102: 121 Days Plus with Sadie and Corbin Raymond

102: 121 Days Plus with Sadie and Corbin Raymond

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Mama Bear Tells the story of her Son Surviving a TBI in Those First 121 Days Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 0102.  Today Drew and Terry are joined by special guests, Sadie and Corbin Raymond. Today we offer Sadie and Corbin Raymond to you. Corbin was in an automobile accident at age sixteen which caused his TBI. On his road to recovery which amounted to 121 days in hospitals and rehab centers before returning home. Corbin's Mom, Sadie is his amazing advocate who also takes to blogging about Corbin's progress to keep people abreast. A few years later with tremendous family and community support Corbin and Sadie's story is written by Sadie in 121 Days The Corbin Raymond Story. This episode releases on February…
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101: Calming My Storm with Aayna Patel

101: Calming My Storm with Aayna Patel

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What is it Like to Go Through High School with PCS Including Intense Migraines Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 101.  Today Drew and Terry are joined by special guest, Aayna Patel Aayna will tell us about her story of slipping down the stairs at home and ending up with a concussion and Post Concussion symptoms that came about in the months following. In addition to talking us through some of the tools and resources she used in her recovery she talks to what it is like to be a teenager trying to heal. What kind of support has she gotten at school? Do they get it? How have her friends reacted and been helpful? Aayna has taken this experience that is now 3 years…
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100: Where Are They Now? Celebrating the Warrior

100: Where Are They Now? Celebrating the Warrior

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Previous Guests Come Back to Provide an Update! Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 100.  Here we go with Episode 100, To celebrate this milestone for us and you, we are going to check in with some guests from previous episodes to see how they are faring today. If you happen to be new here, thanks for joining and be sure to look into the archives for the stories and resources we have plenty to offer. Hopefully you'll hit the subscribe button and become part of the community. This episode will be a little different than what we have offered in the past. Being that this is episode 100, Terry figured we should bring back some previous guests to see how they are doing since the…
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099: Catching Up With Terry

099: Catching Up With Terry

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One away from Episode 100 Terry Gives Us an Update on Her Healing Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 099.  Today Terry and I reflect on the fact that episode 100 is right around the corner! Before we get to releasing it into the world we catch up on Terry's progress, the journey of producing the podcast and what the experience has been like so far. We also speak to the lessons learned, the great information and suggestions we have received and maybe the most fun ever, we listen into some voice mails left by listeners that surprise Terry! We also cover very briefly about where A Battle Within might go in the future. Hopefully you enjoy and know that we are grateful for all your…
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098: Bounce Back with Vanessa Woodburn

098: Bounce Back with Vanessa Woodburn

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Warrior and Life Coach tells us about her quest to heal and recover Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 098.  Today Drew and Terry are joined by special guest, Vanessa Woodburn Vanessa's TBI journey started with a bicycle accident while on vacation in Italy. She takes us through the journey of trying to get treated with a language barrier and with the need to stay abroad for an extended period of time while her 3 children are home in Canada.  Like many in this community, this trauma has Vanessa re-evaluate things and she goes on to become a life coach and has written a book to help others in their own journey. Vanessa provides her perspectives on finding the new version of herself, tells us…
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097: What in The World is Mise en Place?

097: What in The World is Mise en Place?

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What Does a Kitchen Organization System Have To Do with TBI's? Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 097.  Today we have a little fun talking about a organization system and philosophy used in commercial kitchens amongst cook and chefs called Mise en Place. From time to time we speak to the fact that for many healing from a brain injury, organization and planning can be a problem and we try to offer some strategies to help. This system used around the world might be just that for you! Drew can personally claim to be an expert in. Drew has spent 40+ years in the industry. Listen in to find out how these skills and approach used by millions can possibly help you or you loved…
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096: B is For Brain with Kelly O’Neill

096: B is For Brain with Kelly O’Neill

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A TBI Battle Buddy Connecting Heads and Hearts Through Yoga Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 096.  Today Drew and Terry are joined by special guest, Kelly O'Neill If you have been following along at A Battle Within for any period of time, you know we talk about the fact that a Traumatic Brain Injury deeply affects many people, not just the injured person. That was certainly the case for Kelly. Her dear friend Tyler is hit by a car on his bicycle back in 2013. During his recovery he had a series of serious setbacks and obstacles to overcome. During all of this Kelly was not only very present, but extremely active in helping Tyler recover. Tyler's accident and injuries drastically changed how Kelly…
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095: The Legend of Two Wolves

095: The Legend of Two Wolves

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What Does the Two Wolves Fable Have to Teach Us? Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 095.  Today Terry and Drew discuss the Legend of the Two Wolves otherwise known as The Wolves Within. This Native American fable serves as a good reminder to us all that we are in control of our circumstances most of the time. We possess the power to guide the narrative we tell ourselves. With the current times we are in, this is a message that would benefit us all for sure. Some of the themes during the conversation include shout outs to people who have helped us, getting to the root cause and realizing you have superpowers. Let us know what you thought after listening in! Give it a listen and let us…
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094: Super Powers with Dr. Jessica Nourse

094: Super Powers with Dr. Jessica Nourse

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Can you Actually Develop Super Powers After a TBI? Dr. Nourse Thinks So! Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 094.  Today Drew and Terry are joined by special guest, Dr. Jessica Nourse Dr. Jessica Nourse is someone who worked with Terry during her most recent concussion back in 2016-2017 as a Speech Pathologist and was critical in her recovery process. In fact the relationship is about to re kindle on that front. Today she joins us to tell us about her own personal head injury in childhood. She explains about how she adapted during those times and how it has helped her be a better doctor for her patients. Jessica is part of the team at Neuroscience Institute for Brain Injuries at Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine. During…
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093: Terry’s Takes 8.0

093: Terry’s Takes 8.0

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General Public, Why Do Women Have It Worse? and Disclosing are All Discussed Today. Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 093.  Today on A BATTLE WITHIN,we sit down to for another installment of Terry's Takes. If you haven't listened to these episodes before, this is where I bring up 3 topics to Terry and she offers her candid, immediate responses and thoughts on the topics and we discuss for a bit. Today's installment investigates the general public and accommodations, Why Women get concussions and PCS at higher rates, and should you disclose to your employer? Give it a listen and let us know what your thoughts are. Episode Notes & Resources: Instacart Offer Link Rate and Review A Battle Within on Apple Podcast Notes- 1 in 4 Americans Live with…
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