A Recovery Now

Kim and Co-Host Caren Robinson Discuss Resources and Support for the Brain Injury Community - Where do we find these things. The merit of doing so, as well as the challenges can be daunting. This show is a gathering place for anyone seeking recovery from the challenges of life on life's terms. We discuss useful tools that have helped us lighten the load, of our journey through recovery. This is a...

** Capt James McCormick (ret) will be back with Continue Mission Next week. He is in D.C. at a Veteran's Day Event **   Andrew Marr is a Special Forces Green Beret, Co-Founder and CEO of Warrior Angels Foundation, and author of TALES FROM THE BLAST FACTORY: A Brain Injured Special Forces Green Beret's Journey Back From The Brink. Andrew is married to Becky, the love of his life, together they have...

Tis the season of change, both literally and figuratively. For many of us, the last blast of the beautiful vibrant colors of the landscape, or adjusting to it getting darker earlier. For many, it is the onset of Seasonal Affective Disorder. This time of year evokes many things. One might be examining the change in ourselves after brain injury. Call in and join me. This show is a gathering place fo...

Co-Host Simon Lewis and Kim Justus discuss Halloween, which may not be the only time we survivors wear "masks!"Change happens this time of year, that can facilitate a bit of unrest too. Breaking it down. :)  This show is a gathering place for anyone seeking recovery from the challenges of life on life's terms. We discuss useful tools that have helped us lighten the load, of our journey through rec...

Join Kim for Discussion, Open Mic and some Indie Music! Special Friends Pitching in! Maybe you? This show is a gathering place for anyone seeking recovery from the challenges of life on life's terms. We discuss useful tools that have helped us lighten the load, of our journey through recovery. This is a "we" recovery program, because it is in the "we," that we find the new "me." We focus on the fo...

Dr. Wand is a clinical neurologist in private practice since 1982, having vast experience diagnosing and treating neurological conditions for 40 yrs. He has always had an active interest in research since medical school. His clinical research interests include newer and more effective methods of diagnosing and treating neurological conditions. The advantage of his unique and innovative treatment p...

We Remember. We remember the social trauma of 9-11-2001, changing the way Americans live from that day forward. We also remember the day each of us experienced the personal trauma, shaping our lives again forever. "Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the mind that occurs as a result of a distressing event. Trauma is often the result of an overwhelming amount of stress that exceeds one's ab...

Michael McKay was born and raised in metro-Atlanta. He earned a football scholarship to Gardner-Webb University, where he played quarterback. His senior he earned national all-star honors and received attention from professional football leagues. Michael graduated with a communications degree, with the goal of being a sportscaster if professional football wasn’t his calling. Four months later, Sep...

Tonight's show is pot luck!  Enjoy open Mic to share what's on YOUR mind, or listen to some great Indie Tunes. Promisee some fun, and an ear for support .. September has been Brain Aneurysm Awarenss Month .. Will also discuss this at various points in the show. For those of us who survived this condition, EVERY DAY is filled with awareness, but as we wind down the officially deemed month .. Want y...

Join Kim & Simon Lewis as they discuss looking back on summer. Did we get off the bench, live life and accomplish desired goals?  What were the challenges and the victories? Can get easy with brain injury to pull back from life and isolate. To let fear of "not being our old selves", keep us from trying new pursuits. No one said living with brain injury is easy. It's not. Yet here we are. How t...

Robert Hernandez is a Medical Speech Language Pathologist, also working as a Hospital Medical Program Developer. Robert has been in practice for last 35 years. His current focus is Medical Program Development for ‘Critical’ access hospitals through the United States and foreign countries.  Robert has great concern for healthcare and access to the array of services in rural and remote communities,...

James T. Ryder is a retired NYPD Officer, having retired after 20 years. On 9/11 he responded to Ground Zero and remained there for (4) years. His assignment changed on 9/11 from the Highway Patrol to the Office of Management & Planning where he was tasked, along with Det. Tom Neal and Lt. Andrew Costello to create and maintain the 9/11 DNA Database. James suffers from numerous 9/11-related ai...

