how they recovered. They had some good luck and translated that good luck into a good story.
@@andylay6745 Not true at all! My programmes are all about helping people to bring conscious awareness to all the different patterns that have resulted in illness for them, so that they can then undo these patterns to create wellness. I have such a clear understanding of why I stayed sick for so long, and what I needed to do to undo all those patterns and get well. And I did get well. In my programmes, I teach people so much information about all the patterns that have come together to create a perfect storm of illness, and techniques to undo each of these patterns and put the body into a space where it can heal. That's 20 hours of info to help people understand all that and know what to do about it. You're right that it's not possible for Raelan's 20 minute interviews to cover that. But if you want to know what the core principles for recovery are, you can click on the links at the top of this page and go and read more about it yourself.
Another wonderful interview that provides further understanding and confirmation that brain retraining will take me along the path to recovery. Thank you Raelan and Linley. Onward! 😊
After LongCovid and PostVac for almost 2 years with recurring symptoms like inflammation and fatigue I started to take lithium chloratum d6 and after 2 weeks I was and still am free of symptomes ...... So glad I found it !
My brain with my positive attitude, the fact I wasnt going to let LC get the better of me, trying graded exercise thinking, I can do this, sounds very similar to believing like the speaker that she can walk a bit further, so she did. My experience was a fatigue crash, followed by further crashs ! I dont believe it!
Raelan, do you have a video that sums up all that you have learned about long covid recovery from all of your long covid videos? I've had long haul since the beginning, and I don't really want to watch 170 videos to figure out what I need to do to heal.
Happy for her! But--The name of this video implies that The Switch is explained--but it's not. 😢 was hoping for some details--curious why nothing was shared about what the switch is? Is it similar to Dan Nueffer's REWIRE technique? Sounds like it. Thanks.
I love Raelans channel and think she's doing a great job putting all these recovery stories out to help people.However,something doesnt ring true with this one,it feels as though the recovery is being glossed over.
Linley was healthy very quickly and able to go travelling and then return to full time work after 7 months of being very limited post-COVID. When you say "glossed over" do you mean that she didn't talk much about the actual techniques she used and the principles she used to get well? Raelan has supplied links in the info bar at the top so that you can go and see all that info in more detail for yourself. Though even then, it's hard to summarise a 20 hour course in a few web pages...
Thanks so much for sharing your story, Linley! 💛Being a fellow kiwi, I was really looking forward to your interview. (Raelan had given her Channel members a heads up on it.) I'm so pleased you have recovered! It must feel amazing! I have CFS, not Long Covid, but as we know they have similar symptoms. Nelson is a beautiful part of the country! I'm in Whanganui. I was already signed up to a Brain Re-training Program before I heard Mel's interview with Raelan, otherwise I may have tried Mel's Program first. Unfortunately, my GP couldn't help me at all, and she can't have known anything about The Switch Program, otherwise she would have told me about it. It's great you were recommended the Program earlier on in your recovery, Linley. I've been sick for just over 6 years now. Continue to enjoy having your life back! All the best! 💛🧡💜
Whanganui is also very beautiful! I attended the Vintage festival and had a great time ;0) Sorry to hear you have CFS. It's horrendous, right? That was my journey and it was so full on! I was ill for 11 years and no one recommended anything to me! All doctors told me was that it was incurable. We found a way to recover by ourselves. I wish I had heard about it earlier. Life has been so great in the 15 years since I recovered though ;0) I wish you all the best in your own recovery! I hope it's going really well and you will have your life back soon!
@@empowertherapies Hi Mel. Thanks for your comment. My mind's not very sharp at all with this illness... sorry, I was meaning Linley was recommended The Switch early on, but used your name instead! I will edit my comment. :) Your experience did sound dreadful alright! I remember your interview with Raelan. I'm so sorry you had to go through all that! I'm glad you had a lovely time at Whanganui's Vintage Festival! It's great to know you've been recovered for longer than you were ill now, but 11 years sure is a long time to be sick! Thank you for your well wishes! The Brain Re-training is going very slowly for me, unfortunately. I'm finding it very difficult to apply myself to it. Maybe I'm not doing it right. It's wonderful you are helping so many, Mel! All the best!
@@jog5289 Sorry to hear it's slow going for you. I don't know anything about the course you are doing, so I can't say why it's hard for you. Can you ask your trainer for more support?
@@empowertherapies Thanks so much for your thoughts on this, Mel. It's the Gupta Program I'm doing. I've been signed up for 10 months now and have 2 months left on my subscription. They do have one on one coaching at an additional cost, but I haven't done this, I'm just doing the main program content. It seems to have helped plenty of people, but it feels like I actually need a bit more energy in order to do the processes.. I've been mostly bed bound for the past 2 & 1/2 years, so my energy is very, very, low. I hope to find a way forward.
