Kim’s Radio Shows

Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD is the director of the Neuropsychiatric Clinic at Carolina Partners. He is a neuropsychiatrist at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University Medical Center and is affiliated with Duke’s Departments of Psychiatry and Community and Family Medicine. Dr. Vaishnavi’s new book, published by Johns Hopkins Press, is titled THE TRAUMATIZED BRAIN: A FAMILY GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING MOOD, MEMORY, AND BEHAVIOR AFTER BRAIN INJURY. ABC News Journalist and TBI survivor Bob Woodruff said, in his endorsement of the book, “If ever there was a book that truly could save your life it would be this one.” THE TRAUMATIZED BRAIN is available on Amazon.com and in bookstores.

Dr. Karen Kan is a holistic physician and acupuncturist specializing in energy & spiritual medicine, and is the author of the #1 Bestselling book, Guide to Healing Chronic Pain – A Holistic Approach. We will discuss strategies she recommends for people overcoming brain injuries who have symptoms of: disturbed sleep, brain fog, poor memory, fatigue and problems focusing. Remote brain balncing LIVE ..You bet!

Dr. Karen will discuss how to improve your home environment, nutrition, and balance your energy in order to optimize your natural healing abilities. She’ll also talk about the concept of Brain Balancing and how to “test” to see whether your brain and nervous system is in “healing mode” or “stress mode” and what to do if it needs correcting. For more information about Dr. Karen watch the New Frontiers in Energy Medicine video at www.KarenKan.com. Sign up to receive a free excerpt of her bestselling book and access to five of her Fast Track Your Healing online classes absolutely free. For a copy of Dr. Karen’s Advanced Brain Balancing Protocol, go to www.PatchTrainingTeam.com

This Veteran’s Day, my guest will be Thomas E. Burke, Ambassador Purple Heart Veterans of FL. Mr. Burke, a long time veterans advocate has been committed and continues to be a staunch supporter for all Veterans in many areas of Health & Well Being. Mr. Burke is very much involved with the Purple Heart Veterans of FL. Mr. Burke was recently awarded A Distinguished Service Award by the MOPH Department of Florida for his service to Purple Heart Veterans and their families. This is the highest award that can be bestowed by the Order with exception of The Purple Heart. See: www.lifewavefl.com Look under “Giving Back” tab.

Joining him will be Commander Richard Hunt, President of Purple Hearts FL. He’s a Viet Nam Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient himself. Also joining us, is Lt. Col Heidi Hoyt (USAF Ret 26yrs), formerly Chief Nurse at Hulburt Field and on the Executive Staff of Special Operations Medical Group, where she cared for many patients with TBI.

Edye Godden is the Executive Director of Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA) located in Gretna, Nebraska. HETRA’s mission is to improve the quality of life for adults and children with disabilities through equine assisted activities. Edye graduated from Creighton University with a degree in Occupational Therapy. She also serves as one HETRA’s occupational therapists and is a PATH International certified instructor. Edye has been with the HETRA organization since 1991. She feels very fortunate to be able to combine her two great passions – helping people and love of horses – to help the students achieve a greater level of independence and positive mental health. In 2010 Edye was pleased to announce their program for Veterans. SEE: www.HETRA.org

In 2010, Janice Tindle 54, was the passenger in an automobile collision involving an underinsured driver and her husband. She sustained a spine and traumatic brain injury. Since that time, she has become an online awareness advocate for TBI, neurological disorders and invisible disability by writing about it on her blog, janicetindle.com. She is currently writing a book about overcoming adversity, as well as being an international published writer since her TBI.

As we face these game changing life events, many survivors become messengers, using their recovery tools to help others. Join Janice and I as we discuss her process through the maze of brain injury, and understand you can do it too, in your time.

Join my guest(s) the McPeak’s as we discuss the brutality imposed on their son, as he was about to complete training at the police academy. Due to the nature of a training drill where blunt force is used, CS sustained substantial brain injury. Denial by the Blue Wall cause great hardship. Awareness needs to be raised and new protocol in place for “crisis management” training, mandatory for all officers in the special circumstances of a person with a TBI or mental illness. Not enough education or knowledge is known about the effects of brain injury and repeated concussions, among their own, or the public at large. What can we legislate, raise awareness of a need for change in protocol in some police training programs? We’re learning it with the NFL, the Veteran’s, and now perhaps a need for law enforcement? For the safety of all consider a Veteran coming home with an undiagnosed brain injury, joining the force, confronting a patron with an unrecognized TBI, and the perfect storm that could become.

Greg Costa resides in the in-between of chaos and order, sin and salvation, joy and pain. Five years ago, he suffered a TBI, which like with many of us, changed his life forever. As an author, keynote speaker and inspirationalist he moves the room of any event he attends with his testimony of faith, his story of trial and tribulation, and is a true underdog hero. As a minister, it is hard not to feel the Holy Spirit when Greg speaks about life, and the word of Christ. He strives to carry out his mission through the work and outreach benefiting the lives of those less fortunate, and those with physical and developmental disabilities. He is truly staring adversity in the face through his ministry, Mark of Christ. Greg also works as a TBI Care Advocate, Mentor & Consultant. See www.gregcosta.net and For apparel and resources it is lovemyTBI.com

It’s every woman’s dream to have a man take her out on a date transported by a private jet. Little did Arlicia Albert know the Lord would fulfill her dream as a means of life flight transportation after suffering a near death brain aneurysm on her mother’s 72nd birthday August 15, 2011. Arlicia’s severe aneurysm required agreement to participate in a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) project called “Cordis Enterprise Vascular Reconstruction Device and Delivery System – Humanitarian Use Device”.

Minister Arlicia R. Albert brings forth messages that are life changing. She is a powerful preacher, teacher and inspirational speaker, who encourages others with uplifting messages, relevant life stories and life skills that apply in both the faithbased and industry sectors. She is also a sought after national motivational speaker, women’s conference presenter, and corporate work, faith, life balance coach. See ArliciaAlbert.com

Maria Micheletto had a rude awakening in October 2006. Many of us think we had no warning, but in retrospect it appear some signs were already simmering. On the 23rd though, there was no doubt there was a very serious situation at hand, when Maria was struck in the head with a pain like no other – It literally brought her to her knees. Scary to me, is that she was initially misdiagnosed as I had been in 1995! There is an untold hell, when you are in blinding pain relying the experts, and you know they are failing you. Not all hospitals are created equal. Join us for Maria’s journey, from the brink of death to a new career in the Neuro ICU.