How I COMPLETELY Recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (The FULL story)

In this video I share some important information about my story I’ve been reluctant to discuss, along with my full chronic fatigue syndrome recovery story (ME/CFS) including absolutely everything that allowed me to fully recover from this illness.
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  • @RaelanAgle
    @RaelanAgle2 жыл бұрын

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  • @user-nz5xj5nj4s

    @user-nz5xj5nj4s

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm quickly figuring out that my chronic fatigue symptoms are returning because of my current 6 month battle with anxiety. All the medical testing comes back normal. I didn't have anxiety 33 years ago when I was first diagnosed with CFS, and I rebounded in 4 months. This has been grueling. You are an inspiration to regaining my health. Bless you.

  • @hdd1977m7

    @hdd1977m7

    Жыл бұрын

    The shot’s definitely made it worse for me. I researched XMRV’s and stealth adapted viruses that remain dormant until activated by something like a certain shot that causes a strong immune response. Note: stealth adapted viruses were probably introduced to your body at some point by a different “shot”. They have a mixture of virus rna and hence the viruses in your test results.

  • @pida9669
    @pida9669 Жыл бұрын

    Summary of how Raelan healed her chronic fatigue (from 37:00 - 52:00 in this video): * Learn to manage stress effectively: stress can be extremely toxic. Having strict boundaries to prevent people/things/places pulling her into too many emotional spaces. Putting boundaries on the content she consumes, on the people she interacts with, etc. Staying in a space of "Zen" seemed to maximize healing. * Drink lots of water * Get lots of sun * Cut out toxic foods and alcohol. In another video, she goes into more detail saying to (A) get rid of all the sugary / processed / junk foods, and (B) get rid of caffeine and alcohol-both are "energy loan sharks" ("they always took way more than they ever gave"). * Keto helped somewhat, but switching to a whole-foods plant-based diet was a "total game changer" (all sorts of things in her body started functioning better e.g. faster recovery from exercise). * Cutting out gluten didn't make a difference. * Rice causes her big problems (an example of why it's important to know your own body, not everyone has the same issues with the same foods). * Various kinds of fasting have helped a lot (intermittent fasting, low-glycemic juice cleanses). * Fermented foods (kimchi, kombucha, sauerkraut, kefir, etc) did wonders for healing her gut. * Physical activity throughout the day to build her strength. Some walking, but she put a lot of more focus on light strength training. In the first 6 months, physical activity would make her feel worse, but she noticed that from one month to the next she was building strength so she persevered. * Gently incorporating movement into her day that didn't make her feel worse. * Showers alternating between hot and cold helped a lot. * Full body massages once or more a week helped. * Making sleep a priority. * Manage body pain (post-exertion malaise) during recovery with stretches, hot baths, and sometimes painkillers. * Having love and support in her life helped fuel her recovery. * Pacing herself-trying to not overdo it (then suffering from a massive crash afterwards). * She healed her CFS *without* any dietary supplements (she had tried $1000s of supplements the first time she tried to heal her CFS; but she didn't personally notice any changes when stopping all the supplements including probiotic supplements). * Overall, it was really hard work, but doable and definitely worth it! It took her about 2 years to get back to full health, but even after 1 year she was already much better (e.g. doing hour-long workouts regularly). Congratulations Raelan for achieving an amazing recovery! Thank you for sharing your hard-earned wisdom. ☺

  • @tnijoo5109

    @tnijoo5109

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @TheKernal96_

    @TheKernal96_

    9 ай бұрын

    But exercises causes PEM and Myopathy in MECFS and LC patients So if exercise builds your muscles you dont have chronic Fatigue/Me?

  • @camille_k

    @camille_k

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the récap!! 🙏

  • @carlysheree3130

    @carlysheree3130

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @bluelantern2873

    @bluelantern2873

    5 ай бұрын

    A key guide is to use to recognize scams is the exact way she is marketing it which is both unprofessional and not even considering ethical & medical considerations. Over emphasizing emotions and not the lack of ethics in what she is doing by making this video. It is very sad humans can be tricked even with the simple biases and the desire and hope for magical cures. We are all susceptible to this kind of fraud even with medical degrees. So it is vital to not participate in it and do not advocate for unethical practice. The MOST UNETHICAL PRACTICE passing off fake cures to desperate or depressed people looking for hope.

  • @ishheredia9626
    @ishheredia96263 жыл бұрын

    In regards to the "mild chronic fatigue syndrome" label, I've just started calling it myalgic encephalomyelitis around people. The scarier the name the more seriously people take you

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so right! Good strategy

  • @martinbarnes98

    @martinbarnes98

    11 ай бұрын

    Yep. Me too. Well said. People don’t want to show their ignorance of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (it took 2 years to diagnose). But, if you say “I have chronic fatigue syndrome.”, then the reply is “Everyone gets tired/exhausted/over does it, you just need a good rest/a change of scene/ a holiday (blah, blah, blah). So, I go with ME now.

  • @tomsale5142

    @tomsale5142

    10 ай бұрын

    @@martinbarnes98 do you get much pain with your me.fybromyalgia pain more nowadays q

  • @LaurieAnnCurry

    @LaurieAnnCurry

    8 ай бұрын

    #facts ME/CFS is no joke and the fact you don’t usually “look sick” convinces people you have to faking. Drives me bananas. The days the lupus butterfly shows up are almost a relief and that’s a horrible thing to have to say. ME/CFS, & other autoimmune diseases, change your life in ways that are incomprehensible to non-sufferers. Frankly, it’s pretty incomprehensible to those of us who deal with it daily.

  • @tomsale5142

    @tomsale5142

    8 ай бұрын

    @@LaurieAnnCurry do you have much ch muscle pain with it I have had it 26 years now it's more fybromyalgia or the same thing changing

  • @davidhodge8509
    @davidhodge85093 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing! I can relate to SO much in your story. My wife left me when I was at my worst. We had to sell our dream home. My career stalled. I went from feeling ahead financially to behind. Moved in with my parents. And I’ve spent tens of thousands on recovering. I know I’ll get to 100% eventually! Stories like yours keep me going! Thank you!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow, David, I know that many of us have similar experiences with this illness, but it sounds like you and I REALLY have! I'm so sorry to hear that you too have had so many of the same massive struggles with this. What a road we've been on. I'm so glad to hear though that you are 100% determined to get past this. I think stubbornness is an invaluable quality with this illness! Looking forward to hearing you share your full recovery story one day very soon 🚀

  • @davidhodge8509

    @davidhodge8509

    3 жыл бұрын

    Raelan Agle can’t wait to share it some day soon! Thank you Raelan! :)

  • @adamjensen4109

    @adamjensen4109

    2 жыл бұрын

    i realize it is kinda off topic but does anyone know a good site to watch new movies online?

  • @demolaj1

    @demolaj1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@davidhodge8509 how are you doing today ?

  • @marlac.876

    @marlac.876

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@davidhodge8509 how are you now?

