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.
Available to listen for free on multiple podcast platforms.
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Recent Episodes
6. Adapting + Adjusting to Life After Brain Injury
Simply put… life is different after brain injury. So what is it like adjusting and adapting to living with symptoms and everything else that comes with having a brain injury? Today you’ll hear from two survivors sharing their stories, and how they have been learning to live in the “new normal”.
My hope is that this episode brings you some encouragement that you are not alone and provides some tips that you might be able to apply to your own journey.
5. Coping with Brain Injury Anniversary Dates - Survivor, Caregiver, Spouse, & Mother Perspectives
How do we approach brain injury anniversaries? That day can bring up a weird feeling, it can be painful, it can be hard to get through. Each of us will have different experiences with it.
Today we will have perspectives from survivors as well as family members. Wherever you are on your journey, my hope is that this episode helps you to know know you’re not alone, and gives you tools and practical tips for dealing with your anniversary.
4. Music Therapy, Physical Therapy Benefits + info on Concussion Compass & Camp Cranium
This week we explore the benefits of music therapy and physical therapy in relation to brain injury - along with some great information about Concussion Compass (online membership for post concussion syndrome) and Camp Cranium (summer camp for kids with brain injury).
3. Functional Neurology, Speech Pathology, Clubhouses & Camps
Ever wanted to learn more of the options out there to help with brain injury? Listen for some great information about clubhouses, camps, speech language pathology, and functional neurology.
2. Common Challenges, Strategies, + The Science Behind Why Symptoms Happen
Today’s episode is all about common challenges brain injury survivors face! Let’s talk about how survivors are affected every day, strategies to help, and some of the science behind why symptoms happen.
Cristabelle is joined today by two special guests, Monica Vaccaro (Director of Programs for the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania), and Dr. Jeremy Schmoe (Founder and Director of The Functional Neurology Center). Together, they bring a well rounded view to this topic.
1. Finding Hope: Life with Brain Injury
Let’s talk about the real-life struggles of this invisible injury, and the reason why hope is so important.
On this episode, host Cristabelle Braden invites her mother, Cyndie Braden, to join for a conversation sharing some of their family’s journey on finding hope through brain injury, the symptoms and struggles they have faced, and encouragement to fellow survivors and caregivers.
Meet the Host
Cristabelle Braden, a TBI survivor and advocate, is the founder of Hope After Head Injury and host of the Hope Survives 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.
