Radio Shows

Brain Aneurysm Survivors speak out with personal stories, and we’ll be discussing warning signs, treatments and other issues related to Awareness of a condition few but survivors know much about. An estimated 6.5 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm, or 1 in 50 people. The annual rate of rupture is approximately 8 – 10 per 100,000 people. About 30,000 people in the United States suffer a brain aneurysm rupture each year. A brain aneurysm ruptures every 18 minutes. This September is the five year mark for Megan Bacigalupo. She suffered a spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2017, while biking home. John Hileman is a nearly 20 year brain aneurysm survivor. He has never given up and never will let a brain injury limit his life. My rupture happened in 1995, when I underwent a craniotomy & clipping procedure. Ron Kratz suffered an aneurysm in 2009 receiving a coil & shunt procedure. Please call in and share a bit of your experience!

Amber Eidem is Founder and current President of nonprofit The Precious Legacy (TPL) that holds destination retreats for the young adult surviving children of service members that have died serving our Nation. Heaven Wadsworth TPL Board Secretary, and Military Survivors Advocate – Will be joining us. TPL does not practice bereavement hierarchy; every child grieves and is deserving of support, regardless of military branch, manner or location of loss, or biological relationship to their fallen service member. All surviving young adult children (ages 19-24) of the US Military qualify! Amber married an Active Duty Army Officer and having three children at home kept her very busy. In 2016 her husband was killed in the line of duty, leaving her to pick up the pieces. By the time the Eidem family was ready to explore the military support systems available to them, it was too late for more than one reason. Just a year after loss, oldest daughter Shae had ‘aged-out’ of any support groups available to her, leaving her to deal with her grief alone. In 2019 Amber applied for a family camp for survivors that accepted the aged-out as well, but was denied because her husband wasn’t killed on foreign land. Amber had a new Mission/Motto ‘Walking in their footsteps, while creating my own path’

My guest tonight will be Simon T. Bailey, Author of Ignite the Power of Women in Your Life – A Guide for Men -After an encounter with his young daughter cause him to have a game changing epiphany. Hundreds of thousands have agreed with his assessment. Light and airy, written in short soundbites, with profound reflections and heartfelt personal stories, Ignite the Power of WOMEN In Your Life speaks to men who have given short shrift to the women in their world, either unconsciously or because of self-focused prioritizing. It offers painful truths and step-by-step ways to realign and elevate the women who carry half the load in the world. And more than that, how men can enhance and recognize the total worth of the women they support.

Join me with TBI survivor Jordan Hallstom & Joy Lewis (his mom) to discuss a new piece of mobile technology, to make the lives of survivors, as well as caregivers easier to manage! The relationship between the survivor and caregiver can get tense at times. This app promotes independence, organization and tools to make the lives easier on all parties.

Marcela Benson, M.A. after a life changing journey, created Love, Peace and Vegatables: Recipes for Conscious Living. It’s a spiritual, meditation on and guide to the wonder of live food cuisine. Love, Peace and Vegetables assembles what she learned, so that she can share and pass it along to the world. Embracing a spiritual approach to conscious living and total immersion into the Live Food Lifestyle, Marcela is an elegant ambassador for the transformational life she espouses. This incredible book, filled with arresting art, poetry, spiritual inspiration, pristine eating food prep instruction never before assembled in one place, gorgeous photography of luscious dishes worthy of Gourmet Magazine, and hundreds of yummy recipes that will entice the pallet—is a one-of-a-kind labor of love. And it is a guidebook for self-love and a manual for adding more love into the world.

Guests tonight are current America’s Got Talent contender (and so much more) Ben Waites, and his mom Sonya Waites. Sonya was diagnosed with Cancer young, and later suffered a TBI. She was told she would never have kids. Then against the odds she had her miracle son Ben. He was born with arthrogryposis, and while his body may be bound to a wheelchair, his spirit is soaring through the gift of song. Singing has become such a crucial part of Ben’s life and career, but music is not his whole life. Growing up, he had a happy, fulfilling life and supportive family. He says he did everything the other kids did, just with a little help sometimes. Ben chose to sing, but he knows that he will be fine with or without his gifted voice. In 2010 Ben graduated from College with an interdisciplinary concentration of music, communications, and theater arts. He received several scholarships during his years at college, and was given the honor of singing at his own graduation. The entire auditorium was on its feet, cheering and applauding the seemingly unlikely student with the beautiful voice. “It was truly amazing!” said Ben. “Not because I was singing but it was an opportunity to show God’s faithfulness. Because of His grace and mercy, I’m able to push on see my dreams become reality.”

