Podcast appearances and mentions of louise phipps senft

Louise Phipps Senft is a force of nature! She has excelled at the highest levels as an attorney, an author, a professor, fellow podcaster, and following her son Archer's 2015 spinal cord injury, an amazing advocate for individuals with SCI and their families. After having spent many months in ICUs and around her son's hospital bed, Louise realized that most hospitals in the US do not have Spinal Cord Injury expertise, most families do not have mediation skills which are essential for navigating complicated health care, and most doctors are not trauma informed. So, as she has done her whole life, Louise rose to the occasion! She founded the 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy, and Transformation, IC THAT, d/b/a Blink of an Eye™, in 2021 to fill the gap for more relational and trauma informed responses for SCI families in crisis bringing them cutting edge SCI medical expertise as well as hope, emotional and spiritual support, and navigation how to's. Blink of an Eye™ is training medical teams from the inside out through the families served. Blink of an Eye™ public charity exists for those who know how life can change in the blink of an eye. Their mission is to transform the spinal cord injury experience for families and medical teams into an Extraordinary Experience, despite the devastation, in the first days and months of injury. Louise and I had a wide-ranging and candid conversation last week. I believe this episode will make you think long and hard about your life, and that of your loved ones and friends, because as we all know, it can change in the blink of an eye!

Today, our guest is Louise Phipps Senft. Louise is the mother to a son with an SCI, and founder of Blink of an Eye, a nonprofit organization that is committed to addressing that initial moment when everything changes after a spinal cord injury. A big theme of this conversation is trauma. And one of the things that arises in our dialogue with Louise is how this emotional trauma kind of goes under or undiagnosed – both with the injured person AND with the family and the extended community. Louise is an extraordinary person who will tell us a bit about the story of her family and how they've responded in the aftermath of her son's SCI. We'll also talk about her son and where he is now. You can find more information about Blink of an Eye at blinkofaneye.org. More info here: https://u2fp.org/get-educated/curecast/episode-84.html

Season 4 Episode 3 - Trauma. Healing. Learning. A Conversation with Angelo Molino In today's episode we have the joy of meeting with Angelo Molino.  He is a concert pianist, world class composer, and internationally recognized wellness expert. He is the author of the book "Music Therapy: a look into the world of Healing Sound" and is the Co-Director of the Athena Project. Join Louise in hearing how one man's musical gift transcended boundaries into the world of healing. Be inspired at the vibrational ways sound can heal physical and emotional trauma as well as restore a sense of balance and well-being as we are invited to listen in to an original composition for healing. You too may give your special gift back to the world in a way you had never imagined.    Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Mike Serman. Theme music for the story is by Victoria Vox. Theme music for the Trauma.Healing.Learning and Dear Louise is by Ian Kelosky.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as an essential national resource for Spinal Cord Injured families and medical teams in the first days and weeks of SCI crisis when life turns upside down and few medical teams have SCI expertise. Blink of an Eye non profit provides transformative intervention to change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams into an Extraordinary Experience despite the devastation by providing a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Navigation & Support Team for SCI families lead by SCI families which travels to be bedside and available thereafter 24/7 for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Digital Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury--what you need to know/say/do specialized for SCI families, friends and medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org.   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com, BaltimoreMediation.com,www.BeingRelational.com, and www.BlinkofanEye.org.   To find out more about learning relational advocacy and mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com for nationally certified courses.    If you learn of a recently injured acute SCI family, call the BLINK of an Eye toll free number 1-844-41-BLINK for expert and practical navigation and support for them through the SCI crisis.    Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer Senft and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain     Music in this episode is:   Light The Way by Ian Kelosky https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/1519 License: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/1519   Summer by Serman Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/66YBKqgJHiY8DchDScDNjv?si=H1Lq13QdQ8--RI2-JyuKnw   Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 4 Episode 2 - Dear Louise: Austin Price    Austin Price is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, NV, pursuing a degree in Graphic Arts and Media Technology, as well as the owner of a clothing brand called Death Connection; he is passionate about extreme sports but has faced significant injuries, including a spinal cord injury.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Mike Serman.  Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as an essential national resource for Spinal Cord Injured families and medical teams in the first days and weeks of SCI crisis.   Blink of an Eye non profit provides transformative intervention to change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams into an Extraordinary Experience despite the devastation by providing a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families which travels to be bedside and available thereafter 24/7 for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury--what you need to know/say/do specialized for SCI families, friends and medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org.   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.org, BaltimoreMediation.com, and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain Music in this episode is: Summer by Serman Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/66YBKqgJHiY8DchDScDNjv?si=H1Lq13QdQ8--RI2-JyuKnw   Light The Way by Ian Kelosky https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/1519 License: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/1519 Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

