Brain Attack: Recent Episodes
Andy Dovey
A podcast by a brain injury (stroke) survivor which aims to help and inform other brain injury survivors by sharing experiences. Additionally, the show is trying to raise awareness of stroke particularly amongst younger, working age people. This podcast is related to the 'Brain Attack Music' project, which is a fundraiser for brain injury charities. Please visit http://www.brainattackmusic.com for more information and links to my social media.
This episode examines my history with denial, it’s sources and how this affected me post-brain injury until I met with a clinical neuropsychologist ( https://www.mindsongrowth.com ).
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In this episode I look at what it's like in the immediate aftermath of suffering a brain injury. How do you cope with immediately transitioning from Full Health to Meagre Health?
What’s the impact physically and emotionally?
How do you process the enormity of what's happened?
And I talk about my first ‘defining moment’ in recovery.
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One of the common effects of brain injury is that of loss of memory. But what if you don’t remember that you have a bad memory? In this episode, I take an amusing look at one particular instance from my own experience!!
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In this episode, I look at FAST v BEFAST including a study that was carried out in the US that looked at the potential effect of adding Balance and Eyes to the FAST mnemonic to create BEFAST. The results were surprising.
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An amusing look at neuro fatigue and my experiences of it, along with tips about how I got better at managing it.
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I look at the mindset needed in order to make good improvements after brain injury and what this takes for the individual - what we put in is what we get out!
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In this episode, I explore the benefits of having suffered a brain injury - yes, there are some if you look hard enough - and how I have been changed by my stroke and brain surgery.
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Based on my own empirical experience with monitoring my blood pressure, I explore how what we think affects our health, and the enormous implication of this for recovery from brain injury.
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In brain injury world, we hear a great deal about rehabilitation and recovery but the emphasis is very firmly on the physical side. We rarely (if ever) hear about the emotional effects of brain injury, so why is emotional rehab often ignored? And what is it anyway?
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In this episode I look at Neuroplasticity, what it actually is and what it means for us brain injury survivors. It's a bit of a buzz word in neuroscience, so I try to demystify it and equate it to 'learning'.
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In this episode I look at why making improvements after brain injury is boring. because it's about making many, many repetitive movements or exercises, which many people struggle to motivate themselves to do.
In his book 'Stronger After Stroke' author Peter Levine says that, in his 25 years of experience in working with brain injury survivors, the best improvements are made by athletes and musicians. Why is this? Well, you will need to listen to find out!
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In this episode, I look at the meaning of the word 'recovery' in stroke and brain injury rehabilitation, and what us survivors can expect as we try to reclaim our lives. Is full recovery possible? And, if so, what does this mean? If it isn't possible, then what can I expect? How long will it take? These are all questions new survivors ask and understandably so!
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In this episode, I explain about the different types of stroke and the physical and mental affects of stroke. This is an ideal listen for new stroke survivors and their families in order to fully understand what they're dealing with.
Please support the show by buying me a coffee – all profits go to the brain injury charity SameYou.
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