Faces of TBI

<p>A podcast dedicated to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion awareness. Created by survivors for survivors. Hear from survivors, caregivers, medical professionals, and others!</p>

Expert insight from Dr. Lloyd on NFL Brett Favre's Parkinson's Announcement

Send us a text Lloyd Zucker, MD, FAANS, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at the Brain and Spine Center of South Florida, providing complete neurosurgical care to people of all ages at locations in Delray Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Dr. Zucker has over 30 years of experience diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the brain and spine. He holds several leadership positions at area facilities, including Chief of Neurosurgery at Delray Medical Center, former Chief of Surger...

11-04
35:33

Legal Guidance for TBI Recovery with Jon Groth

Send us a text Attorney Jonathan P. Groth is the founder and owner of the Groth Law Firm. Groth Law helps injured victims locally with its car crash and “single event” practice. Mr. Groth devotes his time and resources to helping innocent accident victims and their families find the justice they seek after suffering an injury or loss caused by another party's negligence or wrongdoing. Handling all types of personal injury and wrongful death claims, Mr. Groth advocates strongly on behalf of t...

10-30
31:14

Supporting Employees with TBI with Jennifer Grindeland

Send us a text Jenn is a multiple brain injury survivor, has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, and Master's degree in Organizational Leadership. Through combining her experience and education, she teaches teams leadership skills designed to support equity for and inclusion of invisibly disabled employees. https://theworkingwell.usIf you're enjoying this podcast please consider supporting it for just $5 https://buymeacoffee.com/amyzThis episode brought to you by AG1 ... get a year's supply o...

10-23
30:06

Creative Writing and Brain Injury with Donna Cramer

Send us a text Donna was a special education teacher for over twenty years until she was injured while working with her young students. She sustained three hits to the head in one week. She could not return to teaching, which took some time to accept. She struggled to speak early in her recovery, and her speech therapist suggested she might try writing as a means to communicate. She has written two children's books: Lester Lion Wants To Roar, and Lester Lion Calls 911. Her first adult novel a...

10-08
33:55

Concussion CPR with Dr Ken Cooper

Send us a text Dr Cooper’s doctorate is in Chiropractic. He has an advanced degree in Pediatrics, Functional Medicine and Integrative Nutrition and his specialty is Neuro-Science. He is the chief doctor and clinic director of Cooperstown Chiropractic rated in the top 1% of the profession. Dr Cooper was awarded Outstanding Doctor of the year given by the Ultimate Achievers Club (a group of the top 1% in the Chiropractic Profession) in 2022. Dr Ken Cooper has featured on CBS in LA multiple tim...

09-24
33:13

How Individualized Care is Crucial for Brain Injury Recovery w/ Dr Roger Miller

Send us a text Dr. Roger Miller has been the Neuropsychology Team Lead at Aviv Clinics in The Villages since the clinic opened in 2020. In addition to overseeing cognitive rehabilitation services and supervision of Aviv’s neuro technicians, Dr. Miller is responsible for creating personalized cognitive training programs and performing consultations and neuropsychological evaluations of Aviv’s clients. He is also an experienced presenter, offering popular seminars on topics ranging from sleep ...

09-18
34:33

Being Mindful of Scams: A Brain's Battle Back with Patricia Baronowski-Schneider

Send us a text An accomplished IR/PR/Marketing Professional, Patricia Baronowski-Schneider has carved a distinguished career, marked by countless awards and widespread recognition in her field. Her expertise in crafting compelling narratives and strategic communication has not only set industry standards but also catalyzed the growth and success of numerous organizations. Beyond her professional realm, Patricia was a spirited skydiving instructor, a passion that unfortunately led to an accide...

09-03
34:41

How Sleep Can Accelerate Healing After a Brain Injury with Dr. Erik Reis

Send us a text Dr. Erik Reis is a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and Board-Certified Chiropractic Neurologist at The Neural Connection. He received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Northwestern Health Sciences University, graduating with magna cum laude honors, and graduated from the University of Minnesota with his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology/Exercise Science, with an emphasis in human motor performance in both athletic and therapeutic settings. Dr. Reis currently holds a D...

08-13
32:40

An Anthem of The Journey of TBI with Lindy Boone

Send us a text Lindy Boone is the second of four daughters to legendary singer and entertainer Pat Boone and Shirley (Foley) Boone. She has worked in the fitness industry as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer for 25 years. She currently resides in Southern California with her husband of 38 years, attorney Mike Michaelis. She has three adult children: Ryan, Jessica, and Tyler. In 2001, her son Ryan Corbin stepped through a skylight and fell three stories onto a cement floor. Beca...

08-06
32:29

Returning back to work and school after a TBI with Kelly Tuttle

Send us a text Kelly is the author of After the Crash: How to Keep Your Job, Stay in School, and Live Life After a Brain Injury. She is a traumatic brain injury survivor and advocate. Her TBI marked the beginning of a new life and a personal journey of self-discovery. As a neurology nurse practitioner, she has had a front-row seat to observe patients struggling with many of the same things she experienced during my recovery. She strives to share her coping strategies and tools to help other ...

