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#170 - A Conversation with Wellness Expert Angelo Molino In today’s episode we have the joy of meeting with Angelo Molino.  He is a concert pianist, world class composer, and internationally recognized wellness expert. He is the author of the book "Music Therapy: a look into the world of Healing Sound" and is the Co-Director of the Athena Project. Join Louise in hearing how one man's musical gift...

#169 - Our Guest Austin Price Talks About His Spinal Cord Injury   Austin Price is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, NV, pursuing a degree in Graphic Arts and Media Technology, as well as the owner of a clothing brand called Death Connection; he is passionate about extreme sports but has faced significant injuries, including a spinal cord injury.   Blink of an Eye is created...

#168 -  What happens now? Stay tuned thereafter for weekly Trauma Healing Learning episodes, with interviews with deep thinkers and practitioners of ancient to cutting edge modern modalities on trauma healing, and for the new Dear Louise series, with interviews with SCI tastemakers and heroes. Yes, the unedited origin story monthly and Trauma Healing Learning and Dear Louise episodes every Wednesd...

#167 - Preparing a Family for Another Transition Despite Continued Setbacks, We Move Forward   Guiding a family through a traumatic event requires compassion, empathy, and a delicate balance of support and engagement.  When faced with profound grief, it is crucial to provide a safe space for open family dialogue, together in family meetings.  Acknowledging wrongs and supporting forgiveness can be...

#166 - The Power of a Collective Energy Field for Healing How we co-create what we need Sometimes healing feels excruciatingly slow – so slow that some people might tell you it’s not even happening. Other times, it just rushes forward with incredible momentum. Join Louise as she recounts one of those times in her journey with Archer, and all of the sudden twists that occurred just before leaving t...

#165 -  On the Edge of Hope Noticing Wonder and Awe to sustain the SCI Healing Journey   Have you ever noticed how what your believe can have tangible effects on what actually happens?  Have you ever noticed signs around you, and known you were connected to something much larger than yourself?  Join Louise on the latest twist in Archer's journey to return to Maryland from the Shepherd Center.  On...

#164 - How Do You Build your SCI Community after Injury? with Kelly Sydnor   Even as COVID protocols have relaxed in hospital settings and family members have more access to being bedside with their SCI loved ones, there is still a tremendous gap across the US in the knowledge and expertise needed to respond to a SCI patient nationwide.  The first critical decision made for a spinal cord injury is...

#163 - Wholehearted Patient Care with Trauma Nurse Rebecca McWalters Think about all the connotations of the word “care.” In a clinical context, it can refer to providers who give patients sustenance and medical attention for their survival and well being. Now, pair that definition with the more colloquial meaning of “care” – heartfelt devotion and love – and you have a truly incredible combinatio...

#162 - Listen to the Patient Self-Advocacy and the Caring Ethic in SCI Rehab   Even though a Spinal Cord Injured person’s brain does not receive signals from lower parts of the body, that doesn't mean their body doesn't experience pleasure, pain or discomfort. And in late October, 2015, Archer knew. He knew his body well enough to speak up just in time about an internal sensation he thought he exp...

#161 -  Fr. Bruno Lanteri’s Healing Legacy with Fr. John Wykes, OMV What does it mean to be Holy?   What can one man who lived in Italy over 200 years ago teach us about how to live daily in modern life? You might be surprised. Fr John Wykes of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary joins us from Rome to discuss the history and teachings of Fr. Bruno Lanteri, who became very important to the Senft family...

#160 - A Sacred Pause  How Rest created Space to receive a Miraculous Healing   When you’re caught in the spiral of constant activity – especially in the wake of a catastrophic injury, during the high-stakes weeks of rehabilitation – it can feel impossible to break the momentum in order to rest. But that might be exactly what you need most. In this week’s story episode, follow Louise as her family...

#159 - Staying Calm in Bodily Injury Crisis with EMT Rich Holzman Learnings from an EMT.   This episode is dedicated to all of the first responders: all of the dispatchers who receive 911 calls, all of the firefighters, EMTs and paramedics and other personnel who dedicate years of their life to training and then go on to be that cool head in a very fast-paced moment of crisis, some of which have l...

