Brain Fever Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jackie interviews special guest Maria Burns Ortiz. Maria is a decorated writer, teacher, digital entrepreneur, and leader. She is also the co-author of My Fight/Your Fight, the New York Times bestselling memoir about the storied career of Ronda Rousey. She shares with Jackie her energy and enthusiasm about rising to life's great expectations. She is smart, su...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, guest host Dr. Ava Easton, CEO of the Encephalitis Society, interviews Jackie about three years of seizure free remission, her writing, her identity, and her newfound anxiety.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jackie is joined by special guest and longtime friend, Kaitlyn, who witnessed a suicide while in college. Kaitlyn shares her insight about trauma and the journey to wellness. *Warning, contains adult content.*

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jackie and her dear friend and Philosopher, Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein, of the University of North Dakota, discuss how philosophy is relevant to encephalitis and mental health.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, special guest Dr. Ava Easton, CEO of The Encephalitis Society, joins Jackie to discuss her book, and the impact of encephalitis narratives.

Send us Fan Mail Mother, psychiatrist, and one of the four co-founders of the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance, Dr. Helen Egger, talks about having a child with AE and gives hope to other AE parents.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jackie welcomes Caterri Woodrum, CEO of the AE Alliance. They discuss AE statistics, and how the AE Alliance can help patients and carers.

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Brain Fever commemorates Jackie's second year of remission since her diagnosis with AE. Special guest Dr. Ava Easton, CEO of The Encephalitis Society, joins Jackie to discuss recovery and rehabilitation post-encephalitis. Dr. Ava is the author of the book, "Life After Encephalitis," and she speaks at conferences and lectures around the world on vario...

Send us Fan Mail In our final episode, Jackie interviews Sean about Jackie's Autoimmune Encephalitis....from beginning to end. I wasn't really looking forward to this...not my favorite subject, but, I know there are some caregivers out there that are going through or have went through a similar process.

Send us Fan Mail Today, we took questions from listeners from our listeners for Jackie.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jackie talks about her road to recovery....some ups and some downs...what was/is hard and what kept her going to get better. When she was in the very early stages of recovery, she talks about how isolated she felt and how she got through the "Long and Winding Road".

Send us Fan Mail Jackie describes her stay at the Sanford Psychiatric Ward, St. Alexius Hospital after her Grand Mal Seizure and her 4 visits to the Mayo Clinic. Also, a few funny stories on the road to recovery. Follow Jackie on Twitter @jmstebbins  Follow Jackie on Facebook JM Stebbins E-mail Jackie at jmstebbins@jmstebbins.com

Send us Fan Mail In our first episode, Jackie talks briefly about the beginning stages of her Autoimmune Encephalitis. AE is different for everyone, so, Jackie is sharing her experience.