Blink of an Eye

#120 - Being Human Part 2 (with Dan Gottlieb, PhD)   Dr. Dan Gottlieb always knew he wanted to be a therapist. But when he was in an accident that rendered him a quadrapelgic early into his career, Gottlieb’s life and practice shifted in significant ways. The former host of WHYY’s Voices in the Family, clinical psychologist and self-proclaimed human practices from his heart. In this two part Traum...

#119 - Being Human Part 1 (with Dan Gottlieb, PhD)   Dr. Dan Gottlieb always knew he wanted to be a therapist. But when he was in an accident that rendered him a quadrapelgic early into his career, Gottlieb’s life and practice shifted in significant ways. The former host of WHYY’s Voices in the Family, clinical psychologist and self-proclaimed human practices from his heart. In this two part Traum...

#118 - The Feeling of Home   If you can’t be at home, why not bring home to where you are? That’s what Louise started to do for both herself and Archer in this episode of Blink of an Eye — both consciously and subconsciously. As the Shepherd medical team struggled with finding pain management options for Archer’s unending pain and started preparations for his delicate sinus surgery, Louise found h...

#117 - Unlearn Your Pain (with Dr. Howard Schubiner)   Years after Archer was at the Shepherd Center in excruciating pain, Louise stumbled upon the work of a physician that would later inform her approach to chronic pain and trauma healing — both Archer’s and her own. In this Trauma Healing Learning, hear from acclaimed physician, Dr. Howard Schubiner about his revolutionary approach to chronic pa...

#116 - For Real   There's power in children’s songs and power in prayers. And there's relief in feeling surrounded by medical expertise and community support, especially when Louise thought Archer would start in rehab, but they found themselves back in another ICU anxious about new complications of Archer’s Spinal Cord Injury. There were southern angels by Archer’s bedside and by Louise and Billy’...

#115 -  How to Make the Transition of Care Easier from the Hospital to Rehabilitation (with Tara Grimes, MOT, OTR/L, CCM, of the Shepherd Center)   Before Archer and Louise could get to the Shepherd Center, back at AtlantiCare they had a visitor come from far away bearing gifts of important knowledge and a glimmer of hope. Specialized knowledge can inspire hope and you’ll find out why. Tara Grimes...

#114 -  Every Aspect, Every Molecule   Louise and Archer had been flown on a medijet to Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Shepherd Center, on a tailwind of prayers and support from family and friends across the country. But their story doesn’t end here at the gate of this SCI rehab. In Season 3: Episode 2: Every Aspect, Every Molecule, Archer, Louise and their family experience both relief and shock a...

#113 - The Makings of a StartUp SCI Nonprofit (with Retired Rear Admiral Tom Beeman, Dr. Kris Radcliff and Dr. Justin Tortolani) In the months and years after Archer’s injury, Louise felt called to make sure other families dealing with spinal cord injuries had resources that she didn’t have when Archer was initially injured. This feeling led her to create Blink of an Eye and eventually I C THAT, t...

#112 - What Happens Now?   Get ready for Season 3 with a recap of the highs and lows of Season 2 of Blink of an Eye. Louise was reeling in the aftermath of Archer’s cardiac arrest and other medical failures as well as living in gratitude for the medical triumphs of a complicated injury.  After 30 tumultuous days, she and Archer were flying across the country to Atlanta, Georgia in what felt like t...

#111 - Ripple Effects…Montage   Over the last two years of making Blink of an Eye, Louise has interviewed over 70 people and counting — many of them family members and friends both close and far. In this last bonus episode of our break between seasons, you will hear from a few of Louise’s family members and friends about how Archer’s accident ricocheted out into the family and community, impacting...

#110 - Bonus Excerpts from Being Relational   At the time of Archer’s injury, Louise and Bill were tying up three years of intense writing, editing and hard work on their book Being Relational: The Seven Ways to Quality Interaction and Lasting Change. But the book’s release was anticlimactic as Louise continued to focus her attention on keeping Archer alive and his eventual transfer to the Shepher...

#109 - Bonus Highlights of Trauma Healing Learnings: Part 2   As we approach the beginning of a new Season 3, let’s continue to reflect on all that we have learned on our trauma healing journeys from Season 2. In our second episode of this two-part series, you will hear excerpts from Trauma Healing Learnings from the season. Take in musings on the power of faith in trauma healing, learn about rela...

