The Concussion Code

Before we begin, we are grateful for your attention and that you listen to this podcast.We can not answer all the questions we have regarding the accident and life in general, but Lori and Dean can talk about faith and how they see life.3:00 - Dean speaks about his routine while staying steady in his recovery and life.4:00 - Lori speaks about her fear around the unknown that came with the concussion. Everything had changed, and they needed to make so many decisions fast.5:10 - Lori speaks of Dean’s anger and the unique view she now has. They both want you to see as well.5:30 - What Lori leaned on to get through.6:30 - The Concussion Code is the result of this.7:00 - The trauma is what is causing an inability to see things clearly. Lori breaks down a few steps to aid you in moving forward.7:30 - Lori and Dean share about the power of faith in making decisions and how to they moved forward.10:00 - Dean expands on fear and what it was like for him to deal with the unknown. 11:00 - Dean speaks about the relationship and the respect they had before the accident that aided them in this situation. Not all families have that foundation. The Post Concussion Assessment will provide the tools you need to begin again.12:00 - The one word that will help you hang on and allow you the space to get through this.You Are Not Alone!Until Next Time,Dean & Lori💜  Don't forget to subscribe!💛  About Us:As a family therapist specializing in communication and relationships, Lori has played an integral role in helping couples see each other with respect and make a conscious choice about how they want to treat each other.However, when an accident changed everything in her own home, she experienced a completely new scenario. Lori and her husband, Dean, had to figure out life and marriage post-concussion.As a result, Lori has a unique offering in that she understands explicitly the frustrations and challenges placed on a marriage after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). She also understands how difficult it is to address relationship issues within the context of Post-Concussion Syndrome.Few individuals are equipped with the skills needed to understand the stranger beside us.As a respected therapist, Lori knows first hand what goes on behind closed doors.If you are living in quiet desperation seeking to protect your marriage … be sure to listen in.“We have found our way through incredible challenges, and our real legacy is in the strength of our marriage.” - Lori. We want to pass along to you all that we know to help your family become stronger.The motto we live by is Love Never Fails: Character Never Quits.FOLLOW US AT:📸  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconcussioncode/♡ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconcussioncodeMORE INFORMATION:🖥  Website: www.theconcussioncode.com♡ Our new program  https://www.theconcussioncode.comQUESTIONS:💌  Email: support@theconcussioncode.com

Head injuries’ far-reaching effects are the lack of awareness and information available to those dealing with a concussion and those caring for them.It is surprising how many people have had a concussion, dealing with their head injury in silence.This is not just about the men in our lives!Today, Lori talks to an amazing woman - Gena Meyer - and learns of her trauma and the far-reaching effects on her children.The number of families dealing with the impacts of a concussion is overwhelming.3:30 - The emotional response Gena experienced when she heard of The Concussion Code movement and what Dean and Lori were doing.5:30 - Gena explains what it was like for her child, Julie, who received a concussion in a car accident and the journey forward.8:00 - Gena talks about the concussions she has experienced in life too.10:00 - Gena speaks about her three daughters’ head traumas and the “black tar.”11:30 - Strategies Gena’s family used to help them achieve success in life. 12:30 - Gena introduces the “list”: what it is and how it made a difference in every element of parenting.Find Lou Holtz’s book here13:15 - The challenge of building relationships since Julie, Gena’s daughter’s, concussion.15:00 - How Gena helped herself and her daughter find a way through. Lori talks of how the Post Concussion Profile Assessment tool helps people understand how to help their loved ones through trauma.17:00 - Gena and Lori talk about grief. The child/partner is not the same, but they are alive. Where to get the support we all need.You can find that episode here20:00 - Gena shares when she was called a “liar” as she and her daughter sought help, and what it was like when her daughter was called “stupid”.21:00 - What Dean and Lori are putting together next to help people like Gena and her family.Gena describes the irrefutable benefit for recovery of acting quickly after a concussion and the importance of a proper concussion protocol.23:00 - The chemical imbalance that occurs in the brain with a concussion.The Post Concussion Playbook is coming! A way to move the recovery forward faster!Stay tuned to https://summit.theconcussioncode.com25:30 - Julie and Gena’s motto, the blessings disguised in a head injury, and how relationships matter above all else.Dean and Lori were forced to slow down, be grateful for what they had, and create what they needed.With The Concussion Code, they wrote what they were looking for.Until Next Time,Dean & Lori💜  Don't forget to subscribe!

