Brain Health & Healing: Receiving Adversity's Gifts

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Welcome to Brain Health & Healing: Receiving Adversity’s Gifts, the podcast for people living with the effects of brain injuries and anyone navigating the aftermath of adversity. Hosted by Sandra Lee, a massage therapist and intuitive sound healing practitioner with 39 years of experience, this show explores what your brain and body may be trying to tell you and what becomes possible when you listen. Through The Witnessed Body™, Sandra combines decades of bodywork with Combat Brain Training, the only neuroplasticity program vetted by U.S. Special Operations Command, along with intuitive sound healing, NLP, and Human Design. Sandra believes symptoms are messages, the brain continues to heal throughout your life, and what you have been through may be guiding you toward something you could not have discovered any other way. Each week, you will hear real conversations, personal stories, intuitive insights, and a different perspective on brain health, emotional regulation, identity, purpose, and claiming the life your experiences may have been preparing you for. This podcast is for you if you or someone you love is living with the effects of a brain injury, concussion, stroke, or another life-changing adversity. You may have tried different treatments, followed protocols, and done everything right, yet still feel as though nothing is changing. Eventually, the hardest part may no longer be the symptoms. It may be the belief that nothing will change. That is exactly where this show begins. It is also for high performers, entrepreneurs, athletes, and caregivers who know there is more available and are ready to discover what comes next. Subscribe and begin moving from surviving your circumstances toward claiming the healing, life, and purpose still waiting for you. Disclaimer: Everything you hear on this show is for educational and informational purposes only. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Please consult your medical practitioner before making health decisions.

  1. 1d ago

    How Can Community Connection Support Brain Health? with Kurt Roskopf

    How might movement, meaningful connection, and a simple invitation to participate open new possibilities for brain health and living more fully? When injury, disability, or difficult life experiences change what feels possible, the world can begin to feel smaller. Activities once enjoyed may become harder to access, and connecting with others may require more energy, courage, or support than people realize. Sandra Lee welcomes Kurt Roskopf, a disability ally, adaptive recreation advocate, and ambassador for Project Diehard, an organization dedicated to supporting veterans and addressing veteran suicide. Drawing from decades of involvement in adaptive water skiing and community service, Kurt shares how his understanding of inclusion has evolved—and why meaningful participation matters for everyone, whether or not they identify as having a disability. Together, Sandra and Kurt explore the importance of recognizing unmet needs, moving beyond assumptions, and creating opportunities for connection that honour each person's interests and abilities. Kurt also introduces the Shakedown, a welcoming daily movement experience built around music, activity, and community. As you listen, consider: Where might one small invitation, a little more movement, or a new connection help you engage more fully with the life around you? What You Are Invited to Discover: The unexpected ways connecting with people of different abilities may enrich everyone's experience of life.Why a welcoming invitation can mean more than simply making an activity accessible.The relationship between isolation, participation, and the possibilities that may emerge when we reconnect with community.A surprisingly simple approach to bringing movement and connection into everyday life, regardless of your starting point.The role that self-awareness, mutual respect, and shared interests may play in creating communities where more people feel they belong. Free Gift: Welcome to the Shake Down Shack: https://www.facebook.com/twelveoclockshakedown Feel free to schedule a 2 to 1 session with our assistant and me: https://calendly.com/specialkmentor Enjoy free learning, courses, events, and online community @ https://thegreatdiscovery.com/kurt Check out Our Calendar @ https://mutualaidnetwork.org/ for our Drop-In Hours and Dream Time About the Guest: Kurt is a renegade, maverick, and a son of a gun coming on this show to get it done. He's a changemaker and marketplace disrupter. With this, he enjoys his roles as a disability ally and an ambassador with Project Diehard which is a veteran service organization combatting veteran suicide by spreading hope to veterans. AKA Special K - Wisconsin- World of Ability kurt@projectdiehard.org text/call 262 - 372 - 1754 https://www.4mycard.net/u/3nt7/Kurt-Roskopf https://linktr.ee/All4Abilities https://knocard.app/abilitynow WhatsApp +1 414 514 0186 https://calendly.com/specialkmentor https://www.youtube.com/@abilitynetwork?sub_confirmation=1 https://projectdiehard.org/ Resources: Share your Story with Sandra. Schedule a 10 minute call to share about your head injury, and how it has impacted your life - https://shinewithsandra.com/brainstory Join Sandra Live on Facebook for Better Brain Briefs every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Pacific, where you can ask questions and catch the replay for a limited time: https://www.facebook.com/SandraLeeInspiration/ Download your Free Audio Gift, Imagine What’s Possible, at https://shinewithsandra.com Join the Brain Health & Healing Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/brainhealthhealing About the Host: Sandra Lee has spent almost 40 years helping people feel and function better by addressing what standard treatment often misses: the unresolved trauma and emotional patterns stored in the body. She is the creator of The Spectrum of Anger™ and The Witnessed Body™, which integrates Intuitive Sound Healing and Combat Brain Training to support brain injury recovery, brain health, and dementia. Her work is grounded in the belief that symptoms are messages, not malfunctions, and that when those messages are finally received and released, the body can do what it already knows how to do. Website -https://miracleinspirations.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-lee-701662250/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sandralee1miracleinspirations Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Original theme music by Bradford Tilden. Disclaimer: Everything you hear on this show is for educational and informational purposes only. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Please consult your medical practitioner before making health decisions.

