Raelan Agle, Kings Beach, CA (2026)

03/16/2026

💭 The expand and contract approach to recovery is brilliant. Push a little, rest, come back stronger. It works. 👇

Unless you are bedbound.

Junior Ky spent four years trying to figure out why it was not working for this group. And what he discovered changed everything.

When you are bedbound, you are already at the floor. So on the days you feel a little better and try to expand, you have room to go up. But when you pull back and contract, you have nowhere to go. You hit the bottom and get stuck in the exact same place.

The solution is not pushing harder. It is building the floor first. Stability, routine, and the same small actions done consistently every single day, even when you feel good enough to do more.

Especially then.

Comment "Junior" to get the link to the full episode. 💛

03/16/2026

Such a fun reunion with our friends and pups from our old neighborhood!!! We’ve missed all of you so much! 🫶🏻🐶🐾

03/14/2026

💭 If it feels too small, you are probably doing it right. Yep. (read more)👇

When I talk about starting exercise again after chronic symptoms syndrome, I mean starting so small it almost feels embarrassing.

❌ Not a short walk.
❌ Not five minutes of gentle movement.

Whatever feels laughably easy. Start there.

Because this is a go slow to move fast situation every single time. The boom bust cycle, push too hard, crash, recover, push again, crash again, only breaks when you go so small that your nervous system does not even flinch.

Think about phobia treatment. If someone is terrified of water, you do not drop them in the ocean and tell them to stay calm. You start with them sitting in their favorite chair, blanket on their lap, looking at a picture of water.

That is the starting point.

And then consistency over intensity, always. Gentle movement done regularly beats big sporadic efforts every single time.

This is just one of the ten insights I share to help set you up to be successful when you are ready to start exercising again.

Comment "Ten Insights" and I'll send the full video. 💛

03/13/2026

🧠 We’re at Day 5 of Forward Together Week

Today’s call is with our lead coach, coach Devon Carter, a walking encyclopedia of neuroplasticity and an overall badass lady with the biggest heart 🧡

Since recovering from severe long covid, Devon has been back to full time job, back to being an active mom to her young son, and has also been supporting BR101 members for over a year now. 🔥

If you’d like the link to join us live for Forward Together Week, get access to the replays, and walk through the step‑by‑step Brain Retraining 101 journey, including weekly live support calls and a community of people who really get what you’re going through

Comment “Forward Together” and we’ll send you the details.

03/12/2026

💭 Exercise helped me recover from CFS. And if most people tried what I did, it would probably make them worse.

Both of those things are true at the same time.

After interviewing hundreds of people who have fully recovered, and going deep into the neuroscience and nervous system research, I can now see exactly why exercise worked so well for me, and exactly why the same approach would be the wrong move for the overwhelming majority of people.

So why am I making this video? Because bringing exercise back into your life after chronic illness looks completely different than just getting back in shape. And nobody talks about that difference.

In this video I share the 10 insights that will set you up to actually succeed when you are ready to move your body again.

Comment the word "TEN INSIGHTS" to get the full episode link. 💛

03/11/2026

👉 Getting to 80 or 90% recovery is one thing—but making it stick is another.

Chris said the real work started after those first big gains. He had to figure out what kept his nervous system in fight-or-flight, and learn how to build real confidence that he was fully well. Now, he lives with balance—not because he’s limited, but because he knows he’s not.

📌 You can watch the full interview—just search “Chris Sykes” on my YouTube channel. 🎥

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✅ Check out the Freeme app Chris developed to help others. He designed it so it’s easy to use even bedboud and with severe brain fog.

📲 Freeme — ME/CFS Recovery App — The Tools Behind So Many Success Stories

👉 Comment ‘FREEME’ and I’ll send you the link

03/11/2026

🧠 We’re now on Day 3 of our Forward Together week inside Brain Retraining 101, and today we’re diving into one of the biggest questions of all 👇

What actually predicts recovery?

Why do some people improve from ME/CFS and Long COVID while others stay stuck… even when severity and duration are similar?

In today’s live session, Daniel Lyman, LCSW is breaking down the psychological and behavioral shifts that consistently show up in recovery stories — and how nervous system science helps explain why change becomes possible. Daniel’s work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral science, and he’s known for making complex recovery science both rigorous and deeply practical.

As part of Forward Together week inside Brain Retraining 101, you’ll also get access to the replays, weekly support calls, and the step‑by‑step Brain Retraining 101 course to support your recovery journey.

If you’d like the link to join us live for the weekly support calls, get access to the replays, and go through the step‑by‑step Brain Retraining 101 course…

Comment “Forward Together” and we’ll send you the details.

03/10/2026

Yesterday’s Forward Together session with Laura Haraka on healthy anger was so good. 🔥

She walked us through how to actually feel feelings and let them move through, instead of just ruminating on them or pushing them down. The main exercise around the 39-minute mark of the replay was especially powerful.

And we’re not stopping there.

