Podcasts about brain injury association

Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #216. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experience.In this heartfelt conversation, Dr. Zoe Shaw interviews author and speaker, Kelly Lang, who shares her profound journey following a traumatic car accident that changed her and her daughter's life forever. She recounts the harrowing moments of the accident, the struggles of recovery, and the emotional challenges faced as a caregiver. Kelly discusses the importance of understanding traumatic brain injury, the role of advocacy, and how she has turned her experiences into a platform for education and support. Kelly Lang, co-author of The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me is a brain injury survivor and caregiver to her daughter who sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2001. Kelly is an Author, Public Speaker, Communications Trainer, and Advocate. She co-leads the Brain Injury Association of America's Advisory Council and serves on the Virginia Brain Injury Advisory Council. Kelly's advocacy experience includes working with the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems' Brain Injury Learning Collaborative as a faculty member and co-chaired the Traumatic Brain Injury Leadership Group and served on the Person-Centered Advisory Group. Kelly has been the Keynote speaker at a number of state brain injury conferences and conducted workshops and webinars about brain injury and advocacy. Find Kelly on IG: https://www.instagram.com/momof3misses/Find Kelly's book on FB: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Miracle-Child-Traumatic-Brain-Injury-and-Me/100066688996682/Find our first book from We Are Brave Together here.Find full episodes from Season 7 and clips from Season 8 on Youtube here.Brave Together Parenting is the podcast for We are Brave Together, a not-for-profit organization based in the USA. The heart of We Are Brave Together is to strengthen, encourage, inspire and validate all moms of children with disabilities and other needs in their unique journeys. JOIN the international community of We Are Brave Together here. Donate to our Retreats and Respite Scholarships here. Donate to keep this podcast going here. Can't get enough of the Brave Together Podcast? Follow us on Instagram or on Facebook. Feel free to contact Jessica Patay via email: jpatay@wearebravetogether.org If you have any topic requests or if you would like to share a story, leave us a message here. Please leave a review and rating today! We thank you in advance! Disclaimer

Allison Moir-Smith is a therapist, author, wife, mother, concussion survivor, and artist. After experiencing post-concussion syndrome (PCS) herself, she became a passionate advocate for concussed mothers, facilitating the monthly Concussed Moms Support Group through the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF). Allison shares the unique ways PCS can impact mothers in particular, and offers hope and insight for concussed moms.  She also shares practical strategies for managing daily life with PCS, the emotional toll on families, and the importance of finding the right care. She creates uplifting "Keep Going Cards" for concussion survivors and teaches free online art classes for brain injury recovery.Connect with Allison Moir-Smith: Instagram: @concussion_recovery_artResources Mentioned:Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) Helpline – Offers help finding local care, one-on-one mentorships, and support groups.CLF HelplineConcussion Legacy FoundationConcussed Moms Support Group – Meets monthly (1st Thursday at 1 PM ET).Sign Up HereVirtual Support Groups on Brain Injury Association of America website – For caregivers, spouses, and family members of those with brain injuries.More Info HereDizzy Moms Club – Support for moms with vertigo (run by Allison's former support group facilitator).Instagram: @thedizzymomsclubAllison's Free "Keep Going Cards" – Request a free uplifting art card for yourself or a loved one in recovery.Instagram: @concussion_recovery_artFree Online Art Classes – Hosted quarterly by Brain Injury Association of South Carolina.Brain Injury Association of SCBethany Lewis' Concussion Coaching Program – For personalized recovery support.Free ConsultationKey Takeaways:Moms with PCS face unique challenges (e.g., lack of rest, household demands, guilt).Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and occupational therapists (OTs) are critical for cognitive rehab.Support groups and mentorship accelerate healing and reduce isolation.Recovery is possible—Allison and others in her group have reclaimed their lives with proper care.Listen to Allison's First Episode:Episode 80: Concussion Recovery Art: An Interview with Allison Moir-SmithIf you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand and manage your symptoms, speed up your recovery, and get your life back following a concussion, go to my website: www.theconcussioncoach.com, or click on this link: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact

In this episode of Life Gets MoCrazy, Jamie MoCrazy sits down with Martin Karrigan, a brain injury survivor, educator, and advocate with the Brain Injury Association of Maryland. In 1998, Martin was a college athlete when he was struck by a car, leaving him in a coma and facing a long road to recovery. Through intensive rehabilitation and unwavering determination, he not only returned to school but built a fulfilling career in special education and became a passionate advocate for brain injury awareness.Jamie and Martin discuss the importance of access to proper rehabilitation, the ongoing fight for policy change in Washington, D.C., and the stark reality that brain injury treatment today is harder to access than it was decades ago. They also explore the isolation many survivors face and the power of community in recovery.In this episode, we talk about:The critical role of rehabilitation and why many survivors don't get enough careThe stigma surrounding brain injury and why many survivors stay silentHow advocacy efforts in D.C. aim to improve brain injury treatmentResources:Brain Injury Association of Maryland: https://www.biamd.orgTasmania University Course: TBI MOOCMoCrazy Strong Foundation: https://www.mocrazystrong.orgNotes: The course through Tasmania University is free and self-paced from March 24th to May 19th.If you have thoughts or feedback on the course please email info@mocrazystrong.org

Air Date - 12 February 2025Join Inspired Living Host Marc Lainhart – The Intuitive Prospector™ this “Wisdom Wednesday” as we welcome to the show for the first time, Ms. Rochelle Ratkaj Moser. Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Ratkaj Designs, a design agency focused on using the power of design to drive social change. We've had the absolute pleasure of working with some of the most incredible clients out there—small business owners, start-up founders, established enterprise companies, non-profit and education advocacy organizations, and everything in between. When we say there's “power in design,” we mean that power should be available to everyone!JOIN US for another inspiring, educational, healing, and transformative show! Let us go “PROSPECTING!”#RochelleRatkajMoser #InspiredLiving #MarcLainhart #InterviewsRochelle Ratkaj Moser, the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Ratkaj Designs, a design agency focused on using the power of design to drive social change. Rochelle's commitment to accessible and inclusive design has positioned her as a leader in the field, helping mission-driven brands and non-profits amplify their messages and reach audiences often overlooked by traditional design approaches.With a wealth of experience working with top organizations like the Brain Injury Association of America and College Track, Rochelle is dedicated to designing with purpose, ensuring that accessibility is not just an add-on but a fundamental aspect of every project. Her agency's work has won numerous awards, including the Netty Awards for Best Agency of the Year and Best Digital Design Campaign, reflecting her ability to marry creativity with social responsibility. With more than 15 years of experience, I've worked with every kind of client and company imaginable: scrappy start-ups, solopreneurs, enterprise corporations, nationally-known non-profits, and your favorite small business down the street. Bring on all the design challenges you have. I'm ready to meet them in my usual way — with full-on enthusiasm and a passion for the possible. For nearly 10 years, Ratkaj Designs has been providing the expertise clients expect from a big agency with the pick-up-the-phone experience of a small one. We're the best of both worlds. And we're ready to help when you need us. Let's chat. We offer complimentary 30-minute introduction calls where we can talk about your design needs and toss around some ideas—and you can get an idea of how it'd be to work with our team. What do you say? Ratkaj Designs is a full-service advertising agency focused on our clients' success: https://ratkajdesigns.comVisit the Inspired Living show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/inspired-living-radio/Connect with Marc Lainhart at http://www.marclainhart.com/Subscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazineConnect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

Success Habits for the New Year: The Initiative This episode of the IBGR network features hosts Donna Kunde and Londina, who delve into the success habit of initiative. They stress the importance of initiative as a foundational element of leadership and personal growth. Donna, a business coach, and Londina, a resilience coach and board member of the Brain Injury Association of New York, share insights on how stepping out of comfort zones is crucial for business and personal development. The episode highlights the interconnectedness of initiative and leadership, emphasizing that without taking initiative, businesses and personal growth may stagnate. 00:00 Introduction to IBGR Network 00:44 Meet Your Hosts: Donna and Londina 02:29 Success Habits for the New Year 05:06 The Importance of Initiative 07:55 Combining Initiative and Leadership 11:14 Conclusion and Next Steps

Can trauma really lead to positive transformation? Carrie Rickert believes it can, and she shares her remarkable journey of overcoming adversity. In this inspiring episode, Rebecca Greene sits down with Carrie Rickert to discuss how trauma, while challenging, can also be a catalyst for personal growth and positive transformation. Carrie shares her personal story of surviving a traumatic brain injury from a car accident and how that experience shaped her outlook on life. She explains the pivotal role of resilience, family support, writing therapy, and holistic approaches like acupuncture and meditation in her recovery. Carrie also emphasizes the importance of reaching out for help and connecting with support networks, such as the Brain Injury Association of America and trauma survivor networks. Her message is hope, resilience, and finding strength through adversity. Key Takeaways:

We are so happy to bring you this episode featuring Dr. Crystal Cobos, Director of the Brain Injury and Concussion Clinic at Institutes of Health and Anne McDonnell, Advocacy and Affiliate Specialist for the Brain Injury Association ofAmerica and former Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Virginia.In this episode, we discuss the recent development announced in late July by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: CMS now officially recognizes Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) as a chronic condition. According to the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) this is a victory for the brain injury community. CMS has added TBI to its list of chronic conditions for chronic special needs plans (C-SNPs) through its Medicare Advantage program, effective for the January 2025 plan year. What does this mean for brain-injured employees and the workers' compensation community? Bottom line? We see this as a good thing. Tune in to hear what more these two experts have to say about it. For more information about Institutes of Health, Brain Injury Services, visit:https://institutesofhealth.org/For more information about the Brain Injury Association of America, visit: https://www.biausa.org/¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

