Podcast Episodes Archives - Page 14 of 16

28Sep 2019 by Drew Niemann

032: Take Flight with Marc Macialek

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

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…

02Sep 2019 by Drew Niemann

028: The Importance of Pets

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028: Terry and Drew Speak to the Value of Pets and Service Animals as Part of the Recovery Process In today's episode Terry and I explore a pets and service dogs. How having them offers benefits that have helped her in the healing process. Terry spends a good amount of time explaining what they have done to help her personally. Some of the ways include laughter, a sense of responsibility and believe it or not, pain relief. She also speaks to the Service Dog perspective, her experience in training our own dog for this and the fact that we need to do better validating and policing them in society. Remember, Terry and I are not medical professionals. We are offering and explaining our own personal experiences and perspectives. Show Notes…

26Aug 2019 by Drew Niemann

027: Vision Clarity with Dr. Collins

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027: Dr. Collins Brings Clarity to the Vision Side of Recovery from Post Concussion Syndrome. In today's episode Dr. Collins a NeuroVision Specialist explains why it is so important to get your vision tested after hitting your head, getting a concussion, or having your neck jerked. Over 70% of concussions involve vision concerns. She also talks about sports injuries and protocols, why she got into the Neurovision specialty in the first place, and why is it a struggle at times with the insurance companies. This topic and the work she does is still so grossly misunderstood or not understood at all. Please be sure to listen intently as you will get quite a bit of value out of it. In the show notes we provide website information for Dr. Collins…

19Aug 2019 by Drew Niemann

026: Smile Together with Nicole and Cheona

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026: Nicole and Cheona offer their story of recovery. They provide some insight on smiling and laughing despite the tough times. They also give some good nuggets in helping children cope. In today's episode, Nicole and Cheona offer us their story and offer us some new perspectives on recovery and being kind to yourself. Nicole was injured in a classroom and has been trying to recover for the past 5 months. We get to hear some of the obstacles faced, what the are doing to overcome and how their children are faring as well. As we all know, any injury like this affects the entire family. Despite this they talk about smiling together and laughing at yourself. Let's see what they mean. Show Notes & Resources: Slapped in the FaceBad…

12Aug 2019 by Drew Niemann

025: CBD Oil-What is All the Fuss

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025: CBD Oil has exploded in recent years. Terry provides us her knowledge and some insight. In today's episode, Terry and Drew explore CBD Oils. The discussion begins with what is CBD oil in the first place, the differences in production practices and the sudden explosion in popularity. As the conversation progresses Terry tells us a little about the experiment she did with multiple different brands and what it has done to aid her own in the healing process. Terry is clearly very passionate about CBD oil, but most specifically in using the right ones. She has two great rants during the conversation that clearly indicate this. One is about Profit over People and the other about the American-Band Aid Society. Show Notes & Resources: What is CBD Oil?How Long…

05Aug 2019 by Drew Niemann

024: Air Travel & Vacation Strategies

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024: What's it like to travel while trying to recover? Terry provides us some insight and suggestions. In today's episode Terry and I will touch base on how Terry fared with her recent trip to Utah with our daughter Brooke. It was a trip that involved taking a plane, going to a convention involving 12-16 hour days, with 40,000 plus people, visiting a farm for hours in the middle of the day, in the desert, and nights filled with speakers and concerts. Let's see how Terry did. What did she do to try to keep the symptoms down? Did she set aside time to recover in quiet places? Was the airport and venue staffs helpful? Did her anxiety flare up? What could she have done better? The goal of this conversation…