Hope Survives | Brain Injury Podcast
Have you or a loved one experienced a traumatic brain injury, stroke, concussion, or ABI? This podcast is for you!
Providing practical tools, educational interviews, and inspirational stories, Hope Survives Brain Injury Podcast has been serving the brain injury community since 2020. Hosted by Hope Survives founder Cristabelle Braden, this is an uplifting podcast to bring hope to your darkest days.
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Cristabelle Braden, a TBI survivor and advocate, is the founder of Hope Survives and host of Hope Survives | Brain Injury Podcast. Her personal journey through brain injury inspired her to create a thriving online community that provides support, education, and encouragement to survivors and caregivers. A talented speaker and musician, Cristabelle shares a message of resilience and hope, earning recognition for her leadership and advocacy, including the 2020 Council on Brain Injury Individual Award. LEARN MORE
95. Finding Your Unique Path to Success + Support in Brain Injury Rehabilitation (with Patti Shutt)
Each one us has our own unique path through brain injury recovery - let’s talk about finding yours and never giving up!
In this episode, Cristabelle interviews Patti Shutt, a NeuroCognitive Program Instructor at Success Rehabilitation, Inc., who shares from her 12 years of experience working with brain injury survivors. Patti brings uplifting energy, emphasizing the importance of self-acceptance, kindness, and the necessity of recognizing one's own progress, no matter how small. Patti shares inspiring stories of individuals who have overcome significant challenges, highlighting the importance of support, patience, and the ability to adapt. She concludes with a message of hope, encouraging listeners to keep pushing forward and to remember that they are not alone in their struggles.
74. Managing Brain Injury Symptoms
There are a lot of layers when it comes to brain injury symptoms. In the middle of it, how do you even begin to start to tackle your symptoms in order to move forward? Some days are up, some days are down. It can be overwhelming and emotional when you are just trying to get through each day.
This week on Hope Survives® | Brain Injury Podcast, Natalie Mackenzie joins Cristabelle to discuss advice on managing symptoms, identifying triggers, how to cope, and work towards a plan to improve over time. There is always hope!
70. Rebuilding Life after Concussion
It is common to feel a loss of self after a concussion when you lose so many things you used to be able to do - but there is hope.
This week, Cristabelle speaks with Silvie from The Concussion Community. Silvie struggled for years to find the right help and understand what was going on with her. Her concussion was even misdiagnosed as anxiety. The regular doctors she visited couldn’t address her symptoms, so she wasn’t getting help from them. Eventually, Silvie found the right concussion treatments and she is here to share what she has learned from her journey, offering hope to listeners to know that rebuilding your life is possible.
69. Dysautonomia and Beyond - Addressing Symptoms after Brain Injury
If you have felt like something is “off” but you can’t quite pinpoint what it is, it is possible that you have a form of Dysautonomia (related to the Autonomic Nervous System). It is very common after brain injury. This week, Sonia Vovan, PT is here to help us understand the basics of dysautonomia - and beyond - as we discuss ways to help address symptoms.
October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month!