As part of our Forward Together week inside Brain Retraining 101, today we’re diving into self-talk that really works with your brain with Dr. Brad Fanestil — one of the most up-to-date practitioners applying neuroplasticity science in his practice.

If you’d like the link to join us live for Forward Together Week, get access to the replays, and walk through the step‑by‑step Brain Retraining 101 journey including weekly live support calls and a community of people who really get what you’re going through

Comment “Forward Together” and we’ll send you the details.

03/09/2026

💭 People keep asking for more evidence. Here it is. 👇

Professor Paul Hansma is a physicist and neuroscience researcher at UC Santa Barbara with over 350 publications. He's the REAL DEAL.

And what he shared in this conversation stopped me in my tracks, including something that genuinely surprised me: the longer you've had your symptoms, the easier recovery can actually be.

He explained that the somatosensory cortex, the part of the brain that maps where pain is felt in the body, works beautifully for acute pain. It tells you exactly where the problem is. But in chronic conditions, that same system becomes what he called the villain.

Because your brain can keep generating the experience of pain, referencing it on that body map, even when the signals coming from your back are completely safe. You feel it in your back. So you believe the problem is in your back. But the problem is actually maladaptive neural firing patterns in the brain.

And he also gets into what the science says about the most effective ways to shift those patterns.

This is not theory. This is being studied in real time in a lab.

And don't worry, he breaks all of it down in plain language in the full episode.

Click the link in bio or comment "Hansma" and I'll send you the full episode💛

03/09/2026

Fear is my biggest obstacle right now.

I’m not an expert snowboarder at this point, but I’ve learned enough of the core concepts to get by. The biggest thing holding me back right now is being afraid, so I’m using everything I know about nervous system regulation to help me get past this.

Obstacle 1: I know I don’t have to explain to anyone who is a beginner snowboarder the very real terror of exiting the chair lift and causing a mass collision that you then have to apologize for endlessly. And probably also get hurt!

Hack #1: When I’m coming up on the lift, I smile. Because smiling shows my nervous system everything’s okay.

Hack #2: I do peripheral expansion. You’ll see me take my giant mitten hands and draw them out away from the center of my face as I trace them with my eyes like a lizard looking two different directions at once. When you’re in danger your vision gets very focused. When things are safe you use your peripheral vision too.

Hack #3: I slow my exhales. Because no one does slow gentle exhales while being chased by a tiger. Slow exhales = safety.

So now I’m off the lift (which at the moment feels like the biggest hurdle) but then I realize that I now have to get down this giant mountain with a slippery board strapped to my feet. Sometimes it’s icy. Sometimes there’s poor visibility. Sometimes it’s slushy. Sometimes (most times) there are people scattered all over the hill who have fallen and are basically obstacles that feel like a real life video game that I have to make my way around to survive.

Hack #4: Music. I listen to music through the speakers inside my helmet and I sing out loud to strategically chosen songs that make me feel happy, uplifted, and confident. I sing at the top of my lungs! I’m sure there are people on the mountain who can hear me and think I’m a little insane. But the audience that I care about is my nervous system who hears me singing and concludes that things must be ok.

So thank you CFS for teaching me how to be a better snowboarder 🫶🏻

And to those of you facing a chronic symptom condition - know that the tools you are learning will serve you for life ❤️

03/08/2026

Hi friends! 👋 Hope to see you TOMORROW on the Forward Together Week group support calls (+ you get a full month of my Brain Retraining 101 program).

🔥 Laura Haraka - Healthy Anger
Learn how to process anger safely so your nervous system can finally settle.

🧠 Dr. Brad Fanestil, MD - How to Talk to Your Brain
How to use your conscious mind to start changing the brain circuits behind anxiety, pain, fatigue, and more.

📊 Daniel Lyman, PhD - What Actually Predicts Recovery
Understand and adopt the patterns and mindset shifts that consistently show up in people who get better.

🌱 Coach Bjorn Borgers - Can My Recovery Discoveries Help You Too?
A personal and practical look at the realizations that moved the needle most.

💛 Karden Rabin - Sacred Symptoms
Discover how your symptoms can become a portal to reclaiming your emotional self.

💬 Coach Devon Carter - Self-Talk Your Subconscious Will Understand
Learn what to say, how to say it, and how to make it actually land.

🔓 Zara Dureno - Why Am I Still Stuck?
Identify and overcome the hidden barriers keeping your system in survival mode - and shift from stuck to strategic.

👉 Raelan Agle - Simplifying Recovery
Realistic next steps that actually feel manageable.

I'll be there with you every single day, closing out the week with a session to help you build your own clear next steps.

We start tomorrow, March 9th. If you've ever considered joining Brain Retraining 101, this is the moment.

Comment 'FORWARD TOGETHER' below to join 👇

03/08/2026

Minimal tears, minimal trauma, moderate injuries, moderate learning, and moderate to maximal joy. In my experience this equals snowboarding success ✅🏂

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