MBIPC

Diving Deeper

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Welcome to Diving Deeper, the podcast of the Michigan Brain Injury Provider Council. MBIPC empowers providers to bring brighter futures to those living with brain injury. On this podcast we explore the issues that matter most to brain injury survivors, families, and the providers who support them, and highlight the innovative work being done every day by our members. We'll go beyond the headlines and surface level conversations to examine what's working, and what we can learn from each others experiences. We'll also provide timely updates when legislative, legal, and regulatory action impact...

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Diving Deeper with Jeffrey Frey of Origami Rehabilitation 25.06.2026 21:08

"In the early stages, I was a bit naive to how much could really be done for brain injury. The mentality, at least in the military, for a long time was if you had a brain injury you got what you got, it is what it is. I have seen so many amazing things happen working with Origami, as far as the progress and recovery that can be made, even in severe brain injury, that has been very inspiring. " sai...

Diving Deeper with Margaret Browning of Browning & Associates 14.05.2026 28:56

"We are all one car accident away from being the client." Margaret Browning, founder of Browning & Associates, joins Tom Judd on Diving Deeper to talk about guardianship and why it's important. Margaret shares her journey from personal injury attorney to professional guardian and talks about the importance of empowerment and mutual respect in the guardian-client relationship. Tom and Margaret...

Diving Deeper with Bob Mlynarek of 1st Call Home Healthcare 23.04.2026 31:14

"I've seen the worst of the worst in terms of people being injured, but I've never seen disregard for human life the way I've seen over the past couple years with this issue." Bob Mlynarek, owner of 1st Call Home Healthcare and MBIPC board member, joins Tom Judd on Diving Deeper to talk about what happens when the system designed to protect catastrophically injured people fails them. Bob shares hi...

Diving Deeper with Nichole Shotwell of BIAMI 08.04.2026 24:35

"One in four people in their lifetime will sustain a brain injury of some sort." Nichole Shotwell, President and CEO of the Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI), joins Tom Judd on Diving Deeper to explore how the causes of brain injury are far more common than most people realize—from concussions and strokes to car crashes and falls—and why we often don't connect these experiences as part...

Diving Deeper with Erica Coulston of Walk The Line Recovery Therapy 25.03.2026 20:05

"I'm a little speechless...right now I'm just trying to take it all in." Erica Coulston, the president & co-owner of Walk The Line Recovery Therapy, chats with Tom Judd in this episode of Diving Deeper. Erica will soon be inducted into the Brain Injury Association of Michigan's Legacy Society, and she talks about how it feels to join an incredible roster of inductees who have paved the way to...

Diving Deeper with Tammy Hannah of Origami Rehabilitation 11.03.2026 28:29

“Advocacy matters. Believing in somebody matters.” Tammy Hannah, the president and CEO of Origami Rehabilitation, joins Tom Judd in the inaugural episode of Diving Deeper. She recounts lessons learned from one particular client who had suffered a severe brain injury and wanted to work toward getting a driver's license. Tammy reflects on her first teacher in resilience, and she shares her why -- t...