#158 - Lessons from Past Trauma Going Back to Go Forward   Time is not linear. At least, not the felt sense of time. And when a crisis shocks the system, complex things can happen to the perception of time. Shock has the potential to bring us over the “window of tolerance” as described by Dan Siegel, and into the realm of trauma. When this happens, we need to later go back with resources and spaci...

#157 - Love Breath as Strong Medicine with Jessica Dibb   “There is one way of breathing that is shameful and constricted. Then, there’s another way: a breath of love that takes you all the way to infinity.” Rumi   Spinal Cord Injuries can come with many full-body complications, one of which can be impacts on one’s ability to breathe independent of a respirator. But the truth is, we all need to br...

#156 - The Doctor is not the only Authority Timing the Rehab Hospital Discharge for SCI patients   The lifelong effects of SCI highlight how fragile life is and how deeply interdependent we are. And, in the case of the person living with a SCI, getting basic needs met necessitates relying on others, and interdependence takes on a whole new dimension. The transition home from the hospital or rehab...

#155 - Design Tips for an SCI-Accessible Home with Kathy Kirchner   A home is a place where we grow, where we rest, where we spend a significant amount of our time. In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the most basic physiological necessities like shelter, rest, and water are all part of what a home provides – but also some of the more psychological needs like belonging and esteem. What happens when il...

#154 - Changes to our Home for SCI Recovery Grief and Small Steps Towards Acceptance   Sometimes you don't know all the things you're attached to until you're asked to let them go. In this episode, we explore the anatomy of a home, and the way it holds stories just like the body holds experiences.  When Louise and her family are asked to make permanent decisions about beloved spaces to make them m...

#153 - Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Life-Long Learning with Umar Hameed Limiting Belief Breakthroughs for Trauma Healing   Many of us never realize the fullness of our potential for growth, success, and happiness. And much of that has to do with the beliefs we carry that inform our behavior without even being conscious of them. In this episode, we get some of the passcodes to enter into our ow...

#152 - School in an SCI Rehab Facility   We are all life-long learners, and the lessons of neuroplasticity simply prove that learning is growth and healing on a molecular level. So why not prioritize that in a rehab setting? Tune in and learn about our own experience gathering a team of local educators to build back some semblance of normalcy and purpose during the Spinal Cord Injury recovery proc...

#151 - The Ingredients for the Making of a Model SCI Rehabilitation Center with Matt Wilks   Robotic exoskeletons, augmented reality systems, adaptive technologies, and whole-hearted care of the human person at the center of it all – this might sound like something out of a futuristic medical novel, but in fact this list is just a part of what goes into the creation of a cutting edge, "Model SCI F...

#150 - Boot Camp Rehab   When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Feeling the tension building at Shepherd for whether Archer or Archer's body was capable enough to be in the rehab program, the race was on to get Archer off a ventilator. And the stakes were high. Come with us as we uncover wisdom about how to source energy, courage, and love, and in harrowing moments when the body is not wo...

#149 - Meeting Families Where They Are in Recovery with Kim Hoog   What rules would you break to save a life, or lift your loved one’s spirits in crisis? Join us for Blink of an Eye Podcast’s series, “Ask Louise.” In this episode, we gain wisdom from Kim Hoog, another mom of a son with quadriplegia/tetraplegia, who gives practical advice for when and where to trust your gut and do what's right, ev...

#148 - Friends Therapy and Frequent Flier Miles for Rehabilitation   You might not know the lengths to which a friend might go to carry you through a hard time. You also might not anticipate the way a crisis can create creative responses you never could have imagined. Come along with us as we journey outside the Shepherd Center and celebrate the heroes, young and old, who kept Archer, who was stil...

#147 -  When Grief Gets Trapped in the Body with Dana Robinson, L. Ac.   Autumn is the season of grief. Grief also inhabits particular organs in the body. Healing invites us to move with and through our emotions and trust in their necessary processes, lest they become stuck within the body system. Learn with us as we explore some of the stunning millennia-old teachings of Traditional Chinese Medic...

#146 - Choices in the Unknown   Have you ever had to make a Sophie’s Choice? What feelings intrinsically come along with being forced to choose one essential life necessity over another? Louise delves deep into the experience through personal journal notes and the teachings of grief in the face of impossible choices. She shares shocking information about what it takes to wean off a ventilator. And...