07-08
32:27

7 years a journey with Barb Dixon

Send us a text Barb Dixon, at the time of her head injury was a stay at home mom and professional freelance makeup artist. In May 2016 at the age of 38 she incurred her injury in an unexpected way, a wheelbarrow that was hung up in her garage, fell striking her on the top of her head with the motion of a hammer strike. Knocked unconscious for an unknown period of time before coming to, crawling into the house was all she could manage. She didn’t know it then but that moment would stretch int...

06-18
33:43

2 Often-Missed Keys to mTBI Recovery with Jack Fonderwhite

Send us a text Jack is the founder of Jackupuncture and creator of PeakMIND, an innovative neurostimulation solution for restoring vitality to the human brain, body, and mind. After healing his own persistent chronic concussion symptoms, Jack's mission is to revitalize the health, potential, and competitive edge of other athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performing individuals so they can show up at their very best every day without drugs or surgery.www.jackupuncture.comIf you're enjoying th...

05-01
30:46

The Silent Contributor: Uncovering Non-Neurological Aspects of TBI w/ Dr. Hennes

Send us a text Dr. Michael Hennes, a Doctor of Chiropractic and Board-Certified Chiropractic Neurologist at The Neural Connection, holds a Doctorate in Chiropractic and a Bachelor's in Human Biology from Northwestern Health Sciences University. He is certified in Functional Neurology and a Brain Injury Specialist. Specializing in neurological rehabilitation and nutrition, Dr. Hennes focuses on traumatic brain injury, concussion, vestibular disorders, and migraines. He actively participates i...

04-16
38:24

Lymphatic therapy for traumatic brain injury with Francois Gagnon

Send us a text Francois, Chief Medical Exercise Specialist, Certified Lymphatic Therapist, Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist, has always dreamed big and empowered people to discover the potential of their health within their body and mind. Francois has over 20 years work experience health and wellness, specializing in chronic health conditions, including headaches, migraines, and concussion/post-concussion. During these years, he used many evidenced-based and evidence-informed protocols t...

04-10
32:41

Malformation - why a bad thing may be the best thing with Paul McMonagle

Send us a text Paul McMonagle is 42 years old, married with children, avid dog lover, and a 4 time brain inury survivor. He wrote a book in 2021 entitled "Malformation: when bad things happen to the right kind of people" and had it published. Now he's living life and watching my family enjoy their lives to the fullest. www.mymalformation.comIf you're enjoying this podcast, please consider supporting it for just $5 through www.buymeacoffee.com/amy

02-19
29:10

Metabolic Engineering to treat TBI with Dr. Barry Sears

Send us a text Dr. Barry Sears is a leading authority on the dietary control of inflammation and its resolution. He is the author of more than 50 scientific publications. He holds 14 U.S. Patents in intravenous cancer drug delivery systems and the dietary regulation of hormonal responses for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. He has also written 19 books on dietary modulation of hormonal responses, including the #1 New York Times best-seller, The Zone. His books have sold more than six...

02-12
27:27

Manual therapies in the evolving recovery after TBI with Elena Stoeva

Send us a text Dr. Elena is an MD - a graduate of Varna Medical University "Professor Paraskev Stoyanov" and board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation(PM&R) and for 25years has been integrating her knowledge in PM&R with her training in Craniosacral therapy (through Upleger Institute )and Visceral Manipulations (through Barral Institute), LDT through Chikli institute , intuitive healing , herbal medicine and other natural and preformed physical factors. www.e...

02-05
25:12

Vestibular Therapy after TBI with Dr. Eric Spencer

Send us a text Dr. Eric Spencer graduated from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL with his doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) degree in 2013. After attaining his DPT in Miami, he sought residency specialization in orthopedics and sports medicine and became an ABPTS Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist (OCS) in 2015. He has been working with numerous physicians and orthopedic surgeons in the greater Los Angeles area and also Dallas/Fort Worth regions in order to establish exceptiona...

01-30
34:16

To be Different is Not to be Guilty with Cheryl Kempf

Send us a text Cheryl is a survivor of brain injury, in 1994, and PTSD, in 2012. Her advocacy work has focused on the passing of state and federal legislation that requires law enforcement to be trained to recognize brain injury and PTSD, known as HR 2992, 117th Congressional Session. She is currently expanding her imprint talking about the personal side of that journey.

01-15
39:59

Overcoming Mental Health Challenges Post TBI w/ Dr. Henry Zaremba

Send us a text Dr. Henry Zaremba (or Dr. Z if you like) is a board-certified chiropractic neurologist with over 5 years of experience as the lead clinician at a top brain rehabilitation clinic. With over 500 hours of postdoctoral studies in clinical neuroscience and hundreds of patients treated, Dr. Zaremba is skilled at activating the brain’s ability to recover and become more optimal. Dr. Zaremba’s specialized training includes diagnosing and treating brain, spine, and nervous disorders wi...

12-12
36:02

Sara Wylie

Amy, you're cutting out and echoing. Fantastic info!

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Sara Wylie

"Fine"=the other f-word.

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