A Recovery Now

Dr. Michael Wyand is a biopharmaceutical executive with over 25yrs experience in managing and building successful product and service-oriented life science companies. He is the CEO and Director of Oxeia Biopharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotech company developing new, innovative therapeutics for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), known as concussion, and related neuro-metabolic dysfunction. Ox...

Ray Ciancaglini is a former professional boxer and renowned concussion awareness advocate who has battled Parkinson's Syndrome and Pugilistica Dementia (CTE), the direct result of improper management of concussions during his boxing career.  Ray travels the country lecturing Collegiate athletes and medical students, about proper concussion management and the possible repercussions of circumventing...

Kim and Caren will be discussing Peer Pressure as a causal factor for Brain Injury. Whether it's a Gang or a Frat House, Sports, Social Media Dares and more .. Young people have been experiencing even more dibilitating or deadly brain injuries. These injuries level the playing field, because regardless of race, finances, religion, etc - Brain Injury doesn't discriminate. March is Brain Injury Awar...

Join Kim and Dr Maria Romanas as they discuss "The Joy Switch" .. Gotta have it!!  Discussion prompted by a book of the same name by Chris M. Coursey.  Inspired Maria, so she's paying it forward :) Kick off of Brain Injury Awareness Month - March Dr. Maria is a fellow brain injury survivor who works full-time as a hospital pathologist. She had to learn to become her own self-therapist to prevent “...

Brain Injury Awareness Month around the corner. Focus on Falls, the number one cause of TBI. Covid .. Is it the end and time to celebrate, or are Politics in the way of public health? After 2+ years of our lives being turned upside down from the virus, the politics, the economy, and our brains .. Where are we, and who have we become? This show is a gathering place for anyone seeking recovery from...

Dr. Mark Halpren's Coherence Revolution seeks to initiate drastic change by creating a fundamentally new way of being for millions around the world — free of fears, negative mind-chatter, self-destructive patterns, relationship woes, financial struggles and more. Because you can only create a dream life from a place of coherence. And he even has a plan for that.  Mark says. ”When you focus on crea...

With Valentine's a few days off, we decided to discuss Self Love (where a successful relationship begins) - how to become and self advocate, both formally and informally. Self love mean not settling for less than you deserve, and having a high regard for your own well being and happiness. When we learn that, we are free to share and pass it on, while tapping into our own higher selves. There has b...

Dr. Maria Romanas is a fellow survivor of a borderline severe brain injury due to a rollover car accident at age 18. Despite being discharged with no inpatient or outpatient cognitive therapy, she was able to go to college then medical/graduate school (MD/PhD). Like many survivors she was not aware of her own cognitive impairment. In 2013 (29 years after the injury), she finally went through an 8-...

We've all been through a lot more stress than we bargained for the past two years. Between politics and the Virus (no matter what side of the fence you're on) .. There has been a prolonged stressful undercurrent, along with our other personal stressful issues. This layering effect of stress has caused increases in mental health issues, physical health issues that hadn't manifest before, and genera...

Jennifer Kauffman is the Director and Producer of the transformational movie, There’s Got To Be More To Life, based on a true story of Jen’s journey of rising up from terrorism and childhood traumas where she went from barely surviving to thriving. She’s an Executive Producer of 2 Emmy and Telly award winning films, A New Leash on Life: The K9’s for Warriors Story and Freedom Isn’t Free: The Folds...

Kim Justus & 2nd Wed of each month co-host, Caren Robinson will lead a discussion on Fundamentals of the Brain 101. Callers welcome. Much like each computer has a Motherboard (The motherboard isthe backbone that ties the computer's components together at one spot and allows them to talk to each other. Without it, none of the computer pieces, could interact.) Similarly, the Brain acts as the Mo...

You've heard of numerology, the study of the influence of numbers on your life and destiny. But chances are you’ve never heard about ASTRONUMEROLOGY! That's because it’s the discovery of Jesse Kalsi, a world-renowned counselor sought out by  Hollywood stars, SiliconValley billionaires, real estate moguls, entertainment companies and people just like you. See how you can attract love, abundance and...

