Hermione Hoby's Account of Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for Decades Before Diagnosis, Exploring Whether Brain Retraining

The Guardian is revisiting its best audio long reads of 2026 every Wednesday and Friday in August, with editorial introductions. This week's pick, from February, features Hermione Hoby's account of living with chronic fatigue syndrome for decades before diagnosis, exploring whether brain retraining could help. The piece is read by Alby Baldwin. The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is now available, and listeners can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/longreadpod.