Hi Friends! This is a totally random, not-related-to-concussions podcast episode all about my experience carrying a baby for my brother and sister-in-law. I go into a lot of detail about the experience and my emotional response afterwards. This is completely just an FYI for anyone who is interested in hearing my story. This took well over a year to live and months to write. I lay it all out there, and hope that sharing this experience will be helpful to someone out there. Cheers!

Melissa Biscardi is a concussion clinician, educator and budding research trainee. She has been a registered nurse since 2006 and an osteopathic practitioner since 2013. In her clinic, appropriately called “Concussion Rehab”, she has maintained a brain-wise practice for over 10 years. In this episode, Melissa shares her must-have tools for concussion recovery. One of my favorite points she made is that your body wants to heal. Melissa is a wealth of knowledge and experience, and has great things she shares in this episode. You can find Melissa on Instagram @concussionrehab.ca and her website is www.concussionrehab.ca

We referenced two previous podcast episodes in this conversation:

Episode 75: Brainbot Rehab: AI-Enhanced OT for Concussions & Neuro Rehab with Shelley Vaisberg

https://youtu.be/NAJegtx5XC8

Episode 70: Tips for Traveling with Post Concussion Symptoms with Ashley and Becky Barnett

https://youtu.be/1oyalOlyHX8

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand and manage your symptoms, 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

Sharik Peck, PT, is the inventor of the Rezzimax Pain Tuner Pro, a vagus nerve stimulator that helps reduce pain and calm the nervous system. His daughter, Katyrra, is a registered nurse and joins in the conversation today about how and why the Rezzimax works to help a variety of concerns people deal with, specifically trigeminal neuralgia, TMJ, chronic headaches, vestibular migraines, seizures, and autism. Here is the webpage with links to the protocols for different conditions and areas of the body: https://rezzimax.com/pages/rezzipes

I have tried the Rezzimax myself and have used it on family and clients, and have seen good results from it. I do recommend this device to people suffering with post concussion symptoms because it can help calm and regulate the nervous system, and address common concerns that mTBI survivors deal with, including headaches, tremors, facial nerve pain, and anxiety. They offer a 100-day money-back guarantee for listeners of this podcast, and if you use the discount code BethanyLewis, you can get $75 off. Here's the website: https://rezzimax.com/?ref=BethanyLewis

This study is currently in the review process by a well-known medical journal: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383661079_Resonance-Based_Vibratory_Massage_Treatment_of_Primary_Dysmenorrhea

The headache study has been accepted for publication by Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache (OFPH) (jofph.com) and should be published in the next month or so.

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand and manage your symptoms, 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

Shelley Vaisberg, OT Reg. (Ont.) was already helping people with post concussion symptoms as an Occupational Therapist when she ended up on her own concussion journey. She learned through personal experience how to enhance and improve the care she was giving to her clients, and this informed the creation of this passion project, Brainbot Rehab, which uses technology and artificial intelligence to up-level the therapy OTs provide. In this conversation, Shelley shares her own experience with concussion and the things she learned through the process, as well as details about Brainbot Rehab and how it helps people dealing with concussions receive higher quality care.

Website for people to learn more: https://www.brainbot.co/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainbot.app/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-vaisberg-548b4634/

Direct email: shelley@brainbot.co
Link to reel when she thought she got a concussion with her emoji log: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8ZoeREAuqN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Melissa Biscardi's Clinic: https://concussionrehab.ca/

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand and manage your symptoms, 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

April Crystal is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who has worked with people suffering from concussions at CognitiveFX since 2015. In this interview, April shares her own concussion experience, as well as practical, real-world advice to help those who struggle remembering words or finding lost objects or recalling their grocery list. Her tips and tricks for improved cognition will be helpful for everyone with a brain, and I love how she encourages people to use life as their cognitive therapy. Life does indeed give plenty of opportunities for us to challenge our cognitive skills. April's expertise in helping those suffering from persistent concussion symptoms makes her advice particularly applicable to this population. I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it!

April works at CognitiveFX in Provo, UT. www.cognitivefxusa.com

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand & manage your symptoms, 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

Dr. Bryce Crowley is a multiple concussion survivor who has been married for 29 years and is the father to 2 amazing daughters. He likes fast skis, fast bicycles and really fast cars. He has been a chiropractor since 2001 and loves working with those battling to recover their head and spine and brain after accidents and injuries. He started with training in Upper Cervical Chiropractic care, and has adapted and updated from there. His practice now includes Functional Neurology, non-thermal lasers, and the use of the Rezzimax Pain Tuner. He is known for providing answers for those who feel medicine and Chiropractic have failed them and for results in difficult or chronic cases and thorough explanations.

You can find him at UtahChiro.com or DCspinalcare.com or ⁠weak-ankles.com⁠ He is on Instagram @dc_spinalcare and is DC Spinal Care - Dr Bryce Crowley on Facebook In this interview, Dr. Crowley mentions the Rezzimax Pain Tuner (www.rezzimax.com Use discount code BethanyLewis for $75 off) and erchonia lasers (www.erchonia.com)

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand & manage your symptoms, 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

Matt lives in southeast Ohio with his wife, 3 children and service dog, Sierra. Matt and his wife currently own a financial services company, and he served as an Ohio State Trooper for several years prior to working in the financial industry. I met Matt at CognitiveFX and was so impressed with him that I asked if he would share his story with us on this podcast. In this interview, Matt shares his experience with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Post Concussion Syndrome (PCS), and offers valuable and practical advice to help others dealing with similar challenges.

Matt's experience with his service dog is particularly inspiring to me. Check out Honoring America's Warriors to learn more about their service dog program: https://honoringamericaswarriors.org

Matt also mentioned how helpful his Remarkable Tablet has been for him: https://remarkable.com

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand & manage your symptoms, 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

Stacey Smith is a former political fundraising consultant, certified holistic wellness coach, author of The Concussion Companion: The Real World Guide to Navigating Recovery with Confidence and Clarity, and founder of The Concussion Recovery Blueprint program and community. In this interview, Stacey shares her personal experience of recovery from post concussion syndrome and some of the things that helped her along that journey.

If you'd like to hear more from Stacey, follow her on Instagram @theconcussioncompanion or go to her website, www.theconcussioncompanion.com. You can find her book, The Concussion Companion on Amazon here.

Stacey mentions the Chopra App https://chopra.com/pages/app and Love Your Brain Yoga: https://www.loveyourbrain.com/

If you would like to sign up for a free concussion coaching consultation with me to learn how you can understand & manage your symptoms, 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