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Welcome to Season 3 of A Friend for the Long Haul! In this episode, I twith Caryn Zaner, PsyD, a Clinical Psychologist based in Oregon specializing in anxiety, identity development, values work, and interpersonal group therapy. Caryn (they/none) provides tele-therapy for adults 18+ and shares their personal experience navigating Long Covid.
Topics covered include:✅ Caryn’s journey with Long Covid and the support group they founded
✅ People-pleasing, grief, coping mechanisms, and emotions
✅ Perfectionism, social media pressures, and self-trust
✅ Listening to your body and intuition when it feels unfamiliar
✅ Comorbidities, chronic illness, and shared experiences
🔔 Content Warning: From 59:45 - 1:14:05, we discuss:
If you prefer to skip this section, jump to 1:14:05, where we wrap up with our signature three questions.
Other things mentioned in this episode
My Too Flared to Funk fake band tee shirt for The Social Distanced's "Survive 2025" World Tour.
You can find Caryn on Instagram
Felt Not Fixed: https://www.instagram.com/felt.not.fixed/
Therapy for the Apocalypse: https://www.instagram.com/therapy.for.the.apocalypse/
Caryn's website
https://www.carynzanerpsyd.com/
The post that led me to Caryn: Attachment Theory and Still Coviding
Book: Lifting Heavy Things by Laura Khoudari
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