Join us as we welcome back our last Wednesday of each month, co-host Simon Lewis! The “Heat is on” covers a lot of territory tonight – From where Simon has been for months (Health issues on top of TBI, Date at Last, Car Assist-When the rubber meets the road), to Summer Solstice a few days ago (Heat Exhaustion versus Heat Stroke), to July 4th in a week, and the cautions of personal fireworks, to the first Debate between Presidential Candidates tomorrow night. We encourage you to force an open mind, really listen, and make your own informed decision on your vote later this year. Who will stick solely to the mud slinging platform, and who will address what concerns our citizens the most?
Revolutionary Optimism with Dr. Paul Zeitz
Dr. Paul Zeitz is a preventive medicine physician, epidemiologist, author, and award-winning champion of global justice and human rights. He has been on the front lines of the global AIDS movement, climate transformation, racial and gender equity, authentic democracy, sustainable development, and child welfare in the U.S. and around the world. Often when the odds against success appeared to be insurmountable, with Dr. Paul’s leadership and support, barriers fell and victories arose. Through his many challenges and experiences, he also learned to fail forward! Revolutionary Optimism: 7 Steps for Living as a Love-Centered Activist, Dr. Paul shows us how to break free from feelings of confusion, pessimism, and cynicism about the world and step into a place of empowerment, resourcefulness, and inspiration. Through this inside-out approach to healing, self-liberation, and transformation, Dr. Paul ignites in us a profound depth of optimism that has the power to change lives. For more see: unifymovements.org
Ignorance is Not Bliss With TBI
Ignorance causes misdiagnosis and therefore ineffective (or no) treatment for children with Brain Injury – Particularly ones with less obvious “tells”. Professionals, parents, educators, and others are not familiar with common symptoms that point to BI. As a result, too many kids are thrust into a life of systems that “house” them, but seldom have time, knowledge or resources to adequately treat them. In turn a disfunctional circle forms, robbing these children a quality of life and independence they may have achieved. These patterns as so many fall through the cracks, follows them into adulthood. Profiling becomes an issue based on ability level both outside and inside the brain injury community. Needs based services, advocacy groups, and others are more sympathetic to those obviously impaired. The others, deal not only with their injury but proving themselves – Even if they don’t recognize the issue themselves. Many are labeled as mentally ill, bad kids, yet another case of ADHD and not identified by the root cause of brain injury.
Moving Forward in Faith from TBI with Kim and Lori Faitel
Excited tonight to welcome back Lori (Purdy) Faitel – A Brain Injury Radio original Host and woman of many talents and insights. We’ll be discussing several topics, among them injuries common to caregiving, and moving forward from Brain Injury. Lori lives for the betterment of people. She took time to share her favorite stress relief resource -Animals, creating zoo stories. She has also been a long time volunteer and advocate for brain injury. She writes therapeutically for the promotion of leisure, comfort and Faith. “Life is not always easy and when things get tough I have learned to participate in activity that bring’s me peace.”