Alisha
Hello, my name is Alisha Braswell. I had Long Covid for almost 3 years. For one and a half of those years, I was couch-bound and non-functional in regular life. However, I am now so grateful to say I have made a full recovery!
After moving across the country in 2019, the pandemic hit. Along with a series of other major life changes; shifting jobs, changing relationships, and navigating the pandemic I began to experience a lot of stress and overwhelm.
Then I contracted Covid in 2021 right after moving in with a new partner. I was sick for about two months and then went back to work because I thought I was better. However, this began a struggle with severe anxiety, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue, and panic attacks for nearly a year.
Then I got Covid again, which started a year and a half of living homebound on my couch.
I experienced about 15 symptoms including heart palpitations, dizziness, extreme fatigue, GI issues, constipation, diarrhea, whole body aches and brain fog, to name a few.
The doctor told me I had Long Covid along with Lyme disease. There seemed to be no treatment. Doctors did not find anything wrong with me besides a few mild things off in blood work. After a few doctor’s protocols did not seem to make any difference I started with a practitioner who told me that the root cause of my symptoms was Epstein Bar, mold, heavy metals, parasites, Lyme co-infections and more. This started over a year of detox. None of this helped. This created a lot of fear and a long time of trying to fight my body.
I began to turn the corner once I found the work of Dr. Sarno, Dr. Howard Schubiner and Rebecca Tolin on TMS mind-body work.
I began to meditate, practice somatic tracking, journal write and incorporate any activities that were calming and joyful.
I stopped researching how to fix myself.
I slowly began to believe I was not broken.
I learned to show myself a lot of self-compassion and love even while I experienced sensations.
I began to find joy again and slowly re-introduced physical activities.
I began to find new meaning and purpose in my days.
For me, it took one year after learning about TMS mind-body work to retrain my brain, learning that I am safe, and making a 100% recovery. Although it took me a year, I will say that once I found TMS work I began the beautiful, transformational process of actually healing! All after such a long and exhausting time of trying to fix it to no end.
Today I enjoy life even more than I did before, and I have a new sense of calm and grounding.
I am now a mind-body coach, and I use these TMS methods to help guide others to healing.
Please reach out with any questions you may have for help along your journey:
Healing IS possible!