Hit by a car 26 years ago and suffering severe injuries never stopped Martin Kerrigan. He tells Nestor about his journey and participation in the Scarecrow Classic 5K for the Brain Injury Association of Maryland October 20 in Sykesville. The post Martin Kerrigan tells Nestor about surviving traumatic brain injury and Scarecrow Classic 5K for Brain Injury Association of Maryland first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Dr. Erik Reis is a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and Board-Certified Chiropractic Neurologist at The Neural Connection. He received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Northwestern Health Sciences University, graduating with magna cum laude honors, and graduated from the University of Minnesota with his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology/Exercise Science, with an emphasis in human motor performance in both athletic and therapeutic settings. Dr. Reis currently holds a Diplomate in Functional Neurology from the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist through the Brain Injury Association of America. He has completed thousands of hours of additional post-graduate coursework utilizing clinical applications and therapeutic interventions in the neurological and nutritional rehabilitation of traumatic brain injuries, concussions, and vestibular disorders through the Carrick Institute of Clinical Neuroscience. https://theneuralconnection.com/ Enjoying this podcast? Please consider supporting it for just $5 through www.buymeacoffee.com/amyz

Persevering against all odds, and transforming through the experience is the stuff of inspiration, and makes for great stories to tell. It's the premise behind Deserts to Mountaintops, which chronicles the journey of extraordinary women overcoming monumental challenges. It's the creation of Jessica Buchanan, the woman who made headlines worldwide for her strength and tenacity, surviving a kidnapping by gunpoint by Somali pirates, being held for ransom for 93 days, forced to live outside in deplorable conditions, starved and terrorized, she was finally saved by SEAL Team VI in early 2012. After telling her own story in a book, she moved on to creating a platform to tell the stories of other women. Audrey Casey-Herrick and Wendy Casey (sisters) and their aunt Mary Casey-Bowers wrote their own story in the first volume of the series. Stacia Bissell's life was transformed on a fateful day when she flipped from her bicycle and woke up hours later in her bed, asking countless times why there was a cast on her arm. The journey has been long and winding, and has ultimately led Stacia to step forward in her greater purpose to inspire and enlighten the world through her own story. About Audrey Casey-Herrick and Wendy Casey and their aunt Mary Casey-Bowers (The Mystic Chics): We are modern day medicine women who bring a unique blend of solace and empowerment to any event with their energy healing, music, movement, and sacred ceremony. Whether it is 3 minutes or 3 hours, these intuitive women will help you feel into your own body and energy field to clear blocks and activate your true power. About Stacia Bissell After her world was turned upside down, she learned to navigate a new way of making strides in healing. With encouragement from her medical team, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (BIA-MA), friends and family, she began doing speaking engagements to various audiences on the topic of brain injury. In addition to co-authoring Deserts to Mountaintops; Choosing our Healing through Radical Self-Acceptance, she is a contributor to Brain Injury HOPE magazine, a member of the Brain Injury Association of America's Brain Injury Advisory Council, council member for the Brain InInjury Alliance of Vermont, a program leader for LoveYourBrain, and a member of the BIA-USA speaker's bureau. Stacia co-founded the BIA-MA Northampton Brain Injury Support Group and the Berkshire Brain Injury Collaborative, designed to provide professional development to teachers on return-to-learn strategies after a student suffers from a concussion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-krol/support

Maureen Scarboro is a CRNP from Shock Trauma.  She is also a member of the Brain Injury Association of Maryland Board.  Join us as we learn how she came to be so involved and why she does it.   More information about Shock trauma can be found here.   #5 Thoughts Friday: Connections, Carolyn, and Cinco de Mayo   For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443.   Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor's convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.

Kelly Tuttle is a neurology nurse practitioner who has experienced first-hand what many of her brain injury clients go through, and who has a passion for helping people with head injury find hope and help along their healing journey. Kelly wrote a book called "After the Crash: How to Keep Your Job, Stay in School, and Live Life After a Brain Injury" to help spread that awareness and hope. In this interview, she shares her concussion recovery journey and many of the things she's learned along the way that will be helpful for others suffering from head injury as well. You can find Kelly's book on Amazon or Audible here. You can find Kelly on YouTube HERE or TikTok HERE or Instagram @brain_np_ HERE or Facebook HERE or Twitter HERE or LinkedIn HERE or on her website, www.kellytuttle.org. Some resources that were mentioned in this interview: Brain Injury Association of America (https://www.biausa.org/) to find a support group near you. Behavioral Optometry Binocular Visual Dysfunction: https://www.vision-specialists.com/binocular-vision-dysfunction/faqs/ To find a neuro optometrist (vision therapist) click on this link and click the button that says "Board Certified in Vision Therapy" https://locate.covd.org/ Book: "The Myth of Closure" by Pauline Boss PhD Job Accommodation Network: www.askjan.org If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand & manage your symptoms, speed up your recovery, and get your life back following a concussion, go to my website, www.theconcussioncoach.com, or click on this link: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact

Darcy Keith, dubbed "The Queen of Survival" and "The Miracle Child," is a renowned professional speaker and expert on brain injury and resilience. Surviving a fatal car crash at 22, she endured severe traumatic brain injuries, paralysis, memory loss, and more, relearning life from scratch after waking from a coma. Overcoming adversity, Darcy has become a nationally acclaimed keynote speaker for corporations, non-profits, and sports teams like the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens rookies. Additionally, she passionately advocates for brain injury survivors, serving on advisory councils and committees such as the Brain Injury Association of America and Ohio Valley Center. Darcy, a published author and media personality, resides in Fishers, Indiana, with her family.In this episode, we discuss:The  S.T.E.P.S. MethodBrain Healthy BehaviorsFinding What Works for YouFind more at: www.DarcyKeith.com

Episode #90: Many of us say we would be there for our friends in an emergency, but that's often theory until it's tested. Not everyone can rise to the occasion. And crisis is a time when the friends you want around you and the ones you may need to leave behind (even for just a while) becomes very clear. Kelly Lang, co-author with her husband, Mike, of The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me is a brain injury survivor and caregiver to her daughter who sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2001, in her early 30s, after the family's minivan was hit and pushed through an intersection by a reckless driver. Kelly takes us through the days after the accident and the way friends and family supported her family then and throughout the years. Meet Kelly Lang: Kelly Lang co-leads the Brain Injury Association of America's Advisory Council and serves on the Virginia Brain Injury Advisory Council. Her advocacy experience includes working with the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems' Brain Injury Learning Collaborative and serving as a member of the Traumatic Brain Injury Leadership Group and the Person-Centered Advisory Group. She has been the Keynote speaker at a number of state brain injury conferences and conducted workshops and webinars about brain injury and advocacy. Kelly is also a communications trainer with INOVA Health Systems. Kelly and her husband, Mike, created a website https://www.themiraclechild.org/ educating others about brain injury.Find Kelly: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Threads* All transcripts are available on the main Buzzsprout "Dear Nina" site. Click on any episode and find the transcript tab. Let's connect over all things friendship! My Substack newsletter about friendship & more Dear Nina website with show notes and a guide to pitching yourself as a guest Instagram & TikTok & Twitter JOIN the Dear Nina Facebook group Ask an anonymous question

When faced with the possibility that her 34-year-old daughter Jessica might die from brain cancer, Julie Brown turned to her writing for solace, which, she says, has become part of her evolution. After Jessica's passing, this caregiving and courageous mother is now inspired to write the next chapter of her life in hopes of helping others.Resources mentioned in our podcast conversation:Building A Life: A Mother's Healing Journey of Self-Discovery by Julie Brown available at Amazon and at local book stores"Life with Julie Brown": www.lifewithjuliebrown.comCaring Bridge: www.caringbridge.orgThe Dempsey Center: https://www.dempseycenter.org/Brain Injury Association of Maine: https://www.biausa.org/National Brain Tumor Society: https://braintumor.org/Holding the Light is an original, monthly podcast created and hosted by Monica and Colby Charette, and produced by Monica Charette with support from Julia Vigue and Sophia Speeckaert. EMAIL US (shineoncass@gmail.com) with questions, comments, or a request to join us as a guest. We also welcome you to visit us at ShineOnCass (www.shineoncass.org) where our family continues to Shine the Light of Cassidy.Our podcast's theme music is As Long As You Love (Scarlet Wings) written and sung by Cindy Bullens, from the album Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth produced by Blue Lobster Records (1999). Available on CD or download at www.cidnybullens.com. Mention Holding the Light Podcast and receive a signed copy!If you appreciate our grief podcast and would like the opportunity to support what we are doing to give space for families to share their grief stories, you can make a listener's gift. Your kind support will help fund the host site, editing, and production. Email us at holdingthelightpodcast@gmail.com. Love what you heard? leave us a review on Apple Podcasts share our podcast with others

Did you know your voice can make a huge difference? Today Cristabelle shares about her experience advocating for brain injury in Washington D.C. and explains some of the specific asks for members of congress and senate. Brain Injury is invisible - so using our voice for awareness is even more important. Significantly, this year the TBI Act is up for reauthorization. You can join the Brain Injury Association of America's letter writing campaign and ask your representative to join the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force! More info: https://biausa.org/get-involved Also, this episode includes a brief interview with 3 fellow advocates: Melissa Carmen (survivor), Tonya Nagle (caregiver), and Kevin Bingham (board member of BIAA) Let's make a difference together! There is always hope! 0:00 Intro 5:45 Brain Injury is Invisible 11:30 What You Can Do 13:45 Summary of TBI Act & Our Asks 18:45 Recognizing BI as Chronic Condition 20:20 Expanding Eligibility Criteria to all ABIs 23:30 TBI Model Systems of Care 27:30 Interview in DC with Fellow Advocates 34:10 Words of Hope CONNECT Join the online community & monthly zoom support group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠hopeafterheadinjury.com/community⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Cristabelle Braden: @cristabellebraden | ⁠⁠cristabellebraden.com⁠⁠ Hope After Head Injury: @hopeafterheadinjury | ⁠⁠hopeafterheadinjury.com⁠⁠ Brain Injury Bible Study: @braininjurybiblestudy | ⁠⁠hopeafterheadinjury.com/brain-injury-bible-study⁠⁠ Listen to the intro song "Hope Survives" by Cristabelle Braden on all music streaming platforms! This podcast is for education and informational purposes only, and not intended for medical advice. If you need specific medical advice, please consult your physician. More: ⁠⁠hopeafterheadinjury.com/hopesurviv

