155: Thea James - Working From the Ground Up

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies!

Here we go with Episode 162, Terry, the inspiration for the program  will join us shortly....

We are back at it again with another installment of Terry's Takes!

Today we get after learning of Terry's perspective as it pertains to her ever dancing again, cold showers and how she feels about them and a study that came out speaking to nightshade fruits and vegetables not be so good for TBI Warriors.

This lighthearted conversation with lots of laughs, a good deal of banter and Terry's commitment to trying cold showers for a week. She will report back with results and her findings after trying it out.

Terry fills us in with her long term dancing goals and also becomes very frustrated and distracted once she learns that potatoes are a nightshade. She finds this to be quite disturbing as potatoes are Terry's number one food selection.

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Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies!

Here we go with Episode 161. For today's conversation we had to go without Terry unfortunately, she was having a bad case of "Brain Drain."

Despite that we are able to offer a fantastic conversation today with Heather Rendulic! 

This special Warrior takes us through her journey of suffering 5 strokes and having to experience an addition brain surgery at the ripe old age of Twenty-Two. These happenings occurred back in 2011 and she has been after it ever since.

Heather takes us through those hard times in the beginning, the ongoing recovery and desire to have a positive outlook despite the harsh reality of the situation.

Heather speaks open and honestly about the love or her parents as well as her husband, Mark who "sees" Heather for who she is.

Since her injury Heather has developed a career in Human Resources, gotten married and written a book Headstrong- Through Life, Love and Brain Surgery with some cameo's each chapter from her parents. I love that they are included in the book to tell their side of the story.

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Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Here we go with Episode 160 with today's guest Anessa Arehart.

The native of the Bluegrass state of Kentucky allows us to peek into her world today! The artist tells us of her two brain injuries over a 53 day window affected her and her life. It is clear to Anessa that Second Impact Syndrome was the culprit.

Anessa vividly takes us on her journey which went from living in a city to the quiet of the country. From not even being able to writing her name to writing a book, how her injuries have significantly impacted her art whether it is her painting or her photography.

She also takes us through why she feels nature has lead to her healing and the gratitude she feels in it. But maybe the most fascinating part of the chat is Anessa explaining why she sees herself as an TBI Thriver and her concept of Phototherapy.

People- Be sure to listen to the end as Anessa has some cool offerings for A Battle Within listeners that you will want to learn about and partake in.

Notes and resources for this episode

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If you like what your hearing and want to support the program, a great way to do it is to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast and now Spotify.

If you want to offer more support, "Buy Us A Cup of Coffee" is a great way too do so along with our swag shop at abattlewithin.com/swag

Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Please note that Terry and Drew are not medical professionals nor should their perspectives be taken as medical advice.

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Terry is also a Young Living Distributor and if you purchase via a link provided we earn a commission. Again at no charge to you.

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies!

As we all know, a TBI leads to so many things that are unexpected and frustrating. Aside from the medical component, this rings true in other areas of a Warriors life such as relationships and doing things you love.

Today Terry and I explore this a bit as it pertains to hobbies and interests. We talk to what Terry has done to shift in this regard and learn about new things she has picked up since her injuries.

We also pass along some examples of amazing things former guests have let us know about as well as some followers/ listeners who offered their new interests up.

As we continue on with Brain Injury Awareness Month we wanted to highlight the fact that new, fun and interesting things can happen as well. We all need to be aware of that possibility as well.

We want to hear more, so please add a comment to the episode on the website or on the socials telling us what you are up to these days!

Notes and resources for this episode

Connect with us at abattlewithin.com and on Facebook and on Instagram at A Battle Within.

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If you like what your hearing and want to support the program, a great way to do it is to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast and now Spotify

If you want to offer more support, "Buy Us A Cup of Coffee" is a great way too do so. Can also visit our swag shop at abattlewithin.com/swag

Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Please note that Terry and Drew are not medical professionals nor should their perspectives be taken as medical advice.

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Terry is also a Young Living Distributor and if you purchase via a link provided

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies!

