A Recovery Now

My guest tonight will be Simon T. Bailey, Author of Ignite thePower of Women in Your Life - A Guide for Men -After an encounter with his young daughter cause him to have a game changing epiphany. Hundreds of thousands have ageed with his assessment. Light and airy, written in short soundbites, with profound reflections and heartfelt personal stories, Ignite the Power of WOMEN In Your Life speaks t...

Join me with TBI survivor Jordan Hallstom & Joy Lewis (his mom) to discuss a new piece of mobile technology, to make the lives of survivors, as well as caregivers easier to manage! The relationship between the survivor and caregiver can get tense at times. This app promotes independence, organization and tools to make the lives easier on all parties.  See: lightbridgeinc.com This show is a gat...

 Marcela Benson, M.A. after a life changing journey, created Love, Peace and Vegatables: Recipes for Conscious Living. It's a spiritual, meditation on and guide to the wonder of live food cuisine. Love, Peace and Vegetables assembles what she learned, so that she can share and pass it along to the world. Embracing a spiritual approach to conscious living and total immersion into the Live Food Life...

Guests tonight are current America's Got Talent contender (and so much more) Ben Waites, and his mom Sonya Waites. Sonya was diagnosed with Cancer young, and later suffered a TBI. She was told she would never have kids. Then against the odds she had her miracle son Ben. He was born with arthrogryposis, and while his body may be bound to a wheelchair, his spirit is soaring through the gift of song....

Tonight Kim and Co-Host Caren, will be discussing Navigating Mental Health after a Brain Injury, and reframing our thought patterns. Can a brain injury lead to mental health conditions? How can we help ourselves self-regulate? If we have time, a Covid Update - things you aren't hearing. Rates of reinfection and the consequences, Paxlovid bounce-back and who shouldn't use that theuraputic, to boost...

Tao Grandmaster, spiritual teacher, and eleven-time New York Times bestselling author, Dr. and Master Sha now has a new book entitled Tao Calligraphy to Healand Rejuvenate Your Back  that clearly presents profound Tao wisdom and teachings, and a special chapter that includes Tao Calligraphies, and access to videos that are specifically focused on healing and rejuvenating the back. See: drsha.com T...

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...

Julie Hatch will join me the 1st hr to discuss A Parenting Revolution for Higher Evolution which discussesraising resilient, responsible, compassionant kids from the inside out. Hatch maintains that trying to force a child who is shy to be more bold goes against their nature. Or trying to make a creative child more sports-driven can be folly. By truly deeply observing, listening to, perceiving and...

Adynamia: Understanding Lack of Motivation After Brain Injury - When survivors demonstrate a lack of motivation and seem disengaged in daily activities it may be a condition called adynamia, which can result from damage to the frontal lobe. Low motivation after brain injury is more a symptom of brain injury than a personal choice to be lazy. It’s important to understand why this occurs. This show...

Recently Craig decided to have a co-host, Mike Clark on his show. They were one show in, Craig not feeling well .. And then all hell broke loose!  Craig was in the hospital seriously ill, now working on recovery, with need of lots of rest. Our thoughts and prayers are with him. Kim will be pinch hitting with Michael tonight. We will be introducing you to Mike's background with Cerebral Palsy, and...

For 20 years, Walter Zajac has been hailed as one of the best psychics on the West Coast. As an acclaimed psychic medium, certified Tarot reader, NLP coach, Reiki Master and Love Coach, he has empowered and guided thousands through enlightening psychic readings, and inspiring coaching and healing sessions globally. He wrote an amazing book called: They Came: Beyond Deja Vu - A powerful memoir told...

Join Kim and Simon as they discuss the probability of anti-aging tools, and particularly slowing of Brain Aging. Most of us know that cognitive function gets interrupted with brain injury .. At least the 1000's+ of us who recognize it in our own case. We knew that aging in and of itself causes brain function to decline. If you're like us .. The aging/injury combo resembled an accelerated decline....

Dr. Maria Romanas will be my guest tonight speaking about Work Accomodations for people with disabilities, who seek to go back to work.  She will share her own experience, since her challenges caused her to alter the different path she originally planned. We will also answer many questions on road blocks, attitudes, resources, rights, what's "reasonable" and more.    - adata.org/factsheet/reasonab...

