A Recovery Now

Mikal Vega, CPO (RET) USN served 22 years in the US Military and held many positions such as a SEAL Platoon Leading Chief Petty Officer, Personal Security Detail Shift Leader, US Navy Seal Combatives Instructor, US Navy SEAL Demolitions Instructor and Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician.   He holds many awards including The Purple Heart for injuries sustained during OIF, two Bronze Stars...

Randal H. Flutur is unique in that he has been a college professor, psychologist, and entrepreneur. He has been head injured since 1986 when he was in a car accident, where his best friend was driving, and was killed instantly. Randy brings a message of hope in many ways, one of which is his talent as an author. The Stranger Inside of Me was his first effort where, in a deeply personal and poignan...

Gavin Attwood is the Chief Executive Officer for Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado (BIAC) - BIAColorado.org.  BIAC is the go-to resource for help and services for survivors of an injury to the brain, their families and providers. Prior to the position with BIAC, Gavin was the VP of Marketing and Events for the National Sports Center for the Disabled based in Denver, CO. He brings many years of fun...

Back half of the show .. Call in and speak what's on your heart. Listen to some music, and Update on Vivi.

Cathy Powers wrote a book called "Sustaining Powers: Rising Above Grief and Loss" about their family's experience after their son suffered a horrific, life changing TBI. Bryce was in a coma for 6 1/2 months before passing almost four years ago. This book is for anyone that has ever lost a loved one through traumatic brain injury. It is for any parent who has ever sat up at night worrying about a c...

Jake and Andrea couldn't have been happier with their new baby, Vivianne. She was so happy, energetic, precious and loving. The first 11 months of her life were full of joys and the normal milestones, and then the unthinkable happened. There was an accident, and suddeny Vivi was transformed and her parents blindsided by a horrific set of circumstances. Vivi was almost lost. Baby Vivi's Real Time s...

Jenny Callaghan is a survivor of a five-car pileup in 1996 which left her with a severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Until brain injury changed her life, she had worked as a Community Worker, a Human Rights investigator and a teacher of Adult Literacy and was pursuing a PhD in Adult Education. She was also the single Canadian mum of a teenager. She is the author of, “My Brain and I,” an account of her...

Bonnie Nish is Executive Director of Pandora’s Collective Outreach Society a charitable organization in the literary arts, in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. Bonnie is an Expressive arts therapist who has worked with at risk populations for the last 20 years. Her first book of poetry ‘Love and Bones ’ was released by Karma Press in 2013. Her latest book, an anthology of concussion related stor...

DuWayne Hall was employed at St Benedict’s Hospital working in the Mental Health Unit for 8yrs, before a motorcycle accident changed his brain and life forever. Little did he know, he would end up on the unit he had worked on for so long. DuWayne is also a Disabled Veteran (USAF), where an interesting part of his story unfolds. He has been a multiple brain injury survivor for 35yrs. Join us and he...

Robert Knechtel, J.D., M.D., was appointed Sojourner Center’s COO and General Counsel in December 2014. He now also serves as Medical Director for Sojourner Health and director of the Sojourner BRAIN Program. Since joining Sojourner Center, Dr. Knechtel has led initiatives to address the public health implications of domestic violence, including initiation of the Sojourner BRAIN Program to focus o...

Frederick Hinton served in the US. Army for over 21 years.  He served three combat tours overseas; 2 deployments to Iraq and 1 to Afghanistan, spending  a total of 39 months deployed. During his first deployment he also sustained his first TBI, and took many direct hits by IED’s. Fred was never officially diagnosis until his wife started seeing signs he was having trouble doing certain tasks. He h...

Harold "Hackie" Reitman, M.D. is a neurodiversity advocate, and the founder of DifferentBrains.com, the only place where developmental differences (like autism, dyslexia, or ADHD), intellectual challenges (such as down syndrome), mental health challenges (such as bipolar or anxiety) and neurological issues (such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, strokes, and Traumatic Brain Injuries) all converge under...

