All about Concussions! Signs & symptoms, common misunderstandings, and a message of hope. Today, Cristabelle Braden is joined by fellow TBI survivor and advocate Candace Gantt for a conversation all about concussions, including some of their own personal experiences.
*Hear Candace's full story on Episode 42 "Be Patient With Yourself"
•CONNECT & MORE INFO•
Hosted by Cristabelle Braden
Instagram: @declarationlife
Facebook: @declarationlife
Website: cristabellebraden.com/declarationlife
Email: declarationlife@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Dare to Hope Again" by Cristabelle Braden
•ABOUT CANDACE•
Candace Gantt is a TBI Survivor, founder and conference director of Mind Your Brain @ Penn Medicine, Executive Director of Mind Your Brain Foundation, and a Board Member of the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania. In 2005 Candace was hit by a construction truck while bicycling in Center County, PA which resulted in life saving craniotomy surgery and crainoplasty. At the time her girls were 4 and 10 years old. She has come from coma to community. Candace was voted Philadelphia Magazine’s Health Hero 2017, and she was featured in Wounded Brains by Sandra Markle and Second Wind: The Resilience of Women by Beth Brykman. Candace also served as the Corporate Director of Reservations Operations World Wide with the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company where she opened two international Reservations Centers and seven hotels.
Website: https://www.mindyourbrainfoundation.org/
Podcast: https://www.mindyourbrainfoundation.org/podcast/
•ABOUT CRISTABELLE•
Cristabelle Braden is an award winning singer/songwriter, keynote speaker, author, and podcast host. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, she began to write music. Since then, she has surpassed medical expectations and thrived in her newfound gift of music; she has come from re-learning daily life tasks in brain injury rehabilitation to setting her feet firmly on the ground as a songwriter, speaker, and artist with a message of hope.
Website: cristabellebraden.com