  Season 4 Episode 1 What happens now?: A Recap of  Season 3  Welcome to Season 4! Join us for a look-back montage of highlights of Season 3 of the Blink of an Eye origin story as we embark on a new season of fierce advocacy through the complicated medical maze, touching insights and epiphanies. Whether you're new to the story or need a quick refresher, buckle up or settle in as we start a new Blink of an Eye season and get you ready for what is to follow  in Season 4 with monthly unedited raw bedside story threaded through with live interviews of those behind the scenes. You can explore previous montages by scrolling or searching for "Episode 1" for Seasons 1 and 2.   Stay tuned thereafter for weekly Trauma Healing Learning episodes, with interviews with deep thinkers and practitioners of ancient to cutting edge modern modalities on trauma healing, and for the new Dear Louise series, with interviews with SCI tastemakers and heroes. Yes, the unedited origin story monthly and Trauma Healing Learning and Dear Louise episodes every Wednesday.  Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Mike Serman.  Theme music is by Victoria Vox. Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as an essential national resource for Spinal Cord Injured families and medical teams in the first days and weeks of SCI crisis.   Blink of an Eye non profit provides transformative intervention to change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams into an Extraordinary Experience despite the devastation by providing a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families which travels to be bedside and available thereafter 24/7 for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury--what you need to know/say/do specialized for SCI families, friends and medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org. To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.org, BaltimoreMediation.com, and www.BeingRelational.com.   To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.   Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.  To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Episode 28: Preparing a Family for Another Transition Despite Continued Setbacks, We Move Forward   Guiding a family through a traumatic event requires compassion, empathy, and a delicate balance of support and engagement.  When faced with profound grief, it is crucial to provide a safe space for open family dialogue, together in family meetings.  Acknowledging wrongs and supporting forgiveness can be powerful choices in the emotional healing process, allowing individuals to release the weight of resentment to foster their own personal growth. However, forgiveness is a deeply personal journey, and it can never be rushed nor forced. Patiently listening to each family member's unique experience of pain and loss helps create an atmosphere of understanding which further the journey of acceptance. As we close out season 3, Louise gives us rare glimpses into family conversations as her family makes another transition through Archer's brave, harrowing journey of SCI recovery, moving from the halls of the Shepherd center to a begin a new chapter at the next hospital and rehab center Baltimore,  Maryland.   In this episode:   Diane Festa, Dame in the Order of Malta, Atlanta Angel who cared for Louise so she could care for Archer.   Dr. Ray Talucci, the Chief of Trauma at Atlanticare Medical System in Atlantic City, NJ who provided profound words of wisdom in the last family meeting in the ICU.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Episode 27: The Power of a Collective Energy Field for Healing  How we co-create what we need Sometimes healing feels excruciatingly slow – so slow that some people might tell you it's not even happening. Other times, it just rushes forward with incredible momentum. Join Louise as she recounts one of those times in her journey with Archer, and all of the sudden twists that occurred just before leaving the Shepherd Center. This is the second to last episode of Season 3! We'll be sharing some exciting announcements about the upcoming season, so be sure to tune in. Here we go.   In this episode:   Edward Hamaty, Pulmonolgist at AtlantiCare who was one of the first people to work with Archer's lungs and diaphragm in an extremely complex case.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Episode 26: On the Edge of Hope Noticing Wonder and Awe to sustain the SCI Healing Journey   Have you ever noticed how what your believe can have tangible effects on what actually happens?  Have you ever noticed signs around you, and known you were connected to something much larger than yourself?  Join Louise on the latest twist in Archer's journey to return to Maryland from the Shepherd Center.  On the heels of discovering blebs in Archer's lungs and receiving a concerning diagnosis of Bullous Lung Disease, a number of occurrences took place that can only be called miraculous. Tune in to hear about them, and to cultivate your own awareness of what is possible in your life.  Here we go.   In this episode:   Heather Robinson, a 5th Grade Teacher at Cape May Regional Elementary School, in the beach town where Archer had his injury. Heather shared Archer's story with her students and together they created a beautiful class project that brought the students closer to gratitude for their breath and strong bodies while uplifting Louise and Archer.   Jessica Dibb, the Founder, Spiritual Director, and Principal Teacher of Inspiration Consciousness School, co-Director of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance and Trustee for the Blink of an Eye 501(c)(3), brought intuition and breath-work when Louise called upon her for insight about Archer's lung capacity.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Dear Louise Installment 3: How do you build your SCI community after injury? with Kelly Sydnor   Even as COVID protocols have relaxed in hospital settings and family members have more access to being bedside with their SCI loved ones, there is still a tremendous gap across the US in the knowledge and expertise needed to respond to a SCI patient nationwide.  The first critical decision made for a spinal cord injury is where to transport the injured person. Most 911 call centers are not familiar with the location of the 14 SCI model centers and SCI trauma centers.  The decisions for transitioning to an appropriate rehab facility can be equally frought with uninformed decision making.  Our guest today has been there as a mom of a son injured in 2011.  She calls herself the Trauma Mamma as she is one of the SCI moms who reaches out to new SCI families in their time if overwhelm, families often struggling to understand SCI and caught in the medical system often working with medical teams who have little SCI expertise.  Listen in as Kelly and Louise reflect on what they had to learn in the critical first weeks and months of injury and how this might help you or a friend navigate their way in the first months of SCI of a loved one.   Join us in building this SCI community as we connect and create a network of practical tips and support for SCI families and friends and medical staff working to provide the best care of their loved one to survive the first year of injury.   The creation of the Blink of an Eye non profit resource library is underway now. It will be a repository for the wisdom of SCI families, SCI information needed in the first year of injury, guidance, inspiration, and statistics that can empower families to guide the course of the SCI patient's healing and advocate for their well being and their family's well being.  Make sure to follow @BlinkofaneyeNonprofit on facebook and instagram for updates on the resource library.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org.   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.  To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Imagefilm 043 by Sascha Ende https://filmmusic.io/song/3231-imagefilm-043 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S3 Trauma Healing Learning 25: Wholehearted Patient Care with Trauma Nurse Rebecca McWalters Think about all the connotations of the word “care.” In a clinical context, it can refer to providers who give patients sustenance and medical attention for their survival and well being. Now, pair that definition with the more colloquial meaning of “care” – heartfelt devotion and love – and you have a truly incredible combination where a caregiver's work is responsive to the patient as a whole human.  There are so many emotional and medical factors at play for both patients and families in SCI rehab.  Wholehearted care can make all the difference in trauma healing.  Join Louise and Trauma Nurse Rebecca McWalters as we hear why nurses should slow down and how Mom's know best and what it takes to cultivate that combination of care as we get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the workings of an SCI care team at a premiere rehabilitation facility. Here we go. In this episode: Rebecca McWalters is the Director of Nursing with Baron Home Group in Atlanta, Georgia. She previously was a nurse at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta and was one of the people who made a lasting impact on Archer's care in the fall of 2015. Learn more about Baron Home Group at https://www.baronhomegroup.com/ Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org.   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Imagefilm 043 by Sascha Ende https://filmmusic.io/song/3231-imagefilm-043 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S3 Ep25: Listen to the Patient Self-Advocacy and the Caring Ethic in SCI Rehab   Even though a Spinal Cord Injured person's brain does not receive signals from lower parts of the body, that doesn't mean their body doesn't experience pleasure, pain or discomfort. And in late October, 2015, Archer knew. He knew his body well enough to speak up just in time about an internal sensation he thought he experienced. Thankfully someone was listening. Join us for a surprising turn in our journey, as we narrowly dodge a particularly ghoulish Halloween event but end up confronting something even more shocking. This could be the reminder you need to remember to listen – to your own needs, or to someone near you who needs to be heard right now, and how to paint the picture of the patient so the medical team can see who they really are. Here we go.   In this episode:   Rebecca McWalters was one of Archer's most dedicated and responsive nurses at the Shepherd Center. After working there for 14 years, she is now Director of Nursing with Baron Home Group in Georgia, serving SCI patients in their homes.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S3 Trauma Healing Learning 24: Fr. Bruno Lanteri's Healing Legacy with Fr. John Wykes, OMV What does it mean to be Holy?   What can one man who lived in Italy over 200 years ago teach us about how to live daily in modern life? You might be surprised. Fr John Wykes of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary joins us from Rome to discuss the history and teachings of Fr. Bruno Lanteri, who became very important to the Senft family following Archer's accident.  Fr. Lanteri offers simple, elegant teachings that are relevant to anyone regardless of faith, and his life gives us examples of how to move through adversity toward healing in a simple mantra. His message is particularly useful for anyone moving through a traumatic life event or injury such as SCI, or facing any life challenges. Here we go.    In this episode:   Fr John Wykes is the Director of Communications for the Oblates of the Virgin Mary in Rome. He is also the director and co-producer of the film Nunc Coepi - the Life of Venerable Bruno Lanteri. You can learn more and view the documentary about Fr. Lanteri's life at https://www.omvusa.org/bruno-lanteri/   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