There have been some great and inspiring recovery stories on here… but this one is sounds too good to be true, long covid or CFS are serious illnesses that take time to recover from
I agree that LC and CFS are serious physical illnesses! I follow up all my clients at one week, one month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year, so I know how long people are taking to recover. The middle 60 % of the bell curve is between 2 weeks and 2 months. Some people are faster, some are slower. But most come in within that range. I personally took 2 weeks to recover from 11 years of ME/CFS, so I know that it is very possible! I had been on an invalid benefit throughout that time and had been diagnosed by NZ's leading CFS specialist, so yes, I was genuinely sick. But recovery became fast once I finally had the right info and tools
After a year of having LC, I fully recovered for a year. It seems there's some sort of physiological trigger to my LC because after getting food poison it all came back...2nd time w LC, 10 months in, I took too high of a dose of a probiotic, back to square one, must've been some sort of immune response or viral die off. I believe there may be some sort of viral persistence in my gut. I mainly get MCAS and hyperPOTS symptoms (constant adrenaline, insomnia, SOB) and mild ME/CFS symptoms. Anywho, from my experiences, I need to get to a certain point in recovery before I can even begin the mind-body process to recovery. I feel it's apart of it but not the whole picture.
I too had terrible reactions when I ate fermented foods. I learned it’s leaky gut causing that. I did the GAPS intro diet along with beans 3x a day and I now can eat all the fermented foods I want. Still dealing with adrenal fatigue-which is the cause of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. You can find details for GAPS intro diet from Bumblebee Apothecary.
That sounds really stressful for you! You get your hopes up with getting better and then it all comes tumbling back down again. It sounds like your body is still stuck in a big stress response, hence having big digestive and immune reactions. Food poisoning trashes your gut health, which could have set you off again. High adrenaline is very common with all this - it's all part of the stress response. My opinion is that it's the mind-body stuff (calming that stress response) that needs to happen first, so that you can then allow your body to start healing naturally. There are so many mind-body options that you can choose from. The key is to get your body out of that stress response though
@@empowertherapies I was a year into recovery enjoying my life. At that point, I wouldn’t say I was stressed. I don’t get how I could relapse from food poisoning. A relapse didn’t even cross my mind until I started snapping awake w adrenaline three weeks later. Doesn’t that prove there’s more to it? Can I recover, get food poising and not relapse? I mean I’m open to working on a mind-body approach. I’ve been doing vagus nerve exercises, 4-7-8 breathing to force myself into a more parasympathetic state, and meditation daily for quite awhile.
Just another "It is all in your mind" disguised as brain retraining. If it were all in my mind i would have recovered fully in 2020. I was so positive and had so much faith that i could heal after getting over chronic migraines.
I have never in 14 years told a client that their illness is all in their mind. My website is covered with the message that your illness is real, it's physical. It's not all in the mind. I think you have judged too soon... My longest term client had 2-3 migraines a week for 55 years. He's never had another since he came to me. The second longest had migraines for 38 years, including about one hospitalisation per month. She's only had one migraine in 3 years since seeing me.
I appreciate your frustration, they aren’t saying that no one is, and even if it is all in your head as Dumbledore says does that make it any less real? What is your lifestyle? Partner? Kids? Age? Also what is your health routine for recovering?
@MrKelso85 the problem with the focus on brain retraining is that people can miss the real cause of the activated nervous system. Currently I am focusing on trying to put some vegetables back in my diet. Mcas activation is so severe that I do that one food a month with the help of activated charcoal. In the mornings I homeschool my 9 year old while lying on the bed. Luckily he is able to do most of the work on his own and I am just there for support when needed. I eat a very natural unprocessed diet, no sugar, caffeine, dairy or gluten. I only drink water throughout the day. I have supplements for the mornings and supplements at night. I start my daily routine at 6h30 am and I put off my lights at 9h10pm ( I have done this for years). No napping in the day. I recently found out that I am probably undermethalating vit b. So I started a special vit b complex for that on top of other vit b supplements. And for the first time in years my muscles are actually trying to relax. I could not get them to relax even if I tried. So for me there is something that is not right, causing the nervous system to react. If you can get the cause right the nervous system will be able to recover on its own. If not that's when brainretraining might be beneficial. I practice gratitude every day, even if I can only be grateful that the sun is shining or the rain - on the real bad days. I still struggle to sleep 6 hours a night or more. I still have digestive issues. I saw an article this morning about how covid could go to your digestive system and cause havoc there and are able to survive longer in the digestive system than the lungs, a possible cause of long vovid. And I am still bedbound but able to take care if my most basic needs at home.
