Brain Wellness - the Podcast

Mandi Swanson is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with experience in healthcare since 1999. She is a four-time Top Nurse Practitioner award winner, received the Faculty Excellence award in her previous role of nursing professor, has been on the review committee for several nursing textbooks, was the recipient of the Women of Armor Personal Growth award for 2023, was listed in Marquis Who’s Who...

Mandi Swanson is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with experience in healthcare since 1999. She is a four-time Top Nurse Practitioner award winner, received the Faculty Excellence award in her previous role of nursing professor, has been on the review committee for several nursing textbooks, was the recipient of the Women of Armor Personal Growth award for 2023, was listed in Marquis Who’s Who...

Dr. Holman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Inmedix. He is also the founding rheumatologist at Pacific Rheumatology Associates Inc PS, Director of Research at Pacific Rheumatology Research Inc., a former President of the Northwest Rheumatism Society (2005) and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. He has 25 year clinical and 19 year rheumatology research career experience w...

Dori Brown, PT, has been practicing for almost 30 years and owns Seeds of Change in Minneapolis. She works with people recovering from head injury, TBI, and dysautonomia. She specializes in problem solving and seeing the patterns other practitioners miss. In the clinic she offers craniosacral therapy, functional medicine, and nutrition. Outside the clinic she does nervous system coaching, public s...

Mandi Swanson is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with experience in healthcare since 1999. She is a four-time Top Nurse Practitioner award winner, received the Faculty Excellence award in her previous role of nursing professor, has been on the review committee for several nursing textbooks, was the recipient of the Women of Armor Personal Growth award for 2023, was listed in Marquis Who’s Who...

Scott Gravatt is a board-certified Doctor of Physical Therapy who is dedicated to helping individuals maximize their independence, mobility, and quality of life. A graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine, Scott completed his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2019. His academic training, paired with years of hands-on clinical experience, has shaped his comprehensive and compassionate...

Meet Eliana Bloomfield, founder of Concussion Box. She is a Bay Area native whose passion for concussion care is deeply personal. After experiencing several concussions herself, Eliana became fascinated by the brain and the gaps in how concussions are understood, treated, and supported. She studied Neuroscience and Science and Technology Studies at Wesleyan University and has been an EMT since age...

After creating herself anew a number of times through life, with brain injury and stage 4 cancer, Eva Sifis' experience of trauma has facilitated remarkable opportunity. She brings this and more to others in Australia's first and only peer developed and led training for those with Brain Injury or experience of trauma, 'By Accident'. Since 2024 Eva has coproduced the show – ‘A New Y...

Dr. Thomas M. Mitchell, D.C., CCSP is Clinic Director at Chicago Institute for Health and Wellness, and has built a reputation around one core belief: results matter more than temporary relief. He speaks to athletes, active people, and high performers who are tired of chasing symptoms and want a clinician who asks a different question: why do some people get partial relief while others finally get...

Christian featured speaker, award winning author and empowerment coach, Claudette Milner   Find Claudette at: www.claudettemilner.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claudettemilnerauthor   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claudettemilner3/   Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@claudette.milner   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudette-milner-5771071b/   Find more about Brain Wellness...

Sheila Thelen, President of Vestibular Training Services and Master Rated Figure Skating Coach, applies world class vestibular training tools (patent pending) to show how spinning affects the vestibular system and can improve the brain’s ability to balance and the cognitive processes.    Find Sheila at:  www.spinyourbrain.com Email:  Sheila@SpinTheBrain.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Vest...

Lee Schwartz is a speaker, author, advocate and proud father of two NFL sons, Geoffrey and Mitchell. In his inspiring book, Raising Giants, Lee shared the real-life story of how love, discipline and vision shaped his sons into elite athletes—and grounded men. Lee sits on the West Coast Advisory Board of the Concussion & CTE Foundation. Founded in 2007, the Foundation has been deeply committed...

