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SummaryOne of the biggest fears on the path of recovery from a stroke and/or brain injury is reverting. In this episode, Joe and Lauren discuss their own personal struggles and fears with reverting either in their recovery progress or reverting back to bad habits and negative mindsets they had before their brain injuries. They cover the importance of reframing, accepting their new “normal” and celebrating every victory no matter how small it may seem. Various characters throughout fiction and fandom, who have famously battled reverting on their hero’s journey, are also explored.

Topics Discussed in this Episode

• Coping with reverting during the recovery process. Recovery isn’t a straight path, there will be ups and downs.

• Joe talks a little about his service dog.

• Reframing, accepting the new “normal”, celebrating every success no matter how small like remembering words when forgetting words is part of the new “normal”.

• Super heroes that have reverted during their hero’s journey including Spider-Man, the Green Ranger, Speedy aka Red Arrow aka Arsenal of ‘Young Justice’, Aragorn of ‘Lord of the Rings’.

• Redemptive arches in all of us and how setbacks and contrast help us grow.

Links to Topics Mentioned

• Troglodyte definition, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troglodyte

• Legion (film), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038686

• International Baccalaureate, http://www.ibo.org

• Dothraki Language, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dothraki_language

• Lord of the Rings character breakdown, http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Category:The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Characters

• Spider-Man 2, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_2

• The Green Ranger, http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Tommy_Oliver

• Speedy aka Red Arrow, http://youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Arrow

• Aragorn, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragorn

• Benjamin Buchanan YouSoRock Spotlight, https://www.joesorocks.com/yousorock-spotlights/2018/4/11/benjamin-so-rocks

• Jamie Sorenson YouSoRock Spotlight, https://www.joesorocks.com/yousorock-spotlights/2018/4/5/nich-and-jamie-so-rock

• The Stromies (YouSoRock features coming soon), http://www.stromies.com

• YouSoRock Facebook Group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/yousorock

• Submit your story to be featured on YouSoRock, https://www.joesorocks.com/yousorock

Credits

• 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

• Edited by Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

• Theme song produced by Sleep Deez, @sleepvision on Instagram, @sleepdeez on Twitter

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