I had and have still long covid before it had a name. I still cannot walk far. Electric wheelchair does the job. Still waiting for a detail of SWITCH. please explain. I live in Bundaberg Queensland
It's not talked about. This is a teaser to pluck your money. I'm pretty sure there is no switch at all. If so, the long haulers would have informed each other immediately
Frustrating video. There is no information on the kinds of techniques used in “The Switch.” More information should actually boost interest in the program, if it’s legitimate. But if simply describing the techniques would make it unnecessary for people to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars, the program is overpriced.
Its a secret! So she can make money from telling you when you sgn up to do The switch. There are lots of sharks out there. They mine very sick people and make them pay to get better. The world we live in sadly. Neo liberalism is alive and well, and sick people are a commodity. No pay, no get info to help. No money? Tough! At least Raelan is providing info and help for free, along with many of her guests who I feel genuinly want to help. The gupta programme and others do a free trial and also give exercises for free. You just have to swim through the sharks to get to the good ones and be aware that many have made a career out of mining sick people. Kudos to the people like Raelan who give so much to help I say.
there is a wonderful free metta meditation course with Sharon Salzberg on the Sounds True channel. Its all about settling your nervous system . Called Loving kindness meditation. Also inner child guided meditations often help people. LOts free on you tube. May you all on here find wellness. Its out there.
Can you please share the titles of the books she read on the parasympathetic nervous system? And other books she refers to that helped her understand what was going on in her body?
I like the the up beat stories and I am bought into the mindset side but I think it’s really important to divide these stores into perhaps psychological and physical. There is really strong evidence emerging around the persistence of the Covid virus in the body. This requires working with the immune system over time. Of course adopting the right attitude, doing yoga, meditation and breath work is great. But, nutrition, paced exercise and managing immune support supplements are crucial. Suggesting that there is a single magic switch that you have to find is somewhat alienating - resolving trauma is crucial but it’s a careful process not a magic switch. Maybe a switch will initiate the process but EMDR is the proven way to go. The Body Keeps Score a great resource on this. The are no silver bullets just dedicated work and positive attitude.
Do you know where in the body the virus persists and hides?! My doctor says there isn't viral persistence, but that LC is neuro-inflammation.. And if it is hiding somewhere, how do you reach it?
I have seen a handful of clients with lyme disease and they seemed to respond well. Much smaller client numbers than CFS though, so hard to draw any big conclusions from a small dataset, but anecdotally, yes, I have seen results. I've had a similar number of mold clients who have mostly seen good results too.
It's a programme that is available as four-day live training (online or in person) or as a 6 week Webinar Series with four live Q&A calls along the way. All the links are in the info box at the top ;))
Hey Sadna, you can find the website is in the description below the video. Just click 'show more' to see it. Wishing you all the best on your recovery journey! 🧡 🧡
Zero vaccines...1st covid July 2022. Horrible painful high fever lost taste and smell 1 day. Did only natural pathetic remedies. 2nd covid Jan 2024...same not as painful but 2 weeks post developed extreme fatigue and muscle weakness and pain getting worse by the day. I did ivermectin 6 days. Felt better after 2nd dose. Taking the 9 essential amino acids and strength is back.
No jabs for me for the 19 plandemic. However I did get COVID a few times but at the time I didn't think much about various symptoms and long term effects. I am going to a urologist for an odd symptom since I got it. It might be a coincidence but it definitely started during that time and I thought it was from getting older and deal with it. I found the name of what I have, but normally new born male babies get this but goes away in a year. My symptoms keep getting worse so my Dr said go see a urologist because they know more.
@@alexandrecouture2462 I have been trough 20 covid pneumonia is a miracle I am still alive, you guys having covid without breating issues are sooooo lucky you have no idea!
“Continuing to fight a bug that wasn’t there” so true. It felt like my body and brain were taken hostage. Such a mind game getting through all of this.
Did you have bulging veins and cognitive issues/brain fog? Long Covid is being found to damage the endothelium of veins. This is happening to me..I don't understand how people are healing from this.
New world order pushed it from their labs
Im so glad this woman is feeling better. I have been couch bound with Long Covid for just over 3 years now. I have had to stop working so I of course could not afford this incredibly expensive switch system. It costs over $2000. Oh, and you have to "believe" for it to work. All that healing, right behind a big paywall. It infuriates me that these people are using sick people's fear to make money. If there is a system that really works it would help millions of people and should be shared (in some form) without change. She could keep her "Switch" followers with special guided lessons and still be rich. Withholding real information that could help so many people is morally wrong to the point of being on the edge of evil. That's assuming this system works. Think about it.
Hey Joe, I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve had to go through all of this hardship. I hope you will find the help you need - there are all sorts of recovery options available, from free to personalized and more costly ones.
