Hope Survives | Brain Injury Podcast

How to Regulate Your Nervous System after Brain Injury with Mindfulness and Grounding Techniques (with Shelley Latendresse)

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed after a brain injury, with the mix of symptoms, daily stress, and simply coping with how your life has changed. It’s also common after brain

How to Actually Complete Tasks after Brain Injury (with Stacia Bissell and Katya Bowen)

When you are recovering from a brain injury, simply trying to get through a daily task can feel like an absolute mountain to climb. Executive dysfunction can make it incr

The Future of Healing: How Cutting-Edge Tech is Redefining Brain Injury Rehab (with Dr. Jeremy Schmoe)

Imagine a world where brain injury recovery isn't a frustrating game of trial and error, but a precisely mapped, tech-driven path designed for how your unique brain heals

The Power of Music in Brain Injury Recovery (with Serenna Wagner and Alice Collier)

Music has a unique ability to reach parts of the brain that regular speech or traditional therapies sometimes cannot. For those who have experienced a brain injury, the r

Concussion Phenotypes: Unpacking the Multi-System Reality of Brain Injuries (with Dr. Melissa Biscardi)

Concussions are incredibly complex, and because they can disrupt up several systems in your body at once, recovery never looks the same for any two people. If you have ev

Writing with Courage and Hope - Small Steps for Sharing Your Brain Injury Story (with Laura Conaway)

Have you ever wanted to share more about your story, but weren’t sure how to start? The hidden realities of living with brain injury can feel overwhelming to explain, esp

Turning Trauma into Purpose - from TBI to Ironman (with Jackson Davis)

When you are dealing with the overwhelming changes of a brain injury, it can easily feel like you are stuck in constant survival mode. There are so many changes in identi

Mindset, Learning, and Return to School after Brain Injury / Concussion (with Jenny Traver)

When facing cognitive challenges after a brain injury, your mindset has a massive impact on your overall recovery. Today, Cristabelle talks with speech-language pathologi

Fighting for Global Brain Injury Recognition - The New TBI Resolution for the World Health Organization (with Paul Dubetz)

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death and disability globally, yet it has never received distinct, individualized attention from the world’s

Dysautonomia Explained - Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction Post-Brain Injury (with Dr. Ryan Harvey)

Recovery after a brain injury can feel like solving a puzzle, uncovering the pieces and trying to put it all together. For many, dysautonomia is the missing piece of the

What Gets Missed: The Hidden Tension Between Brain Injury and Mental Health (with Dr. Edie Zusman)

Navigating life after brain injury often means managing a complex overlap of symptoms where the lines between neurological changes and mental health can become blurred. T

The Wide Reaching Impact of Brain Injury

One moment can alter the course of a lifetime, but no one should have to navigate that new reality alone. Brain injury is a journey that impacts the entire family, often

Navigating Aphasia and Loss of Language after Brain Injury & Stroke (with Tawni Ballinger, CCC-SLP)

When words feel out of reach, the frustration and isolation of aphasia can become one of the most challenging parts of the recovery journey, especially because maintainin

Communication Strategies to Increase Connection after Brain Injury (with Roberta Brooks - CCC-SLP)

Navigating conversation after a brain injury can often feel like a series of constant roadblocks, but rebuilding connection starts with understanding the "why" behind the

Invisible Injury and Self-Advocacy after Brain Injury / Stroke (with Judy Kim Cage)

Even when they are not immediately obvious to outsiders, the symptoms of a brain injury are valid and real- yet it can be so frustrating to feel misunderstood while navig

Understanding Nutrition for Brain Injury Recovery (with Dr. Karen Carpenter)

Nutrition is one of the most overlooked, yet most powerful tools for healing from brain injury. Let’s dive into how what we choose to eat can actually help our brains to

Broadening the Brain Injury Conversation | Season 5 First Look

At Hope Survives, we know there is no one-size-fits-all path to recovery. Today we’re sharing a preview of where we are going in Season 5. This season, we’re having thou

126. Hope for the Holidays after Brain Injury + Strategies for Sensory Overwhelm & More

It's okay if your holidays feel different this year... there is hope to find comfort and joy this holiday season, even while navigating brain injury. Today, Cristabelle

125. Understanding Neuro Fatigue in Brain Injury Recovery (with Dr. Jeremy Schmoe)

Have you ever wondered why the healing brain’s battery seems to drain so quickly, even after simple tasks? Today, we’re diving into the complex and often misunderstood to

124. Reframing the Journey: Finding Gratitude in a Life You Didn’t Expect - Brain Injury Community Panel

How do you hold on to thankfulness when you’re navigating symptoms, setbacks, or the emotional weight of daily challenges? Together we’ll explore how gratitude can coexis