Today’s interview is unique because in this one, I am the one being interviewed  :)  My friend Wendy Parrish has an amazing podcast called Messages From the Middle.  It is focused on mental health and is called Messages from the Middle because she is still on her mental health journey and is using the podcasting platform to share her learnings, insights and experiences along the way. Even though she addresses fairly heavy topics such as depression, anxiety, and her experience with an in-patient treatment center, she is genuinely funny and has a beautiful way of expressing herself.  

She invited me on to her podcast because she knows that concussions can impact mental health, since she and some of her children have experienced them.  We had a great discussion about post concussion syndrome and how mental health can be impacted by a head injury.  

Enjoy listening in on our discussion, and check out her podcast to listen to her other episodes.  I have gained genuinely helpful insights into mental health through her openness and vulnerability on her podcast, and besides all that, her voice is so nice to listen to :)  So be sure to check out Messages From the Middle, and enjoy this interview with Wendy Parrish! IG: @childsongbird

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation to learn how you can get your life back following a concussion, go to my website, www.theconcussioncoach.com, or click on this link: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact

Join me as I interview Heather & Evie Rose, a mother/daughter duo who share their experiences and perspectives on the concussion that Evie experienced. Evie has a diagnosis of dysautonomia, and this condition was the cause of her concussion when she was 15 years old. She experienced Post Concussion Syndrome with a variety of post concussion symptoms. She found hope and healing thanks to the knowledge and efforts of her primary care doc and physical therapist Dr. Luke Angel from the Mercy Sports Medicine clinic in Durango, CO. Heather & Evie's insights and take-aways are powerful, insightful, and inspiring. Enjoy this conversation!

Mercy Sports Medicine: https://www.centura.org/location/mercy-hospital/sports-medicine

Dr. Luke Angel: https://www.sharecare.com/doctor/luke-angel-2l54l

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation to learn how you can speed up your recovery and get your life back following a concussion, go to my website, www.theconcussioncoach.com, or click on this link: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact

Join me as I interview Jessi Cooper about her experience with Post Concussion Syndrome right before her wedding. Jessi's story highlights how symptoms of concussion can impact every aspect of life, and how, despite the extreme challenges it presents, the experience of concussion can bring some unexpected and legitimate blessings.

Jessi works at CognitiveFX, a cutting-edge concussion clinic in Provo, Utah. www.cognitivefxusa.com

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation to learn how you can get your life back following a concussion, go to my website, www.theconcussioncoach.com, or click on this link: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact

Join me as I interview Leah Davidson, a speech language pathologist and certified life coach who has also worked closely with people with traumatic brain injuries and concussions. Leah has a wealth of knowledge, training, experience, and tools that she uses to truly help people understand and regulate their nervous system. I am legitimately so excited for people to hear the information she shares in this podcast interview -- I believe it is really important for everyone to understand their own nervous system, and I particularly love that she shares how these principles and tools apply specifically to people who have suffered brain injuries and post concussion symptoms.

If you want to hear more from Leah or work with her directly, you can find her at www.leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com. She is on Instagram at @leahdavidsonlifecoaching and Facebook at Leah Davidson Life Coaching. Her podcast is called "Building Resilience with Leah Davidson." Check her out -- she is amazing!

And if you want to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me, go to my website, www.theconcussioncoach.com, or click on this link: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact

Join me as I interview Jenny Drake, a self-love coach with years of experience in guiding men and women back to themselves. I’ve observed that a consistent challenge for people struggling with post-concussion symptoms is accepting and loving who they are now, with all the changes and loss of so much of what they loved and defined themselves by.  Listen in to this conversation to learn how someone can maintain self-love in their current moment even when they feel they’ve lost so much of who they are.

If you want to hear more from Jenny, go to her website, https://www.jenny-drake.com/ or listen to her podcast, Falling in Love...With Yourself (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jenny-drake). She also has a self-love journal available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Year-Self-Love-intentions-yourself/dp/1957682027/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EINGUDB1I47R&keywords=self+love+journal+jenny+drake&qid=1689470604&sprefix=%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1

If you want to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me, go to my website, www.theconcussioncoach.com, or click on this link: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact/

Join me as I interview Megan Brown, a wife and mother to young children who sustained a concussion after getting in a car accident. Her experience is one that I believe many people will relate to, since she really wasn't sure she actually had a concussion, or that it could be affecting her in the ways it was. She was experiencing memory issues, emotional changes, fatigue, decreased motivation to do things she loves, etc., and she couldn't believe it was all from the concussion when no one else in the car was injured at all.

She ended up working with me (www.theconcussioncoach.com) and going to CognitiveFX (www.cognitivefxusa.com) and finding hope and gaining significant progress in her healing journey.

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation, go to: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact/

Join me as I interview Kaylee Blair, a brain injury coach, about her experiences healing from multiple acquired brain injuries. She knows what it is like to experience the physical and emotional pain and disorientation that comes along with this type of injury, and speaks from that hard-earned wisdom. She offers hope and shares the things that helped her get through her hardest times.

She mentions CognitiveFX, a clinic that treats brain injuries and post concussion syndrome. Their website is www.cognitivefxusa.com.

If you're interested in working with Kaylee, you can find her at www.braininjurycoach.com or [email protected] or call her at 801-900-3484.

Join me as I interview Maddy Farrer, a neuro cognitive psychometrist, clinical research coordinator, and neuroscience specialist at CognitiveFX, about long-haul Covid, its effects on the brain, and ways to effectively treat it. This topic may seem like a strange one for a podcast about concussions, but long Covid can have surprisingly similar effects on the brain to the effects of a concussion, and we are finding that treatment that works for concussions can have a similarly positive impact on long Covid.

CognitiveFX is the clinic that is mentioned in this podcast episode, and you can find helpful information on their blog and website: www.cognitivefxusa.com

If you want to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation, go to my website, www.theconcussioncoach.com, or click on this link: https://theconcussioncoach.com/contact/

Join me as I interview Zara Dureno, a licensed Occupational Therapist and Neuro-Coach, who helps people recover from concussions, chronic pain, and mental health difficulties. She has a wealth of knowledge and strategies for helping people manage nervous system dysregulation and pain. She shares information about the Polyvagal Theory and how it applies to concussion recovery, as well as a number of actionable ideas and tips for managing concussion symptoms and challenges.

For more information on Polyvagal Theory, she recommends reading books by Stephen Porges or Deb Dana. She recommends The Concussion Doc (https://concussiondoc.io/) and The Huberman Lab Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@hubermanlab, https://hubermanlab.com/category/podcast-episodes/).

For Neurofeedback she recommends Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic (snpc.tech).

You can find her at www.upliftvirtualtherapy.com, or on Instagram: uplift_virtualtherapy and Tiktok: upliftvirtualtherapy

Join me as I interview Nate Benson, a brain injury specialist and patient care coordinator at CognitiveFX (www.cognitivefxusa.com). When he was a child, Nate and his family sustained chronic carbon monoxide poisoning, resulting in anoxic brain injuries, from a carbon monoxide leak in their house over a period of years. Nate shares his experience of this injury and his recovery from it. He has since studied neuroscience and worked at a concussion clinic, and has excellent experience and advice to share with others suffering from brain injuries. Enjoy our conversation and the wisdom he shares!