Bryan Pugh of Brain Injury Association of Maryland joins Nestor on Crab Cake Row for "A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week" from Koco's Pub in Lauraville to discuss concussions, football and real life. The post Bryan Pugh of Brain Injury Association of MD joins Nestor on Crab Cake Row to discuss concussions, football and real life first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Interview with anthology author Stacia Bissell contributing the chapter titled "Breaking the Glass Box" to Volume II Deserts to Mountaintops: Choosing Our Healing Through Radical Self-Acceptance.Stacia Bissell, M.Ed., is a brain injury coach, educator, public speaker and survivor specializing in helping others find personal and professional growth after brain injury. Stacia spent much of her career as a secondary math teacher until taking on roles in school administration and academic coaching. In 2011, she became a licensed middle and high school principal with aspirations of running her own school, but a bicycle accident that same year left her with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and her career as a public school educator came to an end.Stacia began focusing her attention on helping the brain injury community after building her own ladder and climbing up from the depths of her injury. She has been a keynote speaker at a number of conferences and events, written about her post TBI journey in Brain Injury HOPE Magazine, and has been a guest on the Mind Your Brain podcast. She serves on advisory councils for the Brain Injury Association of America and the Brain Injury Alliance of Vermont, was co-founder of the Northampton, Massachusetts brain injury support group, and is a Program Leader for LoveYourBrain. As an established coach and mentor to other survivors and caregivers, Stacia brings understanding, hope, and ideas for forward movement to each customized session.Stacia is a native of Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts where she enjoys kayaking, camping, and hiking in the woods. She has three grown children and two grandchildren who bring her laughter and great joy. You can learn more about Stacia at www.TBImentor.com or @tbi.mentor on Instagram.See more about Deserts to Mountaintops Anthologies: desertstomountaintops.comSee more from Soul Speak Press: soulspeakpress.comFind out more about Jessica Buchanan: Website

Dr. Michael Hennes is a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and Board-Certified Chiropractic Neurologist at The Neural Connection. He received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Northwestern Health Sciences University, graduating with both his Doctorate and Bachelors's in Human Biology. Prior to this, he studied Human Biology at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Dr. Hennes currently holds a Diplomate in Functional Neurology from the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist through the Brain Injury Association of America. He has completed thousands of hours of additional post-graduate coursework. He has a special interest in neurological rehabilitation, neurochemistry, and nutrition and working with traumatic brain injury, concussion, vestibular disorders, and migraine disorders. https://theneuralconnection.com/about-us/ Enjoying this podcast? Consider supporting it with just $5 through www.buymeacoffee.com/amyz

On today's show we continued our conversation with neuro OT, Briana Elson. She is an AOTA fellowship trained neurologic occupational therapist from Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville, FL who is also Board Certified in Physical Rehabilitation (BCPR) through AOTA and a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) through Brain Injury Association of America.  In today's show you'll learn how intensive therapy is applied from an occupational therapist's perspective. We discuss constraint induced movement therapy, measuring heart rate, circuit training, and making iADL training intensive. You'll hear the ways to measure intensity and scales we love to use as well as hear lots of examples of treatment ideas. We also discuss what co-treats look like with PT and OT for intense therapy and so much more! Find the Rating of Perceived Stability here! RPS bonus Find Briana @yourOTmentor on Instagram https://yourotmentor.com for further information LinkedIn Briana Elson  

On today's show we had a great conversation with neuro OT, Briana Elson. She is an AOTA fellowship trained neurologic occupational therapist from Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville, FL who is also Board Certified in Physical Rehabilitation (BCPR) through AOTA and a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) through Brain Injury Association of America. She is here to provide her insights on neuro rehabilitation from an occupational therapist's perspective. We hear her career path, options and insights on occupational therapy education and mentorship, and treatment topics like functional cognition and intensity treatment in occupational therapy. Collaboration in neuro is critical to patient success and Briana brings a lot of great knowledge and tips for working better with your counterparts.  Find Briana @yourOTmentor on Instagram https://yourotmentor.com for further information LinkedIn Briana Elson  

