Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome guest Aaron Hachez, who suffered a stroke on April 11, 2011.  Aaron, a father and appreciator of life's little moments, taught himself computer programming at age 11 and went on to work as a professional programmer for 20 years. After his stroke, he chose to pursue his passion for language by enrolling in a collegiate linguistics...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome guest Aaron Hachez, who suffered a stroke on April 11, 2011.  Aaron, a father and appreciator of life's little moments, taught himself computer programming at age 11 and went on to work as a professional programmer for 20 years. After his stroke, he chose to pursue his passion for language by enrolling in a collegiate linguistics...

This week we welcome guest Michael Shutt, a playwright, actor, director, and producer with 30 years of experience.  Michael wrote and performed the  autobiographical solo show entitled, “A Lesson in Swimming” that takes audiences inside his brain as it breaks and invites them to experience how deep the cracks really go.  In this episode, we delve into the world of invisible disabilities—the challe...

This week we welcome guest Michael Shutt, a playwright, actor, director, and producer with 30 years of experience.  Michael wrote and performed the  autobiographical solo show entitled, “A Lesson in Swimming” that takes audiences inside his brain as it breaks and invites them to experience how deep the cracks really go.  In this episode, we delve into the world of invisible disabilities—the challe...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome Dan The-Trike-Man Zimmerman who suffered a series of strokes due to Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). About four years after his last stroke, Dan woke in the middle of the night and vowed to get his life back on track.  And that he did.  Dan found freedom, community, and purpose through trike riding, a passion that has sinc...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome Dan The-Trike-Man Zimmerman who suffered a series of strokes due to Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). About four years after his last stroke, Dan woke in the middle of the night and vowed to get his life back on track.  And that he did.  Dan found freedom, community, and purpose through trike riding, a passion that has sinc...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome guest Bill Gasiamis, host of the Recovery After Stroke podcast, where he shares conversations with stroke survivors and the challenges they are overcoming. After experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke in 2012, Bill embarked on a journey of recovery and growth, which he details in his book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best T...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome guest Bill Gasiamis, host of the Recovery After Stroke podcast, where he shares conversations with stroke survivors and the challenges they are overcoming. After experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke in 2012, Bill embarked on a journey of recovery and growth, which he details in his book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best T...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we share a Caregiver Compilation.  We’ve gathered caregiving insights from John Humphrey, Victoria Moran, Valerie Hollaender, Dr. Ivy Randle, and Nikki Juvan, all have shared their stories on this show. In today’s episode, they reflect on how their perspectives on caregiving and life have evolved over the years. Tune in to discover powerful revel...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we share a Caregiver Compilation.  We’ve gathered caregiving insights from John Humphrey, Victoria Moran, Valerie Hollaender, Dr. Ivy Randle, and Nikki Juvan, all have shared their stories on this show. In today’s episode, they reflect on how their perspectives on caregiving and life have evolved over the years. Tune in to discover powerful revel...

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In this episode of Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we hear from Barry North, an academic and seasoned professional with a PhD in Chemistry from Brandeis University and a Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University. Barry’s career in Corporate Health and Safety led him to two decades in Denver before transitioning to Seattle, where he embraced a new calling as a personal and professi...

In this episode of Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we hear from Barry North, an academic and seasoned professional with a PhD in Chemistry from Brandeis University and a Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University. Barry’s career in Corporate Health and Safety led him to two decades in Denver before transitioning to Seattle, where he embraced a new calling as a personal and professi...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we feature Beatriz Fritschler, a renowned social impact strategist and wellness entrepreneur. Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and currently residing in Washington Heights, New York, Beatriz shares her incredible story of surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2018. In this episode, she discusses how this life-altering event l...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke , we feature Beatriz Fritschler, a renowned social impact strategist and wellness entrepreneur. Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and currently residing in Washington Heights, New York, Beatriz shares her incredible story of surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2018. In this episode, she discusses how this life-altering event l...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome mother, wife, and caregiver Nikki Juvan who lives in Middlebury, Vermont.  In October of 2018, her husband suffered his first stroke.  In her story, Nikki describes how her approach to caregiving has changed over the years.  While working through grief, she found it helpful to serve as a resource for others.  Nikki and her daughter wen...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome mother, wife, and caregiver Nikki Juvan who lives in Middlebury, Vermont.  In October of 2018, her husband suffered his first stroke.  In her story, Nikki describes how her approach to caregiving has changed over the years.  While working through grief, she found it helpful to serve as a resource for others.  Nikki and her daughter wen...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome author, speaker, holistic health practitioner, minister, and Emmy Award winning musician Toni Hickman who lives in Houston, Texas.  In October of 2004, just before an album release, Toni suffered her first of two brain aneurysms that were followed by a stroke.  At that point she wasn’t able to find any publicly disabled people in the m...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome author, speaker, holistic health practitioner, minister, and Emmy Award winning musician Toni Hickman who lives in Houston, Texas.  In October of 2004, just before an album release, Toni suffered her first of two brain aneurysms that were followed by a stroke.  At that point she wasn’t able to find any publicly disabled people in the m...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome writer, speaker, and stroke and brain injury activist Tymiak Hawkins who lives in Edison, New Jersey.  In June of 2019, just four years after graduating from college and months before his wedding, Tymiak suffered a stroke.  In his first year of recovery he wrote a book entitled, Becoming the Light: Navigating Darkness After A Stroke ....

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome writer, speaker, and stroke and brain injury activist Tymiak Hawkins who lives in Edison, New Jersey.  In June of 2019, just four years after graduating from college and months before his wedding, Tymiak suffered a stroke.  In his first year of recovery he wrote a book entitled, Becoming the Light: Navigating Darkness After A Stroke ....

This week we welcome guest Stuart Abramson, a nephrologist, cyclist, father, and husband who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. Stuart survived two traumatic brain injuries (TBI’s) that have forced him to reroute all areas of his life.  In this episode, Stuart shares ways he learned to adapt to the brain’s disconnect while reconnecting with others more deeply.  His story is entitled, “Finding My True...

This week we welcome guest Stuart Abramson, a nephrologist, cyclist, father, and husband who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. Stuart survived two traumatic brain injuries (TBI’s) that have forced him to reroute all areas of his life.  In this episode, Stuart shares ways he learned to adapt to the brain’s disconnect while reconnecting with others more deeply.  His story is entitled, “Finding My True...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome guest Steve Knobles of Santa Cruz, CA.  Steve has a lifelong passion for the music scene, Harley Davidson bikes, and flea market negotiations.  In 2012, Steve suffered a stroke and has been inspiring fellow stroke survivors at Cabrillo College ever since.  Steve’s story is entitled, “My Statement is in My Works.” Steve's Suggested...

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome guest Steve Knobles of Santa Cruz, CA.  Steve has a lifelong passion for the music scene, Harley Davidson bikes, and flea market negotiations.  In 2012, Steve suffered a stroke and has been inspiring fellow stroke survivors at Cabrillo College ever since.  Steve’s story is entitled, “My Statement is in My Works.” Steve's Suggested...