Our regular host Isis P is out enjoying her family tonight. That's what we fight so hard to heal for, right? All the things we love to do, want to try, and grow to reach ... Are so often interrupted by our brain injury. Support, alternative healing, and a willingness to be open can help us reach some of those goals. Tonight is a "free night" for you. Call in and talk about what's on your mind and...

Join me for a group that's lived it, and died it. Tune in and learn more about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Kimberly Archie is the Founder of the National Cheer Safety Foundation, USA Sport Safety, and Child Athlete Advocates. Her tireless efforts resulted in a Government Accountability Office investigation called by Congressional leaders into the youth sport safety crisis in America. Ki...

After Dr Matthew Antonucci received his doctorate in chiropractic medicine, he became a board-certified diplomate in the sub-specialty of chiropractic neurology. While completing a fellowship in functional neurology, Dr. Antonucci completed a functional neurology residency. He continued to engage in the advancement of his knowledge through completing fellowships in childhood developmental disorder...

My guest tonight is Shubie Gomez, a multiple brain aneurysm survivor, 5yrs out. As I recognize the anniversary this week of my own rupture, I'm happy to be having her join me. We want to help listeners better grasp this little understood example brain trauma. Think the topic doesn't apply to you? One in 50 people in the U.S. have unruptured aneurysms, of which many are not yet aware. Every 18 minu...

Feeling full of energy as you enter the New Year, or perhaps feeling like you drug yourself to the finish line and hit the wall? If that last option resembles you, the likely culprit is NeuroFatigue. A Dutch company recently released an excellent article that describes this common element of brain trauma. Based on how I’m feeling, thought this might be a good time for a review and YOUR input. Join...

Join us for the online New Year's Party!  All the fun, without leaving the house and taking the risks of the fray outside. :)  How was 2016 for you? What were your joys, your disappointments, your challenges? What aspirations    would you like to see for 2017? Are you a planner, or a "wait and see" kind of person? Let's spend this last night of 2016 together, and follow the road where it leads. Br...

In 1982 on his way home from a library near Norfolk Virginia, Marty Salo was struck by a car. He was the number 6 passenger "hot load" on the nightingale Aeromedical transport/ambulance service. "That illustrated the true effectiveness of the golden hour for treatment", he’s since heard from several physicians. He spent around 10-13 days as a 1-1-1 on the Glascow Coma Scale. By day 49, he was stil...

Pam is a professional speaker, video podcaster, life navigation coach and author of the book, Behind the Post, her first in a series about life’s moments and lessons inspired by social media posts.  SEE  pamhaysinspires.com She is the President/Founder of The Arms Forces, a nonprofit that assists veterans and military members who have a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress. Pam is also...

Kim Birkhimer is  a Holistic Natural Therapies practitioner focused on helping to create health, wellness and peak performance in all areas of her client's  lives. She uses a multidimensional approach to heal and integrate the mind, body, and spirit.  In doing so she supports clients from all walks of life to release old habits, break through blocks and more successfully navigate a complex world....

Dr. Lewis is a renowned expert on brain health, particularly the use of omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of concussions and traumatic brain injury. He founded the Brain Health Education and Research Institute in late 2011 when he retired as a Colonel after a distinguished 31-year career in the U.S. Army. His pioneering work has helped countless thousands of pe...

Dr. Adrian Harel (Finland) has served as CEO, owner or founder of more than nine life sciences and biotech companies. He holds more than 12 patents, and is a frequent contributor in scientific publications. His current company Medicortex designed an entire pipeline of neuroprotective drugs and biomarkers for brain injury. They are currently developing a rapid diagnostic kit for the detection of TB...

For 29 years, author Cyndy Feasel was married to former NFL player Grant Feasel, an offensive lineman who toiled in the trenches, battering his body with every snap of the ball. In her newbook, After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife’s Story of Concussions, Loss and the Faith That Saw Her Through, Cyndy Feasel shares how the repeated hits taken during her husband’s ten-year career in the NFL and the...

More will be Revealed ... 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 four A's of Recovery: Awareness, Acceptance, Action and Adaptation. This...