
The NeuroNerds
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Recovering from a stroke or brain injury can feel very lonely, but the NeuroNerds are here to help through their love of all things nerd! The hosts share stories from their personal recovery journeys; offer tips for coping and thriving; interview fellow survivors and experts, and talk about varying nerd topics. If you're a stroke or brain injury survivor, a caregiver or family member of a..
The NeuroNerds
4M ago
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Summary
We’re back! It’s been a couple of months since our last episode and that’s because we’ve been busy building and working on some amazing projects for the brain injury survivor and brain condition community. In this episode our host, Joe, and his partner and our producer, Felice, update us on all the plans for The NeuroNerds and YouSoRock community in 2023. We have some amazing guests lined up, new programs, community activities and collaboration ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
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In this episode, Joe is chatting with Chris LeCastillo, program manager for surgical support at Stanford School of Medicine where he leads a team of radiologic technologists. Understanding your brain scans after brain injury or if your finding out you have a brain condition can be scary and confusing. This process can cause even more anxiety when you’re already nervous about the results. So we’re really glad Chris could share his insights and ti ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.
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Joe is chatting with traumatic brain injury survivor, Kendra McGregor. Going into this episode, Joe thought it was going to be pretty nerdy since Kendra is a cosplayer, but this ended up being a super informational episode all about how Kendra manages narcolepsy and shares facts and tips all about the condition.
They also chat about their shared passion for befriending and connecting with nerdy strangers online. And Kendra shares a touching stor ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
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Dr. Nick Housley from Motus Nova is BACK! Joe is chatting with one of his favorite doctors for another fun and informative episode with our partners at Motus Nova.
Joe and Dr. Nick talk about the importance of patients and doctors working together through recovery and how communication is key for doctors to better meet patients’ needs. Oftentimes, doctors get caught up in the science and lose track of the human side which is something that any p ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.
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It’s our favorite time of the year - Shocktober or better known as Halloween. In this episode, our host Joe and our producer Felice talk about the meta experience of watching zombie and post-apocalyptic movies now after experiencing a worldwide pandemic. They share their favorite zombie films, Marvel’s monster-verse and of course bring it back to brain injury with the idea zombies as brain injury survivors. What is ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.
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The NeuroNerds are hitting the road for this episode! We are proud to be partnering with TAAF - The AVM and Aneurysm Foundation and for their 17th Annual TAAFWalk in San Francisco, we recorded our first-ever live speedcasting episode.
Now, what is speedcasting you ask? Well, we kinda made it up, but basically, it is rapid-fire interviews, on-location. For our first speedcasting episode, our host Joe interviewed 13 AVM and aneurysm survivors, car ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.
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We'll be back next week with new episodes! But in the meantime check out all of the cool things we've been building. We have a new YouSoRock Community platform for brain injury survivors, caregivers, and loved ones to connect and support each other. We're hosting virtual events, chats, book clubs, and support groups all in this new community and you can join us for free! Join our community here → https://community.yousorock.coach
And Joe also la ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.
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In this episode, Joe plays a brainy game with his guest Théa James. They call it Brain Injury Recovery Roulette. Joe asked the brain injury community on his socials for topics to choose from that he should discuss on the show and Thea and Joe then randomly selected one of the topics by rolling a virtual die on the spot to discuss in this episode. The random topic for this episode is overstimulation tips to help ease your nerves when you’re alrea ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.
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Joe is speaking at the TAAF Walk on September 18, 2022. On this episode, to celebrate this amazing event supporting aneurysm and AVM survivors, Joe is speaking with TAAF’s community engagement manager, Dina Chon. They talk about how important it is to connect survivors and those who support organizations like TAAF at fundraising events like this walk to spread awareness and encourage more people to support the brain injury survivor community.
Sp ..read more
The NeuroNerds
5M ago
All episodes are available at https://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds.
SummaryWe’ve been taking a few weeks off from the podcast to build some new resources for the brain injury survivor community! We're planning free virtual events including weekly Twitter spaces; creating a new online community space to connect and support each other; launching Joe’s workshop series for meaningful goal setting and finding your purpose post brain injury; and of course we’re recording new NeuroNerds podcast episodes! What are some topics y ..read more