Victoria Brain Injury Society (VBIS) - Victoria, the scene of my TBI

Isobel Whitcomb is a trail runner, a writer and a science journalist who, what's most relevant to this podcast, wrote an excellent article about their experience going through their own concussion and recovery, "How We Got Concussions So Wrong" for Slate.We talk about what they've learned, what people need to know, and more! I hope you listen and read their excellent article.Please subscribe, rate, and review this podcast everywhere, including YouTube!Check out the podcast sponsors HeadCheck Health !Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.com Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I misspoke in the intro, it's episode 164, not 165.From player to coach, coach to triathlete, triathlete to coach, Paul Moores wasn't daunted by life events. He lived them and went to what he loves doing; coaching and helping others. Paul talks about his spectacular bike crash during an Ironman Triathlon in Mount Tremblant, Quebec. A coach, at all many levels, for much of his life, Paul took about a ten year hiatus until his rehab psychologist, encouraged him to get back to teaching, leading, encouraging others. I met Paul in the pool, swimming, and helping others to reach whatever level of performance they were aiming for!Please subscribe, rate, and review this podcast everywhere, including YouTube!Check out the podcast sponsors HeadCheck Health !Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.com Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 163 is with the Zach Hudson, the Program Manager of the Peer Mentorship Program at Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado (BIAC). A focused, inclusive and encompassing organization, BIAC provides many different levels of support to brain injury survivors. This includes plenty of educational material for kids, adults, medical professionals and the public - on all TBIs, including concussion. Of course, it also has an excellent and valuable peer support program!BIAC also has an excellent website with a lot of material to offer!If you are in, or planning to be in Colorado on September 9 please check out Pike's Peak Challenge and help BIAC in this important fundraiser!Thank you so much to Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado for linking Concussion Talk!Please subscribe, rate, and review this podcast everywhere, including YouTube!Check out the podcast sponsors HeadCheck Health !Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.com Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I've taken some time off from podcasting this summer, but as the 20th anniversary of my brain injury approached I found myself wanting to do another episode! Hence episode 162 with Pam Prewett and the Victoria Brain Injury Society (VBIS), Victoria, B.C., Canada. It is where I was doing my Masters in Public Administration (MPA) when I was in a nasty bike crash that put me in a coma for two weeks and resulted in a severe brain injury - as discussed in episode 100 and in my ebook, Detour.I encourage everyone, whether you're in B.C. or not, to check out the VBIS website and, if you're around Victoria, to drop in and hear about all of the incredible services they provide for brain injury survivors and caregivers. It is very impressive!We also talked about the importance of funding for brain injury associations! The difficulty of garnering funding and resources without awareness in order to raise awareness! As brain injury is an invisible and, dare I say, silent injury, raising awareness is made that much harder!Please subscribe, rate, and review this podcast everywhere, including YouTube!Check out the podcast sponsors HeadCheck Health !Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.comThank you! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dysautonomia is a blanket term describing a disorder of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). As such, it covers a lot of important issues from mild to severe. Often the signs and symptoms of dysautonomia manifest following a concussion. Luckily, DPT Lauren Ziaks is always here (well, not HERE, here. 5,685km west, here) to tell me all about it. Lauren talks about dysautonomia treatment and the research she has done along with DPT Jenna Tucker. Check out her work on Phoenix Concussion Recovery!Please subscribe, rate, and review this podcast!Check out the podcast sponsors HeadCheck Health !Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.comThank you! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the final episode of Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada, Cassandra and Miriam of the NLBIA (Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association) talk to Cst. James Cadigan of the RNC (Royal Newfoundland Constabulary) about IPV (Intimate Partner Violence), one of the most pervasive causes of traumatic brain injuries (TBI). There are many complicated reasons why TBIs caused by IPV are so often undiagnosed and unreported. Dr. Eve Valera briefly talked about some of those potential reasons on Episode 151. On this episode Cassandra and Miriam bring this important issue to light once again and show how seriously the police take IPV and know the many challenges victims may face. In fact, the RNC has an IPV Unit that can be found here. Their contact information is displayed below.For emergency situations please call 911, and for non-emergency assistance please call 709-729-8000. For general advice, contact [email protected] or call 709-729-8093 or 709-729-8270 (Please Note: This number is not monitored 24/7) Community resources Domestic Violence Help Line1-888-709-7090Channal Peer Support (confidential peer support for your mental health)709-753-2560 (7 days a week, 11am – 11pm)Mental Health Crisis Line (confidential support either by phone or in-person)709-737-4668Please subscribe, rate, and review this podcast!Check out the podcast sponsors HeadCheck Health and The Vision Development Centre !Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.comThank you! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet our hosts! Miriam and Cassandra talk about what got them interested in brain injury, including the educational and personal aspects. They also talk about the great work the NLBIA is doing to positively affect the lives of people with brain injury, and their family and friends, notably the ABLE group (Adults Living with Brain injury Everyday). Building off last week's conversation with Ashley Hiscock (Ep 158), Cassandra talks about the efforts of the NLBIA to bring concussion awareness and education to youth in the community with the incredible support of Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada (CLFC).Please subscribe, rate, and review!Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.comThank you! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ashley has been a guest several times on the podcast. The first time it was because I was interested in concussions in cheer (Ashley was the coach of MUN Cheer for several years). Since then, her already impressive understanding of concussion has only grown! Her knowledge of concussion through the lens of an athletic therapist (her clinic is Premier Athletic Therapy & Sports Medicine in St, John's, NL) is an excellent place from which to impart concussion awareness and education, especially to youth and youth athletes. The Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association (NLBIA) is planning to spread awareness and education through with the generous help of the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada! Please look out for it this fall!Please subscribe, rate, and review!Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.comThank you! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada, so Cassandra, Coordinator of Programs and Services and Miriam, Summer Student, at the Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association (NLBIA) are hosting the podcast this month!For this episode, Erica, Jennifer (from episodes 143 and 148), Kerilee (another NLBIA board member) and I talk about our injuries, challenges and thoughts with the hope of improving awareness of the different types of brain injury!Please subscribe, rate, and review!Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comConcussion Talk t-shirts, hoodies, etc., are found at the Store tab on www.concussiontalk.comThank you! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Geprgia Banjo is currently a correspondent for The Economist and you can read her cover story about Britain's NHS (National Health Service) here. Long before joining The Economist she was dealt a serious, perspective changing health event herself, encephalitis. She was only 16 at the time and after university and when she deemed she was "recovered" she decided she wanted to help people with brain injuries by working as a Brain Injury Support worker for the Headway, a brain injury association in the UK.We talk about the effect brain injury can have on lives, including each of ours, perspective and the long-term effects of concussions, per her reporting on a February episode of Babbage, an Economist science and tech podcast. We talk about the rugby player Alix Popham (Episode 139) and signs he displayed that induced him to find out more about the health of his brain.You can read Geogia's excellent insightful writing at The Economist. Her recent article is the cover story, tackling fixing Britain's National Health Service. No mean feat, with many similarities to Canada's health care system.Follow Georgia on Twitter! @GeorgiaBanjo Please subscribe, rate, and review!Please help support this podcast by checking out the advertisers at www.concussiontalk.comThank you! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/concussion-talk-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.