Peggy Reisher, MSW is the Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Nebraska, where she has led the organization since 2013. With more than 30 years of experience in brain injury, Peggy is a passionate advocate dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with brain injury and their families through education, advocacy, support, and systems change. She has helped develop innovative...

Mandi Swanson is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with experience in healthcare since 1999. She is a four-time Top Nurse Practitioner award winner, received the Faculty Excellence award in her previous role of nursing professor, has been on the review committee for several nursing textbooks, was the recipient of the Women of Armor Personal Growth award for 2023, was listed in Marquis Who’s Who...

April Ildvad is a licensed mental health therapist in Montana and Minnesota, she is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist through the American Brain Injury Association, a board member of the Montana Brain Injury Alliance and the Governor's TBI Advisory board. She is also a 27 year brain injury survivor.   Find April at:  Email:  mountainviewtherapy.aci@gmail.com BIA Montana: 406-541-6442 BIA Mon...

Kelsey Boyer is a brain health advocate, former professional snowboarder, and the founder and Executive Director of Save A Brain, a nonprofit dedicated to concussion and traumatic brain injury prevention, education, and awareness. After a traumatic brain injury ended her professional snowboarding career, Kelsey made it her mission to help others better understand, protect, and care for their brain...

Mandi Dickey is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with experience in healthcare since 1999. She is a four-time Top Nurse Practitioner award winner, received the Faculty Excellence award in her previous role of nursing professor, has been on the review committee for several nursing textbooks, was the recipient of the Women of Armor Personal Growth award for 2023, was listed in Marquis Who’s Who...

Dr. Amy Coopersmith, OTD, OTR/L, MA Ed, FAOTA is an internationally recognized occupational therapist, educator, researcher, speaker, and children's author who has dedicated more than 30 years to helping youth become confident, capable, and self-determined. Dr. Coopersmith's groundbreaking research and published scholarly work focus on self-determination—the ability to make choices, solve...

Kristin McKenzie is an AVM and stroke survivor, former scare actor and video director working every day to recover from a life altering incident and bring awareness to aneurysm & stroke symptoms to save others from a condition that almost ended her life in 2024. Find Kristin at:  TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kristinstrong24 Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mckenzii/ Facebook:  https:/...

Dr. Saara Haapanen is a performance psychologist, keynote speaker, executive performance coach, and founder of Performance is Haapanen. With a PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology, a background as an international-level athlete, and more than 26 years of coaching experience, she helps high-achieving humans improve motivation, energy, focus, and follow-through without burning themselves out. Her wo...

Dr. Steven Broglio has investigated concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) for more than three decades, holding faculty positions at the University of Michigan in the School of Kinesiology, along with joint appointments in Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Following his doctoral studies at the University of Georgia, Dr. Broglio established his research portfolio focuse...

Wendy Lurrie is a former Chief Marketing Officer, growth and strategy executive, and the creator of Rupture: The World of BestGuessistan, a platform exploring what happens when systems fail—especially the human ones we rely on most. After a traumatic brain injury disrupted her ability to function in the ways she once could, Wendy began documenting the invisible, structural changes that follow rupt...

Lee Carlson is an author, journalist, and Zen practitioner whose acclaimed memoir Passage to Nirvana chronicles his recovery from traumatic brain injury using writing, sailing, and Zen. A former magazine editor and documentary producer, his work has appeared in  Outside , the  Los Angeles Times , and multiple Time Inc. publications. A longtime student of Peter Matthiessen, Carlson’s current book e...

Mandi Dickey is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with experience in healthcare since 1999. She is a four-time Top Nurse Practitioner award winner, received the Faculty Excellence award in her previous role of nursing professor, has been on the review committee for several nursing textbooks, was the recipient of the Women of Armor Personal Growth award for 2023, was listed in Marquis Who’s Who...

My middle child, Hayden, and I talk about real life frustrations and tips for moms with TBI and keeping up relationships with kids during recovery. Find more about Brain Wellness at: https://brainwellnesssolutions.com/ Support the show with Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brainwellnessnp