On a related note, it's so discouraging to see all these amazing free healing resources unappreciated here on the channel (and beyond). 😔
And then to see people attacking those who dedicate their lives to providing personalized healing support? It just doesn't make any sense. 😔
Wishing you all the best on your recovery journey.
@@RaelanAgle "attacking those who dedicate their lives to healing support.. it just doesn't make any sense" - this is a shaming tactic using a strawman argument to distract from Joe's actual comment. Joe is not criticising those who dedicate their lives to helping others,: he is criticising those who are putting "personalised healing supports" behind a road block that can only be passed by parting with significant sums of money - healing supports aimed at those who are significantly more likely to be financially insecure, disabled and with very ill health. I suspect you already know this - either consciously or unconsciously. The mind, body and soul are keeping the score Raelan - it is not too late to turn around.
Very well said. When I clicked on this video I expected to learn what exactly "The Switch" Program is. As the video progressed I kept thinking, "So what is The Switch?"
After reading your Comment I realized that this vid is essentially a Teaser Ad for an expensive program which seems to validate (at least in part) the statement by doctors who tell their Long Covid patients, "Your medical problem is basically 'All in your head'." How shameful.
a doctor cured his wife with simple nicotine gum real cheap but have to be careful about using too much gum I will be trying it
@@renaissance5300 did the nicotine help you?
It wouldn't be for everyone as its a stimulant and wouldn't be good for POTS symptoms at all.. and could exacerbate adrenal fatigue.
It's worth learning about Vagus Nerve Exercises to calm your nervous system. This part of the brain does not respond to talk therapy and can be in flight or flight mode. Lots of videos out here at no cost.
Wow! This may be exactly what I need. I can listen to sound healing for the vagus nerve and investigate this more! Thank you❤
@@carcassslayer They seem quite similar. I felt calm so I knew.
@@carcassslayer I did not save the link. One was eye movements from left to right which I thought were helpful and lowered my anxiety to a sort of base level. After that it's like my brain knows it can go there again if I am in a safe place and I haven't felt the need to do them again.
@@carcassslayer It is too long ago.
I just got the Truvaga plus for this reason a few days ago. It’s a bit expensive at $500 but has unlimited uses. I notice an instant relaxation after using it and also have noticed an increase in my HRV score on my oura ring. It’s very early but I’m hoping it will be one part of the puzzle for me!
i am convinced i could recover faster from longcovid fatigue, but what's taking the time is gathering the puzzle pieces for changing my patterns. for instance, when recently i heard that of the supressed feelings it is mostly anger, i knew "ha!, that's the case for me", and immediately i got a bit better. if i had my full brain power back today, i would engage in old patterns. also the nervous system being edgy around some groups/ some people, this is crucial because the fawn-reaction cant spot red flags, so it needs a total recalibration (in progress).
This all sounds like really great insights and self-awareness. Keep working at it. You are making great progress!
I have Long Covid too.. POTS is my main problem..
How are you doing now?
Would be awesome if people would provide what they learned without charging money to the people who are suffering. I understand we need to make money but the amount of programs now is staggering.
I know it's hard when you're not working and you try so many things that all cost money and it's really depressing. That's why I have a range of programmes of varying lengths and involvement to accommodate different price points. Overall though, my hourly rate is only about a third of what doctors charge just to diagnose you and tell you you're incurable. And I think people don't know all the hidden costs of running a business - website hosting, phone line, email servers, printing, admin support, etc all comes to $70,000 per year. That's all before I earn a cent. Then you add in new website development costs of about $8000 and professionally filming a webinar series of about $50,000, and hopefully you can see why there is an amount that needs to be charged to be able to be in this business. I can assure you that we are all here primarily because we want to serve people. But life is expensive... What would be really helpful is if governments started realising that they could fund people to attend programmes like this and it would save them a fortune in medical bills and sickness benefits and it would be totally worth their while!
We're lucky to have more and more people recovering and starting coaching or programs (unlike the healthcare system that dismissed our community because it doesn't fit in their business model).
This means you can find support from people whose approach you resonate with and price that works for you. And there are options at all price points - from free and super affordable to more expensive, personalised ones.
What is the name of the person who teaches ,The Switch'? Mel....?
@RaelanAgle what free programs? Or even low cost
Exactly! ☝️☝️ Dr. Bruce Patterson
I don't get it! What did she do to get better? Did she really have LC? It sounds more like Covid? I didn't hear one thing that she did to get better or did I miss it? 🤔
They try to put out everything, and People believe this bs😊
Gotta buy their program. :(
Ya, I agree, I didn't hear one single thing that I can do immediately.. besides buy their $2000 course 🙄😒
At 11:00 the question is asked and answered and it's just word salad. Something online where you're talked through something. Don't trust this please!
what is the switch program/? please simple explain that before starting a very long program with no real practical information, all she saying is how awful her experience was, and we all know that , what is the conclusion please/
Good question.
All her videos are like this…empty of any actionable information…
@@etfremd The purpose of Raelan's channel is to signpost you to LOTS of places that can give you more in depth help, which is a wonderful resource to have available. The action is to go to the websites that she places in the links at the top and sign up for programmes! You can't address the complexities of chronic illness recovery and their techniques within 20 minute interviews. There are 20 hour programmes that will give you the answers to your health problems, with support of a trainer who can help you to use the techniques correctly and help you to spot your blindspots and move past them. If people only use or hear little bits and pieces from a programme without understanding the whole picture and without support or context, it could cause confusion and is not likely to lead to meaningful improvement, which might then make people feel more despondent about recovery. To get results, you have to feel into which programme you are drawn to and then jump in boots and all and do it fully
Every video is remarkably devoid of any practical content!
It’s a scam to sell a $1,000 webinar series. So many of these guests are grifters, making money off desperate people by selling miracle “cures”.
I've had me/cfs for 24 years and this system strikes me as a scam since they don't really mention at all what actionable steps one should take to improve, but it's all about believing in the system and trusting the anecdotal evidence, etc. Show me some peer reviewed randomized control studies that show it really does improve people's symptoms and I will listen more. I do keep looking for answers but this source does not seem credible to me.
How awful for you to have had ME for 24 years! I had it for 11 and that was horrendous. I can promise you that this is no scam though. If you follow the the links above, you will find an interview with a University Professor who has investigated it all and concluded that this is very sound science and is useful in chronic illness recovery. It's on the "About" page of my site...
Did you ever find something that helps?
I found a few things that help some, over the years, but am still disabled and haven't left my house in several years.
This training costs $1,300 USD, so basically the message we are getting is that only rich people can get better.
This makes me so emotional! I’m so happy for you 😊 I have also done Mel’s program for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome back in 2012 it changed my life I’m forever Grateful 💕
Hey Lisa, Gosh! That was a long time ago now! So happy to have helped you and to have seen all the great things you've been able to do now you have your health back ;0))
Like an extra long advert for “switch”
Exactly. If it is too good to be true, it probably is, and with a heavy price tag added to it. I would not mind paying if these courses were actually affordable.
You can see it that way, or you can see Raelan's pure well meaning intention of sharing with the world actual methods that people are getting results with so that she can help other people to recover. All of us are just trying to help sufferers find answers through as many different ways as possible. Raelan interviews people who have recovered from many different means. If she didn't share in the interviews where you can go to get help, what would be the point of them? You would still be suffering with no options...
@@empowertherapies I do understand your point and I do agree. It was just that nothing was mentioned about the techniques or tools used, it was just a blurb on “switch”. To recover in a few weeks seems to me like some magic course. Sales pitch.
@@empowertherapies Raelan never shares practical advice on how to cure LC or ME. This is not surprising as there's no cure and none of the interviewees has a clue about how they recovered.
They had some good luck and translated that good luck into a good story.
@@andylay6745 Not true at all! My programmes are all about helping people to bring conscious awareness to all the different patterns that have resulted in illness for them, so that they can then undo these patterns to create wellness. I have such a clear understanding of why I stayed sick for so long, and what I needed to do to undo all those patterns and get well. And I did get well. In my programmes, I teach people so much information about all the patterns that have come together to create a perfect storm of illness, and techniques to undo each of these patterns and put the body into a space where it can heal. That's 20 hours of info to help people understand all that and know what to do about it. You're right that it's not possible for Raelan's 20 minute interviews to cover that. But if you want to know what the core principles for recovery are, you can click on the links at the top of this page and go and read more about it yourself.
Another wonderful interview that provides further understanding and confirmation that brain retraining will take me along the path to recovery. Thank you Raelan and Linley. Onward! 😊
You've got this Hilary 🧡 🧡 Onward! 🚀
After LongCovid and PostVac for almost 2 years with recurring symptoms like inflammation and fatigue I started to take lithium chloratum d6 and after 2 weeks I was and still am free of symptomes ...... So glad I found it !
That's fabulous! So happy for you!
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Did you take this by your own or was a doctor Who told you so? Really interesed in your experience with this medication
What's the mechanism there?
My brain with my positive attitude, the fact I wasnt going to let LC get the better of me, trying graded exercise thinking, I can do this, sounds very similar to believing like the speaker that she can walk a bit further, so she did.
My experience was a fatigue crash, followed by further crashs !
I dont believe it!
How are you doing now?
Raelan, do you have a video that sums up all that you have learned about long covid recovery from all of your long covid videos? I've had long haul since the beginning, and I don't really want to watch 170 videos to figure out what I need to do to heal.
Happy for her! But--The name of this video implies that The Switch is explained--but it's not. 😢 was hoping for some details--curious why nothing was shared about what the switch is? Is it similar to Dan Nueffer's REWIRE technique? Sounds like it. Thanks.
I love Raelans channel and think she's doing a great job putting all these recovery stories out to help people.However,something doesnt ring true with this one,it feels as though the recovery is being glossed over.
Linley was healthy very quickly and able to go travelling and then return to full time work after 7 months of being very limited post-COVID. When you say "glossed over" do you mean that she didn't talk much about the actual techniques she used and the principles she used to get well? Raelan has supplied links in the info bar at the top so that you can go and see all that info in more detail for yourself. Though even then, it's hard to summarise a 20 hour course in a few web pages...
Thanks so much for sharing your story, Linley! 💛Being a fellow kiwi, I was really looking forward to your interview. (Raelan had given her Channel members a heads up on it.) I'm so pleased you have recovered! It must feel amazing!
I have CFS, not Long Covid, but as we know they have similar symptoms.
Nelson is a beautiful part of the country! I'm in Whanganui.
I was already signed up to a Brain Re-training Program before I heard Mel's interview with Raelan, otherwise I may have tried Mel's Program first. Unfortunately, my GP couldn't help me at all, and she can't have known anything about The Switch Program, otherwise she would have told me about it. It's great you were recommended the Program earlier on in your recovery, Linley. I've been sick for just over 6 years now.
Continue to enjoy having your life back! All the best! 💛🧡💜
Jo! 🧡 🧡 So happy to see that you're doing well on your recovery journey. You've got this! 🌟
Whanganui is also very beautiful! I attended the Vintage festival and had a great time ;0) Sorry to hear you have CFS. It's horrendous, right? That was my journey and it was so full on! I was ill for 11 years and no one recommended anything to me! All doctors told me was that it was incurable. We found a way to recover by ourselves. I wish I had heard about it earlier. Life has been so great in the 15 years since I recovered though ;0) I wish you all the best in your own recovery! I hope it's going really well and you will have your life back soon!
@@empowertherapies Hi Mel. Thanks for your comment. My mind's not very sharp at all with this illness... sorry, I was meaning Linley was recommended The Switch early on, but used your name instead! I will edit my comment. :)
Your experience did sound dreadful alright! I remember your interview with Raelan. I'm so sorry you had to go through all that!
I'm glad you had a lovely time at Whanganui's Vintage Festival!
It's great to know you've been recovered for longer than you were ill now, but 11 years sure is a long time to be sick!
Thank you for your well wishes! The Brain Re-training is going very slowly for me, unfortunately. I'm finding it very difficult to apply myself to it. Maybe I'm not doing it right.
It's wonderful you are helping so many, Mel!
All the best!
@@jog5289 Sorry to hear it's slow going for you. I don't know anything about the course you are doing, so I can't say why it's hard for you. Can you ask your trainer for more support?
@@empowertherapies Thanks so much for your thoughts on this, Mel. It's the Gupta Program I'm doing. I've been signed up for 10 months now and have 2 months left on my subscription. They do have one on one coaching at an additional cost, but I haven't done this, I'm just doing the main program content. It seems to have helped plenty of people, but it feels like I actually need a bit more energy in order to do the processes.. I've been mostly bed bound for the past 2 & 1/2 years, so my energy is very, very, low. I hope to find a way forward.
There have been some great and inspiring recovery stories on here… but this one is sounds too good to be true, long covid or CFS are serious illnesses that take time to recover from
I agree that LC and CFS are serious physical illnesses! I follow up all my clients at one week, one month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year, so I know how long people are taking to recover. The middle 60 % of the bell curve is between 2 weeks and 2 months. Some people are faster, some are slower. But most come in within that range. I personally took 2 weeks to recover from 11 years of ME/CFS, so I know that it is very possible! I had been on an invalid benefit throughout that time and had been diagnosed by NZ's leading CFS specialist, so yes, I was genuinely sick. But recovery became fast once I finally had the right info and tools
After a year of having LC, I fully recovered for a year. It seems there's some sort of physiological trigger to my LC because after getting food poison it all came back...2nd time w LC, 10 months in, I took too high of a dose of a probiotic, back to square one, must've been some sort of immune response or viral die off. I believe there may be some sort of viral persistence in my gut. I mainly get MCAS and hyperPOTS symptoms (constant adrenaline, insomnia, SOB) and mild ME/CFS symptoms.
Anywho, from my experiences, I need to get to a certain point in recovery before I can even begin the mind-body process to recovery. I feel it's apart of it but not the whole picture.
I too had terrible reactions when I ate fermented foods. I learned it’s leaky gut causing that. I did the GAPS intro diet along with beans 3x a day and I now can eat all the fermented foods I want. Still dealing with adrenal fatigue-which is the cause of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. You can find details for GAPS intro diet from Bumblebee Apothecary.