  • @jacquinewton8635
    @jacquinewton86353 жыл бұрын

    I have a kitchen full of supplements 😭 just received a package of very expensive gut bacteria this morning..... this video has made me realise I'm not crazy.... Just desperate to be well again.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely not crazy!!! We all do it I think - try absolutely everything we can. And who knows, some of those expensive supplements might help! We each have our own path. Wishing you so the best with your recovery 💛

  • @wendyknapp9826
    @wendyknapp9826 Жыл бұрын

    I got CFS after a vax while in the Navy. I was treated poorly by the doctors I saw , the surgeons I worked for, and my peers.

  • @cherryblossom8282

    @cherryblossom8282

    3 ай бұрын

    How are you today?

  • @clairchetwood9777
    @clairchetwood9777 Жыл бұрын

    I'm barely 10 minutes into your video Raelan and you've already got me choked up and crying when you said you felt like a kidnapping victim and someone had stole your life. Your symptoms and how you felt, you took the words right out of my mouth. 15 months with Long Covid. I don't know who I am anymore but I'm giving it my all to heal from this hell. I hope you are well ❤

  • @nonyabeezwax8693

    @nonyabeezwax8693

    11 ай бұрын

    Your story is my story. Good luck to all. 🙏☝️

  • @diabe_tech

    @diabe_tech

    7 ай бұрын

    I feel you - im 1 year in. Hoping for the best.

  • @jenniferfoster2200

    @jenniferfoster2200

    4 ай бұрын

    I can relate too!"

  • @kathygreen6043
    @kathygreen604311 ай бұрын

    Yep. Mild CFS symptoms would send a healthy person to the ER.

  • @SinginginD
    @SinginginD3 жыл бұрын

    Your mom’s story is exactly me right now. I was diagnosed two years ago but have been sick longer and all I do is get worse. The depression, the bed, the wheelchair, all of it. And I’m only 35. I’ve been told I will never get better and that none of us do. But when I do gentle yoga... my body starts to feel stronger, less achey, even my migraines start to lessen. That’s how I found you. Your video is the first time I’ve ever seen the word “recovery” next to ME or CFS. Just seeing that I have the tiniest glimmer of hope. I’m conservatively hopeful. I was always healthy, energetic, social, never stopped, had a fit tiny figure that matched my 4’11” height, I was a dancer my whole life. Now I’m told I’ll never dance again. I just hit 200lbs, nothing helps me lose weight, antisocial, stuck in bed most of the time, handicap placard on my car, constant mono pink eye and flu, had to quit my job, fighting with disability, unable to clean my home get pregnant or adequately take care of myself or anyone else. I always hurt I get fevers constantly I can’t think straight I’m just so so sad. The only thing that gives me confidence is my wheelchair because I feel less afraid. Afraid that I’ll be in the middle of target and not be able to get back to my car. Afraid to say yes to a walk at the mall with a friend because even though their kid cries when we stop walking I don’t care he can cry because I CAN’T keep walking. At least I feel like I have control of my body in my chair. I can navigate a store and get what I want without asking for it.. but I struggle with doors, inclines, and straight aways. I absolutely hate being pushed because I feel like an invalid but sometimes I have to be pushed because I just can’t. And it’s so hard to ask for help because almost nobody believes you. Especially if they have ever seen you on a good day. The yoga helps me get up in the morning, helps ease some pain to try to sleep at night. And that gives me hope that I could find the right foods, the right supplements, the right kind of movement, the right mindset... I can NOT give up the thought of dancing again. So I’m hopping on this journey with your channel. Thank you for the hope literally written across your thumbnail. Because we are surviving off of so little income because of all of this. So little help. So little care from doctors. And so I no longer have insurance and have no money to pay for doctors or treatments. So someone like you being willing to share your story without some webinar I have to pay for or magical supplement I have to subscribe for, it means the world. Literally my whole world. And I’m praying to get it back!!! Hope this doesn’t sound overdramatized. But thank you!

  • @jeansmyth7474

    @jeansmyth7474

    3 жыл бұрын

    ME is rarely a progressive illness and the tendency is to recover to certain extent over time. There seems to be sub set illness. Some recover at about 4 year mark if they manage their illness though I have known many who have recovered despite no management and maybe they did not have authentic ME illness at all. Others make “0ne step forward / one step back type of partial recovery overtime and small number regress or remain very seriously ill. It all depends on type you start out with. I tend to relapse after infections and only option is to rest till better.

  • @Somebodysomewheresometime

    @Somebodysomewheresometime

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you are doing better 🤗❤️

  • @karenlambert4973

    @karenlambert4973

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, Can I suggest you watch all of Realan's video's on recovery. The one about putting your body into ahealing state is imperative. You have to retrain your brain, change the way you think. cut out stress as much as possible and learn how to keep yourself calm. Mediation really helps this process. Brain plasticicty is real, you can retrain your brain I have been ill for 24 years and tried just about everything... It is only now that I am recovering by brain retraing, keeping myself in a healing state. You can do this!!

  • @tracypearson6639

    @tracypearson6639

    Жыл бұрын

    @@karenlambert4973 how are you

  • @karenlambert4973

    @karenlambert4973

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tracypearson6639 Still healing, I am recovering from FND as well as having four children. I am moving forward though. Creatine is making a difference with energy. I am not climbing mountains yet but I am able to do more housework! LOL

  • @MsSemki
    @MsSemki2 жыл бұрын

    I wasn't diagnosed with CFS, but the description is so accurate to my symptoms: feeling like I have a flu, but no fever; heavy head; little to no energy at all times; a little exercise makes me feel like I have a flu or nauseous or get sore throat which goes away in hours; I've had insomnia for 10 years; staying in bed doesn't help; I feel cold easily. I've had a gazillion tests done over the 10 years, and all of them come back normal. I'm just guessing here, maybe CFS is caused by pushing yourself too much for too long, therefore the cure for it is to rest too much for too long :P Did anybody else overdo pushing themselves to extremes before getting these symptoms? I know I've been pushing myself way over the limit since 16 y.o. Even though I was dealing with a lot and working too hard, I never thought of resting. I rest a lot right now and do get minor improvement in energy level.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry to hear about all that you've been facing, I hope you have some support and are managing ok ❤️

  • @jeansmyth7474

    @jeansmyth7474

    Жыл бұрын

    A lot of PWME rest when they get tired. It is important to rest before tiredness sets in and that is why pacing is successful although it needs Lots of discipline and luck. If you get call to collect sick child from school, pacing has to come second!

  • @debbiedeutsch6925

    @debbiedeutsch6925

    Жыл бұрын

    There are different stages to chronic fatigue which is caused by Epstein bar. Medical medium books by Anthony Williams. Absolutely a game changer .

  • @debbiedeutsch6925

    @debbiedeutsch6925

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank u for sharing.cds is awful. Glad your ok

  • @jeansmyth7474

    @jeansmyth7474

    Жыл бұрын

    I have had ME for thirty two years and my temp has never been more than normal and several other ppl with ME have said same. I have had flu and shingles. When my husband had shingles his temp was 98/102 and mine never went higher than 97. One of the peculiarities of immune response with ME. If you have busy life it is very difficult to rest when medical profession is telling you it is all in the head. You might hear the words ‘attention seeking’ . My sister used to say, nobody is going to get well throwing themselves down in heap in darkened room. Not Prophetic!!