#108 -  Bonus Highlights of Trauma Healing Learnings: Part 1   As we approach the beginning of a new Season 3, let’s take some time to reflect on all that we have learned on our trauma healing journeys from Season 2. In this two-part series of bonus episodes, you will hear excerpts from all Trauma Healing Learnings from the season. In Part 1, take in everything from musings on the concept of self...

#107 Bonus Episode: Sea of a Million Lights…Montage   Angels have their ways of working silently and quietly to make wonderful things happen. As Archer was declining at AtlanticCare, members of the Senft family’s Baltimore community were busy in the background organizing a prayer vigil. There were candles to be gathered and lit, a singer to be found and a venue to be organized and secured. In this...

#106 - Chaos and Rescue from the Beach…Montage   Possible C spine injury. No feelings in his arms. Needing to stabilize his neck. The sounds of sirens and waves. A hot, sweltering day. These fragments and the voices of EMS workers, lifeguards and beachgoers take us back to the day of Archer’s injury. In this BONUS episode of Blink of an Eye, we hear from Cape May, New Jersey, community members in...

#105 - The Moment I Heard...Montage   Where were you the moment you realized life just changed in the blink of an eye? In this BONUS episode of Blink of an Eye, we hear from Louise’s community members in their own words about the moment they heard the news about Archer’s catastrophic injury. You’ll listen to interview excerpts from family members like Paula Senft Easton, Louise’s daughter, Will Ph...

#104 - On Eagle’s Wings   As the second season of Blink of an Eye comes to a close, Louise (and her co-producer Sararosa) are feeling immense gratitude: for this podcast, for its listeners and for many other things in life. Family and friends. The sun shining through the gray on cloudy days. The upcoming holidays. What are you thankful for? Hear how to unlock gratitude—in a way that might surprise...

#103 - On Eagle‘s Wings   With a flight to Atlanta imminent, Archer, Louise and their family’s time at AtlantiCare was coming to an abrupt and hectic end. The Senft family’s departure from AtlantiCare in NJ felt the way everything at AtlantiCare had been: difficult and with many roadblocks but still grateful for Archer’s life and also buoyed by the relational power of friendship and connection hel...

#102 - Respiratory Failure   Healing prayers across religions take different approaches to the mending of our bodies, minds and souls, but they all have one thing in common: a loving and beneficent Divine God who hears us. They all have had a place in prayer repertoire throughout the ages when loved ones have been sick or ill, and they may serve to comfort you when you are sick. Join Louise in #10...

#101 - Respiratory Failure   T-shirts. Sweatshirts. Wristbands. Gifts and comfort items from friends delivered to Archer’s room in the ICU. A prayer vigil that looked like a sea of a million lights. These are the things that had built an energy field of support just when Louise needed it most as she was handed a letter stating Archer’s prognosis. In #101: Respiratory Failure, listen in as Louise i...

#100 - Radical Acceptance   Join Louise as she explores what might surprise you with Radical Acceptance. In this Trauma Healing Learning, she builds and expands on the concept of radical inclusion where we can accept both the pain and the joy without having to resist or choose one over the other, and provides more tools for doing so and a method for restoring and unlocking a sense of ease. She the...

#99 - Radical Acceptance   Archer’s future was in limbo — as everyone waited to see if his body would respond to a last ditch medical attempt to seal a hole in his lungs and if the Shepherd Center would officially accept him or not — but for Bill and Louise, that was not the only thing in limbo. The highly anticipated launch party on September 1 to celebrate the publication of their first book, Be...

#98 - A Thanksgiving Message   There is not a Trauma Healing Learning this week; however, Louise has a message for you if you tune in to #98: A Thanksgiving Message.  She shares some tips for handling the holiday which can be full of joy as well as conflict triggers. Listen in for some trauma healing how to’s about how to handle difficulties that come up for you that might be related to past wound...

#97 - A Thanksgiving Message   Are you stressed about the holiday tomorrow? Or are you excited? Are you some combination of both? Today’s Blink of an Eye episode is going to sound a bit different as Louise gives a couple tips for handling the holiday — whether you are gathering with family, friends or are spending it alone. Listen in for some trauma healing how to’s about how to handle what comes...

#96 - Radical Inclusion   In the trauma experience, it can seem like pain and suffering are the only sensations that our bodies and minds can feel. In fact, research and experience tell us that pain and joy can coexist and be experienced, almost at the same time. That integration, that Radical Inclusion, is one path to trauma healing. In this week’s Trauma Healing Learning, Louise shares ways to i...