This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we welcome guest Bill Gasiamis, host of the Recovery After Stroke podcast, where he shares conversations with stroke survivors and the challenges they are overcoming. After experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke in 2012, Bill embarked on a journey of recovery and growth, which he details in his book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best Thing That Happened. Through his work, he guides others on a path to post-traumatic growth after stroke.

In this episode, we dive into an inspiring story of stroke recovery and personal transformation. Bill reveals how stroke became a turning point for overcoming the victim mindset, embracing responsibility, and finding strength through community support. Tune in to discover how resilience and post-traumatic growth can emerge from life’s most challenging moments.

Bill's Suggested Resources:

Recovery After Stroke
Stroke Foundation Australia
The Unexpected Way That A Stroke Became The Best Thing That Happened by Bill Gasiamis

Community Conversation Prompts:

1.) What challenging experience helped you grow into a better version of yourself? What strategies did you use in the process?

2.) What is one key goal you’re currently pursuing, and what tools are you using to achieve it?

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

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#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we share a Caregiver Compilation.  We’ve gathered caregiving insights from John Humphrey, Victoria Moran, Valerie Hollaender, Dr. Ivy Randle, and Nikki Juvan, all have shared their stories on this show. In today’s episode, they reflect on how their perspectives on caregiving and life have evolved over the years. Tune in to discover powerful revelations and deep connections between caregiving and personal transformation.  Thank you for joining us for part one of our Caregiver Compilation.

Caregiver Resources:

Renew and Connect: A Transformative Caregiver Retreat Series
- Tuesdays Sept 24th - Oct 29th (3-5pm PST) via Zoom
Beyond Stillness Monthly Caregiver Gatherings
- Third Wednesday each month 3-4pm PST via Zoom

Community Conversation Prompts:

1.) How has your perspective as a caregiver, partner, or person evolved over time? 

2.) What boundaries do you set to prioritize your health and well-being?   How do you maintain them?

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we share a Caregiver Compilation.  We’ve gathered caregiving insights from John Humphrey, Victoria Moran, Valerie Hollaender, Dr. Ivy Randle, and Nikki Juvan, all have shared their stories on this show. In today’s episode, they reflect on how their perspectives on caregiving and life have evolved over the years. Tune in to discover powerful revelations and deep connections between caregiving and personal transformation.  Thank you for joining us for part one of our Caregiver Compilation.

Caregiver Resources:

Renew and Connect: A Transformative Caregiver Retreat Series
- Tuesdays Sept 24th - Oct 29th (3-5pm PST) via Zoom
Beyond Stillness Monthly Caregiver Gatherings
- Third Wednesday each month 3-4pm PST via Zoom

Community Conversation Prompts: 

1.) How has your perspective as a caregiver, partner, or person evolved over time? 

2.) What boundaries do you set to prioritize your health and well-being?   How do you maintain them?

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

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Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

In this episode of Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we hear from Barry North, an academic and seasoned professional with a PhD in Chemistry from Brandeis University and a Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University. Barry’s career in Corporate Health and Safety led him to two decades in Denver before transitioning to Seattle, where he embraced a new calling as a personal and professional coach.  He is passionate about sailing, photography, health, and wellness.

On November 13, 2020, Barry experienced a life-altering stroke that challenged him in unimaginable ways. In his story, Barry opens up about his battle with depression and the transformative strategies that help him not only recover but thrive. He shares how he rediscovered his passions and cultivated resilience in the face of adversity.

Join us for an inspiring episode on overcoming obstacles, embracing change, and finding opportunities for growth even in the darkest times.

Barry's Suggested Resources:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• American Stroke Association Support Group Finder
• Footloose Sailing Association 
• How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard
• Seattle Kaiser Stroke Rehabilitation
• Seattle Providence-Swedish Stroke Services
• Support Seattle YASS
• Vivian Folsom - Therapist

Community Conversation Prompts:

1.) What strategies help you lift yourself out of dark moments?

2.) How do you stay focused on what's essential and confidently say "no" to things that are not?

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

In this episode of Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we hear from Barry North, an academic and seasoned professional with a PhD in Chemistry from Brandeis University and a Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University. Barry’s career in Corporate Health and Safety led him to two decades in Denver before transitioning to Seattle, where he embraced a new calling as a personal and professional coach.  He is passionate about sailing, photography, health, and wellness.