  • @julietstein2016
    @julietstein2016 Жыл бұрын

    My CFS was also brought on by a vaccine. Glad you mention this because I sometimes wonder if I have CFS or some other kind of vaccine injury. So sorry to hear about your mom. ❤

  • @tiarianamanna973

    @tiarianamanna973

    Жыл бұрын

    Vaccines contain very toxic things, and ultimately any illness is caused by toxins and/or deficiency and/or trauma. The truth is simple! Yet in real life the issues can be so hard to resolve 😵‍💫

  • @Jennifer-gr7hn

    @Jennifer-gr7hn

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry to hear :( If it's the covaidshot, it's not a vaccine. I have CFS from the infection itself - didn't sign up for it, and I lost my job while on disability). There IS help. I couldn't even use a wheelchair..the wheels I couldn't even turn. There is help and hope, and a lot of it has to do with toxic load and the ability of the body genetically to clear it. Hang in there - I get it, but there is a lot to do!

  • @diabe_tech

    @diabe_tech

    7 ай бұрын

    I got the monkeypox vaccine and it seemed to mess me up. Im not positive though. SO many factors!

  • @tomsale5142

    @tomsale5142

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@Jennifer-gr7hnare you hypermobile.wjat are you using to detox

  • @tempo511
    @tempo5113 жыл бұрын

    Earlier this year, at four and a half years of illness, I started to have real improvements in quality of life and was even working full time. I still couldn't exercise and still had feeling of general unwellness and malaise, but there were clear improvements happening. In March I had a major crash and it has been a brutal setback. I've almost gotten back to where I was, but the crash has been deeply discouraging. I've always felt like recovery is possible, but since March I've start to notice an almost subconscious belief that I'll never recover. Sometimes I feel totally lost and hopeless. Your channel and videos help me develop that hope again, so thank you. But if I'm being completely honest, even the hope can be exhausting. May we all heal from this oppressive illness!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Casey, thanks so much for sharing this. Wow, what you've been going through sounds frustrating (and truly awful, really). I'm so sorry to hear this. I imagine it is mentally exhausting to have to get your health back up again after you'd been doing so well. I bet "deeply discouraging" is putting it mildly. And yes, you make a great point - hope itself can be exhausting too can't it. But at least for me, lack of hope was even worse. It's understandable that you'd be losing faith that you'll ever be past this, I suspect we all go through phases where we feel that way unfortunately. I have so much empathy for people like yourself who are struggling with this. I am with you 1000% - MAY WE ALL HEAL FROM THIS OPPRESSIVE ILLNESS!!! I hope you are managing alright and I'm glad to hear that these videos are helping in some small way. Hang in there Casey, you've got this ✨

  • @someoneusa

    @someoneusa

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RaelanAgle exactly what I would say. Sorry about your mom. My family still doesn't get it.

  • @savior6785

    @savior6785

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RaelanAgle If you’re thinking about committing suicide or struggling with thoughts of suicide, know that God cares about you and you’re not alone in this world. Believe in His son that died on the cross for you and me, you’ll see, He’ll help you in this world to survive. 1 John 4:4 “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. Psalm 34:18-19. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. kzread.info/dash/bejne/moSaqdV_mrGtnKQ.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIOK09Ktn8aYhpc.html

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your concern, that is very kind of you. Thankfully I have been doing great for a long time now and my mental health is strong (and I have all the tools I need to take care of myself in that department now) :)

  • @erics4127

    @erics4127

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dude keep going you're almost there. Your guitar playing is rad btw!!!

  • @christinad3171
    @christinad31719 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing your story. I’m 3 years in CFS, all those years I was confident that I will be back on track, but last month for the first time I’ve got discouraged, and hopeless. Like my life is not worth living anymore. Your story gives me hope and inspires me to get going with my healing journey. God bless you 🤍

  • @klondon6245
    @klondon62452 ай бұрын

    25 years with CFS and Fybromyalgia. Its actually insane how i have zero control of my body and mind. In one second i can go from sat up,talking to completely collapsing. Im on my 6 weeks of a crash now and its really upsetting me, but watching this video has echoed everything ive tried. I also have used hypnosis for pain,which has taken away around 60% of pain. A natural healer to help, but its on and off. Im trying to stay positive, but im finding it very difficult at the moment. Its inspirational to watch videos like this though. I feel like its giving me a glimpse of hope 😊

  • @lucila5466

    @lucila5466

    2 ай бұрын

    ❤✨❤

  • @KKKKAAAARRRRYYYYNN
    @KKKKAAAARRRRYYYYNN Жыл бұрын

    Many time cfs come from the stress of feeling unsupported. A sublte deep internal belief that we're in danger. That buried feeling of being unsafe to say no can come from growing up with immature parents teaching you to that you cant say No and feeling like a failure around them.

  • @liannevalle

    @liannevalle

    6 ай бұрын

    This is the answer right here.

  • @PeaceIsYeshua

    @PeaceIsYeshua

    3 ай бұрын

    I got sick as a teenager. Before I got sick, I was happy, confident, had wonderfully supportive parents, plus older mentors who believed in me also, and I had a great future ahead of me, so this wasn’t the case for me. ❤

  • @nicmax444
    @nicmax4442 жыл бұрын

    I had a similar experience with my doctor...I kept going back saying I’m not right, she just laughed in my face. I resonate so much with all that you said x

  • @jamiesmith2724

    @jamiesmith2724

    11 ай бұрын

    Doctors are so stupid and have chips on their shoulder most of time

  • @india-skyecharlton9314
    @india-skyecharlton9314 Жыл бұрын

    I'd like to share what the key to my recovery was. I exercised slowly and gradually, walking for a minute one day, two minutes the next, until I was walking for an hour every day. I did have to push my physical boundaries and it was so important to my recovery; building up muscle because there are little power houses in muscle cells called mitochondria. They provide each cell with energy. The more muscle you build, the more power houses you get. Lymphatic system: very important to get the lymph moving which removes toxins. Moving your body pumps the lymph system and I think this is why massage made me feel energised. I had terrible insomnia and the less sleep I had, the more ill I felt. I tried so many things to help me sleep and after 8 years of ME/CFS my Dr prescribed Amitryptiline and I slept for 7 hours straight after years of waking up every two hours. This was the biggest thing that helped me recover. Sleep is vitally important. I need 12 house to feel good, which is a lot, but I am well now. My Dr had to increase the dose three times to find the level I needed.

  • @dsaylor36

    @dsaylor36

    Жыл бұрын

    Amitriptyline IS a life changing med for some. It's neurotransmitter effects was what I really needed in my case. I felt 15. I also had a side effect of an increased heart rate and was not able to take it. Having to stop was horrible.

  • @sahm2adam

    @sahm2adam

    10 ай бұрын

    What else is this called?

  • @dsaylor36

    @dsaylor36

    10 ай бұрын

    @@sahm2adam Elavil

  • @tomsale5142

    @tomsale5142

    5 ай бұрын

    Did you have a lot of muscle pain

  • @yogadragontarot8005
    @yogadragontarot80052 жыл бұрын

    Omg- the details - I got it around 30 and by 57 I’m pretty much bedridden and very week and extremely sick and nauseous. Lost teaching, medical and flight attendant jobs when walking became too overwhelming. I hope you’re well - this is a torturous and unpleasant condition

  • @2000balumba
    @2000balumba3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for your generosity in sharing this story and I am so sorry about your mum. Your story parallels mine a lot and I especially related to the disappointment/shock from the doctor and the crazy interventions you tried! I am now doing brain retraining and it has been incredibly helpful and recently added exercise in. Keep up the good work.

