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Dani first experienced ear pain, blockage, and popping sensations after flying while recovering from a cold. Her symptoms gradually worsened until she could no longer stand or move without assistance. By that point, Dani was dealing with dizziness, visual disturbances, brain fog, nausea, tinnitus, sensitivity to light and sound, fatigue, and recurring panic attacks. She described that time in her life as feeling like ‘nothing’ and struggled with dark, intrusive thoughts.

In this episode, Dani shares her journey through doctor visits and medical testing, and how finally meeting a compassionate vestibular therapist and receiving a PPPD diagnosis led her to The Steady Coach. You’ll hear how the success stories inspired her, what tools helped her improve—including somatic tracking and gradually becoming active again—and the emotional work she did to navigate the setbacks. Today, Dani is doing much better and approaching life’s challenges with a new perspective.

Resources:
Self-Therapy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness and Healing Your Inner Child Using IFS by Jay Earley: https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Jay-Earle...
Rebalance Physiotherapy clinic: https://www.rebalancephysiotherapy.ie/
They still do vestibular rehab but unfortunately Amanda has now left and has moved back to the US.

Learn more about Dr. Yonit and The Steady Coach on our website: https://thesteadycoach.com

Please note that Yonit Arthur, The Steady Coach and any of our other guests are not acting as an audiologist nor offering audiology or medical services or advice on any public videos or on any other content. This channel provides wellness education and personal opinion only, and are not meant to be a substitute for medical or mental health instruction or intervention. Use any tools discussed at your own risk.

00:00 – Intro: PPPD is not a chronic condition; stressors
03:26 – Meet Dani: How an empathic personality plays a role
05:40 – Onset: Gradual development after a cold, ear pain and blockage from a flight, GP visit, A&E trip, persistent unwellness, difficult holiday, self-diagnosing via Google, searching for a quick fix
12:00 – Escalation: Visual symptoms, sudden wave of panic attacks, stopping work, anxiety medication, all tests coming back clear
17:42 – Daily life: Unable to stand or perform basic tasks, needing help to move around
20:20 – Symptoms Dani experienced: Dizziness, nausea, ear popping, brain fog, tinnitus, sensitivity to light/sound, fatigue, panic attacks, altered sound perception, suicidal thoughts
23:21 – Intrusive thoughts: Why dark thoughts are common; more on ear popping
27:18 – Vestibular therapy: Finally being heard; PPPD diagnosis
31:07 – Finding Yonit: Success stories and hope
35:08 – Recovery tools: Building a routine, returning to life, becoming active again, the free course, therapy, symptom work, somatic tracking, self-compassion, and acceptance
45:55 – Navigating emotions: The natural ups and downs, emotional background, stressful events, grief, IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy
53:58 – Recovery phases: Dealing differently with life, understanding normal symptoms, and learning the reasons behind it all
1:06:15 – Dani’s advice for others