On November 13, 2020, Barry experienced a life-altering stroke that challenged him in unimaginable ways. In his story, Barry opens up about his battle with depression and the transformative strategies that help him not only recover but thrive. He shares how he rediscovered his passions and cultivated resilience in the face of adversity.

Join us for an inspiring episode on overcoming obstacles, embracing change, and finding opportunities for growth even in the darkest times.

Barry's Suggested Resources:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• American Stroke Association Support Group Finder
• Footloose Sailing Association 
• How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard
• Seattle Kaiser Stroke Rehabilitation
• Seattle Providence-Swedish Stroke Services
• Support Seattle YASS
• Vivian Folsom - Therapist

Community Conversation Prompts:

1.) What strategies help you lift yourself out of dark moments? 

2.) How do you stay focused on what's essential and confidently say "no" to things that are not?

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we feature Beatriz Fritschler, a renowned social impact strategist and wellness entrepreneur. Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and currently residing in Washington Heights, New York, Beatriz shares her incredible story of surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2018. In this episode, she discusses how this life-altering event led to significant personal growth and a deeper connection with her body. Don’t miss this inspiring episode on healing, personal transformation, and finding purpose after a stroke.

Beatriz' Suggested Resources:

• Beatriz Fritschler's Embody Joy: A Woman’s Journey of Reconnection with Her Body
• Beatriz Fritschler’s Executive Losers Website
• Beatriz Fritschler’s Instagram @beatriz_healthjourney
• Brain Bar 
• Daphne Leahy-Matteo - Somatic Therapist
• Greg Graham’s Instagram @AVMSuperhero
• Somatic Experiencing International

Community Conversation Prompts:

1.) What recent moments have sparked joy and gratitude in your life, and how did you acknowledge and appreciate them?

2.) Identify a habit you want to cultivate for a healthier relationship with your body.  How can you take one step towards that habit this week?

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke, we feature Beatriz Fritschler, a renowned social impact strategist and wellness entrepreneur. Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and currently residing in Washington Heights, New York, Beatriz shares her incredible story of surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2018. In this episode, she discusses how this life-altering event led to significant personal growth and a deeper connection with her body. Don’t miss this inspiring episode on healing, personal transformation, and finding purpose after a stroke.

Beatriz' Suggested Resources:

• Beatriz Fritschler's Embody Joy: A Woman’s Journey of Reconnection with Her Body
• Beatriz Fritschler’s Executive Losers Website
• Beatriz Fritschler’s Instagram @beatriz_healthjourney
• Brain Bar 
• Daphne Leahy-Matteo - Somatic Therapist
• Greg Graham’s Instagram @AVMSuperhero
• Somatic Experiencing International

Community Conversation Prompts:

1.) What recent moments have sparked joy and gratitude in your life, and how did you acknowledge and appreciate them?

2.) Identify a habit you want to cultivate for a healthier relationship with your body.  How can you take one step towards that habit this week?

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome mother, wife, and caregiver Nikki Juvan who lives in Middlebury, Vermont.  In October of 2018, her husband suffered his first stroke.  In her story, Nikki describes how her approach to caregiving has changed over the years.  While working through grief, she found it helpful to serve as a resource for others.  Nikki and her daughter went on to found Stroke Awareness Vermont.  Her story is entitled, “I Have Been Changed…For Good.”

Nikki's Suggested Resources:

Fanny Allen Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Stroke Awareness Vermont
Stroke Camp
Stroke Stories Booklet
University of Vermont Medical Center

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome mother, wife, and caregiver Nikki Juvan who lives in Middlebury, Vermont.  In October of 2018, her husband suffered his first stroke.  In her story, Nikki describes how her approach to caregiving has changed over the years.  While working through grief, she found it helpful to serve as a resource for others.  Nikki and her daughter went on to found Stroke Awareness Vermont.  Her story is entitled, “I Have Been Changed…For Good.”

Nikki's Suggested Resources:

Fanny Allen Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Stroke Awareness Vermont
Stroke Camp
Stroke Stories Booklet
University of Vermont Medical Center

Support a Stroke Survivor:

Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.
👉 Donate at beyondstillness.org

Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.

Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org

#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth