Life After Coma

We debate what is the difference between the effects of a TBI and the what is real emotional and mental abuse and how they can be the same thing. Life is always hard trying to live with someone else, trying to live with someone with a brain injury is even harder.

We discuss what long-term effects we go through in daily life and ways we try to cope with them, both as a sufferer of the TBI and the caretaker of that person.

Thank you so much Bret for interviewing with us! 

From R/TBI on reddit, a community where we all connect share and support.

Some key points in this episode that may interest you:

• Brain injuries can be the result of other medical conditions
• Navigating work, Social Security Disability, and day to day living with fatigue
• The support of caregivers and the impact it can have
• Memory Loss, coping and understanding

We are back ish- where have we been, and what have we been doing?

We are dedicated to continuing the podcast despite all the difficulties in our lives. This short update details some of the things we've been doing in the last 5 months.

Happy 2021!

I introduce ourselves again, and the purpose of this podcast.

Upcoming podcast topics: 

Covid19 concerns and high risk for the TBI Community.

 Returning to the workforce with TBi. 

Socializing in post covid world. 

Is the vaccine Safe

Caregiver Series:

Work and caregiving

School and caregiving

home management and caregiving

Children and caregiving (or animals)

Burnout management

Mental health awareness, and being ok with asking for help

In this podcast we talk about the difficulties of navigating US health insurance, and different types of therapies for TBI. We also  compare notes for coping and managing with a TBI in recovery, and Addie shares her injury story! 

When do I start panicking if I hit my head?

Number one advice, if you have cause for concern GO SEE A NEURO DOCTOR. someone who specializes in the brain can best determine your injury. Emergency rooms, and primary care doctors are looking for your overall health! Not at the brain injury itself.

In this episode I talk about a lot! 

Loneliness and how do you deal with it?  Root causes

Being in a relationship, separating caregiver from spouse

Expectations, responsibility and boundaries!!!

We all struggle with memory in different ways!

sticky notes are out, ALEXA is in!! in this podcast we discuss our favorite ways to utilize technology to help us remember important every day things.

A life outside of caregiving

Where I am right now- and how did I get here?

Getting through every day is tough. here is how .

Let's talk about your wants and needs! 

This is Episode one of the caregivers series! I try to talk briefly about each thing- specifically for caregivers and specifically under 10 minutes.

Balance and physical health are one of the many things that are overlooked in brain injuries! Being able to walk, balance, sit are things we commonly take for granted. Listen as we discuss how important it is to maintain your physical exercise. Also please have patience as we post our second episode ever! 

A brief introduction. This podcast is about how to overcome failure & Suffering, with a challenge for you to accept decisions no matter the possible outcome.

Next episode: We dive into famous individuals who failed, and what they did to overcome it.