That sounds really stressful for you! You get your hopes up with getting better and then it all comes tumbling back down again. It sounds like your body is still stuck in a big stress response, hence having big digestive and immune reactions. Food poisoning trashes your gut health, which could have set you off again. High adrenaline is very common with all this - it's all part of the stress response. My opinion is that it's the mind-body stuff (calming that stress response) that needs to happen first, so that you can then allow your body to start healing naturally. There are so many mind-body options that you can choose from. The key is to get your body out of that stress response though
@@empowertherapies I was a year into recovery enjoying my life. At that point, I wouldn’t say I was stressed. I don’t get how I could relapse from food poisoning. A relapse didn’t even cross my mind until I started snapping awake w adrenaline three weeks later. Doesn’t that prove there’s more to it? Can I recover, get food poising and not relapse?
I mean I’m open to working on a mind-body approach. I’ve been doing vagus nerve exercises, 4-7-8 breathing to force myself into a more parasympathetic state, and meditation daily for quite awhile.
@@mike_zander what vagus nerve exercises are you doing, and do they help you?
How are you doing now?
@@tanyawieczorek6603 Check out Sukie Baxter she has some good techniques. I’m awful now fully bedbound w very severe me/cfs…
I am simply still waiting to hear what helped her/???
She attended The Switch at Empower Therapies. All the links are at the top of the page
Raelan linked the interview she did with the creator of Switch Programme
Just another "It is all in your mind" disguised as brain retraining. If it were all in my mind i would have recovered fully in 2020. I was so positive and had so much faith that i could heal after getting over chronic migraines.
I have never in 14 years told a client that their illness is all in their mind. My website is covered with the message that your illness is real, it's physical. It's not all in the mind. I think you have judged too soon... My longest term client had 2-3 migraines a week for 55 years. He's never had another since he came to me. The second longest had migraines for 38 years, including about one hospitalisation per month. She's only had one migraine in 3 years since seeing me.
Wow🥺🙄which " Programm, Work do you offer?@@empowertherapies
I appreciate your frustration, they aren’t saying that no one is, and even if it is all in your head as Dumbledore says does that make it any less real?
What is your lifestyle? Partner? Kids? Age?
Also what is your health routine for recovering?
@MrKelso85 the problem with the focus on brain retraining is that people can miss the real cause of the activated nervous system. Currently I am focusing on trying to put some vegetables back in my diet. Mcas activation is so severe that I do that one food a month with the help of activated charcoal. In the mornings I homeschool my 9 year old while lying on the bed. Luckily he is able to do most of the work on his own and I am just there for support when needed. I eat a very natural unprocessed diet, no sugar, caffeine, dairy or gluten. I only drink water throughout the day. I have supplements for the mornings and supplements at night. I start my daily routine at 6h30 am and I put off my lights at 9h10pm ( I have done this for years). No napping in the day. I recently found out that I am probably undermethalating vit b. So I started a special vit b complex for that on top of other vit b supplements. And for the first time in years my muscles are actually trying to relax. I could not get them to relax even if I tried. So for me there is something that is not right, causing the nervous system to react. If you can get the cause right the nervous system will be able to recover on its own. If not that's when brainretraining might be beneficial. I practice gratitude every day, even if I can only be grateful that the sun is shining or the rain - on the real bad days. I still struggle to sleep 6 hours a night or more. I still have digestive issues. I saw an article this morning about how covid could go to your digestive system and cause havoc there and are able to survive longer in the digestive system than the lungs, a possible cause of long vovid. And I am still bedbound but able to take care if my most basic needs at home.
I had and have still long covid before it had a name. I still cannot walk far. Electric wheelchair does the job. Still waiting for a detail of SWITCH. please explain. I live in Bundaberg Queensland
The details are you gotta pay bigtime $$$$$
What's the switch?
It's not talked about. This is a teaser to pluck your money. I'm pretty sure there is no switch at all. If so, the long haulers would have informed each other immediately
Frustrating video. There is no information on the kinds of techniques used in “The Switch.” More information should actually boost interest in the program, if it’s legitimate. But if simply describing the techniques would make it unnecessary for people to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars, the program is overpriced.
Agreed 100%
Agreed 👍
I keep waiting for them to get to the point , what do you do ?