Today's guest is Nick Prefontaine.    Nick Prefontaine was named a top motivational speaker of 2022 in Yahoo Finance. He's a Speaker, Founder and CEO of Common Goal. Using the S.T.E.P. system he is able to lead clients through their trauma. Once they make it through, that is where their limitless potential lies. Nick's been featured in Brainz Media, Swaay and Authority Magazine.   Show summary: In this podcast episode, Sam interviews Nick Prefontaine, a real estate investor and motivational speaker. Nick shares his personal journey of overcoming a traumatic brain injury and his success in the real estate industry. They discuss Nick's step system, which he applies to both his recovery and his coaching program. Nick talks about his high success rate in helping buyers qualify for loans and move forward with their homes, attributing it to their unique process. They also touch on Nick's experiences as a motivational speaker and his strategies in the commercial real estate space. -------------------------------------------------------------- Intro [00:00:00] The Step System [00:04:28] Nick's Journey [00:01:17] Realization and Doubt [00:06:46] The Step System [00:10:32] Motivational Speaking and the Step System [00:11:19] Real Estate Journey [00:15:12] The commercial real estate strategy [00:21:09] Buying commercial properties creatively [00:21:48] Closing [00:23:30] -------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Nick:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickprefontaine   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.prefontaine.7   Website: http://www.smartrealestatecoach.com https://nickprefontaine.com/step/   Podcast: https://www.smartrealestatecoach.com/podcast   Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/smartrealestatecoach   Google +: https://plus.google.com/+Smartrealestatecoachchannel   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/smartrealestatecoach   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smartrealestatecoach   Twitter: https://twitter.com/smartrecoach   Connect with Sam: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowtoscaleCRE/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samwilsonhowtoscalecre/ Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com   SUBSCRIBE and LEAVE A RATING. Listen to How To Scale Commercial Real Estate Investing with Sam Wilson Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-scale-commercial-real-estate/id1539979234 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m0NWYzSvznEIjRBFtCgEL?si=e10d8e039b99475f -------------------------------------------------------------- Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Nick Prefontaine (00:00:00) - Our success rate of our buyers. We're we're seeing it. GS Up to 90% of them that are once they're in the home, they're able to qualify and get their own loan and move on with the home, um, move on with their lives where as the other investors out there, the, the, the so-called competition um is seeing the inverse right. 90% of the people fail and only 10% of the people and that's because there's a very particular process that we'd like to put all of our buyers through so they're successful when they get to the end of their agreement.   Sam Wilson (00:00:38) - Welcome to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big. Nick Prefontaine was named a top motivational speaker in 2022. He is also a real estate investor. Nick, welcome to the show.   Nick Prefontaine (00:01:01) - Sam I'm excited to be here and with your audience today.   Sam Wilson (00:01:05) - Absolutely. The pleasure is mine. Nick In 90s or less. Can you answer these three questions for me? The same three questions I ask every guest who comes on the show.   Sam Wilson (00:01:13) - Where to? Just start? Where are you now and how did you get there?   Nick Prefontaine (00:01:17) - Uh, where where did I start? Gosh, I would say back to that fateful day in February of 2003, I was just club with my friends. Uh, got to the mountain, headed right for the top and charged towards one of the biggest jumps in the terrain park and going off it, I caught the edge of my snowboard, threw me off balance and landed on my head. Uh, the doctors told my parents that I probably wouldn't walk, talk or eat again. And, um, let me see. Less than 90 days later, I ran out of the rehab hospital in Boston.   Sam Wilson (00:01:55) - Wow. Won't walk, talk or eat again. 90 days later, you're running out of the hospital. What has happened between I guess that would have been middle of April 2003 and now.   Nick Prefontaine (00:02:09) - That's right. Middle of April. Yeah, you got it right. Um, a lot has happened. I was. I was.   Nick Prefontaine (00:02:14) - I was trying to give you the CliffsNotes version, but a lot has happened. I, um. I actually, when I was in high school, and it was really reflecting on it. Sam back, it's. It was reflected back to me from a mentor of mine. She said, Wait a minute. So only 18 months after finishing rehab, outpatient rehab, I was knocking on the doors of, um, notice the default doors of homeowners that had missed a few payments all the way up to several payments on their home, and the bank still foreclosed on them. So that was how I got my start in real estate. That was when I was 16, right when I got my license. And then, um, after I after I got out of high school, started starting to get my real estate license. Uh, got it. And when I was 19 years old and that led me to doing what I'm doing today, which is helping buyers and sellers. Um, we buy and sell property on terms creatively, so not conventionally.   Nick Prefontaine (00:03:18) - And you can do that with that. We can, you can do that with anything, as I'm sure you're aware.   Sam Wilson (00:03:23) - I am. I am. That's a really fascinating, fascinating story. So 18 months after rehab, walk, talk, eat again, 90 days later, you defied really all expectations. What would you attribute that to?   Nick Prefontaine (00:03:40) - Uh, well, all right. So this is something that we recently developed within the last year, which is the step system. And it's something, it's step is an acronym. It's something that I unknowingly use to recover from my snowboarding action and what we've created, um, and the acronym stands for Support, You get to make sure you have the support of the family and friends around you. Um, this has you pulling back on relationships that you built prior to your setback, and then t is trust. You have to trust that the next step is always going to be available to you, so long as you take your first step is energy without maintaining your energy.   Nick Prefontaine (00:04:28) - Um, you're not you're not a good use to anyone. You've got to maintain your energy, um, to get to get to that next level. And finally, persistence. And this is just a Cliff Notes version, but, uh, p this is a 10,000 foot view, but P is persistence. Once you've taken your first step, keep getting up every day and taking your next step, no matter how small. So that's something, that's something that, um, that I did unknowingly when I was in the hospital and what we've recently uncovered. Um, so yeah, pretty exciting, man.   Sam Wilson (00:05:04) - That's cool. I love that. What? Let's go back to the I know the you probably have more lessons to share with us maybe than the time in the hospital, but I think that's probably a fairly, um, memorable time for you. Like at what point in time? Or did you ever go through that period where it's like, Oh wait, there's a realization that things may never be the same and then how did you deal with it?   Nick Prefontaine (00:05:33) - Yeah, that's a great question, Sam.   Nick Prefontaine (00:05:35) - So I would say when I was going through it and anyone that knows from going through a traumatic experience, time slows down. So although it was I was in a coma for three weeks, I really don't remember a month because it was partially induced because they had to induce me because they worried if they didn't, I wake up and freak out and the swelling in my brain would increase and I would die. So it was really less than 60 days. But those less than 60 days felt like six years. Just time time slows down when you're going through an experience like that. I don't know. I see you nodding your head. Um, so I don't know if you can relate to that or not.   Sam Wilson (00:06:22) - Well, I've never had a traumatic brain injury per se, but certainly I think everyone's encountered something at some period of time where you wish there was a fast forward button and you're like, Oh my gosh, can we not? This is painfully slow. Yeah, And you just went out. That's it.   Sam Wilson (00:06:43) - I think there's that period where you just want out. So yeah.   Nick Prefontaine (00:06:46) - And to answer your question head on though, it's just bubbling up to me. Uh, there was so from the moment that I, that I remember the first moment that I remember, um, was the third floor when I was transferred to the rehab hospital in Boston. I was initially put on the third floor, which was reserved for the most critical of cases, and I hardly have any memory of being on the third floor because they were in the process of taking me off the drugs and medication. Um, when I first like kind of got my bearings and my surroundings, I just got up and kept doing the best I can and kept getting better every day. And a big thing, the reason I was able to do that is because when I was in the coma, my parents, the doctors would come in to share like news, worse and worse and worse in the beginning. And they came into my room to share it in front of me.   Nick Prefontaine (00:07:45) - Even though I was in a coma, my parents knew that I was still taking information. So they said, No, no, not in front of him. And they made the doctor's walk outside to share the information. So I didn't know any better. I just as soon as I was aware of my surroundings, I got up, um, took my next step and I kept getting better every day. Um, there was one moment, though, which was in between my therapy, so I would get up in the morning. I would need help from a physical therapist helping me to shower and learn because I lost everything. So I didn't know how to do anything. Sure. So I would do that and then I would have physical, occupational and speech therapy. And after which you broke for lunch. And there was a there was a time on one of those days early on in my recovery, I was in my hospital room. I was in a wheelchair. I still couldn't really talk, wasn't really audible.   Nick Prefontaine (00:08:41) - It was, if anything, a whisper was coming out and I was looking over my situation. Sam and I just. I turned my mom who was who me every day. That was part of my support system. And I said, Am I? I just couldn't figure it out. For whatever reason, I was having a moment of doubt, I guess you could say. I was like, Am I ever going to be able to walk again? And she looked. She looked at me and right away didn't even hesitate. Of course you are. That's what we're doing here. So you can get everything back and we can go home. And that was the only moment of doubt that I can say that that happened when I was in the hospital. Everything was just I got every day was, all right, what do I do next? What do I do next? What do I do next? And um, when I got home, it was really no different. I, I had to be tutored even though it was at school, because I got, I got out of the hospital at the end of April.   Nick Prefontaine (00:09:38) - I had to be tutored because I had lost so much time and wasn't able to be in regular classes with my classmates. So I got tutored for the rest of the school year and then all summer long. Um, in order to move on to high school with the rest of my classmates. Wow. So let me take a breath there. No, that's throwing a lot of information at you.   Sam Wilson (00:09:59) - No, it's a great story. I mean, that's. It's. It's inspiring. And it certainly one of those the one of those stories of perseverance, I think. I love the idea of the step that you put in there first is having that support. And I think you and you sound like you guys have rolled this out through your coaching program as well, if I'm not mistaken, using this same kind of process for. Can you hear me?   Nick Prefontaine (00:10:26) - Yeah, No, I got you.   Sam Wilson (00:10:28) - Okay, cool. I'm sorry.   Nick Prefontaine (00:10:29) - The glasses. Yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:10:30) - Gotcha. I thought you were giving me, like, the.   Sam Wilson (00:10:32) - Hey, I can't hear you. Fine. You're good. Which is fine. Here, we'll hit time out there. Matthew, if you want to delete that. He is. Matthew's the the editor. We can just wind that back a few seconds. Let me jump right back in here. In a couple of seconds, we'll give him a pause so we can find the find the break. It seems like you guys have rolled out this step program or the acronym you use for step, not just for you and what you do on the coaching side of things or on the motivational speakers side of things. But you've also rolled it out inside of your business because I think these things kind of all they parallel, do they not, between the support, trust, energy, persistence, like those are those are four things that everybody needs to be successful really in anything they're doing.   Nick Prefontaine (00:11:19) - Yeah. You know what? When I had a mentor year and a half ago reflecting this back to me, the step system, what I actually did and everything, she was it was the whole reason was saying because she said to me, Well, okay, you ran out of the hospital, but how'd you do it? I said, I don't know.   Nick Prefontaine (00:11:36) - I just I got up and did it, like, did it. And there's just that's the mentality that the step system is how I've tackled, um, and been able to overcome and succeed with anything in my life. And it's really so it's really something that has been instilled in me. Um, and it's the way I was raised and like that, my upbringing. So that's how I've always dealt with things. Um, and now, now I'm, I actually started a company a year over year and a half ago now calm and goal, which we lead people that are going through a trauma or life challenge through the other side and then they can thrive with the rest of their lives. But this step system is something that we all naturally do. When I when I go like this and say we all mean like at smart real estate coach, it's just like the way the way the only way I know. Um, so it's just like continue to take your next step, but specifically the step system.   Nick Prefontaine (00:12:45) - Yeah, that's a common goal. Um, but it's, it's something that I've done my whole life.   Sam Wilson (00:12:50) - You're called on to speak as a motivational speaker. You, we were talking about this off air is that there are brain injury, traumatic brain injury associations that will say, hey Nick, can you come talk to us or come, you know, share? What are some of the things that you find are consistent themes that you talk about that resonate the most with the people that you are sharing with?   Nick Prefontaine (00:13:18) - So depending, depending on the amount of time I have because, um, like tonight I'm going to be doing for speaking for the Brain Injury Association of Ohio, and that would be a 45 minute version of my keynote. Um, and then when I spoke at the Brain Injury Association of Maryland in March at their annual conference, that was a 60 minute version. And the, the only difference is in what's so exciting to me about the keynote is I get to share that step system and go into detail, um, like really drill down and go into detail about how they can apply it to their lives.   Nick Prefontaine (00:13:59) - So, um, the common theme that I'm seeing is people come up to me after I've, I probably have, um, on average, like 10 to 15 people come up to me after and say how much, um, my story and the subsystem, um, help them see through what they're going through and they're going to go back and um, really try to drill down and download because it's free. It's a free e-book step is a free e-book that I give away on my website, which I can give it to you after to throw on the show notes. But um, yeah. So just excited as you can say.   Sam Wilson (00:14:43) - Absolutely. No, that's really, really cool. I love that. I love that. Yeah, that's. That's absolutely awesome. When did you so you've been in real estate? You know, I think you said 18 months after rehab, you're out knocking on delinquent homes with delinquent mortgages, whatever, delinquent payments of some sort, seeing if you can acquire those houses. What's your real estate journey been like inside of this? Because it sounds like, you know, real estate has kind of been part of what you've done really from the outset.   Sam Wilson (00:15:12) - I mean, gosh, 18 I don't know if you were still in high school when you started doing that or just out of. Yeah, but yeah, that's that's pretty compelling. Tell us a little bit a little bit about your real estate journey.   Nick Prefontaine (00:15:23) - Sure. So that was it was actually the. So not the first summer after I ran out of the hospital, but the second summer I was my family was involved in real estate. So I, I had always been around in my whole life. However, I started to get the itch and I started going to my dad's library that second summer after I came home. And that would have been summer of 2005. And I started looking through his books and everything. And and I asked him, What is a book that you recommend If I wanted to like get started. And he said, Cashflow quadrant. So as I was reading through that, I came back to him and said, I want to I want to get involved. What do I do? And or how can I get started? And right around that time I was getting my license, my real not real estate license excuse me, my driver's license.   Nick Prefontaine (00:16:17) - So he thought it'd be a perfect fit because right on, right along that time around that time, they were starting to play with the idea of having bird dogs, lots of properties and knock on doors and set meetings for the investor to meet with these folks about potentially buying their homes. So I was like, Oh, awesome, that's what I'll do. So I had to go to school during the week, but on weekends and holidays I would usually pick 1 or 2 days out of a weekend and I would do like 50 to 70 doors. I go to cities where they were high concentration and I do these doors. Um, if you fast forward a little bit, I got out of high school, started starting to get my real estate license, and I got my real estate license and, uh, drumroll, please. Um, march of. 2008. Great timing. Great timing. Great time to get your real estate license. So, um, I got my real estate license and started selling real estate, helping buyers and sellers.   Nick Prefontaine (00:17:25) - As a realtor, I had all the people around me. Lamenting and complaining. Oh my God. The market used to be so good. Used to be so easy. You could do this and do that. I didn't know what they meant, so I. I just. That was the market that I. That I was dealt with, that I that I had to deal with. So I learned how to, how to help buyers and sellers in that environment and around we're not around. In 2014, my dad started buying properties 2013, 2014 started buying properties as an investor, and he asked me if I could help him with the marketing of all these properties that he was getting. I was reluctant, Sam. I was like, No, no, no. I got my own thing going on. I'm not looking for any any extras or anything. And luckily he asked me more than once. And so I started helping them with the marketing. Then the calls started coming in. He couldn't keep up with them, so he asked me if I could help out with the buyers.   Nick Prefontaine (00:18:26) - So that morphed in New and then over the years, I developed a process, a buyer process that we have to bring our rental buyers through so that they're able to qualify for their own loan once they get to the end of their agreement. And I think you can probably relate to this, but um, our success rate of our buyers, we're, we're seeing it, jeez, up to 90% of them that are once they're in the home, they're able to qualify and get their own loan and move on with the home, um, move on with their lives where as the other investors out there, the, the, the so-called competition um is seeing the inverse right 90% of the people fail and only 10% of the people and that's because there's a very particular process that we'd like to put all of our buyers through so they're successful when they get to the end of their agreement.   Sam Wilson (00:19:29) - Got it. No, that's really cool. And I love and it sounds like that's all you've done basically is some form of real estate really since high school.   Sam Wilson (00:19:38) - Is that a fair analysis?   Nick Prefontaine (00:19:41) - Fair statement?   Sam Wilson (00:19:42) - Wow, that's cool, man. Good for you. I'm not. People are not. Maybe they disagree or agree. I really don't care. But the I think college is overrated, to be honest with you. Like, you know, if you can figure out a path to go out and make a meaningful difference, improve people's lives, there's ample opportunity to get paid for doing so. And you definitely don't need to go to school for for that to happen. In fact, it probably gets in the way more often than not. So I'm always, always happy to meet another bootstrap for that. Maybe I think that way because that that was my story. Um, yeah. Anyway, love it. That's very, very cool. So you've been in real estate ever since then. You guys have worked out the buyer process, a 90% conversion rate. So for those of you who are listening, it sounds like you guys are doing lease options basically as one of your strategies on the homes that you're buying.   Sam Wilson (00:20:37) - So you're selling them on a lease with an option to buy and you're getting 90% of those to then convert to exercising that option to buy, is that right?   Nick Prefontaine (00:20:46) - Yeah. So we're we're buying we're buying properties creatively, so we're not going and signing personally and qualifying for loans or putting big down payments down or anything like that. Um, however we acquire them, uh, we're always selling them on a rent own agreement to our buyer. Right. Um. Very simple. Yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:21:09) - Right. No, that's cool. I love that strategy. Do you guys employ that strategy at all in the commercial real estate space?   Nick Prefontaine (00:21:18) - We have? Yeah, we have. We've done several deals over the years with with commercial. The building that we're in is, was bought, um, with owner financing. I think my dad may have mentioned that. Yeah. Um, also there have been several buildings over the years in the state that we are right now, which is Rhode Island. And you can do this anywhere where we did mailers to, I forget the exact niche list.   Nick Prefontaine (00:21:48) - I think it might have been out of state landlords or something, but 4 to 6 unit buildings. We ended up buying two of those out of the mailings to to on two different occasions, buying them, um, improving the property, getting the rents up and improving the whole property and then selling them, buying them creatively and then selling them for a profit. So yeah, we've done a few commercial deals as well.   Sam Wilson (00:22:16) - Got it. I love it. Nick, I love your story. Thank you for taking the time to come on the day on the show today and share with us you've overcome incredible adversity. I have a very close friend of mine who something similar on a hiking accident fell in, kind of was told the same thing, but his journey was much, much, much, much, much, much longer maybe than yours was in getting out of the hospital and even surviving what's kind of a miracle, let alone being able to walk and talk again. So I think it's really cool that you have overcome that.   Sam Wilson (00:22:51) - You have found a process really that can be applied both to life, to real estate, to really anything you undertake. And I think it's really cool the way that you give back to the brain injury. Others that have, you know, endured brain injuries and giving back to brain injury associations, being a keynote speaker, you got a great story. And I also love what you're doing in real estate. And it's really cool the way that you guys are helping other homeowners, not just find and keep their homes when they are rent to buy buyers, but also just the way you guys are coaching and helping other people in the real estate space. So very, very cool. I love this. If our listeners want to get in touch with you and learn more about you, what is the best way to do that?   Nick Prefontaine (00:23:30) - So if anything, if anything rang true with any of your listeners as far as on the business, on the business end, how we buy, how we buy and sell homes, um, creatively and our trademark prepaid system.   Nick Prefontaine (00:23:45) - Um, they can go to smart real estate coach.com and if they scroll down they can get registered for the free masterclass. And as I said, that's going to teach them about how we buy and sell on terms and our trademark three day system. Um, and then if they're interested in the step system and like following me with anything I'm doing with my motivational speaking or anything and that and that regard, they can go to Nick prefontaine.com/step. Um, and they can download the step system for free today and that will help them take their first step.   Sam Wilson (00:24:25) - Awesome. We'll make sure we include that there in the show notes. Nick prefontaine.com/stapp Nick thank you again for coming on today. It was an absolute pleasure.   Nick Prefontaine (00:24:35) - Always a blast. Thanks for having me.   Sam Wilson (00:24:37) - Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate podcast. If you can do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen. If you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show.   Sam Wilson (00:24:54) - It helps us both attract new listeners as well as rank higher on those directories. So appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.