Lori and Dean continue the conversation about the way the different personalities react to a traumatic brain injury.Last week they spoke about the D - Driven and the S - Steady.2:00 - Lori continues by describing the I - Inspired and the C -Competent, expanding on these 2 temperaments. 4:00 - The caution around these 2 temperaments both alone and together.7:00 - Lori stresses the importance of understanding the temperaments to get results in your relationship and aid in your spouse's physical healing.8:00 - Dean speaks about his temperament and how he managed his recovery as a D with a C.11:30 - A reminder there are still positive traits of the temperaments, and how to work with these valuable characteristics for your relationship's best outcome.12:30 - Wrap up with a reminder of the positive traits for all the temperaments.It is essential to speak to all aspects of each personality - if you have one part of the personality, you will then, by default, have the other.Today, Dean and Lori leave you with the definition of courage.The Post Concussion Assessment Download It Here: https://www.theconcussioncode.com/Until Next Time,Dean & Lori💜  Don't forget to subscribe!💛  About Us:As a family therapist specializing in communication and relationships, Lori has played an integral role in helping couples see each other with respect and make a conscious choice about how they want to treat each other.However, when an accident changed everything in her own home, she experienced a completely new scenario. Lori and her husband, Dean, had to figure out life and marriage post-concussion.As a result, Lori has a unique offering in that she understands explicitly the frustrations and challenges placed on a marriage after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). She also understands how difficult it is to address relationship issues within the context of Post-Concussion Syndrome.Few individuals are equipped with the skills needed to understand the stranger beside us.As a respected therapist, Lori knows first hand what goes on behind closed doors.If you are living in quiet desperation seeking to protect your marriage … be sure to listen in.“We have found our way through incredible challenges, and our real legacy is in the strength of our marriage.” - Lori. We want to pass along to you all that we know to help your family become stronger.The motto we live by is Love Never Fails: Character Never Quits.FOLLOW US AT:📸  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconcussioncode/♡ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconcussioncodeMORE INFORMATION:🖥  Website: www.theconcussioncode.com♡ Our new program  https://www.theconcussioncode.comQUESTIONS:💌  Email: support@theconcussioncode.com

We get right into it today! We are furthering the conversation around the different temperaments and the implications for them when dealing with concussions.Not only are you dealing with the temperament of the injured - the one with the brain injury - but as caregivers, we also have our temperaments. Learning how to work together in a time such as this is key, but you first need to understand how important it is to know yourself and your spouse.2:30 - What happens to the filters of the different temperaments after a concussion.3:30 - The “S” Steady/Sensitive temperament, what they need, and how they react to a traumatic brain injury.4:30 - Talking about mixing in the woman’s temperament with the injured’s temperament and understanding how to relate to one another post-concussion.6:30 - Dean speaks about what it was like living with this new “life” and how to deal with it.9:00 - A caution: the things to be aware of and understand to not further damage your relationship.10:00 - How to get past the negative aspects of the personalities to redirect your thought life and create a successful relationship.Dean and Lori speak about the best way to build resources around you and your partner, based on your temperaments, to ensure the best chance of success.12:30 - Lori expresses the frustration of not finding the resources they needed and how they created them. First, for themselves and then to pass along to you.Plug into the resources here: https://www.theconcussioncode.com/Find the most significant thing you need when going through this journey.Our mission statement is the title of this podcast. Until next time,Dean and Lori💜  Don't forget to subscribe!💛  About Us:As a family therapist specializing in communication and relationships, Lori has played an integral role in helping couples see each other with respect and make a conscious choice about how they want to treat each other.However, when an accident changed everything in her own home, she experienced a completely new scenario. Lori and her husband, Dean, had to figure out life and marriage post-concussion.As a result, Lori has a unique offering in that she understands explicitly the frustrations and challenges placed on a marriage after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). She also understands how difficult it is to address relationship issues within the context of Post-Concussion Syndrome.Few individuals are equipped with the skills needed to understand the stranger beside us.As a respected therapist, Lori knows first hand what goes on behind closed doors.If you are living in quiet desperation seeking to protect your marriage … be sure to listen in.“We have found our way through incredible challenges, and our real legacy is in the strength of our marriage.” - Lori. We want to pass along to you all that we know to help your family become stronger.The motto we live by is Love Never Fails: Character Never Quits.FOLLOW US AT:📸  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconcussioncode/♡ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconcussioncodeMORE INFORMATION:🖥  Website: www.theconcussioncode.com♡ Our new program  https://www.theconcussioncode.comQUESTIONS:💌  Email: support@theconcussioncode.com

It was hard, but it was worth it.Today, this is the message Lori wants to get across. Through tears, she explains what it is she wants to convey to you. She shares her heartache so you can hear the important message she and Dean are sharing.2:00 - What the first few days were like after the accident. Thinking back to the early days, Lori and Dean recall the pressures they went through.3:30 - Dean speaks about his experience of what it was like not being able to do anything other than just the physical.5:00 - What hats Dean could wear and which ones he could not.7:00 - The needed realization Lori had to get through Dean’s brain injury and the day she knew their marriage had changed.9:00 - Lori talks about her unmet needs.10:00 - Dean speaks about what he had to concentrate on instead of the marriage. 12:00 - What Lori wants you to hear. The whole reason for this podcast. 13:00 - Lori expands on the different personality temperaments, how she and Dean managed the trauma, and what she did to get through. Lori speaks to the “D” temperament and explains the “S” temperament.15:30 - The new world and the new reality for them and you.16:30 - The importance of a community.17:00 - The words Lori needed, coupled with what you need to hear too, and the three things you must have. In the next episode, Lori explains the “I” and “C”.Love,Dean & LoriDownload the Post-Concussion Assessment today and understand the stranger you are now living with. https://www.theconcussioncode.com/