    How Can Community Connection Support Brain Health? with Kurt Roskopf

  2. Oct 28

    From Anxiety to Self-Trust: Trauma, Brain Health, and Service Dogs with Joanne Williams

    Can service dogs, nervous system awareness, and rebuilding self-trust offer new possibilities for people navigating anxiety, trauma, or brain health challenges? When past experiences leave you feeling constantly on alert, it can be difficult to feel safe, trust yourself, or move through everyday life with confidence. Even when circumstances have changed, familiar fears and emotional responses may continue to shape how you experience the world. Sandra Lee welcomes Joanne Williams, a therapist specializing in anxiety and PTSD, whose own experiences of childhood adversity inspired her to help others find new ways forward. Together, they explore how trauma may influence our sense of safety, the connection between our thoughts and physical responses, and the importance of feeling understood rather than judged. Joanne shares her personal journey with anxiety and an unexpected source of reassurance: her dog. Their conversation opens the door to considering how dogs, breathing, body awareness, and compassionate professional support may help people reconnect with themselves and begin rebuilding trust in their own experiences. What might change if, instead of judging your reactions or trying to push through them, you became curious about what helps you feel safe, supported, and more connected to yourself? What You Are Invited to Discover: The ways early experiences may influence your sense of safety, even when life circumstances have changed.An unexpected role dogs can play in helping some people navigate anxiety and everyday uncertainty.The connection between breathing, body awareness, and the possibility of reconnecting with your inner sense of direction.Where shame, self-blame, or familiar patterns of avoidance may be making an already difficult experience feel heavier.A different perspective on rebuilding self-trust and finding support without needing to navigate everything alone. Free Gift: Healing Through Life’s Hurts - Why “Moving On” Hasn’t Worked and What Does Work. Steps to Heal - Life’s Hurts-Abandonment Workbook https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:b6f52f50-f9cb-4549-9e19-cf6c2b6e6f25 About the Guest: Joanne is a trauma therapist. This is part of the series of episodes about approaches to healing from trauma and brain injuries. Joanne Williams, LCSW As someone who came from a family with anxiety and narcissism. She became a therapist specializing in anxiety reduction and PTSD recovery. She offers 1-1 sessions to empower individuals and families with tools and strategies, and personally and professionally specializes in how to use your own dog as a Psychiatric Service Dog to reduce anxiety. Contact: Website: https://servicedogpro.com/ https://linktr.ee/joannewilliamslcsw#402187459

    From Anxiety to Self-Trust: Trauma, Brain Health, and Service Dogs with Joanne Williams

  3. Oct 21

    The Missing Piece: Heavy Metals, Depression, and Brain Health with Elyssa Schneider