Tricia Desrocher joined Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network in New Hampshire more than 35 years ago. A Physical Therapist by Training, Tricia also has a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and specialty certification in Stroke Rehabilitation. She has dedicated her career to the organization, its patients and to advancing brain injury care. This included providing patient care and staff mentorship at all four of the Network's acute inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, serving as the Director of Program Development for the Brain Injury program and overseeing The Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certification in Brain Injury. All four hospitals initially achieved this certification in 2013 and have achieved recertification at every review since then. Today, she is the Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning for the Network, which also includes 20+ outpatient clinics and a Home Care division. She continues to sit on the Board of the Brain Injury Association of NH and is also a member of the Advisory Council for the Brain Injury Association of Maine. In her free time, Tricia also volunteers in her hometown community and enjoys time with her family.  https://www.northeastrehab.com Episode brought to you by: Integrated Brain Centers Please consider supporting this podcast for $5 a month with a Patreon membership

Kelly Lang, co-author of The Miracle Child:  Traumatic Brain Injury and Me is a brain injury survivor and caregiver to her daughter who sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2001. Kelly is an Advocate, Author, Communications Trainer, and Public Speaker as well. She is the co-leader of the Brain Injury Association of America's Advisory Council and serves on the Virginia Brain Injury Advisory Council. Her advocacy experience includes working with the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems' Brain Injury Learning Collaborative and serving as a member of the Traumatic Brain Injury Leadership Group and the Person-Centered Advisory Group. Kelly has been the Keynote speaker at brain injury conferences and conducted workshops and webinars including the Administration for Community Living Stakeholder Day, universities, and many others. Kelly is also a Communications Trainer with INOVA Health Systems. Kelly and her husband created a website https://www.themiraclechild.org/ educating others about brain injury.   Kelly Lang's Instagram - HERE Kelly Lang on Facebook - HERE Kelly Lang on LinkedIn - HERE  #5Thoughts Friday: Valentina, Violence, and Vertigo   For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443.   Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor's convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.

We meet our hosts! Miriam and Cassandra talk about what got them interested in brain injury, including the educational and personal aspects. They also talk about the great work the NLBIA is doing to positively affect the lives of people with brain injury, and their family and friends, notably the ABLE group (Adults Living with Brain injury Everyday). Building off last week's conversation with Ashley Hiscock (Ep 158), Cassandra talks about the efforts of the NLBIA to bring concussion awareness and education to youth in the community with the incredible support of Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada (CLFC).Please subscribe, rate, and review!Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.comThank you! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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John D. Corrigan, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Ohio State University and Director of the Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation. For the past 40 years he has treated and studied long-term outcomes of persons with traumatic brain injury. Dr. Corrigan is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. He has been the PI and co-PI of the Ohio Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System since 1997 and chaired the Executive Committee of the TBI Model Systems Project Directors from 2007-2017. Since 2013 he has served as the Director of the Ohio Brain Injury Program, which is the designated lead agency in the state of Ohio for policy and planning related to living with brain injury. This position has provided a platform for translation of evidence on long-term outcomes to public policy. Dr. Corrigan is National Research Director for the Brain Injury Association of America and has previously served other national organizations, including CARF, the Injury Control Center at CDC, the Veterans Administration and the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Board. Episode brought to you by Integrated Brain Centers Please consider supporting this podcast for $5 a month through a Patreon membership

Julie Papievis is a remarkable survivor of the traumatic brain stem injury who has transformed her experience into a thriving career as a national speaker, advocate for injury prevention, and peer advisor to various organizations. Her journey to recovery and remarkable resilience has been featured on major media outlets such as CNN, The Chicago Tribune, and Lifetime TV's "Beyond Chance." Today, Julie is a VIP member of ThinkFirst, an international program that promotes injury prevention and safe driving. She speaks to students nationwide, inspiring them with her story and the importance of injury prevention. Julie also volunteers at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and serves as a Brand Ambassador for Fairhaven Wealth Management. With over 20 years of experience working as a community relations advisor for a top Chicago law firm, Julie has a wealth of knowledge in legal matters and uses her expertise to help others. She is a powerful voice for survivors and has collaborated with various organizations such as the Brain Injury Association and the Spinal Cord Injury Association. Through her book, "Go Back and Be Happy," Julie shares her incredible journey and provides guidance and hope for others who are struggling with traumatic brain injury. Her remarkable story serves as a testament to the power of resilience and the ability to overcome adversity. Join us on this inspiring journey of survival and recovery with Julie Papievis. Subscribe to our channel and don't miss out on her powerful message of hope and injury prevention.

