In this episode I look at Neuroplasticity, what it actually is and what it means for us brain injury survivors.  It's a bit of a buzz word in neuroscience, so I try to demystify it and equate it to 'learning'.

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Episode 004 Neuroplasticity Is Learning

Episode 004_ Neuroplasticity Is Learning!

In brain injury world, we hear a great deal about rehabilitation and recovery but the emphasis is very firmly on the physical side.  We rarely (if ever) hear about the emotional effects of brain injury, so why is emotional rehab often ignored?  And what is it anyway?

Episode 005 What About Emotional Rehab?

Based on my own empirical experience with monitoring my blood pressure, I explore how what we think affects our health, and the enormous implication of this for recovery from brain injury.

Episode 006 The Power Of The Mind

In this episode, I explore the benefits of having suffered a brain injury - yes, there are some if you look hard enough - and how I have been changed by my stroke and brain surgery.

Episode 007 Smelling The Coffee

I look at the mindset needed in order to make good improvements after brain injury and what this takes for the individual - what we put in is what we get out!

Episode 008 There's No Such Thing As Magic

An amusing look at neuro fatigue and my experiences of it, along with tips about how I got better at managing it.

Episode 009 Tomorrow Never Knows

In this episode, I look at FAST v BEFAST including a study that was carried out in the US that looked at the potential effect of adding Balance and Eyes to the FAST mnemonic to create BEFAST.  The results were surprising.

Episode 010 Us And Them

In this episode I look at what’s it like in the immediate aftermath of suffering a brain injury?  How do you cope with immediately transitioning from Full Health to Meagre Health?  What’s the effect physically and emotionally? And I talk about my first ‘defining moment’ in recovery.

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Episode 012 Driven To Tears

One of the common effects of brain injury is that of loss of memory.  But what if you don’t remember that you have a bad memory?  In this episode, I take an amusing look at one particular instance from my own experience!!

Episode 011 I Dont Remember

This episode examines my history with denial, it’s sources and how this affected me post-brain injury until I met with a clinical neuropsychologist ( https://www.mindsongrowth.com ).

Episode 013 Cheating The Polygraph

This is a podcast series. I am a stroke survivor since 2013 and am helping support others by educating and fundraising for a brain injury charity, SameYou.  All profits go to SameYou.

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