    Could heavy metal exposure be an overlooked piece of the puzzle when you're struggling with depression, unexplained symptoms, or changes in brain health? When you've spent years searching for answers, it can be difficult to imagine that something important may still be undiscovered. Yet sometimes, a new question can open a direction you hadn't considered. Sandra Lee welcomes health advocate and educator Elyssa Schneider, who shares her remarkable personal journey through 28 years of depression, increasing physical challenges, and countless attempts to understand what was happening in her body. Her search eventually led to an unexpected discovery involving mercury and lead exposure, changing how she understood her experiences and inspiring her work helping others explore environmental health. Together, Sandra and Elyssa consider the possible connections between environmental toxins, mental well-being, and brain health, including questions that may be relevant for people navigating brain injuries. Their conversation also explores different approaches to testing, the importance of knowledgeable healthcare practitioners, and the hope that can emerge when new possibilities come into view. If you've been living with unanswered questions about your health, what might become possible when you remain curious about what hasn't yet been explored? What You Are Invited to Discover: The overlooked questions that may emerge when depression and physical symptoms remain unexplained.A different way to consider the possible relationship between environmental exposures, mental health, and brain health.The unexpected discovery that changed how Elyssa understood her decades-long health journey.Where conversations about heavy metals may fit into a broader exploration of brain injury recovery and well-being.The role of curiosity, persistence, and hope when the answers you've received don't feel complete. Free Gift: To explore this topic further visit: https://youtu.be/VJ0HPt7AN48?is=ly5wu8a71uPG2rED About the Guest: Elyssa Schneider is a health advocate and educator focused on raising awareness about the connection between environmental toxicity and mental health. Her work grew out of her own 28-year struggle with depression and her experience addressing mercury and lead exposure as part of her personal health journey. After seeing profound changes in her own life, Elyssa began supporting others who were searching for answers to persistent symptoms and witnessed meaningful transformations as they explored and addressed heavy metal exposure. Today, she helps individuals and families become more informed, ask better questions, navigate available testing and professional resources, and feel less alone in the process. Elyssa combines personal experience, ongoing education, holistic health principles, and a faith-based perspective to encourage people to take a more proactive role in understanding their health. Contact: Email: elyssaschneiderspeaks@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyssa-schneider Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1KCdJcw4qP/?mibextid=wwXIfr Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElyssaSchneiderSpeaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elyssa.schneider.speaks/?hl=es Resources: Share your Story with Sandra. Schedule a 10 minute call to share about your head injury, and how it has impacted your life - https://shinewithsandra.com/brainstory Join Sandra Live on Facebook for Better Brain Briefs every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Pacific, where you can ask questions and catch the replay for a limited time: https://www.facebook.com/SandraLeeInspiration/ Download your Free Audio Gift, Imagine What’s Possible, at https://shinewithsandra.com Join the Brain Health & Healing Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/brainhealthhealing About the Host: Sandra Lee has spent almost 40 years helping people feel and function better by addressing what standard treatment often misses: the unresolved trauma and emotional patterns stored in the body. She is the creator of The Spectrum of Anger™ and The Witnessed Body™, which integrates Intuitive Sound Healing and Combat Brain Training to support brain injury recovery, brain health, and dementia. Her work is grounded in the belief that symptoms are messages, not malfunctions, and that when those messages are finally received and released, the body can do what it already knows how to do. Website -https://miracleinspirations.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-lee-701662250/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sandralee1miracleinspirations Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Original theme music by Bradford Tilden. Disclaimer: Everything you hear on this show is for educational and informational purposes only. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Please consult your medical practitioner before making health decisions.

    The Missing Piece: Heavy Metals, Depression, and Brain Health with Elyssa Schneider

