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Strokecast: The Stroke Podcast for Survivors, Clinicians, Care Partners, and all our Brain Injury Colleagues

A Generation X stroke survivor explores rehab, recovery, the frontiers of neuroscience, and one-handed banana peeling.

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Episode 072 -- 5 Lessons from Stroke Recovery

Episode 072 -- 5 Lessons from Stroke Recovery

This week began with my 2nd 2nd Birthday. June 3 was 2 years since my stroke. I shared some thoughts earlier in the week... Read more

7 Jun 2019

36mins

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Episode 046 -- 2018 Top 10 Stroke Hacks

Episode 046 -- 2018 Top 10 Stroke Hacks

This is the last episode of the year, and it's a little different. I'm sharing my 10 favorite hacks of the weeks for the... Read more

28 Dec 2018

23mins

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Episode 031 -- Meet Physical Therapist Dr. Brandon Smith DPT, MPH

Episode 031 -- Meet Physical Therapist Dr. Brandon Smith DPT, MPH

Dr. Brandon Smith and I had an interesting discussion about his experience as a physical therapist. Though Brandon's bac... Read more

14 Sep 2018

27mins

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Episode 038 -- Meet Maggie Whittum

Episode 038 -- Meet Maggie Whittum

I first met Maggie Whittum a couple months ago, thanks to the episode I did with the folks at The Slow Road to Better. W... Read more

2 Nov 2018

54mins

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Episode 074 -- Rehab or Ripoff?

Episode 074 -- Rehab or Ripoff?

Snakeoil or Revolutionary Treatment? New treatments for stroke related conditions are coming out all the time. And with ... Read more

22 Jun 2019

37mins

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Episode 081 -- Neuropsychology with Dr. Karen Sullivan

Episode 081 -- Neuropsychology with Dr. Karen Sullivan

What is #NeuroPsychology? And what do the fewer than 1,000 board-certified #Neuropsychologist in the US do for #StrokeSu... Read more

11 Aug 2019

1hr 7mins

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Episode 035 -- Stem Cell Therapy and Stroke Recovery

Episode 035 -- Stem Cell Therapy and Stroke Recovery

News and Updates This week, I was featured on KING5's Take 5 program talking about stroke in young people, this podcast... Read more

12 Oct 2018

22mins

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Episode 045 -- Meet the Stromies

Episode 045 -- Meet the Stromies

Angie Jorgensen, Sarah Conaway, and Tamsen Butler are the Stromies -- The Stroke Homies. They are 3 stroke survivors bro... Read more

21 Dec 2018

46mins

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Episode 056 -- Thoughts on Luke Perry and Stroke

Episode 056 -- Thoughts on Luke Perry and Stroke

This week, we learned about the tragic death of Luke Perry. He suffered a stroke at age 52 and did not survive. This sp... Read more

8 Mar 2019

14mins

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Episode 065 -- Meet Neuro Nerd Joe Borges

Episode 065 -- Meet Neuro Nerd Joe Borges

When I had my stroke I was already a big fan of the podcast medium. I already had another show at that point. 2-Minute T... Read more

3 May 2019

51mins

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Episode 052 -- Sex After Stroke

Episode 052 -- Sex After Stroke

Podcast Milestone This is Episode 52. It's the last episode before the show's 1 year anniversary. I have been doing the ... Read more

8 Feb 2019

23mins

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Episode 047 -- How High Blood Pressure Causes Stroke

Episode 047 -- How High Blood Pressure Causes Stroke

When I had my stroke at 46, it took a little while for the medical team to settle on the cause. I suppose that's a good ... Read more

4 Jan 2019

23mins

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Episode 039 -- The FLAME Study: How Anti-depressants (SSRI) help Stroke Recovery

Episode 039 -- The FLAME Study: How Anti-depressants (SSRI) help Stroke Recovery

This week, Dr. Nirav Shah and I talk about antidepressants -- SSRIs specifically -- in Stroke Recovery. The FLAME study... Read more

9 Nov 2018

23mins

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Episode 028 -- The Slow Road to Better

Episode 028 -- The Slow Road to Better

Shortly after my stroke, I wanted to learn more about just what was going on with my brain. Naturally, I turned to a com... Read more

24 Aug 2018

43mins

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Episode 055 -- Remote Ischemic Conditioning

Episode 055 -- Remote Ischemic Conditioning

Strokecast regular, neurologist Dr. Nirav Shah joins us again this week to talk about Remote Ischemic Conditioning. Esse... Read more

1 Mar 2019

21mins

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Episode 064 -- Decisions, Decisions With Caregiver Melia Wilkinson

Episode 064 -- Decisions, Decisions With Caregiver Melia Wilkinson

On this show, we've talked to plenty of stroke survivors and stroke industry professionals, but not nearly enough caregi... Read more

1 May 2019

39mins

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Episode 069 -- Retired NBA Star Charlie Ward Shares his Stroke and Lifestyle

Episode 069 -- Retired NBA Star Charlie Ward Shares his Stroke and Lifestyle

In this episode I talk with Heisman Trophy winner and retired professional basketball player Charlie Ward about his expe... Read more

24 May 2019

49mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 051 -- Author and Survivor Christine H Lee

Episode 051 -- Author and Survivor Christine H Lee

This past fall, I read Christine Lee's memoir, "Tell Me Everything You Don't Remember." It's the story of her 2006 stro... Read more

1 Feb 2019

44mins

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Episode 042 -- Meet Dr. Dileep Yavagal

Episode 042 -- Meet Dr. Dileep Yavagal

In Episode 035 back in October, I talk with Dr. Nirav Shah about the general state of stem cell therapy for stroke surv... Read more

30 Nov 2018

39mins

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Episode 076 -- Identity, Isolation, and Art with Seth Shearer

Episode 076 -- Identity, Isolation, and Art with Seth Shearer

Each month I go back to the hospital that treated my stroke to attend the support group they host. It's there that I me... Read more

6 Jul 2019

1hr 5mins

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