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Thinking Ahead shares with you the power of reflection and how shared conversations can profoundly impact and transform ourselves and others.
In developing the Podcast, Paul was finally able to accept he had suffered a severe brain injury following a serious car accident in 2018. By empathising with fellow brain injury survivors, learning from expert healthcare professionals, and self-reflecting on the key aspects of his recovery process in action, he instinctively yet unexpectedly began to re-construct his self-identity.
When his own unique stories were explored in collaboration with others, an astonishing space was unlocked that allowed new insights and alternative stories to unfold.
His journey made him realise that we all have the power to overcome challenges in the face of adversity, but our curiosity and reflective sense of self must be at the forefront. Through Thinking Ahead, Paul reveals how.
In developing the Podcast, Paul was finally able to accept he had suffered a severe brain injury following a serious car accident in 2018. By empathising with fellow brain injury survivors, learning from expert healthcare professionals, and self-reflecting on the key aspects of his recovery process in action, he instinctively yet unexpectedly began to re-construct his self-identity.
When his own unique stories were explored in collaboration with others, an astonishing space was unlocked that allowed new insights and alternative stories to unfold.
His journey made him realise that we all have the power to overcome challenges in the face of adversity, but our curiosity and reflective sense of self must be at the forefront. Through Thinking Ahead, Paul reveals how.
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Episode 3 – Talking the Talk, Not Walking the Walk
Together with Natalie MacKenzie, Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapist, Paul treats us to an intriguing episode about the ‘frontal lobe paradox’ where intentions and actions do not quite mirror. Paul brings this poorly understood concept to the forefront through his own insight building and realisations about his own executive functioning, and shares valuable strategies and tips that are beneficial to us all.
Episode 2 – “I’m Done With This Conversation!”
Paul has a background in radio presenting and fortunately, following his accident, he has maintained his ability to speak fluently and articulately. Nevertheless, this episode delves deeper into the fundamental cognitive skills required to engage appropriately and effectively with our conversational partners and the amount of energy a person’s brain uses in having to relearn these skills again. Paul’s Neuro Speech and Language Therapist, Eleanor Woodward, beautifully illustrates the concept of ‘cognitive communication’ and reveals the complexities of our conversations with others.
Episode 1 – Life Can Change in a Moment…
In this introductory episode, Paul casts us back to that memorable and glorious day whilst working at the Ryder Cup in Paris in September 2018 before tragedy hit.
Paul details the devastating chain of events that led to him being in a coma and, later, being medically transferred back to the UK. In an interview with renowned Neurologist, Dr Nikos Gorgoraptis, Paul discovers the true extent of his brain damage from the MRI scans and some of the challenges that lay ahead.
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