Here we go with Episode 158, Terry, the inspiration for the program  will join us shortly along with today's guest Gregg Grossman.

Gregg the native New Yorker, living in Texas has quite a unique story to tell. 

He has been a part of the TBI community since 1988 because his brother was in a serious car accident, which left him with a significant brain injury. Gregg had spent the years since as a Battle Buddy to Todd, but to complicate things, Gregg has his own injury to deal with as he was hit by a car jogging in 1992!

Gregg takes us on the journey of caring for Todd, healing from his own injuries, and how these events drastically changed his life. Born a Jewish man, Gregg becomes deeply connected to a Christian faith, goes on to council people in their own trauma's and writes a book about Todd and himself. 

The book- Times of Perseverance: Hope and Healing on the Battlefields of Life  encapsulates  life adversity and grief while providing hope, encouragement, and inspiration.

Notes and resources for this episode

Connect with us at abattlewithin.com and on Facebook and on Instagram at A Battle Within.

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If you like what your hearing and want to support the program, a great way to do it is to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast and now Spotify.

If you want to offer more support, "Buy Us A Cup of Coffee" is a great way too do so along with our swag shop at abattlewithin.com/swag

Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Some of the links and resources provided are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase via www.abattlewithin.com  we will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. 

Terry is also a Young Living Distributor and if you purchase via a link provided we earn a commission. Again at no charge to you.

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies!

Here we go with Episode 157 with today's guest Kevin McDonald.

This is Kevin's second visit to the program. Back in 2019 we shared Kevin's story and all the advocacy work he was doing to help others in episode 44 & 45.

Today Kevin updates us on how he is doing, the fact that his non-profit is back at the advocacy, and he also tells us about the new L.A.N.D. program Restart Your Life/Renew Your Mind is rolling out.

As we continue on with Brain Injury Awareness Month, it is important to realize that creating awareness also includes advocating politically and within society in general. These are in Kevin's wheel house and his focus.

If you are interested in the advocacy side of things this is an episode for you! Kevin makes himself available to others who want to get involved, no matter where they may be from and wants to share the L.A.N.D. program as a template.

Kevin also tells us about his perspective that you must always try and how he sees himself as one of the lucky ones who is able to help in this regard.


Notes and resources for this episode

Connect with us at abattlewithin.com and on Facebook and on Instagram at A Battle Within.

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If you like what your hearing and want to support the program, a great way to do it is to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast and now Spotify.

If you want to offer more support, "Buy Us A Cup of Coffee" is a great way too do so along with our swag shop at abattlewithin.com/swag

Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Please note that Terry and Drew are not medical professionals nor should their perspectives be taken as medical advice.

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies!

Years ago we used to watch the Chicago Bulls play basketball quite often. At onw point during the Jordan days Dennis Rodman joined the team. The man was brought in purely for one reason - to rebound and he was amazing at it.

Unfortunately rebounding is as big of a part of healing from a TBI as the setbacks themselves are. In recent times I feel that Terry has become pretty darn good at it, kind of like Dennis.

We talk about this concept today and Terry tells us about how motivation is key, what she ultimately wants to achieve and about not accepting no along the way. Along with that Terry offers up many of the tools used along the way.

Notes and Resources For This Episode

Connect with us at abattlewithin.com and on Facebook and on Instagram at A Battle Within.

Like to be featured on the podcast? Know of someone you think should be? Or have episode topic ideas? Reach out in those same places.

If you like what your hearing and want to support the program, a great way to do it is to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast and now Spotify

If you want to offer more support, "Buy Us A Cup of Coffee" is a great way too do so. Can also visit our swag shop at abattlewithin.com/swag

Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Please note that Terry and Drew are not medical professionals nor should their perspectives be taken as medical advice.

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Some of the links and resources provided are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase via www.abattlewithin.com  we will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. 

Terry is also a Young Living Distributor and if you purchase via a link provided we earn a commission. Again at no charge to you.

Here we go with Episode 155 with today's guest Thea James.

We finally get to have Thea on the program!

