Heidi Lerner has lived more than half of her life with a brain injury; now, she helps survivors to reconnect to their own inner core for self-healing. When it comes to health, she tends toward the more natural approach. Heidi’s coaching style is creative, because each brain injury is unique. As a coach, she helps each client to compensate, accommodate and figure out how to bring strength and balances to their areas of challenge. Heidi accomplished her Masters degree (10 years post injury) In Transitional Special Education for Brain Injury and she is a Certified Professional Coach.
Intuitive, Seeker, Writer and Survivor
Megan Bacigalupo is passionate about the ethical treatment of animals. She is an intuitive, and a sensitive which makes her empathetic by nature. She considers herself a spiritual eclectic and a seeker. She has worked for many years providing excellent customer service in the restaurant business. She has a degree in Human Services. She has been a contributing writer on and off since 2012, for the Edge Magazine. You can read Megan’s Survival story here.
edgemagazine.net/2018/06/in-the-cobwebs-of-my-mind/. Check out her FB: facebook.com/Subaracnoid/
Megan has been writing since childhood. Contact at: bachlupe@yahoo.com or meganbacigalupo@gmail.com
One Shot Down with Nolan Part 2
Some of you know him as Nolan McDonnell on Facebook … The Man Who’s Beating the Heck Out of the Odds! Many of you know him as Nolan Thomas on his Blog: tbitreatment.org
On OCT 10th Nolan and I did Part 1 of an ongoing series we’re discussing. As it happens .. Regular host Capt James McCormick is out of town tonight, so rather than play a tape, Nolan and I decided to roll right into Part two of our Interview. Since it’s TGIF .. We’re going to color in some blanks of Nolan’s story .. But then have a free for all. We’ll take callers, play music, and pull our topics out of the air! Join us. Have some fun, be inspired, feel support.
One Shot Down with Nolan Thomas
My guest NOLAN Thomas was shot in the head. On April 23, 2017, two months before he was due to graduate college, his car was surrounded by six people when a gunman shot through his driver’s side window in a random attempted robbery. When the shooter saw that Nolan was still alive, he put the gun against his head and pulled the trigger, causing the bullet to enter one side of Nolan’s brain and exit out the other. The horrific event rendered him on life support, paralyzed, and eventually on an intensive lifelong fitness routine to optimize the quality of life as a paraplegic. Growing up as an athlete he’s had to learn how to recover and adapt to sports and life, after injury. With that being said, being permanently disabled is not on Nolan’s agenda as his brain injury is just another circumstance to overcome..
Check out his Blog: tbitreatment.org where he posts his treatments, recovery techniques, and thoughts on life.
Animal Whisperer Encourages Natural Treatments
Paige Speers original major in college was equestrian science, and her B.A. is in dance in 2007. She has also had experience in walking and training dogs. Strong reading and organizational skills, in addition to uncertainty about effective utilization of her true interests led Paige to clerical office work. Her first job with full time hours and pay only lasted for 9 months before the injury. 12 years of medication-suppressed anxiety abruptly made itself known in the form of pulmonary embolism, with subsequent cardiac arrest and anoxic brain injury. With a foot in both categories, Paige is currently giving encouragement in discussing her recovery with natural modalities. An amazing thing happens in the 2nd hour of the show .. The kind of thing we’re blessed to be here for – Peer to Peer Support!
Help Healing to the Dogs
Former Chicago radio reporter Janet Sutherland was living alone when a ruptured brain aneurysm left her fighting for her life. Now she is a survivor and an author! Her book highlights that caring for dogs often inspires us to take better care of ourselves, particularly in times of crisis. Andrew J immediately took on the role as a “therapy” dog for Janet.
A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, the globally recognized leader in brain aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy and research funding. The foundation provides support, education, and information to brain aneurysm patients, their families, and the medical community. They also fund essential research that can directly benefit those affected and help to reduce the incidence of ruptured aneurysms. For more see janetesutherlandcom
Front part of show is a featured guest. The second is Open Mic and some great Indy Music, sure to inspire!
Simon Says Segment-Life Beyond Brain Injury
We must stop hoping for a better past .. That ship sailed. Would we change it if we could? Of course. Now that we are here, can life become an adventure we could have never foreseen .. Absolutely! Don’t drop the rope, there is still reason for hope. Join Simon and I for this honest, realistic discussion.
Radiating Headache that was Something More
In June 2009, guest Steve Schwiering was experiencing a very painful headache from above his eye rounding his skull. The pain was unbearable so he went to the local walk-in clinic, hoping they could find out what was going on. Steve was there for several hours before it was decided he should be sent via ambulance to a hospital. After laying in the ER for 11 hours he was finally given a CAT scan and found to be suffering from a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. They repaired the bleed with (2) coils. Twenty one days later .. He was released.
Dr Maria’s in the House! Next Relational Skill
In Dr Maria Romana’s Series on Relational Skills, tonight we discuss the third! Dr Maria is a Brain Injury Survivor who has worked extensively in Brain Injury Recovery protocols. She has become a regular Co-Host sharing what she has learned in her journey. Dr Maria is employed at the VA as a Pathologist.
Number 1 we discussed was: Can you see me? (Are they really paying focused attention)
Number 2 we discussed Self Soothing (Keeping us Calm to Better Carry On)
Number 3 we discussed Creating Bonds for Two People
Tonight we will discuss #4 .. Creating Appreciation!
Heal Your Concussion and Get Back in the Game
Joanny Liu is an international best selling author of the book, Heal Your Concussion: How to Quickly and Effectively Get Back in the Game, speaker, physician and brain expert, Dr. Joanny Liu is an international leader in Chinese Sports Medicine and Chinese Sports Psychology.
She has appeared on FOX TV, NBC, CTV and Global TV and has been quoted by ABC, CBS, The Boston Globe and the Miami Herald. She recently spoke to audiences at Harvard Club of Boston and at Harvard School of Medicine about what can be constructively done about concussions.
One of Dr. Joanny’s major strengths is her deep understanding of the connection between one’s psychology and physiology, the defining criteria for successful living. She is well known for comprehensive solutions that create expected results.
See: drjoanny.com for more information about her, and her best selling book! “Like” her at facebook.com/drjliu