Meet Daisy Paige, author of Unexpected Moments with a forward by Kirk Cameron. Daisy was sexually, physically and emotionally abused from a young child until adult years, and learned her father was possibly murdered when she was 20 years old. After finally being happily married for 12 years, she was diagnosed with a rare terminal neurological condition known as MSA, or multi system atrophy. She is hoping her book and virtual tours will help inspire others to know that they are not alone in their life circumstances or struggles, as well as create awareness for MSA.

She is writing another book called Beyond Heaven's Gates, hoping to publish in the next couple of months.

You can order a copy of Unexpected Moments at https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/838618-unexpected-moments

Purchase here and more proceeds go to charity: defeatmsa.org/donate-to-us/

She donates 10% of all proceeds to the charity for research.

You can also find Daisy on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DaisyPaigeUnexpectedMoments

Learn more about Brain Wellness at www.brainwellnesssolutions.com

Host Mandi, NP shares a discussion on brain injury & stroke previously presented at MN Brain Injury Alliance Conference and Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Stroke Conference back in 2019, entitled "Adding insult to injury: When stroke and other brain injury occur together. 

References include:

1.Albrecht, JS, Liu, X, Smith, GS, Baumgarten, M, Rattinger, GB, Gambert, SR, Langenberg, P, Zuckerman, IH. Stroke Incidence Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2015; 30(2): E62-67.

2.Belavic, M, Jancic, E, Miskovic, P, Brozovic-Krijan, A, Bakota, B, Zunic, J. Secondary stroke in patients with polytraumaand traumatic brain injury treated in an Intensive Care Unit, Karlovac General Hospital, Croatia. Injury. 2015; 46 Supplement 6: 531-535.

3.Burke, JF, Stulc, JL, Skolarus, LE, Sears, ED, Zahuranec, DB, Morgenstern, LB. Traumatic brain injury may be an independent risk factor for stroke. Neurology. 2013; 81(1): 33-39.

4.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke Fact Sheet. https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_stroke.htm. Accessed March 5, 2019.

5.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TBI: Get the Facts. https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/get_the_facts.html. Accessed March 5, 2019.

6.Chen, Y, Kang, J, Lin, J. Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: Population-Based Study Suggests Increased Risk of Stroke. Stroke. 2011; 42(10): 2733-2739.

7.Chou, Y, Yeh, C, Ju, C, Meng, N, Chiu, W, Chou, W, Chen, T, Liao, C. Risk and Mortality of Traumatic Brain Injury in Stroke Patients: Two Nationwide Cohort Studies. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2014; 29(6): 514-521.

8.Cramer, SC, Riley, JD. Neuroplasticity and brain repair after stroke. Current Opinion in Neurology. 2008; 21(1): 76-82.

9.Kapral, MK, Fang, J, Alibhai, SMH, Cram, P, Cheung, AM, Casaubon, LK, Prager, M, Stamplecoski, M, Rashkovan, B, Austin, PC. Risk of fractures after stroke: Results from the Ontario Stroke Registry. Neurology. 2017; 88(1): 57-64.

10.Kowalski, RG, Haarbauer-Krupa, JK, Bell, JM, Corrigan, JD, Hammond, FM, Torbey, MT, Hofmann, MC, Kams-O’Connor, K, Miller, AC, Whiteneck, GG. Acute Ischemic Stroke After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Incidence and Impact on Outcome. Stroke. 2017; 48(7): 1802-1809.

11.Meschia, JF. Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2014; 89(2): 142-143.

12.Teh, WH, Smith, CJ, Barlas, RS, Wood, AD, Bettencourt-Silva, JH, Clark, AB, Metcalf, AK, Bowles, KM, Potter, JF, Myint, PK. Impact of stroke-associated pneumonia on mortality, length of hospitalization, and functional outcome. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 2018; 138(4): 293-300.

To learn more about Brain Wellness or contact host, Mandi NP, visit www.brainwellnesssolutions.com 

Laurel Livingston lives in Coon Rapids, MN and is married with 5 kids ranging in age from 10-22. Laurel got started as a Pure Romance Consultant 13 years ago while working a full time retail management job. After 1 year of doing Pure Romance she knew she had found her niche and quit her job in retail to be a full time Sexual Health Educator. She is currently serving her 11th year on the Board of Directors for the company. Laurel throws in home parties to educate  & empower women and leads a team of 64 awesome women. She is a big believer in creating a sex positive world and loves teaching people about sexual health & wellness.

Find Laurel at: (612) 290-6786

https://linktr.ee/LaurelLivingston

pureromance.com/laurellivingston

on facebook at Pure Romance by Laurel

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Ashley is a success and life coach for women entrepreneurs growing personal brands on social media. She is a master NLP practitioner and clinical hypnotherapist. She has been building a personal brand on social media since 2011 and loves helping other women confidently and consistently create contagious content.

Find Ashley at: [email protected] 

Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/ashleybeemancoaching 

IG - www.instagram.com/the.ashley.beeman  

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/ashleybeeman

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Have you ever wished you could rewire your brain? Gotten stuck on a negative mindset habit you just couldn’t break?

Meet Amanda Ewers, a certified mindfulness and life empowerment coach, a Masters in Teaching, a self published journal author, and the CEO of Project YOU.

With over a decade of teaching in multiple disciplines Amanda has helped thousands of women to untangle their mindset traps and armor themselves with greater self love with her multifaceted framework.

She’s a presenter in Downing University and for Girl Scouts of River Valleys. Through 1:1 mentoring, group workshops, and speaking engagements Amanda is creating a positive impact on mental wellness.

Find her at www.amandaewers.com 

Meet OT Shelley. With more than 20 years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist in neurology, she has spent the past 10 years growing her own private practice, adding yoga certification and nature therapy to her toolkit. Shelley lives an active outdoorsy lifestyle in beautiful British Columbia on the west coast of Canada, hiking, swimming, cycling and spending time in nature. After her own concussion several years ago, Shelley struggled to find empowering support. She has since focused the past few years on designing a Yoga Based Concussion Recovery Program. Shelley Latendresse, BScOT, Registered Occupational Therapist.

You can find OT Shelley at: www.otshelley.com, on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OTShelley, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ot_shelley/

Introduction to Brain Wellness - the Podcast. Briefly introduces the host, Mandi NP, and the purpose of the podcast!