12 episodes
404: Brain Not Found General Experiments
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- Health & Fitness
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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It is all too common when we think about stroke to see it as something that only affects older people. For young survivors of stroke, the challenges of recovery can feel insurmountable, but there is life after stroke.
This is a podcast for survivors – particularly younger people – and their families and friends. Join entrepreneur, policy activist and father Piers Grove in the year after his own stroke as he puts the pieces back together, from the moment his stroke occurred, mental health challenges, to speech therapy to his journey back to work.
Piers interviews medical professionals, world-leading researchers, other young stroke survivors and even his own family to explore how to ‘find’ your brain once more and to raise awareness of stroke occurrence in younger people.
Australia's Stroke Foundation is a proud friend of 404: Brain Not Found. Learn more about the Stroke Foundation here: https://strokefoundation.org.au
Piers is an entrepreneur, activist and producer. Piers is the co-founder and Chair of EnergyLab and a General Partner of Early Stage Venture Capital fund, Impact Ventures. He served as a founding director of Climate KIC Australia, and a Governor of WWF-Australia.
Piers is also an experienced publisher who collaborated to create and lead Betoota Advocate, The Daily Aus, Australian Geographic and Junkee Media. Piers suffered a stroke in 2022 at age 45.
This podcast is a General Experiments production.
www.generalexperiments.com.au
Host/Producer: Piers Grove
Editor/Producer: Stuart Buckland
Supervising Producers: Alice Gage & Alison Zhuang
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and we recognise their continuous connection to Country.
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There were a lot of people who thought I was going to be pretty useless after the stroke...
Piers and producer Stuart get together to discuss the current state of Piers’ stroke recovery. Recording the podcast has been an 18-month process and a lot has changed over that time, so with the season drawing to a close we hear how Piers is placed two years on.
Australia's Stroke Foundation is a proud friend of 404: Brain Not Found. Learn more about the Stroke Foundation here: https://strokefoundation.org.au
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The Other Side of the Story Part 2
There's no one right way of doing things. The only right way of doing things is you knowing what feels right and what is meeting your needs both in terms of goals and intensity.
In this second part of the discussion between Dr Andy Kilov and Pier’s wife Jane, we hear about the weeks after leaving the hospital, how Piers and Jane went about organising rehabilitation and Jane working out how to give the best kind of support as a partner.
Featuring Jane McGarry and speech pathologist Dr Andy Kilov.
Australia's Stroke Foundation is a proud friend of 404: Brain Not Found. Learn more about the Stroke Foundation here: https://strokefoundation.org.au
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The Other Side of the Story Part 1
So he came out of the bathroom and I sort of grabbed him and I said to him, “Can you say something to me?” and he went rrrrr and I said OK, this is not right.
We have heard a lot about the stroke experience from Piers, now it is time to hear from the other person who the stroke has had a major effect on: Piers' wife Jane.
Dr Andy Kilov asks Jane about her side of the story from the morning of the stroke through the recovery journey. We hear what the experience has been like for her and what she learnt about dealing with stroke.
Featuring Jane McGarry and speech pathologist Dr Andy Kilov.
Australia's Stroke Foundation is a proud friend of 404: Brain Not Found. Learn more about the Stroke Foundation here: https://strokefoundation.org.au
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Recovery Processes With Psychiatrist Samantha Loi
If you had something bad happen to you, I think everyone should be allowed to wallow for a while. I mean, God, you're allowed to be a bit upset, really - but I think many of us are very hard on ourselves, we expect a lot of things about ourselves, and we expect a lot of things about people around us, and so cutting yourself some slack can be really hard to do.
In this episode, Piers turns to Samantha Loi to get a psychiatrist’s opinion on how Piers was and continues to handle his stroke experience and recovery. They delve into the importance of seeking proper support, prioritising mental health, and being patient during the recovery process.
Featuring psychiatrist Samantha Loi.
Australia's Stroke Foundation is a proud friend of 404: Brain Not Found. Learn more about the Stroke Foundation here: https://strokefoundation.org.au
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The New Normal
I was in a state of such flux. Was I returning to work or was I not? And if I wasn't, what the hell was I going to do with myself? And the answer to that was of course, accept what you can't control and take control of what you can. Once I let that go, that's when the anxiety really started to lift, and I started to say, “Actually, I'm still okay”.
Dr Andy Kilov joins Piers for their third conversation about Piers’ recovery journey. They look at Piers’ mental health, what victories look like now and the new normal that they are working towards.
Featuring speech pathologist Dr Andy Kilov.
Australia's Stroke Foundation is a proud friend of 404: Brain Not Found. Learn more about the Stroke Foundation here: https://strokefoundation.org.au
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Driving in Fog featuring poet Joel Deane
I was desperate to get out and pretend I was alright. And when I got out, I was desperate to regain what I’d lost. I was scared. That’s the truth.
Writer and journalist Joel Deane joins Piers for a raw and honest conversation about how it feels to be a young stroke survivor. Joel’s experience is very similar to Piers’ and they reflect on the impact stroke has had on their lives, relationships, and priorities.
Featuring writer Joel Deane.
Australia's Stroke Foundation is a proud friend of 404: Brain Not Found. Learn more about the Stroke Foundation here: https://strokefoundation.org.au
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.