  S3 Ep24: A Sacred Pause How Rest created Space to receive a Miraculous Healing   When you're caught in the spiral of constant activity – especially in the wake of a catastrophic injury, during the high-stakes weeks of rehabilitation – it can feel impossible to break the momentum in order to rest. But that might be exactly what you need most. In this week's story episode, follow Louise as her family and community step in to make it possible for her to step away from Archer's bedside and create enough space to receive a message that was waiting to find her at exactly this moment. You may find the inspiration you need to schedule yourself a break, or find whatever spaciousness you can right now to receive the blessings that are trying to reach you, as well. Here we go.   In this episode:   Diane Beliveau is an executive presentation skills instructor with Dale Carnegie Training. At the time of Archer's accident, she was also the President of the Catholic Business Network in Baltimore of which Louise was a member.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox. Audio Consulting provided by Mike Serman   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

  S3 Trauma Healing Learning 23: Staying Calm in Bodily Injury Crisis with Rich Holzman Learnings from an EMT.   This episode is dedicated to all of the first responders: all of the dispatchers who receive 911 calls, all of the firefighters, EMTs and paramedics and other personnel who dedicate years of their life to training and then go on to be that cool head in a very fast-paced moment of crisis, some of which have life-or-death outcomes. We rely so much on all of these individuals, and also for the systems that work together to make the time between the emergency call and the response as quick as possible. In this episode, Rich Holzman draws on over 25 years of experience as a first responder, firefighter and asst Chief to give us an inside look at the procedures that go into emergency response. Here we go.   In this episode:   Rich Holzman, the retired Assistant Chief of the Montgomery County Fire Department in Maryland, with over 25 years of service in the field. Rich was also Archer's baseball coach in grade school and middle school.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox. Audio Consulting provided by Mike Serman   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Imagefilm 043 by Sascha Ende https://filmmusic.io/song/3231-imagefilm-043 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S3 Ep23: Lessons from Past Trauma Going Back to Go Forward Time is not linear. At least, not the felt sense of time. And when a crisis shocks the system, complex things can happen to the perception of time. Shock has the potential to bring us over the “window of tolerance” as described by Dan Siegel, and into the realm of trauma. When this happens, we need to later go back with resources and spaciousness to move through those experiences. In this episode, we take you on an experiential journey through embodied time in the wake of a trauma. You can expect the entertainment and nourishment of a powerful, true story, as well as some practical breathwork and somatic tools to gently move through your own difficult memories. Here we go.   In this episode:   Dr. Kris Radcliff, from Atlanticare ICU, who graciously and mindfully consulted with our family during the first hours following Archer's accident.   Davis Barsby, a lifelong family friend who was with Archer when Archer had his accident. That summer, Davis was working as both head lifeguard and assistant manager at the Cape May Beach Club.   Jessica Dibb, the Founder, Spiritual Director, and Principal Teacher of Inspiration Consciousness School, co-Director of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance and Trustee for the Blink of an Eye 501(c)(3), was whom Louise called upon for intuition and breath-work insight about Archer's lung capacity. Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox. Audio Consulting provided by Mike Serman   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

  S3 Trauma Healing Learning 22: Love Breath as Strong Medicine with Jessica Dibb   “There is one way of breathing that is shameful and constricted. Then, there's another way: a breath of love that takes you all the way to infinity.” Rumi   Spinal Cord Injuries can come with many full-body complications, one of which can be impacts on one's ability to breathe independent of a respirator. But the truth is, we all need to breathe for survival, growth, and breath is a source of healing. Breath can expand our lungs and also expand our awareness. Join us for a truly inspiring hour with Jessica Dibb, an integrative breathworker and prominent speaker and teacher on spiritual growth. Jessica's insights will be valuable to anyone navigating a healing process, whether in an ICU, rehab facility, or at home. Here we go!   Since 1982 Jessica Dibb has been the Founder, Spiritual Director, and Principal Teacher of Inspiration Consciousness School. She is s co-Director if the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance and is a Trustee for the Blink of an Eye 501(c)(3) Nonprofit. She has designed and facilitated unique workshops, classes, and on-going trainings grounded in an integrated model of psycho-spiritual healing and development to support self-actualization. Her teachings assist people in cultivating consciousness through all stages of life from conception onward.  She teaches nationally and internationally, including teaching Integrative Breathwork at the Psychotherapy Networker Conference for several years and being a principal presenter at the International Enneagram Conference for over a decade. Learn more at www.inspirationcommunity.org   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org, and make a contribution to the Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

