Podcast 58 – How Hormonal Changes Affect our Brain in both Women and Men
Brain injury can do a lot of damage… including the dysregulation of our hormones leading to sleep disturbances, emotional mood...
Episode 57 – Fixing the Brain with Dr. Tom O’Bryan
Fixing the Brain with Dr. Tom O’Bryan The brain is one of the most complex organs in the human body,...
Episode 56 – 4 Components of Successful Viral Treatment with Alex Vasquez, DO, DC, ND
This is the third and final part of a three part series of podcasts with Dr. Alex Vasquez, DO, ND,...
How Psychology and Nutrition Impact Recovery: Wanna Get Fat
After waking to a nurse cleaning my tracheostomy and NG tube, a clinical psychologist entered my room. “Hi, Cavin. My...
Empowerment is Required for Recovery: Yes, You Will
I remember a young MD entering my room, a line of residents following behind him. He carried himself with an...
Adjusting to Tracheostomy: Silence of the Lambs
I woke up in an unfamiliar room with no memory of what I was doing there. I opened my mouth...
Transferring Hospitals after TBI: Out of the Pan
My half flaccid and half spastic body was transferred to a cot. I was wheeled out of the room, down...
Finding the Right Rehabilitation Hospital: The Hands of the Clock
Word that I had stood had travelled from therapists, nurses, doctors, and then to the social worker who I was...
My First Physical Therapy Experience: The Stand
Atrophy refers to the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body commonly due to prolonged inactivity....
Dyspraxia and Gastric Feed: Truth is Hard to Swallow
My next memory takes place during the day. My mother sat in a chair next to my inclined hospital bed....
Episode 55 – The Politics of a Pandemic with Alex Vasquez, DO, DC, ND
This is the second in a series of podcasts with Dr. Alex Vasquez, DO, ND, DC. Be sure to check...
Vulnerability and Fear in The Hospital: My Next Memories
My next memory takes place in a white walled room with no windows. A calendar hung on the wall that...