Most of us have taken a blow to the head at some point in our lives. Maybe we got elbowed during a pickup basketball game, or smacked our heads on the tailgate when taking groceries out of the back of the car. We see stars. We have a headache. We feel a little out of it for awhile.Is this a concussion? How do I know? Is that bad? What should I do? Who should I call?Thankfully we have Beth Pieroth, PsyD,ABPP, MPH! Dr. Pieroth is the Director of the Concussion Program at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH, she has assessed concussion in the National Hockey League since 1997. She is the Head Injury/Concussion specialist for the Chicago Bears, Blackhawks, White Sox, Fire, and the National Women's Soccer League, many colleges and high schools across Illinois. Co-Director of the NFL Neuropsychology Consulting Program. On the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Illinois Long story short, Dr. Pieroth has been in the concussion game for a MINUTE and is here to set the record straight when things feel a little wobbly...Topics in this episode include:What actually IS a concussion?What are typical signs and symptoms of a concussion?Who should people seek care from and what time frame after they suspect they might have a concussion? (ER, PCP, Neuropsychologist like Dr. Pieroth??)Do all people with suspected concussion need imaging like a CT scan?Do you need to lay in a dark room for days after you have a concussion?Do helmets prevent concussions?What is "second impact syndrome"? How prevalent is this phenomenon?What are some cool things on the horizon that can aid in diagnosis and management of concussions?Check out Dr. Pieroth's TedX Chicago Talk!You can find more info about Dr. Pieroth here as well :)For more episodes, limited edition merch, or to become a Friend of Your Doctor Friends (and more), follow this link!Also, CHECK OUT AMAZING HEALTH PODCASTS on The Health Podcast Network(For real, this network is AMAZING and has fantastic, evidence-based, honest health information, and we are so happy to partner with them!) Find us at:Website: yourdoctorfriendspodcast.com Email: yourdoctorfriendspodcast@gmail.com Call the DOCLINE on 312-380-5005 and leave us a message. We will listen and maybe even respond/play it on the show! (Disclaimer: we will not answer specific medical questions or offer medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional with any and all personal health questions.) Connect with us:@your_doctor_friends (IG)@JeremyAllandMD (IG, FB, Twitter)@JuliaBrueneMD (IG)@HealthPodNet (IG)

According to the Brain Injury Association of America, a person in the U.S. sustains a brain injury every nine seconds and the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology states, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) & mild TBI (mTBI) impact an estimated 69 million people annually worldwide. TBI and mTBI brain injuries can have lifelong effects. In this episode, host Brian Browne and new co-host Lizzy Rasmussen discuss TBI/mTBI causes, symptomology, cognitive, health & aging implications, recovery and more.  Listen, enjoy and join the conversation… Timestamps:  1:26 What is TBI? 2:15 Common causes of TBI  3:38 Incidence of TBI  5:33 mTBI/Concussions  8:31 Populations of disproportionate TBI risk & Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) 10:44 TBI/mTBI-associated school & work deficits  13:00 Social determinants in seeking and receiving care  14:15 Impact of TBI on memory and age-related cognitive decline 17:40 TBI & Pseudodementia  22:27 Coexistence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) & TBI  24:54 TBI & other mental health disorders  27:00 Gold standard TBI treatment: a multidisciplinary approach & self-advocacy  29:20 Role of nutrition in TBI treatment & recovery  35:22 Role of exercise in TBI treatment & recovery  37:31 Hydration  39:00 Caffeine  If you enjoyed this conversation, please subscribe to the podcast, follow us on social media, and consider leaving a 5-star Apple Podcast review.  Follow us on Social Media:  @brainhealth365 on Instagram  @neuro.nutritionist on Instagram  @liztalksscience on Instagram   If you're interested in learning more, the episode Fact Sheet can be downloaded on our website by clicking here. 

Brain injuries are a common occurrence. More than 5.3 million people in the United States are living with a permanent disability due to a brain injury, according to the Brain Injury Association of America.Learn about the different types of brain injuries, including concussions, from Maya Armenta, NP, from the Enloe Concussion Clinic in the upcoming Health Matters episode Protect Your Brain.

1.5 million Americans experience a brain injury each year, but among those, only 230,000 admit themselves to a hospital for treatment. Knowing the warning signs and when to seek help is the first step in brain injury recovery. Physiatrist Dr. Gregory O'Shanick, Medical Director Emeritus of the Brain Injury Association of America and President and Medical Director of the Center for Neurorehabilitation Services in Richmond, VA, joins for a discussion about brain injury diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

Meet Ruth. Ruth Carlock is the Support Service Case Manager and Public Policy at the Brain Injury Association of Maryland. Her career experience includes time as an ACT case manager, support planner, residential counselor, social work case manager, and PRP specialist. She has worked with a diverse set of populations, from geriatric clients, LGBTQIA+, and clients suffering with mental health diagnoses. Her dual bachelor's is in Psychology and Sociology & Anthropology, and she is currently focusing on her master's in social work. She provides administrative case management for BI Waiver participants which involves at least quarterly visits with participants to ensure health and safety needs are met, developing service plans based on participants goals and needs in collaboration with individual, family, and providers, and assists with problem solving and resource access as needed. In her policy role, Ruth participates in stakeholder groups at both state and national levels, tracks legislation, collaborates on bill testimony, provides feedback on proposed regulation changes and policy priorities. In support of BIAMD's information and assistance role, Ruth is one of several staff who answers phone calls and emails from individuals, caregivers and professionals and connects them with brain injury resources and services to address their individual needs. She also provides support for BIAMD's events.    #5Thoughts Flashback: Birthdays, Battles, and Brains   For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443.   BIAMD 2023 Conference Info Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor's convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.

Children are not little adults.Their brains are actively developing. Because of this neuroplasticity, one might assume they would more quickly and fully recover from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This is not the case. A brain injury can have a more devastating impact on a child than a similar injury in a mature adult. (Brain Injury Association of America) This is what makes comprehensive, ongoing rehab for pediatric TBI so important. But, unfortunately, as we will see in our primary research, many children who experience TBI have substantial unmet rehab needs. After reviewing the research, we are thankful to welcome to the podcast, Nelson Gonzalez OTR/L, RFS, CHHC, CCT, CPMT, CORE, CLT to discuss OT and TBI assessment, treatment, and what's on the horizon in this practice area.In order to earn credit for this course, you must take the test within the OT Potential Club.You can find more details on this course here:https://otpotential.com/ceu-podcast-courses/pediatric-tbi-and-otHere's the primary research we are discussing:Fuentes, M. M., Wang, J., Haarbauer-Krupa, J., Yeates, K. O., Durbin, D., Zonfrillo, M. R., Jaffe, K. M., Temkin, N., Tulsky, D., Bertisch, H., & Rivara, F. P. (2018). Unmet Rehabilitation Needs After Hospitalization for Traumatic Brain Injury. Pediatrics, 141(5), e20172859. Support the show

If you have felt like something is “off” but you can't quite pinpoint what it is, it is possible that you have a form of Dysautonomia (related to the Autonomic Nervous System). It is very common after brain injury. This week, Sonia Vovan, PT is here to help us understand the basics of dysautonomia - and beyond - as we discuss ways to help address symptoms. October is dysautonomia awareness month! Sonia Vovan is a Registered Physiotherapist and Certified Vestibular Therapist working in Toronto Canada with individuals with vestibular issues and concussions. She received her advanced training in Vestibular Rehabilitation through Duke University's School of Medicine (accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association). Sonia is an advocate for individuals suffering from brain injuries and is a Board Member on the Brain Injury Association of York Region (based in Ontario Canada). She is also working on her Ph.D. program at York University (Toronto) to study the implications of sensorimotor changes, such as visual and vestibular issues, following a concussion. Connect with Sonia: @allinyourheadpt or https://soniavovan.com 0:00 Intro w/Cristabelle 8:15 Introducing Sonia 10:45 What is Dysautonomia? 12:35 Dysautonomia in Concussion 13:50 POTS vs other forms of Dysautonomia 15:15 Cristabelle's experience 18:05 Dysautonomia and Anxiety 19:00 Effects of Dysautonomia 22:35 Where to Start 27:15 Giving your Brain Stability 28:55 Addressing Metabolic Issues 32:15 Hormones and Dysautonomia 34:40 Finding Underlying Issues 37:45 Advocate for yourself 19:30 Things you can Do 40:25 Words of Hope Make sure to go back and listen to Episode 40, when Sonia shares all about the Vestibular System! CONNECT Join the online community & monthly zoom support group: hopeafterheadinjury.com/community Listen to Cristabelle's songs "Hope Survives" and "Not Giving Up" on all music streaming platforms! Hosted by Cristabelle Braden: @cristabellebraden | cristabellebraden.com Hope After Head Injury: @hopeafterheadinjury | hopeafterheadinjury.com Brain Injury Bible Study: @braininjurybiblestudy | hopeafterheadinjury.com/brain-injury-bible-study Thank you to Council on Brain Injury for supporting this podcast by providing a microphone as part of their grant program to the brain injury community. Check out the amazing work done by CoBI at: councilonbraininjury.com This podcast is for education and informational purposes only, and not intended for medical advice. If you need specific medical advice, please consult your physician. More: hopeafterheadinjury.com/hopesurvives

