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‘That agony returns’: What Coleridge’s ancient mariner can teach us about the Long Covid brain re-trainers
We are pleased to host writer Ted Monroe with a wonderfully incisive article on the recent controversial article ‘The Painful Truth about Long Covid’ by Alan Levinovitz.
Jul 58 min read
Long Covid Advocacy at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Congress - Now!
Hold your excitement! Today, on the 14th June, we are present and LIVE at the Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress in Liverpool to share a respectful leaflet and our open letter directly with delegates. This is ahead of tomorrow's Long Covid presentations by Paul Garner, Trudie Chalder and Alan Carson.
Jun 145 min read
Commentary on the Long Covid article by Alan Levinovitz in WIRED magazine
By Dr Elke Hausmann Audio available in Substack We are pleased to welcome the return of Dr Elke Hausmann as a guest writer. In this article she examines the controversial WIRED article which has sparked significant concern among patients and advocates for its portrayal of Long Covid, recovery narratives, and brain retraining approaches. What a headline. Ok, so generally journalists are not responsible for the headlines to their articles. But there are several tropes here, so
Jun 37 min read
101: 01. Psychologisation
If we are clear on what psychologisation is, we can recognise it, argue coherently and also question to see if others understand it
Feb 216 min read
The Danger of ‘Feeling Safe’: Long Covid and the Return of Psychosomatic Medicine
Whilst brain re-training programs are more universally recognised as being problematic in Long Covid and ME, these other psychological approaches often fly under the radar. It is important that we recognise them for what they are: medical gaslighting.
Jul 2, 20258 min read
Behind the Biological Veneer: A Closer Look at the BMJ, SIRPA and Garner’s Framing of Chronic Illness
This article explores how cognitive therapies contribute to a dangerous medical paradigm for chronic illness. We shall focus on Paul, ‘he’s not the messiah, he’s a very naughty boy’, Garner’s opinion piece for the BMJ and his appearance at the SIRPA conference. We examine the historical, rhetorical, and systemic forces behind mind-body medicine and how they obscure harm through compassion-washing, concept laundering, and misplaced optimism.
May 22, 202513 min read
On Pseudoscience with Dr Jonathan Stea
We have a new addition to our advocacy, a podcast with video and audio options for our book club the Pedantic Zebra!
Mar 10, 202525 min read
Stacking the Deck - The systemic review recommending CBT & exercise for Long Covid.
On Thursday 28th November a new paper was released in The BMJ, recommending CBT and exercise for Long Covid...
Nov 29, 202416 min read
Dear Miranda,
Tales of the Unexpected: A letter reaching out to Miranda Hart to discuss her book and approaches to ME, Long Covid and Lyme.
Oct 17, 202427 min read
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