  S3 Ep22: The Doctor is not the only Authority Timing the Rehab Hospital Discharge for SCI patients   The lifelong effects of SCI highlight how fragile life is and how deeply interdependent we are. And, in the case of the person living with a SCI, getting basic needs met necessitates relying on others, and interdependence takes on a whole new dimension. The transition home from the hospital or rehab facility cannot be rushed.  SCI survival depends on having a suitable home and trained care team.  The hospital team may not realize what it takes for families to put this together and families may need to negotiate for more time.  Families can look inward to another authority guiding them through this life change and timing decisions– and that is getting in touch with the inner authority. This affects how you know when the time is right, how you know when you have the right care team, how you communicate your goals to medical practitioners, and also how you can access hope. Take a moment, drop into your inner-knowing and join us to learn what it meant for Louise and how that might inspire your own decision making and healing process. Here we go.   In this episode:   Price Campbell, one of Archer's dear high school friends from McDonogh School in Baltimore who was one of the friends to come visit Archer at Shepherd.  Hear about Price's visit when she was just 16 years old, her fears, and what sparked some much-needed ease and a moment of lightness and restoration everyone involved. Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Louise Phipps Senft, Founder and CEO of Baltimore Mediation  is an attorney and nationally recognized Transformative Mediator for Family, Divorce, Commercial and Complicated Business and Healthcare Issues. She is the author of the best-selling book, Being Relational: the Seven Ways to Quality Interaction & Lasting Change. She is also the creator of a Top 15 Podcast, Blink of an Eye, on trauma and trauma healing, and she is the founder of the non profit I C THAT, the Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, changing the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury.She has been named a top CEO in the state of Maryland and she has been awarded on multiple occasions the distinguished “Top 100 Women” in Maryland honor. Ms. Senft's life was changed when one of her five children was tragically injured in a 2015 freak diving accident in the ocean surf rendering him a quadriplegic. She spent months living by his side in ICU's and hospitals battling for his life and quality of his care, paralyzed from the neck down. She and her family responded with love and fierce advocacy. Her son Archer's choice to live and be hopeful has been a beacon to many. She brings this life experience combined with her years of intuition, relational practices, and conflict transformation skills to leaders committed to making a difference in the lives of those they serve. She created Blink of an Eye Podcast in 2020 during the Pandemic, her own storytelling of her experience with Archer and the medical profession, which includes trauma healing insights and learnings. Blink of an Eye has thousands of listeners across the U.S. In 2021, she founded the non-profit, the Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy, and Transformation, I C THAT, to be a national resource to families and medical teams to change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury.Blink of an Eye 501(c)(3) Nonprofit: www.blinkofaneye.org@blinkofaneyenonprofit on IG / FBBlink of an Eye Podcast: www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com@blinkofaneyepodcast on IG / FBBaltimore Mediation: www.baltimoremediation.com@baltimoremediation on IG / FBTo stay connected with Better Place Project and for updates and behind the scenes info, please follow us on social media:Website:https://www.betterplaceproject.org/ Instagram: @BetterPlaceProj To follow Steve on Instagram@SteveNorrisOfficialFacebook: Facebook.com/BetterPlaceProjectPodcastTwitter: @BetterPlaceProjEmail: BetterPlaceProjectPodcast@gmail.com

  Season 3: Trauma Healing Learning 21: Design Tips for an SCI Accessible Home with Kathy Kirchner   A home is a place where we grow, where we rest, where we spend a significant amount of our time. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the most basic physiological necessities like shelter, rest, and water are all part of what a home provides – but also some of the more psychological needs like belonging and esteem. What happens when illness or disability change the way we fulfill those needs? What if our home no longer serves us in basic or complex ways? The process of changing a home in the wake of a catastrophic event like an SCI is highly layered, and requires team members versed in both home construction and therapeutic knowledge related to disability. Kathy Kirchner is someone who holds that knowledge, and in this episode we get some crucial advice from her on how to approach a home renovation for SCI or other disability, illness, or injury. Whether or not that is your current concern, join us to gain perspective on what it really means for a home to be accessible to all who live there.   Kathy Kirchner is the owner of Accessible Home Solutions, a consulting company that helps individuals and families through the process of reworking their homes to be more accessible. Kathy's clients include people transitioning from hospitals or care facilities and returning home with a new disability, couples who want to age-in-place and account for long-term health considerations, and adult children who want to ensure their parents live in a safe home environment. She also works with the Center for Innovative Care in Aging at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, the D.C. Office on Aging's Safe at Home program, and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Maryland's CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place Advancing Better Living for Elders) program.   If you are seeking a designer who can help with an accessible home modification project, you can find a national list of individuals certified by the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Home Modification Program at this link.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org, and make a contribution to the Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Episode 21: Changes to our Home for SCI Recovery Grief and Small Steps Towards Acceptance   Sometimes you don't know all the things you're attached to until you're asked to let them go. In this episode, we explore the anatomy of a home, and the way it holds stories just like the body holds experiences.  When Louise and her family are asked to make permanent decisions about beloved spaces to make them more accessible for Archer, the changes that are needed must happen at the level of the heart and the psyche. Come with us and absorb insights to serve you in times of sudden change and subsequent integration. We will also unpack more learnings about SCI rehabilitation, including the process of weaning from a ventilator and being an effective medical advocate for your loved ones. Here we go.   In this episode:   Jackson Morrill, a close friend and teammate of Archer's at McDonagh. He closely followed the Family & Friend Updates and was there when the Senft family needed him.   Ken Rice, a friend of the Senft family who works in real estate. He learned of their need for a storage space to make the necessary home renovations for Archer, and helped out in a surprising way.   Pete Senft, Louise's son, discusses some of his early forays into engineering when he and others built a skate ramp in the Senft's garage, which became an important gathering place for many before needing to be renovated for Archer's return home and reinvented again.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org and donate to their Launch Campaign at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  