Katie Zenger is the founder and lead consultant of Zenger Strategies, LLC, and has over eight years of professional experience managing and evaluating public health interventions and grant programs.    Katie's expertise lies primarily in public health program development and adolescent health promotion, as well as equitable healthcare access, community engagement, and nonprofit leadership. She is a skilled facilitator, strategic planner, and grant-writer, with experience in coalition-building and coordinating stakeholders for impact.    Katie served as a program officer and Director of Grants for a private SC foundation for over five years, where she expanded and refined the organization's multimillion-dollar contraceptive access and teen pregnancy prevention programs. Most recently, she managed a pediatric concussion project for the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina and a healthcare workforce taskforce for the SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health.    Katie also serves as a Senior Associate with The Weathers Group, where she provides qualitative research analysis services, develops detailed implementation plans, and provides custom reports as needed for special projects.    She has also provided strategic planning for numerous nonprofits, including Darkness to Light, Fact Forward, and the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network. Katie graduated from Clemson University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and in 2011, she earned her Master's degree in Public Health and a Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health. Additionally, I'll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest's choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, or The AFTD. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Katie on: Website LinkedIn Inspired Speaking - Public Speaking Course To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: The Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown Girl, Wash Your Face - Rachel Hollis The Desire Map - Danielle LaPorte The Four Tendencies - Gretchen Rubin Atomic Habits - James Clear Maintenance Phase Podcast - Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes Headspace App Loving What Is - Byron Katie Psychic Pain - Pujol (Song) Shannon Ivey Public Speaking Center of NY Gallup Strengths Finder Yotam Schachter Ikigai

On this month's episode of Your Child's Brain, brain injury is discussed.  Guests for this month include: Dr. Beth Slomine - Senior Psychologist and Director of Training and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in the Department of Neuropsychology at Kennedy Krieger. She is also a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as well as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Stacy Suskauer - Vice President of Pediatric Rehabilitation at Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Director of the Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she is also an associate professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation and pediatrics. Drs. Slomine and Suskauer co-direct Kennedy Krieger's Center for Brain Injury Recovery.   Resources: Brain Injury Association of Maryland https://www.biamd.org/ Brain Injury Association of America https://www.biausa.org/ CDC mTBI Guideline and related provider and family/patient materials https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/PediatricmTBIGuideline.html CDC Report to Congress on Pediatric TBI) – includes lay friendly overview of TBI https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/pubs/congress-childrentbi.html Kennedy Krieger Center for Brain Injury Recovery https://kennedykrieger.org/patient-care/centers-and-programs/center-for-brain-injury-recovery Kennedy Krieger Concussion Clinic https://kennedykrieger.org/patient-care/centers-and-programs/concussion-clinicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Brian Cole is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Pieroth, the Director of the Concussion Program at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, to talk about the evaluation and management of concussions. Dr. Pieroth is a Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist and is the Head Injury/Concussion specialist for the Chicago Bears, Blackhawks, White Sox, Fire, and the National Women's Soccer League, as well as numerous colleges and high schools across the State of Illinois. Dr. Pieroth is the Co-Director of the NFL Neuropsychology Consulting Program. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Illinois and is a member of the USA Football Heads Up Advisory Committee, the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee, the US Soccer Concussion Task Force and the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois Safety Committee.

On today's episode, I'm talking to Associate Professor and Research Scientist Dr. Johna Register-Mihalik about how to build a peer support system because you don't have to go it alone in your career.Johna works at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an Associate Professor of Athletic Training and a Research Scientist studying mild traumatic brain injury. While still in undergrad, Johna cold-emailed a preeminent concussion researcher and managed to create an internship that changed the course of her career. In addition to her academic work, Johna has served on the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina's Board and USA Baseball's Medical and Safety Advisory Committee, as well as pursuing active professional service in national organizations like the National Athletic Trainers' Association and the American College of Sports Medicine.We talk about:The importance of getting different perspectives and why she chose to leave academia for her first job to try something new.The benefit of building a peer support system of badass women and how to do it when you're in a male-dominated field.The difficulty of accepting failure and feedback while separating that from your self-worth and how you believe in yourself.You can find the show notes and more resources at https://madamathlete.comThe Fall 2022 session of the Women's Career Transformation Academy starts soon! Want to grab a free exercise directly from the first module of the WCTA?Go to MadamAthlete.com/values to download your free copy of this exercise that walks you through simple steps to help you identify and define your personal values.Because, like we talked about on the episode, it's important to be able to handle failures and setbacks and supportive critiques from people who matter without internalizing them to feel like you yourself are a failure just because you didn't get the result you wanted. And one simple step to holding on to your self-worth is making sure you've defined what actually matters to you and what your values are. When you know who you are and what you stand for, then it's easier to decide if a failure or critique means something to you and if it's an opportunity for learning and growth or negative nonsense to brush aside. So grab this sneak peek free exercise straight out of the Women's Career Transformation Academy. Because you matter. And you are worth it!Keep an eye out for new content or let us know what you'd like to see next by following us on social:Instagram:  @theMadamAthleteFacebook:  @MadamAthleteTwitter:  @MadamAthlete

Kelly Lang, co-author of The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me is a brain injury survivor and caregiver to her daughter who sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2001. Kelly is a member of the Brain Injury Association of America's Advisory Council, serves on the Virginia Brain Injury Advisory Council, is co-leader of The TBI Advisory and Leadership Group, and former faculty member of the National Center for Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) Brain Injury Learning Collaborative. Kelly has presented at several conferences and webinars including the Administration for Community Living Stakeholder Day, association conferences, universities, and many others. Michael Lang is a vice president of a national association and his work includes written and published articles, guides, and manuals in the fields of transportation and the chemical industry. Michael is a featured speaker and presenter in various associations and organizations in the areas of environment, health, safety, security, and sustainability. He also serves on the board of a financial institution. Michael and Kelly live with their daughters, Olivia and Anya in Northern Virginia, while their eldest daughter Hannah also lives in the metropolitan area. www.themiraclechild.org   Brought to you by Integrated Brain Centers Please consider supporting the podcast with a $5 Patreon membership.

Candace joined the amazing Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA) conference on June 28th and interviewed 4 participants: a survivor, a caregiver, a presenter and exhibitor. Each were asked "Why should survivors and their families go to a brain injury conference". Everyone agreed... you will find a loving community, learn about services and hear powerful speakers that will help in your journey to recovery. Look for a Brain Injury Association or Mind Your Brain conference in your area and know you are not alone! https://biapa.org https://www.mindyourbrainfoundation.org/ https://www.biausa.org https://mageerehab.jeffersonhealth.org/doctor/todd-lewis/

You can tell a lot about a person from the energy they give. The special guest on this episode of The Mile High Podcast is one of the most energetic people on the planet, Brooke Mills!   Brooke grew up in a chiropractic family and now is a tenth-quarter student at Sherman College. You would think that simply going to chiropractic school would be enough of a challenge for anybody, and in many cases that's true.  It's not true of Brooke.  There's so much more to her than that!   Brooke founded National Concussion Awareness Day.  She also started a non-profit, Lessen The Impact. Even before graduating from Sherman, she's already served on eight international chiropractic mission trips.  Brooke has raised funds for the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, donated countless hours of community service, and has been a competitor in the Ms. New Hampshire contest. Brooke was the winner of the Student Speaker Contest for Mile High 2022, and absolutely wowed the audience with her presentation.   On this podcast you'll hear:   The adventure of growing up in a chiropractic family What it's like to be a chiropractic student today A student's vision for the future of Chiropractic The vital importance of service to the community and the world And Much, Much More!   It's inspiring to know that there are students like Brooke, who are coming up in the Chiropractic profession.  Listen to this podcast and you'll be encouraged to find that Chiropractic will be in good hands for years to come!   If you haven't registered for Mile High 11 as yet, this is the optimal time to do it.  The Super-Early-Bird Special Savings is still in effect until 11:59 PM tomorrow night, July 1st.  When you register before that time, you'll save hundreds of dollars off the at-the-door investment.  So, get yourself and your team registered right away at http://RiseUpToMileHigh.com.

SHOW SUMMARY:Have you ever sought a more efficient way to complete discovery?  Well, attorney Pratik Shah did and then created a technological solution to streamline and improve the discovery process.  Join Rahul (https://www.psbr.law/ravipudi.html) and Ben (https://gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/) for their discussion with Pratik about his game-changing discovery technology and his observations on efficiency and productivity in the practice of trial law.  ABOUT PRATIK:Pratik ShahAssociate Director of Litigation Pratik H. Shah is the Associate Director of Litigation at Panish | Shea | Boyle |Ravipudi LLP, working alongside the firm's Director of Litigation on trial strategies, as well as with referral lawyers to ensure a smooth transition of cases brought to the firm by outside counsel.A Southern California native, Mr. Shah began his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney with the County of Sacramento where he worked on the trial team. He led numerous trials to verdict in Sacramento County before returning to Southern California to open a solo practice with a focus on criminal defense and personal injury.Prior to joining Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP, Mr. Shah served as Co-Founder and Partner at Shah D'Egidio APC Injury Lawyers, a civil litigation law firm in San Diego focused on personal injury, bad faith insurance, and civil rights. He also Co-Founded the legal technology platform, EsquireTek, and continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the software company.In 2021, Mr. Shah was named one of the Top 15 Attorneys Disrupting the Legal Industry and he has been consistently recognized by Super Lawyers® as a Southern California Rising Star since 2016. He is a member of Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the American Association of Justice. Mr. Shah is a past President of the South Asian Bar Association of San Diego, an active member of both the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and the San Diego County Bar Association, and a committee member for the Brain Injury Association of California.A member of the State Bar of California, Mr. Shah received his law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of California as well as the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. ARTICLE:EsquireTek.comhttps://www.esquiretek.com/category/press/USA Today: The Top 15 Attorneys Disrupting the Legal Industry to Make it BetterPratik H. Shah founded a successful law firm in Southern California and made a pronounced career out of going up against the billion-dollar bullies known as insurance companies. Noticing a definite need in the law-firm workday, Shah launched EsquireTek, groundbreaking software that automates the discovery process in minutes and gives lawyers back what they need most — time.