Tonight Kim and Co-Host Caren, will be discussing Navigating Mental Health after a Brain Injury, and reframing our thought patterns. Can a brain injury lead to mental health conditions? How can we help ourselves self-regulate? If we have time, a Covid Update – things you aren’t hearing. Rates of reinfection and the consequences, Paxlovid bounce-back and who shouldn’t use that theuraputic, to boost or not. The effects of new protocols on the disability community.

Tao Grandmaster, spiritual teacher, and eleven-time New York Times bestselling author, Dr. and Master Sha now has a new book entitled Tao Calligraphy to Healand Rejuvenate Your Back that clearly presents profound Tao wisdom and teachings, and a special chapter that includes Tao Calligraphies, and access to videos that are specifically focused on healing and rejuvenating the back. See: drsha.com This new book is the first in a series that will offer help in removing the rootcauses of specific physical and psychological issues and support for living a healthier and happier life. From depression and anxiety, anger, grief, and fear to knee pain, shoulder pain, kidneys, and immunity, the series will cover a wide range of conditions. As a doctor of Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and a grandmaster of several Eastern arts, Master Sha shares ancient wisdom, universal laws, and simple but powerful practices to remove blockages that prevent people from healing and flourishing in life. We’ll open with Happy Birthday to Michael Ciafone & hear about his Award! Second hour with MN Matt sharing the horror, struggle & grace of his recent accident, severe injury & recovery path.

Dr. Mark Gordon has been a strong advocate of Integrative and Functional Medicine and the promotion of wellness medicine thought the correction of underlying hormonal deficiencies. He was instrumental in promoting the recognition of Traumatic Brain Injury as a cause of hormonal deficiency in the hallmarked presentation on ESPN’s Outside the Lines in 2007. His book, The Clinical Application of Interventional Medicine, is recognized by his peers as a primer for the standards of care and assessment for Interventional Endocrinology (anti-aging medicine). He has served as Medical Director of CBS Studios, and has also participated on projects with HBO, ESPN, CNN, FOX, Good Morning, and a number of international news programs. In 2014, Dr. Gordon appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, where the discussion on Traumatic Brain Injury and hormonal dysfunction generated national and international interest. One episode included Jason Hall, the screenwriter for American Sniper and ex-petty officer and Navy Seal Corpsman Matthew Gosney who spoke at length about his blast trauma, gunshot wounds, surgery, depression and 16 different medications that did nothing to prevent his attempted suicide. He shares his experience of being evaluated by Dr. Gordon and starting a hormonal replenishment protocol that lead to his stopping 14 medications within 6 weeks and the resolution of his deep depression. His book Traumatic Brain Injury – A clinical approach to diagnosis and treatment, was launched along with a workshop attended by an international array of medical specialists seeking advanced training in diagnosis and treatment of TBI. Dr. Gordon continues to work with veteran’s and Active Military groups providing funding for those with injuries received while in the theater of war. Dr. Gordon is owner and Medical Director of Millennium-TBI, in Encino California.

Julie Hatch will join me the 1st hr to discuss A Parenting Revolution for Higher Evolution which discussesraising resilient, responsible, compassionant kids from the inside out. Hatch maintains that trying to force a child who is shy to be more bold goes against their nature. Or trying to make a creative child more sports-driven can be folly. By truly deeply observing, listening to, perceiving and encouraging your child’s inner spirit, you have the ability to create a happy, emotionally healthy and successful child-turned adult. See: juliephillipshatch.com Great Podcast on Parenting too! 2nd Half of show I’ll be discussing “Exercises to Sharpen the Brain” .. Who doesn’t need that?! 🙂 And a little music healing.