A Recovery Now

Unique Alternative/Holistic Treatments for Brain Trauma, PTSD & others! See: revivecenters.com Dr. Joshua Flowers is the owner and founder of Revive Treatment Centers in Denver, Colorado, a neurological rehabilitation center which focuses on Traumatic Brain Injuries, Neurodegeneration, Developmental Delay, and Autoimmune disorders.  His facility is acclaimed as the most progressive in science-...

Kim and Simon will be discussing both the merits, and pressures of "Lists". Whether it's a "To Do" List, list of symptoms to share with our practitioners, meds, grievances or pleasures .. We all need memory prompters to help us recall, or reset our priorities. Lists are not the "be all and end all" because if not used properly, they can cause undo pressure. Balance is the key! We just observed Mem...

George Lindenfeld, Ph. D., A.B.P.P is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology awarded by the American Board of Professional Psychology in 1980. He is the founder of the RESET Therapy Professional Institute, which specialize in the evaluation and treatment of traumatic life experiences. He served in the Navy Seabees prior to attaining his doctorate in Child and Developmental Psychology. He completed his...

Chris Nowinski is co-founder and executive director of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to solving the sports concussion crisis through education, policy, and research. He also serves as co-director of the BU CTE Program. Nowinski also serves on the NFL Players Association Mackey-White TBI Research Committee, the Ivy League Concussion Committee, Positive Coachi...

Guided by his life philosophy, “Find A Way” Merril Hoge played in the NFL for 8 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears, worked at ESPN for 21 years, and survived career-ending head trauma, cancer and open heart surgery!  These successes and challenges have helped Merril inspire others to persevere in the face of adversity along with achieving success. A leading advocate for the Leuke...

Rick Von Linsowe, MS, CPC suffered an alcohol and drug related brain injury in 1998. He was confined to a wheelchair in a nursing home.  He made the decision not to allow his injury to define him.  Through hard work and determination, Rick was able to overcome his physical limitations and achieve many successes in his personal and professional life, and is now a Recovery Life Advocate. Connect wit...

In his own words, Mr. Ferroly has spent a lifetime “trying to uncover why some people are just stuck.  Kyle’s real passion is showing people how one’s brain health can alter and determine the bigger picture; how they think, act, and feel. This in turn allows many people the chance to understand the root cause behind their struggles and symptoms.  Kyle Ferroly MA has also made an ongoing commitment...

In spite of the protracted winter in many places, flooding, April Showers ... After the storm, there is new growth. When Brain Injury causes us to "Let Go" of our old life, we mourn the loss in our own time,  then we move forward into the adventures of our new life. No one said it's easy .. But as we learn our new limits, accept that new doors will open where others have closed, and we absolutely...

"About 10 years after Jake Band's accident, an emergency room doctor told him that due to his post-accident accomplishments, he was one in a billion.  The number of zeros increased upon every achievement.  Since then, he has graduated from college, gotten married, and much more..." "Being-Here is about facing your new life after surviving TBI.  Nobody outside of a circle of survivors, can possibly...

Melissa Wolak, MS, CCC-SLP connects soul with science to facilate sustainable change and alignment with health, career and relationships as a Holistic Mindset and Brain Health Coach, Speech-Language Pathologist and Speaker in Boulder, Colorado. She provides education and empowering strategies to support functional, healthy lifestyle changes, productivity and wellbeing with the goal to decrease the...

Jeanie Collitte was a caregiver for the elderly at a local Senior Care Facility. On September 14, 2011, Jeanie was involved in a horrific car accident. She turned in front of Mack truck filled with gravel, and was drug eighty seven feet. Jeanie was almost pronounced dead on scene, but a witness detected a faint pulse. The First Responders used the jaws of life to cut her out, and she was life flig...

Join Kim and Simon as we wind up Brain Injury Awareness Month. We survivors never really "wind up" Brain Injury Awareness Month, because for many of us the saga continues for life. We'll be talking about what Awareness Month means to us, new beginnings after Brain Injury, and whatever may strike our fancy as hopefully we're closer to Spring in the air .. Time of renewal, hope, and positive change....

