The Raelan Agle Podcast
Here you will find recovery stories, strategies, and resources for ME/CFS and Long Covid.
Raelan lived with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) for ten years before finally fully recovering. After countless fruitless doctors' visits and tens of thousands of dollars spent providing little relief from her illness, she eventually realized that she would have to look within herself and listen to her body to find her path back to health. And thankfully she did finally fully recover!
Since her full recovery about four years ago, Raelan has become passionate about spreading hope for others facing chronic illnesses such as ME/CFS, Long Covid, and Fibromyalgia. She is the author of Finding Freedom: Escaping from the Prison of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, has built a successful YouTube channel full of resources for health and healing, and designed online courses, accessible at raelanagle.com, to aid others on their journey towards health and happiness.
The Raelan Agle Podcast
229: After 26 Years, Dr. David Mickel Says Recovery Starts Here
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🧠 Understand Your Natural Wiring and Work With It: Not Against It — https://www.mickeltherapy.com/a/2148294302/ZaxaFeeq
Wired for Wonder™ is designed for people who are naturally highly responsive, deeply feeling, creatively driven or identify with ADHD, neurodivergence or high sensitivity; Wired for Wonder™ helps you work with your nervous system rather than against it.
Instead of trying to become “normal,” you’ll discover how to harness your natural way of being so it becomes a source of energy, creativity and fulfilment rather than exhaustion.'
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In this video, Dr. David Mickel shares why he believes chronic fatigue syndrome, long COVID, chronic pain, and related conditions persist not because the body is broken, but because people have become disconnected from their body’s natural communication system.
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Mickel Therapy® is designed for people living with ME/CFS, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia and other fatigue-related conditions, Mickel Therapy® helps you understand and change the hidden emotional patterns that can keep the body stuck in survival mode. Through practical body-based skills, you’ll learn how to reduce nervous system overload, restore energy regulation, and support lasting recovery.
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🌟 Dr. Mickel’s YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@MickelTherapy-OfficialSite-m6v/
ALSO MENTIONED:
💙 Vitality Foundation (financial assistance for Mickel Therapy) - https://www.thevitality.foundation
RELATED VIDEOS:
👉 My First Interview with Dr. Mickel (MUST WATCH!) - https://youtu.be/0d5fqI3X9vo
👉 Live Q&A With David Mickel - https://youtube.com/live/7woxs2A8t_w
👉 Ask Dr. Mickel Anything - https://youtube.com/live/-8m3Adq5Yfw
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 🤝 Meet Dr. David Mickel, MD
01:28 🗣️ Why This Approach Gets Dismissed
03:59 ⚡ The Prolonged Activation State
05:27 🚗 The Accelerator Analogy
07:27 🔍 How to Know If This Applies to You
08:47 😴 The Hidden Cost of Body Boredom
11:32 🧪 Are Physical Abnormalities the Cause?
13:43 🧠 Predictive Processing vs Body Feedback
18:00 🌟 What Is Wired for Wonder?
20:15 🐎 Becoming Body-Led Instead of Mind-Led
21:50 💭 How Do You Actually Feel an Emotion?
23:43 👶 Why We Lose This Ability as Adults
26:36 🧭 Following Symptoms Instead of Fighting Them
28:45 ☎️ Free Consultations & Program Options
31:23 🚀 Why Some Young People Recover Quickly
34:00 🧩 Neurodiversity, Sensitivity & Symptoms
36:07 🙏 Does Your Belief System Matter?
37:00 💙 Hope for People Who Feel Stuck
38:22 🌱 The Vitality Foundation
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