The NeuroNerds: A Brain Injury Recovery & Pop Culture Show

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

This episode is a part of our Amplify Black Voices series.  In this series, we are featuring Black stroke and brain injury survivors sharing their experiences of being Black in America as well as their recovery journeys.  This episode features model, stroke survivor and American Heart Association spokesperson, Keturah White.  Keturah shares her recovery journey, talks about being advocacy chair for Arkansas Urban League, her experience as a Black woman in America and more.  Let’s continue the discussion on our various social channels.

Click here for resources and ways to help change the system and make a difference - https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Kavita Basi’s book ‘Room 23.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Cory Jennings

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

It’s Joe’s 4th stroke-iversary month!  Instead of being a negative memory, Joe looks at this time as a rebirth for him and reflects with Lauren in this episode on his growth mentally, physically and emotionally since his stroke.  If you are are a stroke or brain injury survivor, how did the experience help you grow in a positive way?  Please share on our socials.

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Kavita Basi’s book ‘Room 23.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Cory Jennings

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

Joe interviews his friend and fellow stroke survivor Rebekah with K just a week before she undergoes brain surgery.  They discuss stroke recovery and how to mentally and emotionally prepare for brain surgery.  If you have ever gone through preparing for surgery, what are some tools and techniques you used to get yourself ready mentally and emotionally? Please share on our socials.

Links from Episode

* Rebekah’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/rebekahzimmwatts

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Kavita Basi’s book ‘Room 23.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Cory Jennings

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

Joe and Lauren talk all about music and how it affects the brain, how the brain processes it, how the brain creates it and how it can help heal the brain.  They explore the process of memory and music.  Plus they discuss studies that reveal a lot about how the brain works through its relationship to music.  What’s your favorite song and memory connected to it?  Please share on our socials!

Links from Episode

* https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/04/050425202958.htm

* https://www.futurity.org/brain-song-title-memory/

* https://dana.org/article/how-music-can-reach-the-silenced-brain/

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Kavita Basi’s book ‘Room 23.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Cory Jennings

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

As California locks down again during this pandemic, our co-hosts, Joe and Lauren reunite for a virtual episode.  They talk being safe during this time as brain injury survivors, things to fill our time like video games, movies, tv shows and nerdom!  What are you doing for fun to get through this pandemic?  Please share on our socials!

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Kavita Basi’s book ‘Room 23.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Cory Jennings

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

This episode is a part of our Amplify Black Voices series.  In this series, we are featuring Black stroke and brain injury survivors sharing their experiences of being Black in America as well as their recovery journeys.  This episode features blogger and stroke survivor, Octavia Burrell.  Octavia shares her recovery journey, her perspective on the racial and political climate today and the new tide of change.  Let’s continue the discussion on our various social channels.

Click here for resources and ways to help change the system and make a difference - https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Links from Episode

* Octavia’s blog -

* Follow Octavia on Instagram -

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Kavita Basi’s book ‘Room 23.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Sam Blanchard, @sambalayashoppe on Twitter and Instagram

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

This episode is the first in our Amplify Black Voices series.  In this series, we are featuring Black stroke and brain injury survivors sharing their experiences of being Black in America as well as their recovery journeys.  Our first interview in this series is with Courtney Washington, a stroke survivor from Atlanta, Georgia.  She shares a rich and often heartbreaking history of her family’s incredible tenacity and strength in the face of slavery and racism.  Some of these stories may be difficult to hear especially for young listeners, but we hope that her family’s history and her personal stories will help further remind us all of the work that needs to be done to make real change in America.  Let’s continue the discussion on our various social channels.

Click here for resources and ways to help change the system and make a difference - https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

#ChangeTheFaceOfStroke campaign, please submit a B&W photo preferably with a white background to [email protected].  

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Mimi Hayes’ book ‘I’ll Be Ok It’s Just A Hole In My Head.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited Felice LaZae

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Special Note:

This episode was recorded before the events of the past month of June 2020 where several black people in America including George Floyd were murdered at the hands of police brutality.  The NeuroNerds stand in solidarity and support of our black brothers and sisters and will not be complicit in a system that has encouraged decades of violence and oppression.  We hope this message makes you uncomfortable and ready to act.  Click here for resources and ways to help change the system and make a difference - https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Summary

In this episode, Joe and Lauren discuss The Justice League and the DC Extended Universe’s future while Lauren makes yummy noises about Superman aka Henry Cavill.  In the spirit of celebrating black lives, who’s your favorite black DC superhero character?  Please share on our socials!

And stay tuned for our Amplify Black Voices series of episodes which will spotlight black stroke and brain injury survivor guest interviews.

If you are a stroke surviver and would like to be included in our #ChangeTheFaceOfStroke campaign, please submit a B&W photo preferably with a white background to [email protected].  

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Mimi Hayes’ book ‘I’ll Be Ok It’s Just A Hole In My Head.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Sam Blanchard, @sambalayashoppe on Twitter and Instagram

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

Joe and Lauren are talking about TBI survivor Hohass Ekwesh, a very very obscure character in the Star Wars Universe.  Ok ok, we have no idea who this character is, but it was May the 4th earlier this month so in honor of that, we’re honoring the only TBI survivor we know of in Star Wars.  They talk all about the Star Wars TBI remedy called Anti-Shock and other fandom. Star Wars has a cure for TBI’s, who knew!? Plus they discuss a new ailment from too much screen time that Dr. Andrew Huberman from Stanford University calls digital concussions. Is anyone suffering headaches from too much screen time during this quarantine?  Please share with us on our socials.

If you are a stroke surviver and would like to be included in our #ChangeTheFaceOfStroke campaign, please submit a B&W photo preferably with a white background to [email protected].  

Links from Episode

* Blue light glasses - https://amzn.to/2XbtdwV

* Digital concussion - https://www.entrepreneur.com/video/350794

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Mimi Hayes’ book ‘I’ll Be Ok It’s Just A Hole In My Head.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Sam Blanchard, @sambalayashoppe on Twitter and Instagram

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com.  Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.

Summary

Continuing with celebrating Stroke Awareness Month, our host Joe is interviewing stroke survivor and author Kavita Basi who wrote ‘Room 23’ which is also available on Amazon and Audible!  They discuss her book, stroke recovery and more.  Plus Kavita is our new NeuroNerds Book Club pick!  Have you read Kavita’s book yet?  Please share with us on our socials!

If you are a stroke surviver and would like to be included in our #ChangeTheFaceOfStroke campaign, please submit a B&W photo preferably with a white background to [email protected].  

Links from Episode

* Buy Kavita’s book ‘Room 23’ on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3e9xAhl

* Follow Kavita at www.instagram.com/kavita_basi

Check out The NeuroNerds Amazon Shop at amazon.com/shop/theneuronerds

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Mimi Hayes’ book ‘I’ll Be Ok It’s Just A Hole In My Head.’ Join us!

Credits

- Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds

- Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

- Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story

- Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

- Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

- Edited by Sam Blanchard, @sambalayashoppe on Twitter and Instagram

- Theme song produced by Sleep Deez

- Sponsored by Avid Technology and our Patreon Supporters

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.