Brain Attack
A podcast by a brain injury (stroke) survivor which aims to help and inform other brain injury survivors by sharing experiences. Additionally, the show is trying to raise awareness of stroke particularly amongst younger, working age people. This podcast is related to the 'Brain Attack Music' project, which is a fundraiser for brain injury charities. Please visit http://www.brainattackmusic.com for more information and links to my social media.
Episodes
13 episodes
13. Cheating The Polygraph
This episode examines my history with denial, it’s sources and how this affected me post-brain injury until I met with a clinical neuropsychologist ( https://www.mindsongrowth.com ).# stroke #...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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10:52
12. Driven To Tears
In this episode I look at what it's like in the immediate aftermath of suffering a brain injury. How do you cope with immediately transitioning from Full Health to Meagre Health? What’s the impact physically and emotionally?&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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11:41
11. I Don't Remember
One of the common effects of brain injury is that of loss of memory. But what if you don’t remember that you have a bad memory? In this episode, I take an amusing look at one particular instance from my own experience!!Pleas...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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13:59
10. Us And Them
In this episode, I look at FAST v BEFAST including a study that was carried out in the US that looked at the potential effect of adding Balance and Eyes to the FAST mnemonic to create BEFAST. The results were surprising. Plea...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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6:32
9. Tomorrow Never Knows
An amusing look at neuro fatigue and my experiences of it, along with tips about how I got better at managing it.Please support the show by buying me a coffee – all profits go to the brain injury charity SameYou.The link is below...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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15:24
8. There's No Such Thing as Magic
I look at the mindset needed in order to make good improvements after brain injury and what this takes for the individual - what we put in is what we get out!Please support the show by buying me a coffee – all profits go to the brain in...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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6:56
7. Smelling The Coffee
In this episode, I explore the benefits of having suffered a brain injury - yes, there are some if you look hard enough - and how I have been changed by my stroke and brain surgery.Please support the show by buying me a coffee – all pro...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:19
6. The Power Of Your Mind
Based on my own empirical experience with monitoring my blood pressure, I explore how what we think affects our health, and the enormous implication of this for recovery from brain injury.Please support the show by buying me a coffee – ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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18:40
5. What About Emotional Rehabilitation?
In brain injury world, we hear a great deal about rehabilitation and recovery but the emphasis is very firmly on the physical side. We rarely (if ever) hear about the emotional effects of brain injury, so why is emotional rehab often igno...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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13:57
4. Neuroplasticity Explained - It's Learning, Really!
In this episode I look at Neuroplasticity, what it actually is and what it means for us brain injury survivors. It's a bit of a buzz word in neuroscience, so I try to demystify it and equate it to 'learning'.Please support the sho...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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14:31
3. Why 'Recovery' Is Boring!
In this episode I look at why making improvements after brain injury is boring. because it's about making many, many repetitive movements or exercises, which many people struggle to motivate themselves to do.In his book 'Stronger After Stro...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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17:47