No one would deny that the first two years of the new decade 2020, have turned our lives upside down in one fashion or another.  Loss, grief, fear, divisiveness, confusion, and a list of adjectives too long to list here. Less focus on the positive, than the solicitous negative headlines dictating our moods. EXHAUSTED could be the rubber stamp for the repeated drumming theme woven through the last...

Tom Paladino began research with scalar energy, inspired by various scientists, especially Nikola Tesla (the genius who invented alternating current), he was curious to learn more about the existence of an energy that was not of the electromagnetic spectrum.  Tom was able to develop scalar energy instruments capable of harnessing and transmitting instructive energy to heal human subjects remotely....

Elle Hari wasn't able to make the show, so callers, some holiday cheer & a hell of a storm!!  Happy Holiday Season to you all! See you next week. 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 t...

Holidays evoke Traditions. Circumstances help us hold on to age old traditions, as well as cause need to create new ones. Christmas is a time we often reflect on the music, snapshots, the food, friends and and family. Let's take a walk down memory lane ,and share some of our own traditions. One of your old traditions may become a new one for me, and visa versa. What is the importance of traditions...

David J. Roberts, LMSW, became a parent who experienced the death of a child, when his daughter Jeannine died of cancer on 3/1/03 at the age of 18. He is a retired addiction professional and an adjunct professor in the psychology and psychology-child life departments at Utica College. He is the chapter leader for The Compassionate Friends of the Mohawk Valley an organization dedicated to supportin...

Kim & Co-Host Simon Will Discuss Both Sides of Gratitude, Trauma & Recovery. So we've endured the fallout from our Brain Injuries, just thought we'd adapted .. And here comes more health challenges!  Little hard tracking the Doc's anyway, but after our brain injuries, perhaps more so. Will talk to Simon about where he has been the last several months, then about new challenges I am facing....

Substance Abuse swirls around all angles of Traumatic Brain Injury.  Some TBI's are incurred while under the influence, some addictive disorders are stoked by self medication started during brain injury treatment, and yet others are as a result of self medicating after the TBI.  Life changes happen after brain injury that we often don't have productive tools to deal with, that can lead to some dir...

Happy 246th Birthday to the United States Marines, and our Gratitude and Heartfelt Appreciation to those who have served this Veteran's Day.  I will be sharing an Amazing story about a Civil War Veteran Finally located & brought home through the efforts of a lifetime Brotherhood. My guest will be Veteran, Mike Pauly to tell the tale. Thanks too, Missing in America Project. miap.us CALL TO ACTI...

Why They Stay:Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agenda of Eight Political Wives    By Anne Michaud Why Do Good Women Stay with Bad Men? Are Political Wives Just as Calculating as Their Infamous Husbands? As a leading political reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Anne Michaud covered Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign, Anthony Weiner's 2005 mayoral bid and Eliot Spitzer's rise and fall as New...

Life circumstances we didn't sign up for, that change our life ... Spooky .. Brings on the Internal Goblin. Feels like a trick, certainly no treat .. The ghostly aspects of Brain Injury - the often invisible injury, that leaves us wondering if people can really see us anymore. Feel free to call in for our pre-Halloween show. Discussion of near death experiences, the other side of brain injury, wha...

As a transformational coach and yoga teacher, Esra B. Ogut has helped people worldwide discover their power to live the life they choose. Today, she helps people transform their lives to experience their own spiritual and financial abundance through one-on- one coaching and workshops. Individuals, celebrities and corporations have all sought her services and mentorship. Along with her husband and...

Kim and Caren will be discussing their recent health challenges, coping with "piling on" and healthcare system. We welcome your calls and can be flexible about what's on your mind!  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" reco...

Today, through his book, coaching and speaking, Adam C. Hall helps people speed up the UNLEARNING CURVE, to access their Divine Mind and the unlimited wisdom, guidance and knowledge of the Divine Genius through the Genius Process. Adam can helps the reader explore:  Can they get out of this life alive?—And what that means  The first and most important of the 13 Wisdom Teachings  Why the beliefs...