Rebecca Tolin, Author at Tiny Buddha

Posts by Rebecca Tolin

Rebecca Tolin is a mind-body practitioner who helps people recover their vitality and spirit. In her Be Your Own Medicine course, she shows people how to overcome chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety and post-viral syndromes like Long Covid. Rebecca blends somatic meditations, emotional expression and nervous system regulation. At the core of her work is an acknowledgement of our innate resilience. Rebecca spreads science and story through her blog and YouTube channel. Enjoy a somatic meditation here.

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Healing from Chronic Fatigue: The Amazing Impact of Self-Compassion

By Rebecca Tolin

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~Dalai Lama

In my mid-thirties, my active and adventuresome life as a broadcast journalist collapsed. It began with a trauma, followed by flu-like symptoms that stuck around for thirteen years. Almost overnight, I lost the pep to walk around the block, much less file reports for the evening news.

A battery of doctors diagnosed me with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), among other diagnoses. They said I’d have to live this way since there was no reliable cure. I became one of the …

How I Finally Healed When I Stopped Believing a Diagnosis of Incurable

By Rebecca Tolin

“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” ~Rumi

The quarantine has felt oddly familiar. That’s because I spent thirteen years largely homebound with a mysterious, viral-like illness. It even started with a cold on a flight back from Asia in 2005.

My nose was an open faucet, and my head felt like the cumulus clouds outside my window. When I returned to San Diego, I was so weak and exhausted, I could hardly get out of bed. My brain and body were on fire.

I couldn’t focus or recall names of coworkers. Although I’d previously been …