  • @beyond_the_brand
    @beyond_the_brand3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for all videos Raelan! It gives hope

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome, Anna! 💗

  • @skyoak4611
    @skyoak4611 Жыл бұрын

    Sorry this was your journey. So sorry for your great loss. I know it was very difficult for her and your family. Thank you for sharing.

  • @appleeyes9476
    @appleeyes9476 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Raelan, i just stumbled on your channel accidentally. My body has had M.E. for over 30 years fluctuating from moderate severe to "mild" (loved you highlighting the absurdity of that term). I resonated with so much of your video and watched the whole thing through which is highly unusual for me as honestly i have pretty much avoided M.E./CFS content for several years, especially forums etc as I tend to find them so demoralising, pessimistic and fatalistic. My heart goes out to newbies joining those forums, as honestly it often feels like the loudest voices there are the ones determined NOT to get better. Not consciously of course, but due to wanting recognitiin of the severity of the illness, they dismiss anyone recovering from the condition as obviously not having had it in the first place. They can be incredibly closed minded. I honesrly tgink it's like a trauma based response to the enormous burden of having such a stigmatised illness and the horrendous treatment at the hands of the medical system. They readily dismiss any mind body connection, equating the idea to the monstrous medical professionals suggesting it's all in our heads. I also went down the path of researching spontaneous/radical remission recovery stories for other serious illnesses which is what has inspired me on my journey of recovery. I think a big issue that differentiates many who recover from illnesses such as cancer is that no one is questioning if their illness is legit to begin with so recovering in no way invalidates the severity of their illness or cast aspersions on the very nature of their character, mental stability etc. I honestly think this is part of the issue. Instead many with M.E./CFS are (understandably) so desperate for medical/societal val8dation of the nightmare theyre living they are ironically waiting around for the same medical system who has utterly failed and even tyrannised them to come up to the rescue with the magic pill/poison or procedure that cures them. Thankfully for me i have never given up hope and have made so much progress on my journey back to full recovery which in many ways has been such a blessed deep dive of personal development and even spiritual growth that I would never have gone through if i wasnt "forced" to because of the great challenges of living in a sick body for many years. I'm so happy to have found your channel. So happy a channel like yours even exists. It is sorely needed but also beautifully timed with so much growing evidence and support for what were once "out there" alternative therapies. Thank you! Inspiring stuff! You or your guests may have covered these in other videos but just to add in two of the techniques that have been game changers in my recovery have been the work of Dr Joe Dispenza and Annie Hoppers DNRS as well as Qi Gong (I practice Spring Forest). You are probably familiar with their work but if not check out their phenomenol testimonials. For me these type of techniques/therapies are the medicine of the future. Sorry for such a long messg. Im not even active on social media but felt inspired to "comment" which then turned into an essay! Thanks for all you do. Really powerful contribution to us all. Blessings your way Raelan. Xx

  • @janielightly1644
    @janielightly16443 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for courageously sharing your story and as always so helpful and putting out that message of hope💜

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome, Janie! Glad it was helpful 🌸

  • @harperevelyn81
    @harperevelyn813 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your full story, it was so helpful 💖 You're resilience is amazing, so glad you made it through.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Harper, that’s so kind of you to say!

  • @mariarodriguez-ey4bw
    @mariarodriguez-ey4bw Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story !! ❤

  • @katenewton9994
    @katenewton99942 жыл бұрын

    Raelan I literally can't thank you enough ❤ I resonated so much with so many of the things you talked about. I have also been toying with just jumping on a plane somewhere in an effort to shake things up and reconnect with joy again but it has felt impossible - watching your story has given me hope! I'm going to watch all your travel tips now, thank you so so much ❤

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Kate! Looking forward to your recovery! 💓💓💓

  • @PriscillaThen
    @PriscillaThen Жыл бұрын

    I've seen a few of your videos and wondered why you never talk about your own experience, now I know why. Many things you said really hit home and I am very moved. I'm sorry that you had to go through everything that you did. Thank you so much for sharing your journey so openly and honestly, Raelan, this is arguably my favourite video of yours (so far, but I have yet to watch the ones you linked to in here, lol)! I can relate to so much of what you said. You have a such an engaging way of speaking, it's not hard to spend a whole hour listening to you, you give so many good nuggets of wisdom, and are so positive and calm. You gave SOOO many important, helpful details about the things you did to get better -- thank you a thousand times! What you say makes so much SENSE! I never believed in supplements until I got Long COVID; I've spent hundreds of dollars since. I'm glad that there might be another way (by drastically changing the diet). Your journey may have seemed hopeless, but look at the thousands of people you're helping. And now with COVID, how many more thousands you will help?! Thank you so very much, and I look forward to watching the other videos, esp. the ones you linked to in this one. Hugs from a fellow Canadian. :)

  • @MikeG-js1jt
    @MikeG-js1jt Жыл бұрын

    You're a good explainer and Jeffrey, what a great guy, willing to take all this on.

  • @patriciamillet1253
    @patriciamillet1253 Жыл бұрын

    Raglan, you are such a honey. I appreciate your authenticity, caring, honesty, supportivness & relatability. Thanks for your channel, thank you for you.

  • @StephdeIcaza
    @StephdeIcaza3 жыл бұрын

    I teared up at the end with your encouragement about the lack of progress not being failure. I definitely try hard and have been at it for almost 4 years. Thank you for offering us your beautiful story, with all its pain and gain, sorrow and joy. I send you a tight hug!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sending you a tight hug right back! 💛

  • @dfblake7
    @dfblake73 жыл бұрын

    You are an excellent communicator Raelan...and it's so good to hear the whole story. Getting the full picture helps me to identify where I'm at...and hopefully adopt what is appropriate for me. Thank you!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome, Dorothy! Thank you for your kind words and I'm so glad that you're feeling more and more on track. It's a journey, for sure 🌷

  • @loobyluB
    @loobyluB2 жыл бұрын

    Wow Raelan, thank you for your wonderful story, and for your honesty and openness. I just discovered your channel and its really giving me hope, hugs to you x

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    sending huggss! 💗

  • @AnrupB
    @AnrupB2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so grateful for finding your channel. Long covid turned into me/cfs and I’m on the verge of getting diagnosed. I already had a holistic background and previous experience with recovery from gut, brain and immune issues so I’ve been able to make some progress on my own. Your channel has helped to confirm everything and provide so much more insight. My heart goes out to you, and especially for being so brave through all this including your mother’s journey. I hope to see a video on how things go with getting back to work! I’m struggling with the idea of stalling my careers again. From a fellow Canadian, thank you again and I hope we can meet one day!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    Purna, I'm so happy to hear that you've found this channel helpful! Thanks for taking the time to share that. Looking forward to that day ❤️

  • @brandigayle8775
    @brandigayle87758 ай бұрын

    I know this is from three years ago, but you are amazing and thank you for sharing your story. I’m purely exhausted with long haul Covid since 4/1/21 30-40 symptoms issues since. I’ve watched a lot of your interviews the past few days and thankful I got to hear your own personal story. Thank you for being someone I can relate to and listen to with these videos! Former nurse, runner, had zero doctors but a OB now I’ve seen so so many, so many tests same as you. I’ll feel like a glimpse of me sometimes then come crashing down with exhaustion I’m pushing through daily for my kids. ❤ Trying it all.