  4. Oct 14

    From Reaction to Choice: Nervous System Regulation and Limiting Beliefs

    How can nervous system regulation help when stress, self-doubt, or fear of making mistakes leaves you feeling stuck? Sometimes the most challenging moments aren't about what is happening around us, but about the thoughts and beliefs that arise within us. A conversation, an unfamiliar situation, or the possibility of being judged may bring up reactions that feel surprisingly difficult to navigate. In this episode of Brain Health & Healing, Sandra Lee explores the connection between nervous system regulation, limiting beliefs, and the ways earlier experiences may influence how we respond to everyday life. Drawing from her own experiences of feeling isolated, fearing mistakes, and struggling to express herself, Sandra reflects on how deeply held beliefs can shape our sense of safety, confidence, and ability to take action. She also considers why learning to recognize these patterns may be meaningful for people navigating brain health challenges, as well as anyone who has experienced overwhelm, hesitation, or difficulty feeling comfortable being themselves. As you listen, consider: When an old reaction begins to surface, what might become possible if you could pause and ask yourself how you want to respond now? What You’re Invited to Discover: The beliefs formed through early experiences that may still influence how safe you feel expressing yourself today.When fear of making mistakes becomes more than a passing concern—and what that experience may reveal.A different way to consider the connection between self-talk, emotional reactions, and nervous system regulation.The possibility of recognizing familiar patterns without allowing them to determine every response.Where a moment of pause might create room for greater self-awareness, intentional choice, and the freedom to be yourself. Resources: Share your Story with Sandra. Schedule a 10 minute call to share about your head injury, and how it has impacted your life - https://shinewithsandra.com/brainstory Join Sandra Live on Facebook for Better Brain Briefs every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Pacific, where you can ask questions and catch the replay for a limited time: https://www.facebook.com/SandraLeeInspiration/ Download your Free Audio Gift, Imagine What’s Possible, at https://shinewithsandra.com Join the Brain Health & Healing Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/brainhealthhealing About the Host: Sandra Lee has spent almost 40 years helping people feel and function better by addressing what standard treatment often misses: the unresolved trauma and emotional patterns stored in the body. She is the creator of The Spectrum of Anger™ and The Witnessed Body™, which integrates Intuitive Sound Healing and Combat Brain Training to support brain injury recovery, brain health, and dementia. Her work is grounded in the belief that symptoms are messages, not malfunctions, and that when those messages are finally received and released, the body can do what it already knows how to do. Website -https://miracleinspirations.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-lee-701662250/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sandralee1miracleinspirations Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Original theme music by Bradford Tilden. Disclaimer: Everything you hear on this show is for educational and informational purposes only. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Please consult your medical practitioner before making health decisions.

    From Reaction to Choice: Nervous System Regulation and Limiting Beliefs

  5. Oct 7

    When Symptoms Change: Brain Health, Hormones, and Small Steps with Dr. Shabnam Das Kar

    Can a head injury be followed by changes that are easy to overlook, dismiss, or explain away? In this conversation, Sandra Lee speaks with functional medicine physician Dr. Shabnam Das Kar about brain health, hormones, and the importance of noticing what may have changed after a fall, concussion, accident, or other health experience. They explore why concerns such as fatigue, changes in sleep, mood, memory, or focus may deserve attention rather than an immediate assumption that they are simply stress or part of getting older. The conversation also looks beyond symptoms. Dr. Shabnam shares perspectives on sleep, food, movement, blood pressure, and other areas that may influence long-term brain health, while Sandra brings the discussion back to practical ways of becoming more aware of your own experience. Perhaps most importantly, they explore what can happen when a desired change feels too big to begin. Through the Tiny Habits approach, Dr. Shabnam offers a different possibility: starting with an action small enough to fit the motivation and capacity you have today. As you listen, consider: What change have you noticed in yourself that may be worth writing down, asking about, or approaching with one very small next step? What You Are Invited to Discover: The changes in memory, mood, sleep, energy, or focus that may be easier to explain away than explore.A different way to consider the possible connection between brain health and hormones after a head injury.The role that people close to you may play in noticing changes that are difficult to recognize in yourself.Why knowing what may support your health is different from creating a change you can realistically sustain.A surprisingly small way to begin when the action you want to take feels too difficult or overwhelming. Free Gift: Download Dr.Shabnam’s Free Guide; 20 Myths About Brain Health Sign Up At https://drkarmd.com/email/ About the Guest: Dr. Shabnam Das Kar, MD, is a functional medicine physician who helps people protect brain function before symptoms of cognitive decline appear. Her clinical work centres on better blood pressure management as the most powerful lever for brain health. Her primary training was as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Mumbai; later she moved into functional medicine full time. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, holds brain health certification from Amen Clinics, and is trained in Dr. BJ Fogg’s Behaviour Design. She divides her time between Alberta, Canada, and Mumbai, India. Contact: info@drkarmd.com Website https://drkarmd.com/ Resources: Share your Story with Sandra. Schedule a 10 minute call to share about your head injury, and how it has impacted your life - https://shinewithsandra.com/brainstory Join Sandra Live on Facebook for Better Brain Briefs every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Pacific, where you can ask questions and catch the replay for a limited time: https://www.facebook.com/SandraLeeInspiration/ Download your Free Audio Gift, Imagine What’s Possible, at https://shinewithsandra.com Join the Brain Health & Healing Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/brainhealthhealing About the Host: Sandra Lee has spent almost 40 years helping people feel and function better by addressing what standard treatment often misses: the unresolved trauma and emotional patterns stored in the body. She is the creator of The Spectrum of Anger™ and The Witnessed Body™, which integrates Intuitive Sound Healing and Combat Brain Training to support brain injury recovery, brain health, and dementia. Her work is grounded in the belief that symptoms are messages, not malfunctions, and that when those messages are finally received and released, the body can do what it already knows how to do. Website -https://miracleinspirations.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-lee-701662250/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sandralee1miracleinspirations Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Original theme music by Bradford Tilden. Disclaimer: Everything you hear on this show is for educational and informational purposes only. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Please consult your medical practitioner before making health decisions.

