Standing Strong: Understanding POTS and the Path to Recovery-Episode 110 cover art

Standing Strong: Understanding POTS and the Path to Recovery-Episode 110

Standing Strong: Understanding POTS and the Path to Recovery-Episode 110

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

Send us a text

Ever felt your heart race just from standing up? Or dizziness that makes simple daily life feel overwhelming? You might be experiencing POTS – Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.

In this episode, Dr. Michael & May Bagnell dive deep into what POTS really is, why it’s on the rise, and most importantly—how hope and healing are possible. From post-COVID struggles to concussion-related triggers, POTS impacts thousands, yet is often misunderstood or misdiagnosed for years.

🔑 Highlights from this episode:

  • What POTS is and why it’s considered the most common form of dysautonomia
  • The difference between cardiac vs. non-cardiac symptoms (from racing hearts to brain fog)
  • Common root causes and triggers: concussion, viral illness, immune reactions, and more
  • Why the brainstem is the hidden control center behind many POTS symptoms
  • Functional neurology approaches: eye movement therapy, vestibular rehab, vagal stimulation, and more
  • The power of stacking therapies—from lifestyle tools to hyperbaric oxygen—to create real recovery
  • The crucial role of mindset coaching in breaking free from the identity of chronic illness

💡 Whether you or someone you love is struggling with POTS, or you just want to understand this growing condition, this conversation brings clarity, compassion, and practical solutions.

🎧 Available now on Buzzsprout, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.