We talk a lot about the healing nature of the arts. Most of us have written a book, want to write a book, have thought of writing a book, will sometime write a book ... But have no idea where to begin. My guest tonight will enlighten us about the pros and cons of the publishing industry, what to expect, and how she has had tremendous success! Victorine Lieske's first book, Not What She Seems, hit...

My guest tonight is Claire Lapat, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh.  She is a neuroscience major on the pre-med track.  She is also doing a double minor in chemistry and applied statistics.  Claire has suffered over 20 concussions.  She was a soccer player for thirteen years, always one of the girls going for headers and playing aggressively.  She now suffers from persistent Post-Concus...

Join me with Amy Rankin, who not only took a baseball bat to the eye, but suffered a tragic car accident at the hands of a drunk driver. Amy had a fractured skull, went through extensive brain procedures to mitigate further complications. She was told after the accident she would never walk, talk, or eat again. Then after a series of intense struggles and challeges, she was blessed to find a Rehab...

No, it's NOT the last Wednesday of the month, but Co-Host Simon Lewis joins Kim to discuss the importance of BALANCE and Brain Injury. Balance includes the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual elements of life after injury, and learning the new parameters tolerable for each of us .. including diet, activities and interests, relationships, commitments, and more. New link on the effects of Obesity and...

Dr. Mark Gordon has been a strong advocate of Integrative and Functional Medicine and the promotion of wellness medicine thought the correction of underlying hormonal deficiencies. He was instrumental in promoting the recognition of Traumatic Brain Injury as a cause of hormonal deficiency in the hallmarked presentation on ESPN’s Outside the Lines in 2007. His book, The Clinical Application of Inte...

While not a lot of research has been done, it seems a well known fact among the TBI community that weather strongly impacts survivors of Brain Injury. Be it these blistering summer temperatures, the deep freeze of winter, or simply barometric pressure changes .. Many of us can predict weather better than the "professionals".  Kim and Simon will discuss the impacts of weather, and other current top...

On January 4, 2014 Caren Robinson was involved in a catastrophic head on collision with her youngest son. Caren’s seatbelt failed and she was ejected approximately 10-15 feet from the vehicle and sustained an initial loss of consciousness for an unknown amount of time before EMS arrived. Caren suffered a complex high energy blunt polytrauma with multiple injuries. Some of those injuries included m...

DREAMER is based on the true-life events of Frank Johnson, a former Kodak engineer who was tragically impaired in a fire. For over 40 years Frank has shown perseverance and courage as he fought his inner most demons to overcome his disabilities and become a motivational speaker and friend to others like himself. He is the author of the book, From Flawed to Fantastic, How I Turned my Disability Int...

Help me put this show together by calling in and sharing your thoughts, feelings, hopes, disappointments, dreams .. Thoughts about Independence in your life, as well as that of our Country as we stream live on the Eve of the 4th July!  My studio will sound like a war zone from neighboring fireworks, so it'll be all about you, or the music carrying the show. May be a short show .. hahaha   I was go...

Kim and Simon discuss Independence as the Path to Personal Freedom. Whether it's a Societal Revolution, as we recognize coming up on July 4th .. Or a personal decision and subsequent action, that results in more personal autonomy. Freedom is the result of a desire for change, which takes sacrifice, courage, determination, commitment, and a sense of the visionary.  Independence helps us shed the ch...

In 2004, Janet Sutherland left work early to walk her dog Bogie after a grueling day knocking door to door selling radio ads. She was suddenly struck with the worst headache of her life. Sutherland had suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. On March 22, 2004, as friends and family sat at Janet’s bedside, she was given a three percent chance to live. For weeks her co-workers raised money for her famil...

Alisa Marie will be joining Kim for this Special Edition Episode of Recovery Now! Jimmy will be back in 2 weeks :)    Alisa is a MULTI Survivor, who will share her experience, strength, challenges, and hope with us. She has not only survived Brain Injury, but as the years have passed, so much more. Recently I posted about the Monsanto/RoundUp Suits, and then saw her intriguing post about MRI Contr...

Thomas G. Broussard, Jr., Ph. D. is an author, public speaker and stroke survivor.  He was a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, naval officer, naval shipbuilder, and a business owner in career development and training. He received his Ph. D. at The Heller School at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.  His work was focused on helping people with disabilities find work. He started his company, Stroke Educat...