Brain Mastery

What actionable steps can a person take, regardless of their age, to improve brain health? This week’s episode is filled with life-changing practical advice from Dr. Krystal Culler, founder and creative director of the Virtual Brain Health Center . Krystal is a Doctor of Behavioral Health with a background in the psychology of aging, gerontology, and sociology. In this episode, she shares how her...

When it comes to injury rehabilitation or enhancing sport performance, how do you exceed even the highest expectations for your improvement? To answer this question, we are joined for this episode by Matthew Bain, a mental performance consultant and registered psychologist with experience in clinical diagnosis and treatment, athletic performance concepts, and emotional management. Matthew is curre...

What are the real causes behind a bad night's sleep? Pat Byrne, sleep expert and author of " Inconvient Sleep: Why Teams Win and Lose ," is a pioneer in the field of fatigue managment for professional athletes and sports teams. In this episode, he explains what's wrong with popular sleep-tracking gadgets and how we can test whether we are really getting enough sleep. Pat also talks...

Former CFL athlete, and health advocate, Shea Emry, dives into the topics of mental health, concussion managment, and the new frontier of understanding neurplasticity. Shea's shares his insight and personal experiencece with post concussion and mental health struggles, and discusses the importance of finding balance, taking the first step, and being vulnerable in seeking assistance when needed...

Neuroscientist, author of The Women's Brain Book, and speaker, Dr. Sarah McKay discusses how building rapport and social connection is imperative in brain health and influencing greater neuroplastic change.    www.drsarahmckay.com

Former professional boxer, concussion awareness advocate, and founder of secondimpact.com Ray Ciancaglini shares his vulnerable cautionary tale of how the lack of education and knowledge of concussion and second impact syndrome was a gamble where the wager far exceeded the price. Ray has been instrumental in passing the 2010 Concussion Management Awareness Act in the state of New York and now spen...

Mark Watson, CEO of ABI Wellness meets with Author, Speaker, Researcher and professor of Sport Psychology, Leonard Zaichkowsky as he discusses performance optimization through neuroplasticity and developing athlete cognition. 80 Percent Mental The Playmaker's Advantage

Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Lisa Huskins, occupational therapist and leader in brain health at Leading Edge Physiotherapy in Northern Alberta ( www.leadingedgephysio.com ). They discuss the importance of optimizing usage of resources and measuring progress and engagement and what brought her into the work of occupational therapy.

Welcome back to our last episode of our Brain Injury Survivors Series for Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Dave Wensley, former professional hockey player, who has had a history of concussion and stroke. Dave shares his experience with finding cognitive rehabilitation following his stroke and the impact the ABI Wellness program has had on him...

Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Don Davey NFL Alumni, business owner, and Ironman. The role of endurance exercise on the brain, the importance of process-led practices, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Check out next week's episode with Dave Wensley, brain injury survivor, for our last episode of our Brain Injury Survivor Series.

Welcome back to our third episode of our Brain Injury Survivors Series for Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Clayton Pelletier, brain injury survivor and ABI Wellness ambassador. They discuss his experiences following his motorcycle accident, the outcomes of his determination during his recovery, and his hope for more resources for widespread...

Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Shaun Porter, a neuroscientist, brain injury researcher, and COO of ABI Wellness. They discuss Shaun’s experiences with brain injury and his rehabilitation processes, where research is pointing in brain injury recovery, and how he got started in in the brain injury and brain health space. Check out next week's episode with brain injury...

Welcome back to another episode of our Brain Injury Survivors Series for Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Rand Webber, educational teacher and brain injury survivor. They discuss his experiences post-concussion, the fact there is no cookie cutter approach to a brain injury, and the need for more varied resources for more varied symptoms of br...

Brain Injury Expert and CEO of ABI Wellness sits down with Gregg Swanson, Warrior Mind Coach ( https://www.warriormindcoach.com ). They discuss how our negative beliefs hold us back from our aspirations, the importance of optimal experience, how results are a byproduct of the process, and the role of nutrition on brain health. Check out next week's episode with Rand Webber, educational teacher...

Welcome to the first episode of our Brain Injury Survivors Series for June, Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with Dan Sims, an individual who came to the program 26 years after his Traumatic Brain Injury from a car accident. They discuss the impact of cardiovascular activity on his progress, his most influential experiences throughout his...

Listen in as ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson and COO Shaun Porter join Dr. Cam Clark, neuropsychologist and founder of Sharp Thinking ( https://www.sharpthinking.org ) and Dr. Dave Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation for Mount Sinai Health System ( https://www.mountsinai.org ) to discuss applying brain injury programs to the growing problem of pandemic-related brain fog. ABI Wellness share...

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with Karina Steinberg, physiotherapist and owner of Sea to Sky Sports Physio ( https://seatoskyphysio.com ). Karina works in acute and post-acute assessment to rehabilitation in concussion and has developed a specialty in working with the extreme sport athlete. Listen in as they discuss improving our knowledge base and our standard of...

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with ABI Ambassador and former professional hockey player Jamie Huscroft to discuss his participation with the ABI Wellness program and his hope for the future in concussion recovery and brain health. Check out this Thursday's episode with Karina Steinberg from Sea to Sky Sports Physio. 

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with Nina Paul, a mindfulness instructor for adults and teens and founder of NP Mindful Coaching Services ( https://www.npmindfulcoach.com ). They discuss how mindfulness affects brain health, the need for a standardized protocol for brain health, and the S.T.O.P process. Tune in for next week's special episode as Mark Watson and S...

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with Dr. Tod Pelly, chiropractor and the founder of The Pelly Clinic ( https://thepellyclinic.ca ), a chiropractic and massage therapy clinic based in Vancouver. They discuss the topic of preventative health, his hope for the future in clinic accessibility, and the notion that believing is seeing. Check back in for our next episode wit...

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with Harrison Brown, CEO and Founder of HeadCheck Health ( https://www.headcheckhealth.com ). Having been involved in a contact sport and received many concussions, Brown works towards supporting and protecting athletes in all levels of play in concussion care. Listen in as they discuss how the sports industry deals with concussions an...

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with Dr. David Glazer, Medical Director at VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center. They discuss the impact of overall body health on the brain, what motivated Dr. Glazer to commit his life and career to brain injury, and why looking at brain injury and brain health from a preventative and holisti...

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with James Durham, traumatic brain injury survivor and president and founder of TBI One Love ( www.tbionelove.com ) . They discuss how the environment around you changes your mindset, the ripple effect of a positive headspace, and the importance of one's interest in their own brain health. Check out the TBI One Love Podcast. Tune i...

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down wit Dr. Kim Willment, neuropsychologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital ( https://www.brighamandwomens.org/neurology/cognitive-and-behavioral-neurology/center-for-brain-mind-medicine ) in Massachusetts, at the Center of Brain/Mind Medicine . They discuss the importance of taking small steps while starting the journey to better brain he...

Brain Injury Expert and ABI Wellness CEO Mark Watson sits down with Karen Mason and Dr. Paul van Donkelaar, founders of SOAR Project. SOAR , Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research, ( www.soarproject.ca ) is a multi-disciplinary, community-engaged, research partnership between UBC - Okanagan and Kelowna Women’s shelter in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Their goal is to...