More Than A Mind

Episode 4 of More Than a Mind: Rebuilding in Real Time explores the unpredictable side of recovery — the days shaped by migraines, cancellations, and guilt. Cathy reveals how setting boundaries, practicing gentleness, and leaning on faith help her turn unplanned pauses into moments of healing and connection. Add your voice at www.morethanamind.com/my-story . Restoration Tool: Emergency Migraine To...

In Episode 3 , Cathy redefines what rest really means after a brain injury. She shares how stillness without gentleness left her exhausted, and how learning to listen, slow down, and accept her limits became the doorway to true healing. Through faith, she discovered that rest isn’t an absence — it’s an invitation, a relationship built on grace instead of guilt. Have you or someone close to you bee...

A gentle bonus mini-episode from Cathy sharing the scripture verse quietly anchoring her through brain fog, uncertainty, fear, and the unfinished middle of TBI recovery. A reflection on stillness, faith, and remaining spiritually grounded when healing feels unclear. Curate your own recovery frameworks and explore more practices at https://linktr.ee/MoreThanAMind

In Episode 2 , Cathy describes the invisible battle of overstimulation and how she learned to slow down, listen to her limits, and seek connection in the quiet. The grocery store, the streetlight, the hum of a crowd — everyday moments that can feel like a storm when your brain is healing. In When the World Moves Too Fast , Cathy describes the invisible battle of overstimulation and how she learned...

In this first episode of More Than a Mind: Rebuilding in Real Time, Cathy takes listeners into the “middle space” of recovery — the messy, uncertain place between who you were and who you’re becoming. She reflects on identity, faith, and the quiet courage it takes to rebuild from the inside out. Take the TBI Awareness Assessment and start seeing brain injuries with fresh eyes: https://sites.google...

A gentle bonus mini-episode from Cathy on one of the simplest brain break rituals used throughout her TBI recovery: intentionally stepping outside before the noise of the world takes over. A reflection on sensory pacing, nervous system overwhelm, and noticing beauty again in the middle of healing. Curate your own recovery frameworks and explore more practices at https://linktr.ee/MoreThanAMind

Season 2 of More Than A Mind is about rebuilding in real time. Cathy, a TBI survivor, invites listeners into the middle of recovery—where healing isn’t linear, setbacks meet faith, and small victories matter. Through candid reflections, she explores overstimulation, rest, identity shifts, and the quiet work of reclaiming self after brain injury. This season is less about looking back and more abou...

The emotional and spiritual reckoning that comes when identity is fractured. This episode explores grief over lost abilities, the myth of “getting back to normal,” and what it really means to begin again — not as who you were, but as who you’re becoming. Restoration Tool: 5-Phase Overstimulation Reset Workbook A guided restoration workbook designed to support overstimulation recovery, nervous syst...

After a brain injury, even your own thoughts can feel unfamiliar. In this episode, Cathy shares the slow, vulnerable process of learning to trust her brain again — and what it took to rebuild confidence in her cognition, instincts, and inner voice. Restoration Tool: 5-Phase Overstimulation Reset Workbook A guided restoration workbook designed to support overstimulation recovery, nervous system awa...

Exploring the emotional weight of shame, the pressure ot recover quickly, and the pain of comparing your healing to other people's expectations -- or even your past self. Restoration Tool: 5-Phase Overstimulation Reset Workbook A guided restoration workbook designed to support overstimulation recovery, nervous system awareness, grounding, and rebuilding trust in your mind after cognitive overw...

What does effort look like when it’s invisible? I unpack the exhausting mental labor of daily life with a brain injury, and share tools that supported me through therapy and micro-wins. Restoration Tool: 5-Phase Overstimulation Reset Workbook A guided restoration workbook designed to support overstimulation recovery, nervous system awareness, grounding, and rebuilding trust in your mind after cogn...

I looked okay on the outside, but I was unraveling inside. This episode explores the invisibility of brain trauma and the emotional toll of not being understood — even by those closest to us. Restoration Tool: 5-Phase Overstimulation Reset Workbook A guided restoration workbook designed to support overstimulation recovery, nervous system awareness, grounding, and rebuilding trust in your mind afte...

The moment of impact — a bike ride turned life fracture. I share the story of my accident, the first signs something was wrong, and how it all became the beginning of the climb. Restoration Tool: 5-Phase Overstimulation Reset Workbook A guided restoration workbook designed to support overstimulation recovery, nervous system awareness, grounding, and rebuilding trust in your mind after cognitive ov...

What if the most challenging experiences in life hold the keys to our greatest growth? In  More Than A Mind , Cathy, host and traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor, shares powerful insights and practical strategies for navigating adversity and building resilience. This podcast isn't just about recovery, it's about finding strength in vulnerability. Through intimate, reflections of her own TBI, Cat...

What happens when the life you knew no longer fits? When your body changes. When your mind changes. When your plans change. When the map you've been following suddenly disappears. Welcome to *More Than A Mind.* A podcast born from one woman's journey through traumatic brain injury, but ultimately about something much larger. Because sooner or later, all of us encounter disruption. Loss. Illness. G...