    When Symptoms Change: Brain Health, Hormones, and Small Steps with Dr. Shabnam Das Kar

  6. Sep 30

    Finding Your Voice Again: Rebuilding Confidence After Life Changes with Julia Langley

    How can you rebuild confidence and reconnect with your sense of self when life no longer looks the way it once did? In this conversation, Sandra Lee welcomes veteran Cirque du Soleil performer and voice coach Julia Langley, who reflects on the profound changes that followed a traumatic accident and the years of challenge that came afterward. Julia shares what it was like to face changes in her abilities, career, body, and expectations—and the gradual realization that moving forward did not necessarily mean returning to the person she had been before. Their conversation explores resilience, authenticity, self-acceptance, and the role our voice can play in expressing who we are. Julia also reflects on learning to recognize her strengths differently, slowing herself down during difficult moments, and asking questions that help her consider what her next step could be. Along the way, Sandra and Julia invite you to explore what it may mean to stop measuring yourself only against a former version of your life. Where might something you have viewed as a limitation be inviting you to discover a different strength, expression, or possibility? What You Are Invited to Discover: A different way to consider recovery when returning to your old life may no longer be the only measure of progressThe connection between self-acceptance, authenticity, and feeling more confident using your voiceWhere qualities you have tried to hide may contain strengths you have not yet recognizedThe role slowing down and asking different questions may play when emotions feel overwhelmingA possibility that opens when a difficult experience becomes part of your story without becoming your entire identity Free Gift: Follow the link to Julia’s calendar and set up a time for a free voice assessment. You can bring any questions during that time. http://www.julialangley.com/ About the Guest: Julia Langley was the featured singer for Cirque du Soleil for 18 years. She has clocked 15,000 hours on stage in 20 different countries and the entire USA. Julia has appeared on CBS, ABC, and Fox affiliates throughout the US and has been featured in the South Florida Sun Sentinal as well as the New York Post. She has 15+ years of defining singer’s and speaker’s strengths and building personalized stage confidence and presence. She is a best-selling author in the field of public speaking, and has written and directed over 15 original stage plays. Julia has trained celebrity performers and olympic athletes to step into their unique performance power. Julia is a public speaking figure and singer that entertains and educates on resilience, confidence and self-development, and has dedicated herself to empower others so that they may share their voice and passion with the world. Resources: Share your Story with Sandra. Schedule a 10 minute call to share about your head injury, and how it has impacted your life - https://shinewithsandra.com/brainstory Join Sandra Live on Facebook for Better Brain Briefs every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Pacific, where you can ask questions and catch the replay for a limited time: https://www.facebook.com/SandraLeeInspiration/ Download your Free Audio Gift, Imagine What’s Possible, at https://shinewithsandra.com Join the Brain Health & Healing Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/brainhealthhealing About the Host: Sandra Lee has spent almost 40 years helping people feel and function better by addressing what standard treatment often misses: the unresolved trauma and emotional patterns stored in the body. She is the creator of The Spectrum of Anger™ and The Witnessed Body™, which integrates Intuitive Sound Healing and Combat Brain Training to support brain injury recovery, brain health, and dementia. Her work is grounded in the belief that symptoms are messages, not malfunctions, and that when those messages are finally received and released, the body can do what it already knows how to do. Website -https://miracleinspirations.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-lee-701662250/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sandralee1miracleinspirations Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Original theme music by Bradford Tilden. Disclaimer: Everything you hear on this show is for educational and informational purposes only. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Please consult your medical practitioner before making health decisions.

