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#25 You are not alone: navigating post-holiday fatigue, grief and acceptance in chronic illness. Gez Medinger & Emily Kate Stephens
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- Jan 9, 2026
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Summary
Living with chronic or invisible illness after the holidays can be overwhelming. In this episode of Make Visible, Emily Kate Stephens is joined by investigative science journalist and Long Covid advocate Gez Medinger to explore coping with chronic illness, ME/CFS, and Long Covid during and after the holiday season. They discuss EMDR therapy, nervous system regulation, breathwork, and emotional processing, sharing lived experience and practical strategies that support recovery and acceptance. This conversation offers validation and support for those living with ME/CFS, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia, EDS, POTS, Chronic Lyme, and other energy-limiting conditions.