Kevin “WarHawk” Doncaster is a United States Marine Veteran.  He served in Iraq and Afghanistan and has a combined 14 years in service to his country as both a Marine, and Department of Defense Contractor.  During those 14 years, he spent 3 years in Iraq and 4 years in Afghanistan.  Kevin sustained multiple injuries as a result of his service in the Middle East.  After coming home for good, Kevin...

Join Kim & Caren to discuss Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), which is a psychological approach that involves analyzing strategies used by individuals who apply them to reach a personal goal. It relates thoughts, language, and patterns of learned through experience to specific outcomes. Neurolinguistic programming is an approach that focuses on how you communicate with yourself and others, a...

How Marilyn Monroe's legacy helps with Mental Illness and Addiction 6oyrs later on the Anniversary of her death. Join me with Nina Boski to discuss all things Marilyn, and her life from Tragedy to Triump. Nina is also producing two special project to commerate this Anniversary. Nina Boski is transformational leader, media executive, and founder of LifeBites Global. See: lifebitesglobal.com No doub...

My Co-Host is Rico Petrini #49, an All-Conference Linebacker and Team MVP at Oregon State University,  went from near perfect health to extreme behavioral, neurological, and physical changes this past year at age 49. For more on Rico's story, listen to 2nd hour of show 3-23. Rico will be further enlightening us on CTE and the NFL/NCAA flawed integrity offering support. Ken Bartolo will join us - 2...

Zen Cryar DeBrucke had been a high school drop out, who built a 45 employee Tech Company in the .com boom, until that bubble burst. Unlike her other friends who were suffering the peril of their industry, she stayed .. Well, Zen!  It’s because she discovered something so profound, this discovery drove her company’s success! It was how to navigate all her thoughts, emotions and actions using an Int...

It doesn't take a brain injury to suffer from chronic pain, but many who have experienced brain injury, also suffer from chronic pain issues. Many of us don't want to add addiction to our laundry list of potentially life long health issues, are seeking alternative or more holistic ways to deal with pain. Tonight Kim and Caren will talk about some of the treatments that have helped them, the doctor...

Robert Fraser, Ph. D is a professor in the University of Washington's Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, jointly with the Departments of Neuro Surgery, Neurology, and consultant to the Social Security Admin. Dr. Fraser is a certified rehab counselor & life care planner. He directs Neurological Vocational Services within Rehab Medicine, specializing in brain injury, epilepsy and MS. He has co-aut...

Kim and CoHost Simon will be discussing the phenomenon of Blindsight. The term was coined by psychologist Lawrence Weiskrantz and his colleagues in a paper published in Brain in 1974. Blindsight is a term used to describe a level of consciousness that allows some people with visual impairments, the ability to respond to visuals they can't consciously see. Simon happens to be one of those people. J...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach who helps people cope with codependency, love addiction, toxic relationships, and mental health issues. Sherry is the author of Love Smacked, in which Sherry addresses relationship addiction and codependency. As a leading expert on addiction and recovery, Sherry’s TV appearances include: VH1’s Celebrity Rehab, CNN, Inside Edition, the...

Easter actually began as a pagan festival celebrating spring in the Northern Hemisphere, long before the advent of Christianity. "Since pre-historic times, people have celebrated the equinoxes and the solstices as sacred times,"   Later, Easter became recognized as the highest celebration of Christianity. Because the resurrection establishes the belief in life after death. Happy Easter if that's y...

There is a massive increase in online child enticement and exploitation, along with teen depression, self-harm and suicide. Children are isolated, lonely, afraid and looking for connection with others – predators know this and are intentionally targeting children everywhere! Founder Jan Edwards, Paving the Way Foundation is committed to empowering communities to be a fierce disruption in the cycle...

Leonard Buschel is a Philadelphia native, a potentially terminal Brain Tumor Survivor, and now a very happy Los Angeles transplant. He is California Certified Substance Abuse Counselor with years of experience working with people struggling with addiction. Mr. Buschel is the author of the recently published auto-biography/Recovery Memoir: HIGH Confessions of a Cannabis Addict. He attended Naropa U...