    Finding Your Voice Again: Rebuilding Confidence After Life Changes with Julia Langley

  7. Sep 23

    The Beliefs You Carry: How to Move Forward After Adversity

    How can limiting beliefs and adversity shape the way you see yourself, your brain health, and what may still be possible? In this foundational episode of Brain Health & Healing, Sandra Lee explores the idea of receiving adversity’s gifts—not by dismissing the difficulty of what you have lived through, but by becoming curious about what those experiences may have shaped within you. Drawing from her own early belief that she was a bad person who hurt others, Sandra reflects on the limiting beliefs people can carry for years without realizing where they began. She considers the connection between those beliefs, the ways we use our brains, and the choices we make when life feels difficult or the road ahead seems endless. Sandra also expands the conversation beyond physical brain injuries to what she calls “thought injuries” and “belief injuries,” offering this language as her own way of exploring mental and emotional limitations. Rather than allowing adversity to become the whole story, this episode invites another question: could something meaningful eventually be received from what you have endured? What belief about yourself might be worth becoming curious about—and what could open if you no longer assumed it had to define what comes next? Resources: Share your Story with Sandra. Schedule a 10 minute call to share about your head injury, and how it has impacted your life - https://shinewithsandra.com/brainstory Join Sandra Live on Facebook for Better Brain Briefs every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Pacific, where you can ask questions and catch the replay for a limited time: https://www.facebook.com/SandraLeeInspiration/ Download your Free Audio Gift, Imagine What’s Possible, at https://shinewithsandra.com Join the Brain Health & Healing Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/brainhealthhealing About the Host: Sandra Lee has spent almost 40 years helping people feel and function better by addressing what standard treatment often misses: the unresolved trauma and emotional patterns stored in the body. She is the creator of The Spectrum of Anger™ and The Witnessed Body™, which integrates Intuitive Sound Healing and Combat Brain Training to support brain injury recovery, brain health, and dementia. Her work is grounded in the belief that symptoms are messages, not malfunctions, and that when those messages are finally received and released, the body can do what it already knows how to do. Website -https://miracleinspirations.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-lee-701662250/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sandralee1miracleinspirations Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Original theme music by Bradford Tilden. Disclaimer: Everything you hear on this show is for educational and informational purposes only. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Please consult your medical practitioner before making health decisions.

    The Beliefs You Carry: How to Move Forward After Adversity

  8. Sep 16

    Questioning What’s Possible: Hope, Health Foundations, and Stroke Recovery with Tristan Gibson