The high energy and positive Warrior tells us a bit about her journey to date. The road traveled includes her Dad having a stroke in the middle of her four concussions in a two year window. We learn about how they help each other to this date.

In addition, Thea explains how having a close friend who also has experienced a TBI has been beneficial to recovery.

Thea also tells us how she has changes since the injuries which includes going from a painfully shy person to someone full of confidence with zest for life as well as a change professionally.

To top it all off, Thea has worked extremely hard at turning the lemon into lemonade by working at mindset, finding joy and helping others through her Limbo to Living program.

You are sure to find the conversation fun!

Notes and resources for this episode

Connect with us at abattlewithin.com and on Facebook and on Instagram at A Battle Within.

Like to be featured on the podcast? Know of someone you think should be? Or have episode topic ideas? Reach out in those same places.

If you like what your hearing and want to support the program, a great way to do it is to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast and now Spotify.

If you want to offer more support, "Buy Us A Cup of Coffee" is a great way too do so along with our swag shop at abattlewithin.com/swag

Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Please note that Terry and Drew are not medical professionals nor should their perspectives be taken as medical advice.

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Terry is also a Young Living Distributor and if you purchase via a link provided we earn a commission. Again at no

Here we go with Episode 154!

In recent times we have all been living our lives with a very real strong sense of uncertainty. Don't think anyone has really been unaffected by the pandemic.

Unbeknownst to society at large, Living in the Ambiguity is something that runs rampant within the TBI world.

Today Terry and I explore this concept a bit and we get to talking about or experiences and strategies related to the concept and how we have gotten to the point of being comfortable living in this space.

In addition we pass along some tidbits about how fellow Warriors have helped and some strategies from a doctor who has studied the concept for those struggling or might need a reminder.

We hope you get a few things out of the chat and find it helpful!

Notes and resources for this episode

Connect with us at abattlewithin.com and on Facebook and on Instagram at A Battle Within.

Like to be featured on the podcast? Know of someone you think should be? Or have episode topic ideas? Reach out in those same places.

If you like what your hearing and want to support the program, a great way to do it is to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast and now Spotify

If you want to offer more support, "Buy Us A Cup of Coffee" is a great way too do so along with our swag shop at abattlewithin.com/swag

Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Please note that Terry and Drew are not medical professionals nor should their perspectives be taken as medical advice.

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Some of the links and resources provided are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase via www.abattlewithin.com  we will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. 

Terry is also a Young Living Distributor and if you purchase via a link provided we earn a commission. Again at no charge to you.

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies!

Here we go with episode 153 with Deb Brandon.

We got to have this amazing conversation today due to previous guest and Battle Buddy Donna O'Connell Figurski and Terry and I are grateful as she put us in touch.

Deb is a warrior who back in 2007 had endured three necessary brain surgeries in a three week window. We all know that one injury is enough let alone three!

In recovery she had to take herself through much of it and found ways to help herself through dragon boat racing, her art and utilizing brain game apps on her phone.

The former math professor tells us about her experience, new outlook on life, how she found support, and about her blog and book she has written in an effort to help others.

As if that is not enough, she is busy writing part two of her journey.

Notes and resources for this episode

Connect with us at abattlewithin.com and on Facebook and on Instagram at A Battle Within.

Like to be featured on the podcast? Know of someone you think should be? Or have episode topic ideas? Reach out in those same places.

If you like what your hearing and want to support the program, a great way to do it is to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcast even if you don't use that listening platform.

If you want to offer more support, "Buy Us A Cup of Coffee" is a great way too do so along with our swag shop at abattlewithin.com/swag

Until next time - For those healing, show yourself some grace. For those who know someone healing, show them the same, and give them a great deal of love. Keep Battling!

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Please note that Terry and Drew are not medical professionals nor should their perspectives be taken as medical advice.

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Some of the links and resources provided are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase via www.abattlewithin.com  we will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. 

Terry is also a Young Living Distributor and if you purchase via a link provided we earn a commission. Again at no charge to you.