Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke
Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke
Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a podcast where stroke survivors share powerful stories shaped by purpose, connection, and hope. Each episode is the result of eight weeks of guided, reflective story-crafting—conversations that help uncover the life wisdom that emerges through stroke recovery. Most guests are years, sometimes decades, beyond their stroke. Their stories offer perspective shaped by time, healing, and deep reflection—modern-day parables that invite listeners into moments of stillness, insight, and renewal. Produced by the nonprofit Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke...
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May 3, 2026
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Episodes
Range of Motion - Molly Buccola's Story 09.12.2023 18:33
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - We have a Guest Host Damian Cohen and Host Guest, me, Molly Buccola! I’m finally offering what listeners have requested, my story. So this week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke. I share a bit of my story on how my stroke halted my senior year of college and forced me to reorient. I share a range of thoughts, emotions, and motions t...
Range of Motion - Molly Buccola's Interview 09.12.2023 28:34
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - We have a Guest Host Damian Cohen and Host Guest, me, Molly Buccola! I’m finally offering what listeners have requested, my story and interview. So this week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke. I share a bit of my story on how my stroke halted my senior year of college and forced me to reorient. I share a range of thoughts, emotions,...
I Can, Just Not Yet - Drew Schmechel's Interview 02.12.2023 25:27
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - We spotlight Guest Drew Schmechel, athlete, runner, father, and husband who suffered a stroke in 2016 and lost his speech along with many abilities that employ the right side. One of his recent goals is not only speaking but speaking publicly. His story is entitled “I Can, Just Not Yet.” Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven...
I Can, Just Not Yet - Drew Schmechel's Story 01.12.2023 19:43
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - We spotlight Guest Drew Schmechel, athlete, runner, father, and husband who suffered a stroke in 2016 and lost his speech along with many abilities that employ the right side. One of his recent goals is not only speaking but speaking publicly. His story is entitled “I Can, Just Not Yet.” Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven...
Community Special - Thanksgiving Part Three 21.11.2023 34:35
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - We celebrate Thanksgiving with…Thanks! In this episode, members from Providence Brain and Spine Institute's Life After Stroke Community share their gratitude for special parts of their recovery process. Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafting journey. Join us on Instagram and Facebook and Yout...
Thanksgiving Special Part One - Meditation 19.11.2023 11:43
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - We celebrate thanksgiving with…Thanks! We begin with a few reflective moments, questions to start our own gratitude generators, calling to mind people, situations, and even our own bodies for which we are thankful. Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafting journey. Join us on Instagram and Facebook...
Community Special - Thanksgiving Part Two 19.11.2023 37:08
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - We celebrate Thanksgiving with…Thanks! In this episode, members from River Bend Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group and Stroke Awareness Oregon’s Stroke Warrior Support Group share their gratitude for special parts of their recovery process. Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafting journey....
Contribute to our Thanksgiving Special! 10.11.2023 3:13
The Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke Podcast plans to compile various voice recordings of from members of the stroke community offering gratitude for specific parts of the recovery process. Each recording should be about five minutes long and could be recorded with Quicktime Audio or Zoom Audio or saved as any .mp3 file. Please begin the recording with your name, age, and year of the stro...
Who I Really Am, At Least At This Moment - Shirley Howell's Interview 08.11.2023 41:48
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Shirley Howell offers her story about how her three lifelong characteristics of ornery, obstinate, and stubborn have positively influenced her recovery process. She’s found the time after stroke as an opportunity to refine and recreate herself. Shirley's story is entitled, "Who I Really Am, At Least At This Moment." Click...
Trust the Process and Professionals - Ken Check's Story 08.11.2023 21:46
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Ken Check shares a story about how his passion for electrical projects and classic car maintenance have informed his own recovery process. He highlights the need to listen to the body’s warning signs and follow care instructions of medical professionals. Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafti...