    What can help you remain open to possibility when stroke recovery feels stalled or someone has told you not to expect further progress? In this episode of Brain Health & Healing, Sandra Lee talks with Tristan Gibson about his experience of surviving multiple brain surgeries and a brainstem stroke that dramatically changed his physical abilities, memory, mental health, and sense of what his future might hold. Tristan shares what it was like to regain basic function, later be told he was unlikely to make additional progress, and eventually begin questioning some of the assumptions he had accepted about his recovery. Their conversation explores hope, neuroplasticity, BDNF, and the foundational role Tristan believes nutrition, movement, sleep, mindset, and relationships have played in his own life. He also reflects on a deeply personal shift from asking “Why me?” to considering “Why not me?”—a question that changed the way he viewed his experience. Throughout the conversation, Sandra brings the focus back to possibility, curiosity, and the small changes that may help someone begin seeing themselves differently. Where in your own life might becoming curious about what is still possible open a door you had assumed was closed? What You Are Invited to Discover: The difference that may emerge when “Why me?” becomes a different kind of question.A reason to remain curious when someone else’s expectations have begun shaping your own.The connection Tristan sees between everyday health foundations, brain health, and his personal recovery experience.Where small signs of change may begin rebuilding a sense of hope and possibility.An invitation to question what you have accepted while continuing to think critically about the choices that support you. Free Gift: My free stroke recovery bonus resources group on Skool: https://www.skool.com/free-stroke-recovery-resources-8907/about About the Guest: I was a college soccer athlete, and had many failed brain surgeries in 2019, when I was 20 years old. (At least one failed surgery in each lobe of my brain). These caused a massive brain stem stroke, and I lost full function of my left side. I couldn't walk, talk, think, etc. The doctors said I'd never recover, and that I'd likely be a vegetable, IF I survived. I regained VERY basic function of my left side within ~6-8 months, and the doctors said I wouldn't regain any more. This was true, until I started learning how to heal the body from the inside out in 2022. Ever since the start of 2024, I've been helping other stroke and tbi survivors make MORE progress on their recovery journeys. Links: https://www.instagram.com/captain_orangutan?igsh=MW1oa2M2a3VjNnBkdQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr https://www.facebook.com/share/1TLNc14fY6/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://www.tiktok.com/@cap_o_?_r=1&_t=ZP-98KypczUqII Resources: Share your Story with Sandra. Schedule a 10 minute call to share about your head injury, and how it has impacted your life - https://shinewithsandra.com/brainstory Join Sandra Live on Facebook for Better Brain Briefs every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Pacific, where you can ask questions and catch the replay for a limited time: https://www.facebook.com/SandraLeeInspiration/ Download your Free Audio Gift, Imagine What’s Possible, at https://shinewithsandra.com Join the Brain Health & Healing Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/brainhealthhealing About the Host: Sandra Lee has spent almost 40 years helping people feel and function better by addressing what standard treatment often misses: the unresolved trauma and emotional patterns stored in the body. She is the creator of The Spectrum of Anger™ and The Witnessed Body™, which integrates Intuitive Sound Healing and Combat Brain Training to support brain injury recovery, brain health, and dementia. Her work is grounded in the belief that symptoms are messages, not malfunctions, and that when those messages are finally received and released, the body can do what it already knows how to do. Website -https://miracleinspirations.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-lee-701662250/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sandralee1miracleinspirations Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! 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Welcome to Brain Health & Healing: Receiving Adversity’s Gifts, the podcast for people living with the effects of brain injuries and anyone navigating the aftermath of adversity. Hosted by Sandra Lee, a massage therapist and intuitive sound healing practitioner with 39 years of experience, this show explores what your brain and body may be trying to tell you and what becomes possible when you listen. Through The Witnessed Body™, Sandra combines decades of bodywork with Combat Brain Training, the only neuroplasticity program vetted by U.S. Special Operations Command, along with intuitive sound healing, NLP, and Human Design. Sandra believes symptoms are messages, the brain continues to heal throughout your life, and what you have been through may be guiding you toward something you could not have discovered any other way. Each week, you will hear real conversations, personal stories, intuitive insights, and a different perspective on brain health, emotional regulation, identity, purpose, and claiming the life your experiences may have been preparing you for. This podcast is for you if you or someone you love is living with the effects of a brain injury, concussion, stroke, or another life-changing adversity. You may have tried different treatments, followed protocols, and done everything right, yet still feel as though nothing is changing. Eventually, the hardest part may no longer be the symptoms. It may be the belief that nothing will change. That is exactly where this show begins. It is also for high performers, entrepreneurs, athletes, and caregivers who know there is more available and are ready to discover what comes next. Subscribe and begin moving from surviving your circumstances toward claiming the healing, life, and purpose still waiting for you. Disclaimer: Everything you hear on this show is for educational and informational purposes only. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Please consult your medical practitioner before making health decisions.

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