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Faces of TBI Amy Zellmer
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- Health & Fitness
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4.7 • 33 Ratings
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A podcast dedicated to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion awareness. Created by survivors for survivors. Hear from survivors, caregivers, medical professionals, and others!
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Returning back to work and school after a TBI with Kelly Tuttle
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 brain injury survivors continue to work and study while they heal. www.kellytuttle.org
Find her book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zIT8Bx
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7 years a journey with Barb Dixon
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 into 7 years of recovery. Barb suffered with PCS and the psychological, physical, mental, and emotional turmoil that PCS entails as well as late diagnosed PTSD. She had to, once again in her life be her own champion and advocate. With the support of her loving family and with dogged determination while enduring a long list of impairments, Barb continued to seek answers and find the help that no one seemed to have for her, and she did. Her journey is, as we know with brain injury recovery, a constant work in progress. Now that she is well through the darkest valleys of her PCS recovery, she wants to share her story with others who find themselves where she once was. Her hope is to offer validation and compassion to those who are still in the thick of it.
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2 Often-Missed Keys to mTBI Recovery with Jack Fonderwhite
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.com
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The Silent Contributor: Uncovering Non-Neurological Aspects of TBI w/ Dr. Hennes
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 in the Minnesota Chiropractic Association Sports Council, providing sideline care and legislative advocacy. In his free time, Dr. Hennes is an enthusiastic DIY'er, particularly in woodworking. He also enjoys traveling, exploring foreign languages, learning about wine, and cherishes family time. www.theneuralconnection.com
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Lymphatic therapy for traumatic brain injury with Francois Gagnon
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 to help his clients improve their overall function for activities of daily living, while reducing the intensity and duration of flare-ups. He has done this by integrating manual therapies, medical exercise coaching, and health lifestyle coaching, as well as supportive nutrition coaching. He brings this blend of integrated coaching and therapies together by staying up-to-date on what is happening in research, informed evidence, and clinic best practices. www.theotherpainclinic.com
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Malformation - why a bad thing may be the best thing with Paul McMonagle
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.com
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Customer Reviews
inspiring, stimulating, empowering,
informative, True dedication and advocacy, beyond survivalism, true example of compassion and consciousness
best resource for people with tbi and pcs!
amy zellmer is a godsend. finding this podcast after my concussion, when i couldn’t read anything on a screen but could listen and learn, was so helpful in educating myself about resources for tbi and pcs. it’s so helpful to hear from amy and her guests about their experiences and to take the tips and apply them. bottomless gratitude, amy zellmer!!
Valuable conversations about INTEGRATIVE resources for brain injury!
This is such a valuable podcast for those with TBI. The support and advocacy for integrative approaches to healing brain injury is desperately needed! Thank you AMY ZELLMER for being so passionate about bringing change and help to those in need.