Hyperfixation - POTS: When Standing is a Sport ft. Dr. Katie

Episode 22: What if simply standing up felt like sprinting a mile?In this episode of our POTScast...(get it?), we have our first guest presenter! Erin invited her sister, Dr. Katie who is an expert in POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) to unpack a condition that turns everyday movements into full-body events. We explore what POTS actually is, how it affects the nervous system, why it’s often misunderstood or misdiagnosed, and what daily life looks like for people living in dysregulated bodies that don’t follow the rules.This isn’t a medical lecture. It’s a human story about invisible illness, resilience without romanticizing suffering, and what it means to live in a body that operates on a different operating system.We talk symptoms, neuroscience, stigma, coping tools, impacts, and the quiet strength of navigating a world that expects you to function like nothing’s wrong.Because sometimes survival looks like sitting down.And sometimes bravery looks like standing up anyway.**FOLLOW US! We will release a historical video of the two of us that will either be cute or really cringe or maybe both, but only WHEN we reach 500 followers on one platform. So please like and subscribe!If you like this podcast, feed our coffee addictions at: https://buymeacoffee.com/hyperfixationtimeInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠@hyperfixationtime (www.instagram.com/hyperfixationtime/⁠⁠⁠)YouTube: @HyperfixationTimePod⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HyperfixationTimePod)TikTok: @hyperfixationtimepodcast⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hyperfixationtimepodcast⁠⁠⁠)Email: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠**DISCLAIMER** Please note: Erin and Danny are not experts, just two curious people who love diving into topics they find fascinating. Some details may be simplified or not 100% precise, and that’s okay. They’re here to have fun, learn along the way, and bring you with them.