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Meet Scott, one of our dedicated mentors. Scott suddenly began experiencing sensations of movement and unsteadiness amid family stress. His symptoms quickly worsened, making walking and standing difficult. He dealt with constant bobbing, strange sensations in his body, and sensitivity to light, sound, and screens, making each day a challenge.
Scott went through the usual doctor visits with little help, until he was finally diagnosed with PPPD and found his way here. In this video, Scott shares what helped him most during his recovery and how things that once felt like “woo woo” eventually made a lot of sense. Discover how this knowledge and these behavioral changes supported him through a later cancer diagnosis and how they shape his life today.
Books and videos:
- Living Like You Mean It by Ronald J. Frederick, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Like-You-Mean-Emotions/dp/0470377038
- How to start recovering from constant & severe chronic dizziness symptoms & PPPD (first steps): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ZMUdLdrz8
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00:00 Intro
02:10 Who is Scott?
03:20 How it started & symptoms: sudden onset, family stress, movement, brief vertigo, positional triggers, sensitivity to light/sound/screen, issues with walking and standing, strange sensations in head/neck/leg, bobbing, 24/7 symptoms
09:08 Doctor runaround with no answers, increased concern; suggested diagnoses: VM, POTS, long COVID, and more
16:00 Finding Yonit: finally making sense; PPPD diagnosis, the free course, getting moving again
18:48 Getting moving vs. emotional work, embracing the work, parasympathetic breathing, somatic walking
25:06 Non-linear progress: why not to monitor symptoms for progress, noticing the body, behavior changes
35:03 How to put it into practice: coming back to life, community support, life skills
44:40 Emotional work: therapy helped, going through a cancer diagnosis, self-compassion vs. compassion for others, being present
55:20 How Scott’s wife reacted as a physician
1:03:10 Advice from Scott