222 - Jake Hollis - What If Validation Is A Treatment Too

I talk with clinical psychologist Dr Jake Hollis about recovering from ME/CFS and Long Covid, and why the nervous system offers a more useful frame than the tired “mind versus body” argument. We explore how validation, language, and recovery stories can shift the brain’s predictions and open up real possibilities for change. • Jake’s lived experience of long-term illness and a slow recovery path • How neuroplastic recovery therapies fit alongside biology rather than replacing it&...