Trauma Healing Learning 20: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Life-Long Learning with Umar Hameed Limiting Belief Breakthroughs for Trauma Healing   Many of us never realize the fullness of our potential for growth, success, and happiness. And much of that has to do with the beliefs we carry that inform our behavior without even being conscious of them. In this episode, we get some of the passcodes to enter into our own internal programming and rewire the mental patterns that no longer serve us. Using the tools of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Applied Neuroscience, Umar Hameed shares his insights on the ways that trauma might inhibit our ability to excel – and give us practical tips on how to get quickly to the core beliefs associated with our traumas. You might be surprised by what you can do once you know who you truly are.   Umar Hameed is a consultant who uses Applied Neuroscience and Neuro Linguistic Programming to help businesses and individuals become exceptional. He is the founder of the consulting company No Limits Selling, and the author of several books including Unleash your Crazy Sexy Brain. He is also the host of the No Limits Selling podcast and is the creator of the Mindset Booster App. For over 15 years, he has helped thousands of individuals and businesses to use NLP to change mindsets that are causing them suffering or holding them back from their potential. Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    To learn more about Sheltering Arms Institute, visit https://shelteringarmsinstitute.com/   #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Imagefilm 043 by Sascha Ende https://filmmusic.io/song/3231-imagefilm-043 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Episode 20: School in an SCI Rehab Facility   We are all life-long learners, and the lessons of neuroplasticity simply prove that learning is growth and healing on a molecular level. So why not prioritize that in a rehab setting? Tune in and learn about our own experience gathering a team of local educators to build back some semblance of normalcy and purpose during the Spinal Cord Injury recovery process by creating our own personalized school at the Shepherd Center. You will learn about some of the hurdles many families face as they independently nurture the individual needs of their loved ones within a large institutional setting. And you will also find many surprising ways in which the sparks of inspiration and learning get passed between generations.   This episode features an interview with:   Heather Robinson, a 6th Grade Teacher at Cape May Regional Elementary School, in the town where Archer had his injury. Heather shared Archer's story with her students and together they created a beautiful class project that brought hope and inspiration to us in a difficult time.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury to include trauma healing approaches for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the first hours of crisis, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To donate and find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org. Give to our Launch Campaign to raise $100,000 by January 31 at www.givebutter.com/blinkofaneye   To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit the websites blinkofaneyepodcast.com, BaltimoreMediation.com and BeingRelational.com. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod.    Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.   You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything #lovehealstrauma Our theme music is by Victoria Vox.    Music in this episode is: Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Relaxing Meditation by Liron Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

  Season 3: Trauma Healing Learning 19: The Ingredients for the Making of a Model SCI Facility with Matt Wilks   Robotic exoskeletons, augmented reality systems, adaptive technologies, and whole-hearted care of the human person at the center of it all – this might sound like something out of a futuristic medical novel, but in fact this list is just a part of what goes into the creation of a cutting edge, "Model SCI Facility". In this Trauma Healing Learning, we catch up with Matt Wilks, who is part of the leadership team and the Chief Rehabilitation Officer for Sheltering Arms Institute, one of the nation's most elite SCI and TBI Rehabilitation Centers and Hospitals, strategically placed in Richmond, VA. Join us to discover more about the research and implementation of new technologies for SCI rehabilitation, and what role human care and contact and transparency of medical records plays in ensuring healing experiences for families to complement cutting-edge tech.    Matt Wilks is a Physical Therapist, and the Vice President and Chief Rehabilitation Officer for Sheltering Arms Institute in Richmond, VA. Outside of his expertise in the field of Physical Rehab and his passion for medical research and implementation, he also has profound personal experiences of family medical crisis and the healing power of faith. Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    To learn more about Sheltering Arms Institute, visit https://shelteringarmsinstitute.com/   #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Episode 19: Boot Camp Rehab   When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Feeling the tension building at Shepherd for whether Archer or Archer's body was capable enough to be in the rehab program, the race was on to get Archer off a ventilator. And the stakes were high. Come with us as we uncover wisdom about how to source energy, courage, and love, and in harrowing moments when the body is not working and when giving up threatens to set in. You'll also learn all about the often never discussed care of a person with quadriplegia as Louise learns in her own Boot Camp. This episode features interviews with:   Tara Grimes, the Access Case Manager for the mid-Atlantic region for the Shepherd Center. She is responsible for meeting with families who have been referred to Shepherd, assessing if the patient is a good fit for their program, and helping to arrange the logistics for the patient to be transferred.   Bernadette Mauro, Director of Information & Resource Services at the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. Bernadette became a friend and resource for Louise during Archer's transition from Atlanticare ICU to the Shepherd Center and went out on a limb to get involved on the front end with Louise and Archer, which gave Louise the inspiration for what to create for SCI families years later.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury to include trauma healing approaches for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the first hours of crisis, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To donate and find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org or events.icthat.org.   To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit the websites blinkofaneyepodcast.com, BaltimoreMediation.com and BeingRelational.com. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod.    Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.   You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything #lovehealstrauma Our theme music is by Victoria Vox.    Music in this episode is:   Piano Hymn by Alexander Nakarada https://filmmusic.io/song/9276-piano-hymn License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotionalism by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5867-emotionalism License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Episode 18: Friends Therapy and Frequent Flier Miles for Rehabilitation   You might not know the lengths to which a friend might go to carry you through a hard time. You also might not anticipate the way a crisis can create creative responses you never could have imagined. Come along with us as we journey outside the Shepherd Center and celebrate the heroes, young and old, who kept Archer, who was still struggling to breathe on his own, inspired. You might find surprising inspiration and ideas for how you can be part of a hope lifters campaign for a high schooler in your community who is battling a catastrophic injury who needs you now.   This episode features interviews with:   Ned Insley, The father of Archer's good friend, Jeffers Insley. Ned helped Louise a great deal in getting Archer's friends down to the Shepherd Center by becoming command central for a large Frequent Flier system. In doing so, he was part of Archer's care team lifting Archer's spirits and boosting his heart rate.    Ollie Abramson and Price Campbell, two of Archer's close friends who were among the first to visit him in Atlanta at the Shepherd Center.    Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury to include trauma healing approaches for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the first hours of crisis, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To donate and find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org or events.icthat.org.   To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit the websites blinkofaneyepodcast.com, BaltimoreMediation.com and BeingRelational.com. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod.    Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.   You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything #lovehealstrauma Our theme music is by Victoria Vox.    Music in this episode is: Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotionalism by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5867-emotionalism License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Season 3: Trauma Healing Learning 17: When Grief Gets Trapped in the Body with Dana Robinson, L. Ac.   Autumn is the season of grief. Grief also inhabits particular organs in the body. Healing invites us to move with and through our emotions and trust in their necessary processes, lest they become stuck within the body system. Learn with us as we explore some of the stunning millennia-old teachings of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as articulated by licensed acupuncturist Dana Robinson with Mend Acupuncture in Baltimore, Maryland. You will receive an illuminating teaching of how we can be in tune with the seasons of the calendar year, by paying attention to our emotions and which organs in the body correspond to which emotions and seasons, and how we can be in tune with the natural movement of the seasons and remove blockages in the body, particularly when certain emotions have not been fully processed, as many emotions are not in our fast paced world.     Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org   Read Dana's guided practice on using the large intestine meridian to let go during Autumn at https://mendacupuncture.com/path-to-letting-go/   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, and to sign up for trainings, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    Find out more about the work of Dr. Apkarian and Dr. Farmer at http://apkarianlab.northwestern.edu/   #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