A Nurse's Education About Life and Death, Becki Hawkins started as a nurse's aide in 1971, became a registered nurse, and worked in oncology, hospice, and home health/hospice care.  She later became a hospice chaplin and hospice volunteer.  She retired from nursing and lives with her husband in Oklahoma. Becki is now a speaker who shares her experience with hospice and oncology professionals natio...

Charles Venditte, is Co-Founder and Chair or the Men Against Domestic Violence Action Coalition (MADVAC). He is a retired Sergeant of the Omaha Police Department, where he supervised the Omaha Police Domestic Violence Investigations Unit from 1997-2013. He is currently an Investigator with the Douglas County Attorney's Office. Bobby Brumfield is Co-Founder and Governing Chair of the the Men Agains...

Where better to visit in Brain Injury Awareness Month than a Brain Injury Support Group?  The "Coffee Club: Support Group Goes Wild!  :) A support group provides validation, advocacy, awareness, and of course .. Support. What are  some elements that make a support group successful, and what things tear them apart? What other organizations have helped survivors, and which have failed them? What oth...

With more than 35 years of experience leading and serving in healthcare, Thomas Dahlborg also volunteers for a wide range of non-profits and loves his time coaching young men’s basketball. In 2019 he expects to publish his healthcare book, From Heart to Head and Back Again … a journey through the healthcare system,about his experiences as both a patient who was told he would never work again and g...

Meg Busing knows that everything can change in an instant. After emerging from a coma with a traumatic brain injury that would lead to a decade long battle with intractable epilepsy, she discovered that the world does not always understand invisible challenges. However, nothing has stopped her from boldly pursuing her dreams. As founder and Executive Director of the Midwest YouCan Foundation, Meg...

Gordon Brown is founder of nonprofit Team Veteran Foundation, Inc. and Team Veteran LLC. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War 1972-1980. He served aboard the aircraft carriers USS Oriskany CVA/CV-34 and USS Ranger CV- 61. He served in Guam in the mid 1970’s and worked with several government agencies to investigate and stop a major drug smuggling operation, moving heroin from...

Dr Maria Romanas returns to expand on our series pertaining to Relational Skills. We have discussed self love, intimacy and this time, how to create and spread the love around!  Of course all relational skills are pivotal, and something we should be reviewing, expanding and revisiting with frequency.  Relationships of all kinds are challenging enough, especially in this time of conflict and the no...

More than simply a joyful mood, happiness is a state of well-being that encompasses a sense purpose and satisfaction. A growing body of research also suggests that happiness can improve your physical health. Is happiness a choice? Perhaps a noun, coupled with a few verbs? Your thoughts dictate your emotions and your mental state. Although at times it can seem totally unmanageable, you have complet...

Randy Mortenson - Author, problem solver, and Professional Motivational Speaker around the world, excels at working with professionals to overcome hurdles. His vast experience includes careers in finance and energy, a variety of entrepreneurship experiences, with board of director roles in public, and private companies, as well as non-profits. He is passionate and committed to restoring sanity in...

Debbie Hampton recovered from decades of unhealthy thinking and depression, a suicide attempt, and resulting brain injury to become an inspirational and educational writer on brain, psychological, emotional, and mental health issues for Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, and more. On her website, Debbie shares how she rebuilt her brain and life to find joy and thrive. She wants you to know that you c...

A trauma trigger is a psychological stimulus that prompts recall of a previous traumatic experience. The stimulus itself need not be frightening or traumatic and may be only indirectly or superficially reminiscent of an earlier traumatic incident, such as a scent, sight, sound or feeling. Things can be going well, when suddenly we shift emotionally into a darker place, seemingly without warning or...

With 2018 in the books and the holidays now behind us, we look forward to the coming year. What will it look like? While we don’t have a crystal ball, we do have a hand in the outcomes. What do we change, what’s worth keeping? Call In, Open Mic .. What if anything, does 2019 signify to you? This show is a gathering place for anyone seeking recovery from the challenges of life on life's terms. We d...

HAPPY BOXING DAY!!  Kim and Simon discuss how all fared for the holidays, and look ahead at goals for the New Year! Join them as you rest after the Mad Dash of the Holidays, and prepare to move forward into a New Year, with new beginnings. Join them. :) 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 u...