  • @funkydancer5353
    @funkydancer53532 жыл бұрын

    My experience is so very similar to yours. Your videos are so reassuring to me. I'm fighting this alone, it's a battle but I have complete faith that my body will heal. Its so hard. Your words are so true. It's good to know that some folks get out of this living death. I thank you for sharing so openly. X

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know this can be a nightmare, I hope you are managing ok. I love your perspective and determination and I hope you find your fastest path out of this ❤️

  • @Lottie_La
    @Lottie_La3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your story and being so honest and not claiming to have all the answers like some people do. I'm really happy things are good for you now.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome! Wishing you all the best with your own journey, Charlotte 💛

  • @lynb87
    @lynb87 Жыл бұрын

    I'm so grateful for content like this. A lot of what is online is discouraging and says you can only "manage" it. I've had long covid and I'm feeling good at the moment but still approaching physical activity with caution. I'm making sure i go slow this time!

  • @ianseaweed
    @ianseaweed3 жыл бұрын

    Your honesty is very refreshing. This thing feels like a complex puzzle with personalised pieces but you’ve already put so much of it together I think this will save me years of trial and error figuring it out on my tod. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wishing you all the best with your own recovery journey, Ian 🌟

  • @dilian.9088
    @dilian.90883 жыл бұрын

    thank so much! appreciated hearing this.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome, Dilia! Glad you enjoyed the video. Sending you my absolute best with whatever it is you might be facing 💛

  • @hollyflynn328
    @hollyflynn3283 ай бұрын

    My daughter started getting sick at age 9 and was suicidal by age 12. She improved a little and gained hope. She’s now 18 and is losing hope.

  • @FREE_HUMANITY

    @FREE_HUMANITY

    9 күн бұрын

    Hi, I really hope your daughter is doing better now. It's easy to say this but hard to do please never lose hope x

  • @ineseromanova
    @ineseromanova2 жыл бұрын

    I'm so, so happy that I found your videos! And I am very, very happy that you succeeded in your recovery, and by sharing your story you give me and others hope and your experience how to do it! Relating very much to your story, it seems I have also made quite a journey over the past 6 years, going through different stages physically and emotionally, trying all available alternative medicine, and reaching finally the stage where I understand how my emotional health is the key! Understanding which thought patterns I should change and finally putting myself and my health first! And with your experience, encouragement and practical advices I trully believe I will also succeed in healing myself! Thank you from all my heart!💚💚💚

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that so much, Inese! Thank you ❤️

  • @beverleylewis469
    @beverleylewis4694 ай бұрын

    Thanks again so much, your honesty and vulnerability helps me so much. My recovery journey includes one of your videos a day. Thank you!

  • @PeaceIsYeshua
    @PeaceIsYeshua3 ай бұрын

    Raelan, your story is amazing!! 🙌🏻 It’s incredible to me that you threw yourself into another culture for so many years despite still being sick and that you stayed in the game of life when I think most of us try to retreat from life while sick. You are an incredibly strong and courageous person! Thank you for sharing your story and for all you do! ❤

  • @priyadhiman3887
    @priyadhiman38878 ай бұрын

    U r amazing raelan, you are so good from heart... I always pray for your happiness... thank you for helping people through this channel....

  • @user-ms5cq3yu9q
    @user-ms5cq3yu9q3 жыл бұрын

    I came across your videos when searching about pacing - and I am inspired to keep going. I wondered how am I going to get done the things I want to do and the things I have to do, combined with resting. It has surprised me how quick things go downhill with ME/CFS. I was in tears knowing somebody understood it when you talked about staying in your zen as I that is what I have realised . I found over the past couple of months I had allowed myself to feel the emotions of life and boy, did I suffer. I am now trying to stay in my zone and if that means I can't do something with excitement then so be it. I need to focus on me. I will be adding your videos to the positive things that make me feel good list. Thank you for sharing your story.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wishing you all the best with this, Barbara ❤️

  • @michelefrench4090
    @michelefrench40907 ай бұрын

    Just came across this video, I'm so, so sorry, I attempted my life as well, after a covid infection, my life changed so much, they say I shouldn't be here, but im still fighting. I've never heard of brain retraining and just started, I hope this helps me, hugs to you.

  • @rachelcastillo7306
    @rachelcastillo73063 жыл бұрын

    Really appreciate this video. Thanks so much for sharing. Love and support is really important indeed.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome, Rachel. And yes, I agree!

  • @theimperfectpianist217
    @theimperfectpianist2173 жыл бұрын

    That was truly an amazing amazing story. People have said to me they did not know anyone who did as much as I did to recover from CFS/Me but I think I could point them to you! what determination and I am so glad it paid off! thank you for sharing parts of your story that may have been embarrassing to share and for your work to help others with CFS/Me.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is my pleasure, and I hope that some of these things you've tried are helping you as well 💛

  • @theimperfectpianist217

    @theimperfectpianist217

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RaelanAgle oh yes , over the years I have found some things that have helped me a lot. I've been able to work full-time since 1997. But I'm still bad at pacing myself and taking it easy. Your channel is going to help me with that. It already has help me with that! And I'm looking forward to watching more of them

  • @matthijsreenders5397
    @matthijsreenders53973 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your full story, it was really inspiring! I am very happy for you that you got your health back:)

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Matthijs! And I appreciate your kind words. I hope you are doing well and thanks for taking the time to share this 😊

  • @matthijsreenders5397

    @matthijsreenders5397

    3 жыл бұрын

    Raelan Agle I really laughed when you said the things about becoming friends with the actors, I just recently bingewatched TBBT and felt te same! Unfortunately right after finishing tbbt I crashed and am in the ‘severe’ categorie:(

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@matthijsreenders5397 I KNEW I wasn't alone in this! I've never heard anyone else say it though so it's nice to have it confirmed 😉 (And to have it also be with TBBT is awesome!) Actors and TV characters really have felt like my friends, my whole world at times. I'm so sorry though Matthijs that you have crashed. Severe ME/CFS looks unimaginably challenging, I really can't even imagine what that's like. So unfair. I wish I could reach through the computer and pull you out of it somehow. I hope you are managing ok and that it eases up soon.

  • @shobac2187
    @shobac21873 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely loved this video. It is just honest, raw, powerful and full of helpful tips. I am going to give a few things a go from this video. Thank you so much for sharing and YES I agree with another comment that you would make an awesome health/ life coach!! 💕

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Shoba! I'm so glad you found this helpful. Thank you so much for your support and I really am wishing you ALL the best with your own recovery 💗

  • @jenk7569
    @jenk7569 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing!!

  • @user-nz5xj5nj4s
    @user-nz5xj5nj4s Жыл бұрын

    You are speaking my life. I wish those closest to me could be hearing your podcast. Did you have difficulty with appetite and eating, or anxiety? You give inspiration. I've had those days where ending life seems the only way out of the torture, but more than anything, I just want to return to normal me and live my life!