Jennifer Granek suffered a traumatic brain injury while in Costa Rica celebrating her 40th birthday. Her daughter Riley Granek joins Bryan to share her story and tell what she is doing now in honor of her moms' memory. Bands for Brains is a fundraiser concert to raise money for brain injury research. The concert takes place on Sunday, May 22 at 2 p.m. EST at Union Craft Brewing, 1700 W 41st St #420, Baltimore, MD. Tickets are $15 per person, and children under 12 are free. Online tickets are available, and tickets can also be purchased at Union Craft Brewery on the day of the event. We also appreciate any and all donations. This event is organized by Riley, a high school senior from the greater Baltimore, Maryland area. Riley also organized a very successful online version of this event last year. All proceeds that this event creates will be going directly to the Brain Injury Association of Maryland (BIAMD).  We've brought together some amazing musicians who have generously contributed their time and their talent, and they will be performing some really great sets curated just for this show. So come and listen to some great music on May 22, for a great cause! 

BJ Smith, and his mom, Kim Lanclos-Smith, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss how their world was forever changed when BJ suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of an ATV accident at the age of 15. BJ is now an artist, and has found joy painting with acrylics for the past five years. He has taken his trauma and converted it into the beauty and sanctity of life through his art. He loves to share his art. His mom, Kim, has become an advocate for the many challenges and financial needs that a family faces when caring for a loved one with a traumatic brain injury, also known as TBI. BJ was an adventurous teen with dreams of playing professional football who was stopped in his tracks by a tragic ATV accident on August 8, 2005. A young teen staying in Houston with relatives one summer to improve his football skills, BJ was on a racing four-wheeler going 60 mph when a dog ran out in front of him and he swerved to miss it. He was thrown 25 feet with no helmet on, breaking bones, and suffering internal injuries and road burns from the tumble. BJ's brain injuries were so horrific that he was DOA upon arrival at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. He stayed in the ICU with a 10% chance of survival, in a coma for three weeks, as his head had taken the brunt force of the accident. His surgeon has stated that he has no idea how BJ survived. His recovery has been miraculous and he was never even expected to be able to walk, yet he survived whole. However, BJ lost his ability to be self-sufficient, plan for the future, or focus on goals in life. "A brain injury is a lot like a hurricane. It devastates everything it touches. After so many years, I'm learning to find my center. The harder the storm is, it's the best place to be. We've been given life to experience. At this point in my spiritual journey, I embrace it in my solid form, each and every day. There is so much more on the spectrum of life than we can perceive." His mom, Kim Lanclos-Smith, has dedicated her life to taking care of BJ and is his main caretaker, with the help of aides financially provided for in the last ten years under the New Opportunities Waiver ("NOW") program administered by the State of Louisiana's Department of Health, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities. People with BJ's condition must have suffered this disability before the age of 21 to qualify for the waiver. Each year, BJ and Kim must reapply for the NOW waiver to continue to receive much-needed assistance to ensure that BJ is adequately cared for. For Acadiana residents who need more information, visit the Acadiana Area Human Services District. As BJ has progressed in his recovery, his love of art has developed and increased. He loves painting in free form, sometimes flinging acrylic paint all over the room. Even though he has lost 60% of his vision and is legally blind, he experiences color as he feels it in his heart. He says that is "where he lives." "If you open your eyes, color is everywhere. Embrace that feeling of the color we've been given. The energy of color is amazing, the spectrum to be on. You are color, your eyes are color, we are color," says BJ Smith. BJ had a near-death experience and with that came a spiritual awakening. "Heaven was full of love." He gives advice to people such as "Don't ever talk down to anyone." He is not scared to die as he knows that "God owns me." Every nine seconds someone suffers a traumatic brain injury, which is about 3 million people per year. It often goes undiagnosed and it is very difficult to get paid care for victims of TBI. Kim shared that 25 to 80% of the prison population has pre-crime TBI, with over 60% reporting head injuries. Well-known pro football players such as Aaron Hernandez and others have suffered massive head injuries and ended up in prison for their violent acts. The Brain Injury Association of America provides a wealth of information on the subject.

The purpose of the Brain Injury Awareness Day is to educate members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly on the needs of Brain Injury Survivors. Participants at the rally visited both the House of Representatives and Senate offices and encourged their legislators to join the Brain Injury Caucus and vote YES to bills that improve the lives of their fellow brain injury survivors and their families. This Brain Injury Awarenss Day podcast was recorded live in Harrisburg Pennsylvania in Senator Timothy Kearney office. On the call is Senator Kearney, the 2 organizers of the event (both brain injury survivors) Kevin MacDonald and Melissa Carmen, Drew A. Nagele, PsyD, CBIST, FACRM, Ann Marie McLaughlin the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania President and myself. I asked this group why advocating for brain injury surivors is important. #TBI#TBI awareness#sentimkearney##MoreThanMyBrainInjury#braininjury https://www.senatorkearney.com

There are a lot of things you CAN do to help your recovery - and it's built on the foundation of your mindset! This week, fitness professional David Freeman, who has also had concussions from playing football, helps us to connect to our values and strengths and shares some tangible things we can do to improve our recovery and overall wellness. 0:00 Intro 2:15 Cristabelle 13:40 Introducing David 17:00 Foundation of Mindset 21:30 Redefine Success 27:40 Being True to You with Loss of Identity 29:50 Importance of Sleep 32:40 Importance of Nutrition 33:55 Management of Stress 35:10 Intentional Movement 38:40 Creating Better Habits 42:55 Personal Growth Mindset David Freeman is a health and fitness professional that has been in the fitness industry for 10+ years. He is the National Digital Performer Brand Manager, Director of Inclusion and Diversity as well as the Co-Host of Life Time Talks Podcast with Life Time the Healthy Way of Life Company. He has been featured on the cover of Experience Life Magazine as an innovator within the health and fitness industry, and has been featured in Men's Health and Men's Journal, as the subject matter expert in helping change lives around the world and grow Life Time's overall brand. Connect with David at @freezy30 on instagram David's Book Recommendation: StrengthsFinder2.0 by Tom Rath CONNECT Listen to Cristabelle's new "Hope Survives" single on all music streaming platforms! Join the Virtual Concert on March 25 - "Hope in Song" supporting Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania - more info: https://biapa.org/hopeinsong Hosted by Cristabelle Braden: @cristabellebraden | cristabellebraden.com Hope After Head Injury: @hopeafterheadinjury | hopeafterheadinjury.com Brain Injury Bible Study: @braininjurybiblestudy | braininjurybiblestudy.com Join the online community & zoom support group: hopeafterheadinjury.com/community Thank you to Council on Brain Injury for supporting this podcast by providing a microphone as part of their grant program to the brain injury community. Check out the amazing work done by CoBI at: councilonbraininjury.com This podcast is for education and informational purposes only, and not intended for medical advice. If you need specific medical advice, please consult your physician. More: hopesurvivespodcast.com

While each brain injury is unique, there are things we can do to treat it - as you find what works on your personal path of recovery. Dr. Molly Parker shares her personal concussion experience, including advice for work/life/symptom balance, routine, and boundaries. Then, we dive into the different types/sub-types of concussions, understanding your individual symptom profile, how to find the right provider, and more! 0:00 Intro 2:30 Announcements from Cristabelle 8:00 Introducing Dr. Molly 11:20 Work-Life-Symptom Balance 15:58 Routine & Boundaries 17:30 Uniqueness of Each Injury 20:00 Need for Comprehensive Care 22:00 Finding the Right Provider 25:45 Different Types/Sub-Types of Concussions 31:45 It's Treatable 35:00 The Invisible Side 39:15 What works for YOU? Connect with Dr. Molly at @mollyparkerpt or concussioncompass.com CONNECT Join the Virtual Concert on March 25 - "Hope in Song" supporting Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania - more info: https://biapa.org/hopeinsong Hosted by Cristabelle Braden: @cristabellebraden | cristabellebraden.com Hope After Head Injury: @hopeafterheadinjury | hopeafterheadinjury.com Brain Injury Bible Study: @braininjurybiblestudy | braininjurybiblestudy.com Join the online community & monthly zoom support group: hopeafterheadinjury.com/community Thank you to Council on Brain Injury for supporting this podcast by providing a microphone as part of their grant program to the brain injury community. Check out the amazing work done by CoBI at: councilonbraininjury.com This podcast is for education and informational purposes only, and not intended for medical advice. If you need specific medical advice, please consult your physician. More: hopesurvivespodcast.com

Brain Injuries are invisible. You can't see them on the outside, and that's one of the reasons awareness is so important. They can be overlooked, misdiagnosed, or mistreated, and survivors feel the burden. This week, Cristabelle shares some of her personal brain injury story, and how she has seen awareness improve over the last decade - along with encouragement for how you can make a difference by bringing awareness right where you are. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month! Related Past Episodes to Check Out: 17. Understanding the Invisible Injury (with Cyndie Braden) 19. Brain Injury Association of America (with Susan H. Connors, BIAA President & CEO) 21. How to Be a Brain Injury Advocate + Tips for Sharing Your Story (with Monica Vaccaro from BIAPA) CONNECT Hosted by Cristabelle Braden: @cristabellebraden | cristabellebraden.com Hope After Head Injury: @hopeafterheadinjury | hopeafterheadinjury.com Brain Injury Bible Study: @braininjurybiblestudy | braininjurybiblestudy.com Join the online community & monthly zoom support group: hopeafterheadinjury.com/community Thank you to Council on Brain Injury for supporting this podcast by providing a microphone as part of their grant program to the brain injury community. Check out the amazing work done by CoBI at: councilonbraininjury.com This podcast is for education and informational purposes only, and not intended for medical advice. If you need specific medical advice, please consult your physician. More: hopesurvivespodcast.com

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