Today, we talk with renowned grief expert Lynda Cheldelin Fell. Today is all about Grief. Even though I did not lose my husband, I experienced loss when Dean had his accident and concussion. So many women have experienced a loss that is not seen nor socially acceptable in life. We ARE grieving when a spouse has had a brain injury. In the simplest terms - the person they were or the life and marriage you once had is different. Mine certainly was. When life is suddenly different, we experience a type of grief called disenfranchised grief. Today we speak with renowned expert Lynda Cheldelin Fell. Her husband had a massive stroke, and she had to pick up the pieces as you and I have had to do after our husband’s traumatic brain injury. Listen in. 4:30 - Lynda shares her story about her husband’s stroke, the journey she took to gather the pieces of her life and put things back together in a new order that was manageable. 8:00 - Lori speaks about what her life was like with her husband, a “D” with a brain injury, and the other side of this temperament after his accident. 10:40 - Lori talks about the different times a person can experience grief, the different dynamics and the importance of understanding these. 14:30 - Lori speaks about what courage looks like on this journey. 20:00 - Strategies to deal with the different emotions to help us get through this time. 22:45 - The Rule of 5. 25:00 - The journey called grief and what it looks like over time. How to reach Lynda: https://www.internationalgriefinstitute.com/ https://griefdiaries.com/ http://www.lyndafell.com/Lynda spoke about how to create your care plan, and she has several different resources available. You can reach out to her at lynda@lyndafell.com Download the Post-Concussion Assessment today and understand the stranger you are now living with. https://www.theconcussioncode.com/Until Next Time,Dean & Lori

Things are so much different now than they were in the beginning.Today, we talk about what it was like dealing with all sides of a traumatic brain injury.Our lives, your lives must continue. You have the physical and financial responsibilities that present themselves when one is injured and unable to continue working. It took 5 months until Dean could finally return to Firesong.We discuss what it was like for us to step back into our full lives. What it looked like for us to survive physically and financially. What we had to do to be sure we didn’t lose everything.We were right in the middle of building our resort, Firesong - the scene of the accident when Dean was injured.3:45 - The only food that Dean could eat.4:20 - How we dealt with Dean’s anxiety.4:45 - The things Lori did not have time for.5:40 - Dean talks about what the beginning was like for him. He speaks about how the family rallied around them, their children Ben and Brettany. They had their needs as well.9:45 - The thing Dean did that looking back, he would not have done. He went to the doctor and was told his physical injury to the neck was not the real issue he would have to deal with moving forward. It was his concussion.11:30 - In the beginning, Dean could only move his eyes …12:00 - The things Dean did and why he was doing them and how the concussion impacted his Driven personality.14:00 - The absence of info available has brought about this movement we are creating.Our desire, when telling our story, is to bring you hope. It is possible to not only survive a brain injury physically but relationally as well.See you next time.Love,Dean & LoriLinks Mentioned:https://www.firesongexperience.com/

Why the relationship is not the first priority and what you can do in the meantime.In this episode, we wanted to get started with some real management strategies when dealing with a brain injury. It’s a reminder about hope, stopping to smell the flowers and Dean’s story about watering them after his concussionWe talk about the invisible injury and the day-to-day.We expand on the different personalities associated with Post-Concussion Syndrome.You can download the Post-Concussion Assessment here: https://www.theconcussioncode.com/2:15 - We talk about survival mode and what it was like for us as a couple.Dean speaks about his side of things - so crucial for the spouse to understand the struggles.3:30 - What it was like watering the plants.4:00 - Dean speaks of his frustration, feelings of embarrassment and vulnerability, feeling useless, and hopeless.7:45 - Talks about the brain fog associated with Post-Concussion Syndrome.8:45 - The impacts of the injury on the relationship.9:00 - Lori speaks more about the physical injuries and their impact on the relationship.9:35 - There are no promises. What you can do is take the time to appreciate what you both have.10:15 - A cautionary message from one wife to another… Be grateful you have a chance to love again after a traumatic brain injury.We encourage you to take the time to smell the flowers.💜  Don't forget to subscribe!Love,Dean & Lori

If you are living in quiet desperation seeking to protect your marriage... be sure to listen in. Few individuals are equipped with the skills needed to understand the stranger beside us.Lori Runzer, a respected therapist, knows first hand what goes on behind closed doors.Hi, we are Dean & Lori. Dean suffered a traumatic brain injury 26 months ago and we were surprised to see how much of a toll it had on our marriage.This is our introductory episode giving you a bit of background on the injury and the journey to love, again.We first speak of the actual incident, resulting injury and how we had to rebuild our relationship.1:30 - Dean speaks of his accident.6:30 - Dean speaks of the emotional toll of his accident.8:20 - Lori speaks of what marriage was going to be like for them and what the concussion had actually done to their marriage. Lori was going to bed "empty & alone" for the first time.10:30 - Lori shares with you why we are here and what it is they can help you do. The caution ahead.11:00 - Lori shares the promise you will have if you listen to this podcast.Love,Dean & Lori