  • @Bronx-baby
    @Bronx-baby3 жыл бұрын

    What an awesome helpful video, thank you!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, Erin!

  • @Bettina__
    @Bettina__4 ай бұрын

    Hi Raelan, thank you for sharing your story in so much detail. I find it very inspiring how you managed to overcome all of these challenges. Some parts of your story brought tears to my eyes, for example when you talked about your mum. It must have been devastating to find out that you have the same illness - and nonetheless you kept believing in recovery and made it. That helps me believe that recovery is also possible for me, no matter how hard or almost impossible it may seem in some moments. Sometimes, I feel that the longer I am ill for, the harder it is to believe in full recovery. Because it starts to feel like the body is being damaged in a way that is irreversible. So, hearing that you managed to fully recover, despite it taking so long, is very reassuring. 😊 I'm really glad I found your channel recently. Thank you for all that you do. ❤ I wish you all the best. ✨

  • @rudieye6666
    @rudieye66663 жыл бұрын

    I have Fibromyalgi, bur score 100% on MECFS. Two years in. I'm already on a path to create a similarv envirement to be able to dedicate my body to healing and recovery. I've been mostly bedridden and very limited untill now, but I feel and believe so strongly that I'll win this battle. Your way of recovery resonances well with me. Thank you for your inspirational story! I'll tell a similar one, giving me the time to achieve that! Already on my way! 💕

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Gertrud, I'm so sorry to hear about your struggles, but I am also so inspired by your attitude and determination. I'm excited for you and am definitely cheering you on!

  • @rudieye6666

    @rudieye6666

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RaelanAgle Thank you so much! Good luck with your own life project, nothing can stop you now! 💕🏆💐🎶

  • @hollyflynn328
    @hollyflynn3283 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. You solidified my research and plan for my daughter. I’m having her watch your videos.

  • @andmk1
    @andmk13 жыл бұрын

    A fantastic, open and informative story. Thank you.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Sindre94Ipswich
    @Sindre94Ipswich3 жыл бұрын

    Really inspiring. Thank you!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    So glad to hear that, Sindre!

  • @bodhanayoga
    @bodhanayoga3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another great video. I just joined the new Fb group and am happy to hear it exists. Support seems so important.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and I just noticed you in our FB group! So wonderful to have you there and looking forward to getting to know you more and watching your recovery journey continue to unfold 🌷

  • @bodhanayoga

    @bodhanayoga

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RaelanAgle Thank you.

  • @someoneusa
    @someoneusa3 жыл бұрын

    Commenting before listening, just to say you're awesome. Look forward to this. On 3rd month detoxing 20 years of CFS, been rough, but I KNOW I'll recover. Only paying attention to recoveries, putting the negativity to rest.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aw Maria your comment here just gave me goosebumps! I am so excited for you and so inspired by people who are determined to recover after many years with this illness. You've totally got this! Yay!!!! And thank you for your kind words (brought me a huge smile!!) - I think you're awesome as well 🤩

  • @someoneusa

    @someoneusa

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RaelanAgle You make me smile as well and we know how much that means. I just spilled about $100 of oil of oregano all over me and my room, which is a cluttered disaster, after not sleeping for days. I need smiles at the moment. Losing the oil is bad enough, but burned the hell out of my arm and everything I touched, luckily we have a garden with tons of aloe, combined with a ton of coconut oil, the burn subsided. On the plus side my nostrils and brain are saturated, my hardwood floors have soaked it in, it's on my pillows, so I will be doing some massive aroma therapy for a very very long time. And I smell like a pizza factory, there's that. lol. Gotta look at the bright side, cz I just want to sob right now. I've got this though! I feel the virus and bacteria dying, brain slowly getting clearer. It's hard to explain feeling better when you still need to be in bed, but I'm sure you know what I mean, you just know things are changing. I've had to take months off for bed rest, but exercise, powerlifting, is the one thing that I try to keep in my life when I'm not bed-bound, no matter how tired, or how much pain I'm in, at the expense of crashes. Totally worth it and hands down the #1 thing that makes me realize I've got potential to heal.I'm built like an athlete, so that has allowed me to push physically. Right now with the detoxing, it's a new level of physical exhaustion, I'm still gaining strength but my workouts are "shaky", I don't have that umph. The rest of the time I'm home recovering. The healing mindset is so important. I'm going to add you on IG, I can literally write a book on every sentence you spoke here, maybe I will :) When you said "mild" CFS, I had a laugh, then you said exactly what I started blurting out... Def should be in stages. Which also kind of trivializes how debilitating it is, no matter what "stage". I have endometriosis too, stage 1. With endo, the stages only mean the amount of endo tissue, which is not at all related to pain level; someone can have stage 4 and have no pain, and have stage 1 and be in horrendous lifelong pain, that's me (trying to heal this too, actually a lot of diseases have come from 30 years of endo and 20 years of CFS, believe they are all related and once I get one, I'll have them all). I let myself cry and pout, like right now, honor those feelings then get back to hope. I'm (mostly) slowing down on my obsession with research, seeking diagnosis and tests and accepting baby steps. I can take a bath now, that is a very big deal. I look forward to making friends again and dating eventually, one day at a time, I'm aching for that support. I'm 48, still got half my life left :P

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@someoneusa oh Maria, you have me both wanting to laugh and cry. That oil situation sounds horrible, I'm so sorry. I love the massive aromatherapy comment though (and smelling like a pizza factory!). I'm so glad to hear that you are slowly making some progress. It seems that unfortunately for most of us - "slowly" is the only option for progress. Congrats on the baths! It's wonderful that you can start to do more things and celebrate that as you go. And you're so right - there is no great solution for how to classify illness. And good for you for letting yourself cry and pout - I think that's so important! If we don't feel and process and release these feelings then I think they turn into poison inside of us. This is REALLY freaking hard and there's just no way it can be all smiles. But yes!! You do have half your life left. It's worth working for and you sound like an unstoppable force - excited to see you put this behind you for good ❤️

  • @debbiedebbie9473
    @debbiedebbie9473 Жыл бұрын

    Your recent videos sound so much more uplifting and more energy. It shows that you have had way more improvement happening in the last two years. You've had so much growth, you should be proud of yourself and your improvement !

  • @PeaceIsYeshua

    @PeaceIsYeshua

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Debbie, wow, I thought she sounded energetic and very uplifting in this video too! ❤

  • @user-ip7fi4vu7k
    @user-ip7fi4vu7k2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing your story. I feel hope for the first time in a long while.

  • @jimwiese1452
    @jimwiese14529 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for sharing your story and experiences 🙏 It made me cry, laugh, inspired me and gave me hope ❤ 1,5 year struggling with long covid and especially PEM. Now finally ready to accept and start taking pacing really seriously to break the boom and crash cycle and creating basic conditions for my body to heal itself. Truly happy for you to make it this far and hope you've successfully even got work into the mix and are still feeling healthy, energetic and happy. All the best from the Netherlands 😊

  • @yogadragontarot8005
    @yogadragontarot80052 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the sound advice-, I have experimented with almost everything you have discussed and I know they can work- not being consistent or staying with a program has been my downfall, along with a few unexpected traumas. I think depression medication might save my life and be at least a temporary crutch. I think you’re wonderful and courageous- you did it!!

