Walking the Plank

Raise your hand if you know what it's like to feel nauseous all the freaking time! Or if you've ever traded that in for rock hard poops and the inability to take a sh!t for days on end (thanks, Zofran side effects!). In this episode, we ponder the joys - and challenges - of the nausea and vertigo that have accompanied Amy's Long COVID for the past 6+ years. We also share strategies for coping with the symptoms and grappling with the reality of everyday living when one's body is in constant revolt.

WALKING THE PLANK

I’m a drunk without the drink

Wobbly on my feet, knocky in my knees

Seasick without the sea, I’m homesick for the sea

And yet too sick to see the sea

Vertigo and nausea are my sentence

Though my crime is unclear

A drunk without the drink

A sailor on dry land

I walk the plank back to bed

Continues at https://amyblackstonephd.substack.com/p/walking-the-plank

CITED IN THIS EPISODE

1. Belton, Sarahjane and Kate Sheridan. 2025. “‘The Second Arrow’: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Exploration of What Can Be Learned From One Long COVID Journey,” Health Expectations, 28: e70227. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hex.70227 
2. Headspace. https://www.headspace.com

Intro music: Humoresque by Antonín Dvořák from Suzuki Flute School Volume 3; Played proudly and poorly by Amy Blackstone

Outro music: Moon Over Ruined Castle by Rentarō Taki from Suzuki Flute School Volume 1; Played proudly and poorly by Amy Blackstone

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