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28Oct 2019 by Drew Niemann

036: Inflammation & Diet

Inflammation & Diet do not get enough attention as part of the healing process. We explore these two areas. Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 036. Today on A BATTLE WITHIN, Terry and Drew investigate inflammation and the fact that it is not looked into very much as part of the healing from Post Concussion Syndrome and other Traumatic Brain Injuries. We explore the fact that diet can help in knocking the inflammation back. This is the first of a few episodes where we explore the topic and offer information on addressing this concern. We'll be passing along things we learned, resources that we discovered as we continue down the road of recovery, so be sure to stick with us. Episode Notes & Resources: Notes- Brain Frog? Yes I said Frog!Gluten isn't Good?Can't…

21Oct 2019 by Drew Niemann

035: Mind Your Brain Conference Recap

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We Review the Mind Your Brain Conference held in October Today on A BATTLE WITHIN, Terry, My wife and the inspiration for A BATTLE WITHIN and I pass along what we learned at the Mind Your Brain Conference a few weeks ago. We were certainly thrilled to attend and participate as panelists, but we also got to spend some time with listeners and guests of A BATTLE WITHIN. It truly was a cool experience for us! We pass along some things we learned, resources available that we discovered and a little about some of the really cool people we met during and conference. Episode Notes & Resources: Kudos to the Organizers and VolunteersCandace Inspires TerryToastmasters is Great Speech TherapyTell Stories that Make People LaughArtist Kym StineRecumbent Bikes Are CoolTalking Fast- Moving FastPoor…

14Oct 2019 by Drew Niemann

034: Be Your Own Advocate with Kristin Gregory

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Kristin Offers Us Some Great Insight For Living with PCS Long Term Today on A BATTLE WITHIN, Terry and Drew get to spend some time chatting with Kristen Gregory Kristin shares her long term story of recovery, how her injury guided her professional career and how a doctor helped her many years after her injury. Kristen also shares with us what it has been like to get married and have children after the injury. For the first time on the podcast we speak to someone who has spent their entire adult life healing from the injury. Episode Notes & Resources: Two Concussions-Same InjuryFeeling Better?17 Years OutInside Information - InstaCart!Concussions Influences Kristin's CareerVision Therapy Comes Years Later and Helps!Get Back In the GameMy Unit UnderstoodNo More Highways- TunnelingMusic and Over-stimulation50% of Patients are…

07Oct 2019 by Drew Niemann

033: Getting Normal

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Terry and Drew Discuss Getting to a New Normal On A BATTLE WITHIN today, Terry and Drew spend time talking about the "new normal", getting there, acceptance and all the stickiness that comes with it. It is a very candid conversation about what it means and continues to mean to us, we talk about transitioning to acceptance and some strategies we have tried to get our loved ones to understand. We end the conversation talking about Post Traumatic Growth? Curious about what that is? Listen in to find out! If you are a regular listener to the program, you heard Marc from recoveringfromtbi.com on the program last week. He has a wonderful offer for A BATTLE WITHIN folks. He is offering a course called "Flight From Failure" that has strategies and tools to rise…

28Sep 2019 by Drew Niemann

032: Take Flight with Marc Macialek

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Marc Tells Us About His Journey and What Lead Him To Helping Others In the Fight On Episode 32 of A BATTLE WITHIN, Drew gets to spend some time chatting with Marc Macialek, A TBI survivor from California who had a motorcyle accident in 2012. He has since taken to starting his own webpage, offering coaching and courses to help to others having their own battle. Marc offers some unique perspectives about recovery and the New Normal that are worth considering. We touch on some of these topics during the conversation. Marc also has a generous offer for A BATTLE WITHIN listeners. Marc's work is very much in alignment with what we are trying to achieve at A Battle Within, so it was a pleasure having him on the program. Show…

23Sep 2019 by Drew Niemann

031: Mad Chef’s Greg & Jody Kendig

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Greg and Jody Kendig share their story of healing and the new normal Today we look to find out from Greg and Jody Kendig what life has been like since Greg's brain injury. Greg fell off a ladder at work and has been recovering for the last 4 years. They give us some insight on what adjustments they have been forced to make in their lives as they continue to raise their teenage children and speak candidly about how Greg runs out of gas and has "lost his filter". During the entire recovery process Greg worked at his job and fulfilled his ownership responsibilities as one of the owners to a great local brew pub to us, The Mad Chef. ***Side Note***The food and beer is fantastic. So if you…

16Sep 2019 by Drew Niemann

030: Terry’s Takes 3.0

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Terry and Drew are Back for Another Episode of Terry's Takes! Today, Terry and Drew are back for another episode of "Terry's Takes". Where Drew brings up three topics to Terry around Traumatic Brain Injuries and we get to hear her initial responses and reactions. In this particular session we talk about an upcoming conference that Terry and Drew will take part in. How does she feel about doing it? What does she hope to gain? We also speak to the fact that many children are misdiagnosed each year when they really have concussions. What can we do to get teachers to understand better what is happening so they can help their students? Lastly we review an excellent article that Drew came across by Mandy over at How to Brain,…

09Sep 2019 by Drew Niemann

029: Self Perception & World Views

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Terry and Drew Explore How Terry Sees Herself and The World Differently After the Concussions In today's episode Terry and Drew explore what her Self-Perception is now and how she views the world after the concussions and recoveries. Terry just pasted her third anniversary from the last one, so we thought it would be good to reflect. We explore topics that include OCD, lack of patience for stupid, not giving up on dreams and "stuff". Terry recognizes that she sees things differently in herself as compared to before the injuries. Aside from that, Terry offers some of her thoughts on how she views the world after experiencing these traumas. What she thinks of politics, purpose and dreams to name a few. For most experiencing a significant head injury that impacts their life, there is…

06Sep 2019 by Drew Niemann

Don’t Lose Sight

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The article below was written by a friend of Terry's, Papa Ray Hurst. He has offered us the opportunity to post it here as it was brought up during the recording of Podcast episode #29. Hope you enjoy. People that are buried 40-50 after they died This may sound crazy, right. How can someone die and only be buried 40-50 years later? The sad part is it happens every day! The worst part is no one knows these people are really dead because they are are still walking and talking and look somewhat normal. They died on the inside a long time ago, because they lost their dream they lost their passion. A dream is the worst thing anyone can lose because when you lost your dream you become a…

06Sep 2019 by Drew Niemann

Notes From the Battlefield #3

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Welcome to another Notes from the Battlefield entry. It is our plan to share information we are discovering as it pertains to brain injuries and hopefully you find it useful. In addition to the info sharing we will be offering our perspectives and thoughts on the topics brought up as well. This series is available in both written and podcast form. Enjoy and let us know your thoughts. Football is starting up over this next week as I record this. As it winds up there has been quite a bit in the news around it lately about its health effects on players. Some big time players are speaking up about it. I'd like to dig in and explore this a little bit with you. I'd love to hear your…