  • @tompearce6312
    @tompearce63123 жыл бұрын

    Really helpful to find this now. So much of what you say about recovery is kind of what I've started to think recently, although you've also added lots of new things to try :) Hoping to use this third lockdown (In the UK) as a way to really focus on getting better. Thanks! Will keep checking out your videos.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @veronicaostling5194
    @veronicaostling51947 ай бұрын

    Thank You ❤ I have found your channel a couple of weeks ago and I am watching a lot of recoverystories..You are such an inspiration! ❤ I have had Me/Cfs and fibromyalga for a lot of years..from moderate/severe to mild and now the latest year back to severe..I am getting forward to when I can share my own success storie..I will get there in time..I am not giving up! ❤ Thank you so much for this channel 🙏 Much Love /Veronica from Sweden 🇸🇪

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    7 ай бұрын

    You got this, Veronica! ❤️

  • @susanwhatling2464
    @susanwhatling24649 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this! I’m just at that point where I’ve found the benefits of a little more movement and slightly faster recovery rate. It’s been 9 years! Although just after this, life stresses crept in (menopause/moving house /grief/ other health issues) and I took a downturn…I forgot my strategies and felt enough was enough, the thought to end my life became scarily overwhelming. I stopped to think. I’m 53 and there is more life to come. It’s ok to acknowledge the bad times, important so we can adapt and move forward. As you say, with love and support we do have a better chance. Life is an opportunity, my son will soon be 24 ( he cared for me in the early years, I’m grateful each day), this year I got married to a kind & caring man who understands ME/cfs. All of us watching you, understand this condition. It unites us. So many blessings! So, life will inevitably bring bumps in the road, setbacks…we can navigate this and who knows what joys will greet us. Thank you for sharing and creating a way to connect our experiences. Wishing you and your viewers every chance at love and living ❤

  • @drinette7669
    @drinette76692 жыл бұрын

    Hi Raelan, I found your channel a few days ago, I didn’t found the magic wand or miraculous plan I was looking for 🤪, but you gave me back hope and motivation. Thank you so much! I’ve been ill with me/cfs for 3 years now, but I feel like I’m on the right track. Experimenting with food, routines,… trying to support my body so that it can heal. I’m back to work a few hours a week, from home, because it was necessary for my mental health, I hope it won’t tackle my recovery - I find balancing physical and mental needs so challenging !

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you've found hope again - it's so vital isn't it? I hope you find what you need to get past this soon ❤️

  • @MarsonQuintinoFerreira
    @MarsonQuintinoFerreira3 жыл бұрын

    I think your story took away years of mistakes in my recovery. Tks a lot 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh I hope that's true, Marson!!

  • @maryj.khalilian9018
    @maryj.khalilian9018 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @ajrwilde14
    @ajrwilde143 жыл бұрын

    amazing story, subscribed

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Alice!

  • @tiffanylindfield9157
    @tiffanylindfield91574 ай бұрын

    This woman is just truly kind.

  • @PrayingHandsministry
    @PrayingHandsministry3 жыл бұрын

    Bravo for the work you had to do. This brought light and hope into my day. You are right we need love, the right kind of love to bring this all together, to heal and make life worth living. Work for yourself. Where you can make your own schedule. Much love. Thank you.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome 💛

  • @nictegki
    @nictegki3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thanks! I really appreciate this

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    You’re most welcome!

  • @tanyasc4131
    @tanyasc41312 ай бұрын

    Thank you for being so open and complete as you explain your journey. What you tried.How it helped or didn't help. How you pushed through discouragement. I have a new sense of possibility of bettering my life. I won't dwell so much on what has not helped me and focus on what has.

  • @EmpoweredCrystals
    @EmpoweredCrystals3 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed hearing your journey. I've subscribed

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! And thank you!

  • @chaplaincullerton1265
    @chaplaincullerton1265 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your video.

  • @karenlambert4973
    @karenlambert49732 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Realan for sharing your self! For me this is a full time job, every hour of every day is about recovery, of course in a unstressed way!!!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    💓💓💓

  • @annahellmer5766
    @annahellmer5766 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for telling us your whole story. I really appreciate you being so open and honest with all you had to go through, thank you!

  • @NomadicNight
    @NomadicNight Жыл бұрын

    I've had exactly the problems with my Doctors in the UK that you had. For the last 2 and a half years, I've seen 4 differen Doctors, and had every test done multiple times, including hospital visits and tests, with similar results. When they couldn't find anything wrong with me, according to their tests, I began diagnosing myself. My last visit to my Doctor ended with her prescribing me an antacid medication for what she thought was acid reflux, and by instinct, I knew better not to take it. The 37 side effects were also a big part of my decision. I immediately put myself on an Organic food diet, and reduced my stress, sugar and carbohydrates by 75%, with positive noticeable results within a few days. It turned out that I'd been poisoned with dangerous levels of Cortisol, caused by excessive stress, which had concentrated my PH stomach acid so much, that the skin on the back of my throat was being burned away by it, leaving me in agony, and if I'd followed my Doctor's advice, my health problem would have severely worsened, with up to 37 unknown side effects, the results of which my Doctor would have taken no responsibility for. 10 months later, I'm more healthy, knowledgeable and empowered than I've been in any other time of my life, and I'm currently studying 3 years of Naturopathic Medicine.

  • @ladydy2831

    @ladydy2831

    3 ай бұрын

    wow❤

  • @nackyeads2508
    @nackyeads25085 ай бұрын

    Watched this in fascination as I never even saw you until I found your video with Mary Ruddick. Thank you for sharing this intimate journey. Bless you for having the heart to help other souls with similar struggles!💕

  • @damirkotoric
    @damirkotoric8 ай бұрын

    Bless you for sharing this story. No one in my circle understands what I’m going through and watching this is a little like having a long conversation with someone that does.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm glad the story helped you feel understood. You're not alone, Damir! Rooting for your full recovery ❤️

  • @Rah_6967
    @Rah_69673 жыл бұрын

    I'm suffering from chronic fatigue and extreme body weakness from Aug 2019. All medical tests are normal. My situation is really bad.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry to hear that, I imagine this had been an extremely challenging year for you. I hope you find what you need to get past this soon.

  • @mirandaandrea8215
    @mirandaandrea8215 Жыл бұрын

    Raelan thank you for sharing this! Many people have vaccine injuries and it’s such a shame, there is so much stigma around even questioning it all! I think it’s about the perfect storm and often they can just tip you over the edge! Your very brave to share your vulnerability and to be so open, transparent and authentic! I’m staggered by all the stuff you tried, Which I sure many of us can relate to! Your amazing!

  • @Narrowway7

    @Narrowway7

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah I didn’t get why she felt the need to defend it so much after what she experienced. Anything of unknown substances including dead viruses should always be considered imo

  • @susannekoch697
    @susannekoch697 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this and your honesty, Raelan. I could relate to so much here. I had to quit my job as well and move back in with my parents which was not the plan before. I have had Long Covid now for 13 months and trying everything and trying to find out what’s helpful for my recovery. Slowly getting better, with relapses in between…. Thank you for all your videos!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    Жыл бұрын

    Susanne, I'm so sorry to hear that you've been dealing with this for so long. I hope you find all your puzzles pieces and can finally put this all behind you soon ❤️

  • @Hdshalom

    @Hdshalom

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m on month 10 of long haul covid. It sounds so much like CFS. Yet headaches and now hyperacusis set in. I’m going to sooo many doctors.