Its a secret! So she can make money from telling you when you sgn up to do The switch. There are lots of sharks out there. They mine very sick people and make them pay to get better. The world we live in sadly. Neo liberalism is alive and well, and sick people are a commodity. No pay, no get info to help. No money? Tough! At least Raelan is providing info and help for free, along with many of her guests who I feel genuinly want to help. The gupta programme and others do a free trial and also give exercises for free. You just have to swim through the sharks to get to the good ones and be aware that many have made a career out of mining sick people. Kudos to the people like Raelan who give so much to help I say.
there is a wonderful free metta meditation course with Sharon Salzberg on the Sounds True channel. Its all about settling your nervous system . Called Loving kindness meditation. Also inner child guided meditations often help people. LOts free on you tube. May you all on here find wellness. Its out there.
@@megm.c4026 That sounds very cool! Thanks for sharing!
I wont pay for programs. Theres free videos on vegas nerve treatment. Not sure what she did. Never got that answer.
Can you please share the titles of the books she read on the parasympathetic nervous system? And other books she refers to that helped her understand what was going on in her body?
I asked Linley and she said the best one was The Long Covid Handbook by Gez Medinger
If Linley could share some of the audio books that helped her that would be awesome! 😊
I asked Linley and she said the best one was The Long Covid Handbook by Gez Medinger ;0)
@@empowertherapies thank you Mel!
Thank you!
The Switch® Webinar Series:
$997 NZD inc GST
(approx $600 USD)
Outta my budget..
Guess poor people don't deserve to recover..
I listened to it and didn't get anything from it
Chances are this is not your forever
I like the the up beat stories and I am bought into the mindset side but I think it’s really important to divide these stores into perhaps psychological and physical. There is really strong evidence emerging around the persistence of the Covid virus in the body. This requires working with the immune system over time. Of course adopting the right attitude, doing yoga, meditation and breath work is great. But, nutrition, paced exercise and managing immune support supplements are crucial. Suggesting that there is a single magic switch that you have to find is somewhat alienating - resolving trauma is crucial but it’s a careful process not a magic switch. Maybe a switch will initiate the process but EMDR is the proven way to go. The Body Keeps Score a great resource on this. The are no silver bullets just dedicated work and positive attitude.
Do you know where in the body the virus persists and hides?!
My doctor says there isn't viral persistence, but that LC is neuro-inflammation..
And if it is hiding somewhere, how do you reach it?
From reading the comments it appears you don’t actually give the solution? If you’re not going to give the solution then why waste everyone’s time?
Does thst Help also for severe lyme and mold??
I have seen a handful of clients with lyme disease and they seemed to respond well. Much smaller client numbers than CFS though, so hard to draw any big conclusions from a small dataset, but anecdotally, yes, I have seen results. I've had a similar number of mold clients who have mostly seen good results too.
Video is too long and has no useful information which they should have realised could be frustrating to those with brain fog ?
A bunch of fluff. An insult to all sufferers
What is “The Switch?!”
It's a programme that is available as four-day live training (online or in person) or as a 6 week Webinar Series with four live Q&A calls along the way. All the links are in the info box at the top ;))
Nicotine patch worked for me.
Alot of talking, nothing relevant.
Great story.
Goes to show, the jab doesn't protect you like "they" said it would!
You have no idea what would have happened to her had she got the disease without a vaccine.
Can you please send me the website for the program you did? Thank you for sharing your experience
Hey Sadna, you can find the website is in the description below the video. Just click 'show more' to see it.
Wishing you all the best on your recovery journey! 🧡 🧡
Zero vaccines...1st covid July 2022. Horrible painful high fever lost taste and smell 1 day. Did only natural pathetic remedies. 2nd covid Jan 2024...same not as painful but 2 weeks post developed extreme fatigue and muscle weakness and pain getting worse by the day. I did ivermectin 6 days. Felt better after 2nd dose. Taking the 9 essential amino acids and strength is back.
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No jabs for me for the 19 plandemic. However I did get COVID a few times but at the time I didn't think much about various symptoms and long term effects. I am going to a urologist for an odd symptom since I got it. It might be a coincidence but it definitely started during that time and I thought it was from getting older and deal with it. I found the name of what I have, but normally new born male babies get this but goes away in a year. My symptoms keep getting worse so my Dr said go see a urologist because they know more.
SCAMMO whammo
This was not a hard one, she can eat, she can breath.... I wish I could have that....
I agree. Her's wasn't exactly as severe as the others who are close to or more than 4 years now.
It's not a wish. Do the work, read Sarno's book, then apply it to you and your life. You can 100% do it, with the right winner attitude!
@@alexandrecouture2462 I have been trough 20 covid pneumonia is a miracle I am still alive, you guys having covid without breating issues are sooooo lucky you have no idea!
@fwdflashwebdesign I'm so sorry you had to go through all of this... Wishing you all the best on your journey to recovery! 🧡 🧡
@@RaelanAgle I should not be alive, I think I am te only person on this planet that had so many pneumonias
Getting vaccinated sadly probably didn’t help.☹️
Too long winded, get to the point. Didn’t finish it.
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