Trust the Process and Professionals - Ken Check's Interview 08.11.2023 30:01
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Ken Check shares a story about how his passion for electrical projects and classic car maintenance have informed his own recovery process. He highlights the need to listen to the body’s warning signs and follow care instructions of medical professionals. His Story is entitled, "Trust the Process and Professionals." Click here...
Love Has Many Faces - Victoria Moran's Story 08.11.2023 21:21
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Victoria Moran from RiverBend Stroke Program at PeaceHealth Medical Center shares her story as a mother, daughter, and caregiver. She offers insight on the many ways love shows up throughout the recovery process. Victoria's story is entitled, "Love Has Many Faces." Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven we...
Love Has Many Faces - Victoria Moran's Interview 08.11.2023 27:29
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Victoria Moran from RiverBend Stroke Program at PeaceHealth Medical Center shares her story as a mother, daughter, and caregiver. She offers insight on the many ways love shows up throughout the recovery process. Victoria's Story is entitled, "Love Has Many Faces." Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven we...
Thankful - Ray Erdmann's Story 08.11.2023 21:52
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Ray Erdmann offers his story entitled “Thankful.” He shares about a variety of strangers whose lives coincidentally crossed with his the day of the stroke. He also shares a bit about his journey with mental illness throughout recovery and offers gratitude, hope, and purpose through the reflective process. Ray's story is entitled,...
Thankful - Ray Erdmann's Interview 08.11.2023 28:59
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Ray Erdmann offers his story entitled “Thankful.” He shares about a variety of strangers whose lives coincidentally crossed with his the day of the stroke. He also shares a bit about his journey with mental illness throughout recovery and offers gratitude, hope, and purpose through the reflective process. Ray's story is entitled,...
Who I Really Am, At Least At This Moment - Shirley Howell's Story 08.11.2023 15:54
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Shirley Howell offers her story about how her three lifelong characteristics of ornery, obstinate, and stubborn have positively influenced her recovery process. She’s found the time after stroke as an opportunity to refine and recreate herself. Shirley's story is entitled, "Who I Really Am, At Least At This Moment." Click...
We Care Because We’ve Been There - Nick Clarke's Story 07.11.2023 17:46
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Nick Clarke, former professional soccer player, stroke survivor, and founder of Stroke Information UK shares the importance of fellow stroke survivors supporting each other in the recovery process. His story is entitled, “We Care Because We’ve Been There.” Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story craft...
We Care Because We’ve Been There - Nick Clarke's Interview 07.11.2023 33:53
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Nick Clarke, former professional soccer player, stroke survivor, and founder of Stroke Information UK shares the importance of fellow stroke survivors supporting each other in the recovery process. His story is entitled, “We Care Because We’ve Been There.” Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story craft...
Limitless - Ralph Cortese's Story 07.11.2023 23:56
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Ralph Cortese, Founding Broadcaster/Executive Producer of Stroke Warrior Radio shares his story entitled, “Limitless.” He has pushed beyond limits his whole life and now does so throughout the recovery process. Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafting journey. Join us on Instagram and Faceboo...
Limitless - Ralph Cortese's Interview 07.11.2023 19:34
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest Ralph Cortese, Founding Broadcaster/Executive Producer of Stroke Warrior Radio shares his story entitled, “Limitless.” He has pushed beyond limits his whole life and now does so throughout the recovery process. Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafting journey. Join us on Instagram and Faceboo...
Finding Life 2.0 - John Humphrey's Story 07.11.2023 24:46
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest John Humphrey, a father, husband, and caregiver, shares his story entitled “Finding Life 2.0.” He discusses the dilating nature of time, the self inside the body, and ways he welcomes life 2.0, life after stroke. Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafting journey. Join us on Instagram and Face...
Finding Life 2.0 - John Humphrey's Interview 07.11.2023 28:27
This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke - Guest John Humphrey, a father, husband, and caregiver, shares his story entitled “Finding Life 2.0.” He discusses the dilating nature of time, the self inside the body, and ways he welcomes life 2.0, life after stroke. Click here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafting journey. Join us on Instagram and Face...
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