  • @CathyJennings-kw8ds
    @CathyJennings-kw8ds11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for letting people know

  • @movewithdonna
    @movewithdonna3 жыл бұрын

    After finding your story/channel it's highly helped me this last month! My personal story is so similar to yours. Now my healing is just a daily lifestyle that works for me and it's a new level of acceptance & mindset for what I can achieve. Stress management, sleep & gut health is KEY, along with gentle "exercise", limit any cardio, strength and stretch is SO important. Thank you for what you're doing 👌 & giving hope to us all. (Also I brought a hottub & that helps me Alot ☺️)

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, Donna, it does sound like our stories are very similar! I'm so glad that you too are finding what's working for you. And wow...a hot tub sounds amazing and very helpful. I'm glad to hear you're finding my channel helpful - thanks for taking a moment to share!

  • @dayoadeyemo5769
    @dayoadeyemo576911 ай бұрын

    Thanks it was great listening I related to a lot ❤

  • @jessicam807
    @jessicam8073 жыл бұрын

    I catched Covid in March and since then I have been struggling with "long covid" that from what I have been researching, is just like ME/CFS but has the lung issues on the top of it. Your videos are really helpful, I need to change my diet and learn to pace properly, along with the different treatments that may be useful for me. I was really scared at the beggining! I don't understand how there's so little information about post viral illnesses.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Completely understandable that you've been scared! I suspect that most of us facing this sort of situation felt something similar. I'm so sorry you've had this long run with covid, sending you tons of love and support - I really hope you kick this beast soon!

  • @emilyhannah6045
    @emilyhannah60453 жыл бұрын

    So good to hear your story! I relate to a lot of it. Just a little question, is it possible to have the ads at the beginning and end? I don't have a clue how to do it 😂 but some KZread users can change it so they appear only at the beginning. I am recovering from M.E and I listen to these like a podcast so it's hard for my nervous system when they kick in. Thanks so much! X

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! And I'll see what adjustments I can make to the ads 😊

  • @cinderling5472
    @cinderling54722 ай бұрын

    Wow Raelan..... Just blown away right now I'm so sorry about your mother 😢 But the way you got yourself to better health! It's nothing short of AMAZING 💪💪💪😍👏 You are a warrior. Thank you for helping us to fight too every day!! I love and respect and admire you!!❤❤❤❤🙏🙏😄

  • @grahamkeil2253
    @grahamkeil22532 жыл бұрын

    Thank you once again for being so authentic. Like many situations it may depends. which lens we are looking through! A telescope or microscope. Your wisdom is sound obviously through at times painful experiences. But always with the end result in mind. Healing. Thank you and more wind to your sails.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that so much, Graham! Thank you ❤️

  • @CLSmith-ml6fj
    @CLSmith-ml6fj3 жыл бұрын

    I love how you empathically worked towards your recovery for the last two years. How did you balance doctor’s appointments with the intentional movement and exercise you did over those last two years? As a post-Covid sufferer, I still am going to appointments to assure there are no additional issues. I’m trying to develop a system that will make movement possible every day while not overdoing it on days I have those appointments. Thank you.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry to hear about your health challenges Chimere, it sounds like you are taking a very conscious approach to your recovery though. Good for you! When I first became unwell with this I went to quite a few doctors appointments, but when I finally recovered in those last two years I wasn't seeing a single doctor. Unfortunately, for me and in my specific situation, they seemed to have nothing to offer to my recovery process. The silver lining was that it freed up my time to focus on doing the things I needed to recover 😊

  • @jojeaux4306

    @jojeaux4306

    2 жыл бұрын

    Time AND finances.....

  • @lucycarlile9567
    @lucycarlile95673 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this! My friend got M.E through a vaccine so it’s very possible that was the cause for you too.

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry to hear that, Lucy. Thanks for sharing though, that's very interesting.

  • @appleeyes9476

    @appleeyes9476

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, i've heard tons of M.E. stories linked to vaccines, some obvious immediate acute reactions that heralded beginning of their illness with M.E., others resulting in major deterioration and others suspected cause/contributing to their illness (including my own case). Vaccine injuries are real and there are countless peer reviewed papers, accredited docs/researchers etc that have proven as much linking tgem to many neurological conditions. It is not a stretch to consider they may be a factor in M.E./CFS. The fact that even discussing the possibility that a pharmaceutical product may NOT BE suitable for ALL people and likely results in serious side effects for some is insanely controversial in itself is very telling.

  • @mathewthehealthcoach
    @mathewthehealthcoach3 жыл бұрын

    Although I don't have the exact story, I relate a lot to your experience. I had on and off difficulty with mobility and received little help or direction from the conventional model of health care. I felt lost, angry, and I didn't see a bright future for myself. It's nice to see your hardship turned into helping others with the same hardship by sharing your voice and the voice of others. Thanks!

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry to hear you've been through this too Mathew, I know it can be such a harsh journey. I hope that you are slowly finding the support and answers you need for your own recovery too :)

  • @mathewthehealthcoach

    @mathewthehealthcoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RaelanAgle No worries, I'm great now, thank you! It did take me a long time to find answers though

  • @anothercampervanchannel
    @anothercampervanchannel2 жыл бұрын

    Oh so sorry about your mum. I imagine that situation is made harder by the fact you have healed yourself. There's things I now know that might have prevented my mum dying from cancer and that has been a hard pill to swallow. Of course there's no way of knowing for sure if I could have helped but it's something I've beaten myself with a few times...🙄😏 I do enjoy listening to you. I think you remind me of me in some ways. Thanks for sharing 😊

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry to hear about your mum. Thank you also for sharing - sending hugs to you 💛💛💛

  • @anothercampervanchannel

    @anothercampervanchannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RaelanAgle Thank you 🤗

  • @tonyaherring8280
    @tonyaherring828011 ай бұрын

    Thanks for so beautifully and bravely sharing your story! Have you heard of Earthing or Grounding?

  • @annielizabergen
    @annielizabergen2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you SO much for your HONESTY. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @RaelanAgle

    @RaelanAgle

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Annie! 💓💓💓

  • @PR4SAN
    @PR4SAN Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for bringing controversial alert. Mid 2021 i got cvid and i was recovering okayish with some leftover symptoms then got the shot towards the year end. Now it's been 2 years i am suffering from severe long covid, POTS, Me/cfs. Half of the time bed bound no improvement. ☹️☹️😭😭 Found your channel recently having some hope that i will recover at some point.

  • @safelander7811
    @safelander7811 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Raelan, for sharing your amazing story! I wanted to ask something specific: what was it like to work as a scuba instructor with CFS? I am a scuba instructor and have had to stop working in the industry because of my health (CFS like yourself). I now dive only for fun and even then, only occasionally, my body can't cope with deep, strenuous dives or multiple dives in a day or multiple days of diving. I loved the job but it robbed me of my energy, so I had to quit after just 2 months. As an side, I want to say the way you've communicated your story was so thoughtful and effortless, I'm sure it brings hope to a lot of people, including myself!