  Season 3: Episode 17: Choices in the Unknown   Have you ever had to make a Sophie's Choice? What feelings intrinsically come along with being forced to choose one essential life necessity over another? Louise delves deep into the experience through personal journal notes and the teachings of grief in the face of impossible choices. She shares shocking information about what it takes to wean off a ventilator. And she poses a provocative challenge to the physical rehab teams. You will also hear from Margaret Apple, a mom at the Shepherd Center at the same time Louise and Archer were there, and her recollections of her time of great uncertainty about the future of her son. Join Louise as she explores the moments that allowed her to step back and see the broader picture and gain new insights into what is possible.   In this episode, you'll hear interview excerpts from:   Margaret Apple, a mother of a son who had suffered a traumatic brain injury around the same time as Archer's injury who was also a patient at the Shepherd Center. Her happenstance connection to Louise allowed both to open space to the grieving process and to be vulnerable about their doubts and uncertainties.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury to include trauma healing approaches for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the first hours of crisis, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To donate and find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org or events.icthat.org.   To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit the websites blinkofaneyepodcast.com, BaltimoreMediation.com and BeingRelational.com. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod.    Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.   You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything #lovehealstrauma Our theme music is by Victoria Vox.    Music in this episode is: Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotionalism by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5867-emotionalism License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Do you or somebody you know have chronic pain or recurring pain flare-ups? Have you ever wondered if there are techniques that might help rewire brain structure to improve pain outcomes? Join us for this Trauma Healing Learning episode, which features two of the leading researchers on the neurobiology of chronic pain, Dr. Vania Apkarian and Dr. Melissa Farmer. Together, we will gain tremendous insights into the science behind pain, and tangible practices to manage long term pain other than opioids and steroids. Here we go.   Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.   Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury to include trauma healing approaches for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the first hours of crisis, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org   To find out more about Louise and this podcast, visit the websites www.blinkofaneyepodcast.com and www.BeingRelational.com.     To find out more about learning relational mediation skills for navigating hospital and medical conflict and trauma, visit the website www.BaltimoreMediation.com.     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.    To find out more about Archer and to see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.    Find out more about the work of Dr. Apkarian and Dr. Farmer at http://apkarianlab.northwestern.edu/   #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything  #lovehealstrauma  #beginagain   Music in this episode is: Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Louise Phipps Senft is the founder and CEO of Baltimore Mediation.  She is a well-respected attorney and mediator.  Louise practices "Transformative Mediation" in a number of complex settings -uniquely in healthcare - where techniques of mindfulness (like presence and non-judgement) are implemented routinely.  She is an expert in personality assessment, personal and relational interactions.  In addition, Louise is the host of "Blink of an Eye" Podcast (https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/) which chronicles her families experience with trauma, the medical field, and awakening.  I love talking with Louise and I hope you enjoy the conversation.References:https://www.baltimoremediation.com/louise-phipps-senft-bio/https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/BooksThe Essential Enneagram The Body Knows the Score

  Self-advocacy looks different for everyone. That's what Louise Phipps Senft realized when her husband Billy asked for time alone with Archer at the hospital, and what she has continually been reminded of throughout her marriage. Some people need space and time as a result of trauma, and some people need immediate, warm connection. In Season 2: Episode 7: Don't Settle For Less, Louise recounts her advocacy for a meeting with 3 of Archer's doctors and Billy's advocacy for his own needs, like time with his son and a solid plan to pick Dutch, their other son, up from camp. She also reflects on how past childhood trauma and generational trauma impacts a marriage, and she shares with us an approach she calls the The Positive Frame based in neuroscience findings that helped her navigate to help others see what was possible.  In this episode, you will hear excerpts of interview conversations with: Steve Lepler, director of West End House camp, where Dutch Senft, Louise's youngest son, was spending the summer when Archer was injured. Steve and Louise speak about their decision to tell Dutch what happened and how his summer went while at camp. Join Louise for Season 2 of Blink of an Eye: Episode 7: Don't Settle for Less, August 18. Day 14.  Listen in afterwards to this week's companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning: Episode 7: Don't Settle for Less. Victoria Vox created the theme music. Other music in this episode is: Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Mourning Song by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4086-mourning-song License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod.  Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.  To see some of Archer's artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything

Welcome to Season 2. One person's trauma healing has the incredible power to change the system they live in. In Blink of an Eye's first Trauma Healing Learning of Season 2, Louise Phipps Senft discusses a deeper understanding of your system, and the impact of trauma and trauma healing. She offers you wisdom about how your emotions and bodily sensations serve you — both in the midst of crisis and after. If you're interested in listening to the recap montage of Season 1, head to www.blinkofaneyepod.com Victoria Vox created the theme music. Other music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions. To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything

Welcome to Season 2. Trauma is not just an event, although the trauma experience begins with one event.  In order to move forward in trauma-healing, you often have to look back.  That's what Louise Phipps Senft is doing in this first episode of Blink of an Eye's Season 2. Join Louise as she recaps the first 9 days in the ICU following her son Archer's diving accident in Cape May, New Jersey. It begins with The Call and ends in the aftermath of Archer's cardiac arrest. The story doesn't just stop there, though: Season 2 will continue to follow Louise and her family as they cope with this life changing event and interact with medical staff. But for now, let's look back at what brought Louise, Archer, and their family of 7 to where we left off. Victoria Vox has created the theme music. Music and sound effects in this episode are by Blue Dot Sessions and the BBC Free Sound Library. To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content at our Patreon page.  #hopeforeverything   #obtaineverything The clips in the montage are from season 1 episodes: Episode 1: The Call: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-1-the-call-1595863847/ Episode 2: He Talked With God: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-2-he-talked-with-god Episode 3: Tunnel Vision: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/ep-3-tunnel-vision/ Episode 4: The Family Meeting: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-4-family-meeting/ Episode 5: Prayer Warriors Unite!: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-5-prayer-warriors-unite/ Episode 6: The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda's: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-6-the-woulda-coulda-shoulda-s/ Episode 7: The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-7-the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth/ Episode 8: Archer's Tree Weeps Too: She Knows: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-8-archer-s-tree-weeps-too-she-knows/ Episode 9: Pray for Archer: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-9-pray-for-archer/ Episode 10: What to Say: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-10-what-to-say/ Episode 11: Holding it Together: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-11-holding-it-together/ Episode 12: Some Things Stay the Same: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-12-some-things-stay-the-same/ Episode 13: What Not to Say: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-13-what-not-to-sayh/ Episode 14: Soothing Texts — What (Not) to Text: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-14-soothing-texts-what-not-to-text/ Episode 15: You Gotta Go Through It: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-15-you-gotta-go-through-it/ Episode 16: In the Foxhole: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-16-in-the-foxhole/ Episode 17: The New North Star: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-17-the-new-north-star/ Episode 18: Gateway to Hope: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-18-gateway-to-hope/ Episode 19: You Didn't Have To, But You Did: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-19-you-didnt-have-to-but-you-did/ Episode 20: A Most Remarkable Day: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-20-a-most-remarkable-day/ Episode 21: Never Underestimate the Humanity of Boys: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-21-never-underestimate-the-humanity-of-boys/ Episode 22: The Body Knows the Score: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/the-body-knows-the-score/ Episode 23: The Body Knows the Score Part 2: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-23-the-body-knows-the-score-part-2/ Episode 24:The ABC Board: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-24-the-abc-board/ Episode 25: I Didn't See This One Coming: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-25-i-didnt-see-this-one-coming/ Episode 26: Little Angel: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-26-little-angel/ Episode 27: No Time for Tears: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-27-no-time-for-tears/ Episode 28: Tell Him Everything: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-28-tell-him-everything/ Episode 29: Mediation for the Mediator: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-29-mediation-for-the-mediator/ Episode 30: The Painful Past Informs Us: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-30-the-painful-past-informs-us/ Episode 31: Stay Alert: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-31-stay-alert/ Episode 32: Peripheral Friends: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-32-peripheral-friends/ Episode 33: Death Be Gone, Part 1: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-33-death-be-gone-part-1/ Episode 34: Death Be Gone, Part 2: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-34-death-be-gone-part-2/

Welcome to Blink of an Eye. I'm Louise Phipps Senft, your host. Together, we will explore life stories of trauma, loss, awakenings, and epiphanies, beginning with my own story when I got the Call that one of my 5 children, Archer, then a 6’2” teenager, was in a catastrophic diving accident at the beach, shattering his neck, rendering him paralyzed from the neck down. You will hear my written in real-time journal entries sent to my family that were later posted on social media and read daily by over 50,000 people who joined me and us in the fight to save Archer’s life. In Blink of an Eye, I will introduce you to some of the extraordinary people behind the scenes through guest interviews woven throughout the journal entry recordings.  And you will meet others with extraordinary life stories, as well as wise men and women with life-changing knowledge for healing that you and I can learn from, consider, and grow into, especially if you happen to face a crisis, a trauma, or a deep loss.  Together, we will explore the true nature of our relationships and interconnectedness and how to advocate for what is possible even in the face of traumatic events that change everything.

Louise Phipps Senft, Attorney Louise Phipps Senft and Associates, Baltimore Mediation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisephippssenft/ Louise Phipps Senft is an attorney, mediator, best-selling author of Being Relational: The Seven Ways to Quality Interaction and Lasting Change, and founder of Baltimore Mediation, the first mediation firm in Maryland. She has mediated over 4,000 controversial matters in the US and abroad in domestic relations, organizational and community issues. Her contributions to Baltimore City include work with the Safe Streets programs in Park Heights, Sandtown, Cherry Hill, McElderry Park, and Belair-Edison. From 1992 to 2013, she put in over 20 years of work building the Safe Haven Network with Clergy United for the renewal of East Baltimore and the Park Heights community in West Baltimore. Ms. Senft is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2018 Chief Judge Robert M. Bell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Alternative Dispute Resolution in Maryland, voted “Baltimore’s Best” Mediator by Baltimore Magazine 2002, and named one of “Maryland’s Top 100 Women” for the years 2004, 2007 and 2009 by The Daily Record. She is a change agent leading from the heart, followed by the intellect. Her riveting keynote speeches inspire interpersonal and leadership shifts, drawing upon other awareness and somatic self-awareness for conflict transformation.  In this episode, we discuss: Building a business without ever losing site of the satisfaction of family and 5 children The power of a supportive family setting a vision for success Creating new ways of approaching things without set rules The importance of gratitude in our daily lives Facing tough challenges by reaching out for resources and support Creating an “energy field of healing” through gratitude and devotion The power of community, “the bedrock of who we are” Engaging people for their strengths and skill sets, and asking for what you need The importance of knowing yourself… strengths, weaknesses, fears, personal reactivity. The value of having a good grounding in conflict transformation and relational conflict theory.

