Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we offer a Community Special with University of Vermont Medical Center’s Stroke Support Group led by Becky Louko, PT.  In today’s episode, stroke survivors share personal attributes that have been helpful in recovery, lessons they’ve learned, while also offering gratitude to each other.  Suggested Resources: University of Vermont Medical Center S...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we offer a Community Special with University of Vermont Medical Center’s Stroke Support Group led by Becky Louko, PT.  In today’s episode, stroke survivors share personal attributes that have been helpful in recovery, lessons they’ve learned, while also offering gratitude to each other.  Suggested Resources: University of Vermont Medical Center S...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome guest Michelle Humphrey or StrokeMom as she is known on social media.  Michelle invites us into a deeply personal journey—one that challenges the definition of a “real” life and a “real” job. Our guest reflects on the day everything changed: a bi-lateral pons stroke during pregnancy at age 43, a confrontation with death, and the unre...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome guest Michelle Humphrey or StrokeMom as she is known on social media.  Michelle invites us into a deeply personal journey—one that challenges the definition of a “real” life and a “real” job. Our guest reflects on the day everything changed: a bi-lateral pons stroke during pregnancy at age 43, a confrontation with death, and the unre...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome guest Tara Dinkel or STARR Tara Dinkel as she is known when making the rounds as a volunteer.  STARR stands for “Stroke Survivor Taking Aim at Recovery.”  May we all become STARRs.  At just 25, Tara suffered a massive stroke, leading to a life-saving craniectomy and weeks in a coma. Recovery was grueling, filled with loss, heartbreak...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome guest Tara Dinkel or STARR Tara Dinkel as she is known when making the rounds as a volunteer.  STARR stands for “Stroke Survivor Taking Aim at Recovery.”  May we all become STARRs.  At just 25, Tara suffered a massive stroke, leading to a life-saving craniectomy and weeks in a coma. Recovery was grueling, filled with loss, heartbreak...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we share the New Year Community Special.  We recorded our Stroke and TBI Survivor Gathering this week as a way to publicly share our celebrations from 2024 and intentions for the year ahead.  From publishing books, contributing to art shows, walking 5Ks to fostering supportive connections, our guests share what they’ve achieved and the visions th...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we share the New Year Community Special.  We recorded our Stroke and TBI Survivor Gathering this week as a way to publicly share our celebrations from 2024 and intentions for the year ahead.  From publishing books, contributing to art shows, walking 5Ks to fostering supportive connections, our guests share what they’ve achieved and the visions th...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome guest Stephen Albright, a faith filled family man from Ohio.  In today’s episode, we hear powerful stories of resilience, faith, and forward movement. From navigating a complicated relationship with his father to facing a life-changing stroke, Steve's journey has been one of unexpected guidance and growth. His stories of pain, c...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome guest Stephen Albright, a faith filled family man from Ohio.  In today’s episode, we hear powerful stories of resilience, faith, and forward movement. From navigating a complicated relationship with his father to facing a life-changing stroke, Steve's journey has been one of unexpected guidance and growth. His stories of pain, c...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome Chuck Toeniskoetter, a well educated businessman, philanthropist, and family man.  In the year 2000, life was moving fast for Chuck, but on a December afternoon, his world changed in an instant.  Confused as the signs of stroke appeared, his luck took over.  The ski patrol nurse on duty knew just what to do.  Chuck received proper an...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome Chuck Toeniskoetter, a well educated businessman, philanthropist, and family man.  In the year 2000, life was moving fast for Chuck, but on a December afternoon, his world changed in an instant.  Confused as the signs of stroke appeared, his luck took over.  The ski patrol nurse on duty knew just what to do.  Chuck received proper an...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome Tania Saiz—advocate, mindset facilitator, and neurodivergent artist whose creations celebrate perfect imperfections. After surviving an ischemic stroke in August 2020, Tania faced an overwhelming sense of disconnect. Mirrors became adversaries, and her own reflection felt like a stranger—fragile and unrecognizable. Yet, amidst this v...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we welcome Tania Saiz—advocate, mindset facilitator, and neurodivergent artist whose creations celebrate perfect imperfections. After surviving an ischemic stroke in August 2020, Tania faced an overwhelming sense of disconnect. Mirrors became adversaries, and her own reflection felt like a stranger—fragile and unrecognizable. Yet, amidst this v...

This week and next on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we take a moment to look back before venturing forward. Over the past year, we’ve been privileged to publish forty-four individual stories. Each guest has spent an average of seven weeks working one-on-one with Beyond Stillness to reflect on the wisdom gained through their recovery and craft a story to inspire fellow survivors. In this...

This week and next on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we take a moment to look back before venturing forward. Over the past year, we’ve been privileged to publish forty-four individual stories. Each guest has spent an average of seven weeks working one-on-one with Beyond Stillness to reflect on the wisdom gained through their recovery and craft a story to inspire fellow survivors. In this...

This week and next on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we take a moment to look back before venturing forward. Over the past year, we’ve been privileged to publish forty-four individual stories. Each guest has spent an average of seven weeks working one-on-one with Beyond Stillness to reflect on the wisdom gained through their recovery and craft a story to inspire fellow survivors. In this...

This week and next on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we take a moment to look back before venturing forward. Over the past year, we’ve been privileged to publish forty-four individual stories. Each guest has spent an average of seven weeks working one-on-one with Beyond Stillness to reflect on the wisdom gained through their recovery and craft a story to inspire fellow survivors. In this...

Imagine plunging into the depths of the English Channel, thirty meters below the surface, utterly alone. Panic takes over, your breath spiralling out of control when survival depends on calm. What happens next doesn’t just save the dive—it changes your outlook on life. Years later, a sudden stroke brings an entirely new challenge. Recovery plunges you into a different kind of depth—one filled with...

Imagine plunging into the depths of the English Channel, thirty meters below the surface, utterly alone. Panic takes over, your breath spiralling out of control when survival depends on calm. What happens next doesn’t just save the dive—it changes your outlook on life. Years later, a sudden stroke brings an entirely new challenge. Recovery plunges you into a different kind of depth—one filled with...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome musician and author of Saigon Siren: Memoir of a Stroke Recovery .  Antonio Iannella's journey through recovery became a testament to the healing power of creativity. From early sparks of inspiration in childhood to the intense, life-changing challenges of rebuilding himself, Antonio found music and writing to be both a refuge an...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome musician and author of Saigon Siren: Memoir of a Stroke Recovery .  Antonio Iannella's journey through recovery became a testament to the healing power of creativity. From early sparks of inspiration in childhood to the intense, life-changing challenges of rebuilding himself, Antonio found music and writing to be both a refuge an...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome guest Mitch Raymond, a loving husband, devoted father, and empathetic physical therapist. Mitch was born with a brain tumor, which resulted in a life-changing stroke at the age of six. He reflects on experiences living with disabilities as a child and the transformative moments that helped him redefine the word "special," ul...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome guest Mitch Raymond, a loving husband, devoted father, and empathetic physical therapist. Mitch was born with a brain tumor, which resulted in a life-changing stroke at the age of six. He reflects on experiences living with disabilities as a child and the transformative moments that helped him redefine the word "special," ul...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we share a Community Special.  Seattle’s Young Adult Stroke Survivor Group is for the young and young at heart and is led by Jessica Partnow and Scott Brody.  In today’s episode, stroke survivors share recovery insights. They talk about self-advocacy, healing mantras, effective communication, and finding gratitude in everyday moments. Whether you...