Louise, voted “Baltimore’s Best” Mediator by Baltimore Magazine 2002 and named one of “Maryland’s Top 100 Women” for the years 2004, 2007 and 2009 by The Daily Record, founded Baltimore Mediation in 1993, the first transformative mediation firm in Maryland. The firm offers mediation, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution training. Louise, nationally known for her elicitive design and conflict resolution and transformation skills training and mediation, is one of the originators of “marital mediation” for couples in conflict wishing to preserve their marriages and for “team mediation” for business executives and managers wishing to maintain productivity while working through difficulties. An adjunct Law Professor at the University of Maryland (since 1998), she designed and continues to teach what was the first certificated mediation training course offered by a Maryland law school. At Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, she taught conflict transformation theory, personal reactivity and self-awareness practices. She was an early elected Associate of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, is a nationally Certified Transformative Mediator™, has been certified by the Maryland Council on Dispute Resolution, and is the architect for Maryland’s Performance Based Assessment for Transformative Mediators, part of the statewide Maryland Mediator Excellence Program. Best known nationally for their trainings on conflict transformation and their offerings of certificated training courses in Basic, Advanced, Domestic and Workplace Mediation, the firm's training courses have been the trainings of choice for the Maryland Judiciary and the ABA. Louise tailors these trainings for professionals, families, and court, agency, and non-profit employees. http://www.baltimoremediation.com https://www.facebook.com/baltimoremediation https://twitter.com/QualityDialogue

Families today are assuming responsibility for the informal care of over 75 percent of elderly family members and are often faced with difficult decisions from a bewildering array of choices:? e.g. estate planning, financial issues, and guardianship.? In the best of circumstances, this can be a stressful process and sometimes leads to disagreements, confusion, and conflict at a time when the best intentions of the family are to work together for the needs of a loved and respected aging family member. With the help of a trained professional mediator, family members share information and perspectives, explore and evaluate options, and develop workable solutions through a process that promotes open and positive communication.? The mediator is a neutral, who does not offer advice and believes that each family is unique and knows best what solutions will work for their family as a whole.? For families in conflict or simply wanting help through a transition elder care mediation offers a process which can reduce stress and prevent a crisis. Louise Phipps Senft, an attorney, is the founder of the Baltimore Mediation/Louise Phipps Senft and Associates, the first trans-formative mediation firm in Maryland. She designed and continues to teach what was the first certificated mediation training course offered by the law school. Ms. Senft was voted “Baltimore’s Best” mediator, 2002 by Baltimore Magazine and named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for 2004, 2007 and 2009 by The Daily Record. She lectures extensively and was appointed by Chief Judge Robert Bell of the Court of Appeals to the Maryland ADR Commission and was later appointed as Chair of the first ADR Family Mediation Initiative for the State. Ms. Senft was the initiator, co-creator, lead trainer and supervisor for the Baltimore City Circuit Court Family Mediation Services Program.

Louise and William's new book, Being Relational, details seven ways of being in relation to others that capture the heart and soul of all that is self-help, grounded in method, and supported by relational conflict theory and brain science findings. The ways of being that promote quality face-to-face dialogue and lasting positive change are rooted in teachings from many sources and are also inspired by the experience of thousands of people for whom the Senfts have mediated, fostering personal strength and connectedness through quality interaction. In this program, Louise and William will share insights into their practical and inspiring approach that the listeners can immediately apply to their stressful interactions as well as, check in on and grow into, as a way of being in relation to others. Louise Phipps Senft and William Senft (Baltimore, MD) are business and law professors, mediators, lawyers, entrepreneurs, parents of five children, and in William's case, youth sports coach and clergy. In their many years of experience at their firm, Baltimore Mediation, Louise and William have gained a unique perspective on the ways that leaders and others manage conflict, experience conflict, manage themselves in conflict, solve problems, build relationships, and make their way in the world. They are the founders of the nonprofit ORANS: The Campaign for Relational Leadership and the ORANS Institute for Relational Leadership. Stephen Kotev is a Washington D.C. based conflict resolution consultant offering mediation, negotiation and facilitation services, conflict coaching, training and somatic education to private and government clients. He holds a Master of Science degree from George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and a black belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido.

Families today are assuming responsibility for the informal care of over 75 percent of elderly family members and are often faced with difficult decisions from a bewildering array of choices:? e.g. estate planning, financial issues, and guardianship.? In the best of circumstances, this can be a stressful process and sometimes leads to disagreements, confusion, and conflict at a time when the best intentions of the family are to work together for the needs of a loved and respected aging family member. With the help of a trained professional mediator, family members share information and perspectives, explore and evaluate options, and develop workable solutions through a process that promotes open and positive communication.? The mediator is a neutral, who does not offer advice and believes that each family is unique and knows best what solutions will work for their family as a whole.? For families in conflict or simply wanting help through a transition elder care mediation offers a process which can reduce stress and prevent a crisis. Louise Phipps Senft, an attorney, is the founder of the Baltimore Mediation/Louise Phipps Senft and Associates, the first trans-formative mediation firm in Maryland. She designed and continues to teach what was the first certificated mediation training course offered by the law school. Ms. Senft was voted “Baltimore’s Best” mediator, 2002 by Baltimore Magazine and named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for 2004, 2007 and 2009 by The Daily Record. She lectures extensively and was appointed by Chief Judge Robert Bell of the Court of Appeals to the Maryland ADR Commission and was later appointed as Chair of the first ADR Family Mediation Initiative for the State. Ms. Senft was the initiator, co-creator, lead trainer and supervisor for the Baltimore City Circuit Court Family Mediation Services Program.

In our show "Come As You Are" - The Mediation Experience I will be speaking with Louise Phipps Senft about the mediation experience. Louise was voted as Baltimore's Best Mediator and named as Maryland's Top 100 Women. If you are considering engaging in mediation then learn what a mediator is actually doing and how their own worldview impacts how they work with disputants. This is important to understand especially when you are looking to work with a mediator. We will also explore what you, the mediation participant, are doing in the mediation. Hear mediation stories that have inspired and transformed the conflict dynamics. Returning to  the show is Louise Phipps Senft from Louise Phipps Senft and Associates, and founder of the Baltimore Mediation Center, the first mediation firm in Maryland with a focus on relational approaches to conflict resolution. Louise is an amazing woman and I am honored to know her. She has been voted, awarded and honored with numerous recognitions for her incredible work. For example, in May 2010, Louise was inducted into the Greater Baltimore Area's Young Women's Christian Association's Academy of Leaders with a Special Leader of the Year award for her work in the field of conflict resolution with effects that empowered women and eradicated racism.  Her work with family businesses is featured in the documentary, Resolutionary People (2002), produced by Emmy award winner Richard Chisolm; and Louise's work in elder care mediation was the featured story on ABC World News with Charles Gibson. Finally, you can see her articles in the monthly column for The Daily Record, The Negotiating Table: Turning Problems into Opportunities.