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Be the DreamThe Best Snippets of Sunshine: It’s the 100th Episode!Welcome to this special celebration of the Seeking Sunshine podcast- we've hit our 100th episode!
Today we are going party by featuring the best Snippets of Sunshine from the past couple years. Enjoy the love, inspiration, and beauty from all the incredible guests that have graced this show. In special memory of Cassie Eckart, one of the first guests to be on the show, who passed away on 3/16/23. Special thanks to the other featured guests, in the order played: Cassie Eckart, Benjamin Berard, Treena Chabot,
Nadia Jean, Theresa Shepherd-Dunback, Noelle Peterson, Brenda Dominguez, Tina Saad, Joanna Jones, Tracey Ferrin, Natalie...
2023-12-251h 06
Michael IdellHow Do I Move Forward? Brain Injury Communication with Host Michael IdellLife is not falling to pieces unless we let things get the best of us.Those of us who do not see the positive side of situations, need motivation and friends to pick each other up in this community. We must stand together! Drugs don't fix anything but create a temporary fix. A pharmaceutical "bandaids" are only temporary but can lead to a permanent problem. Chemical dependencies, prescriptions, and doctors pharmaceutical coping strategies do not permanently fix problems we encounter. Coping strategies within groups and individual counseling services help individuals work past dilemmas. This weeks show is going to address how...
2017-06-031h 16
Michael IdellCaregivers Need Support -Recorded 5/5/2017 with Host Michael IdellCaregivers need to get their respect for all they have been through and what they go through caring for individuals with disabilities and neurological impairments including Brain Injury, hydrocephalus, autism, neuropathy, strokes, and many more. Caregivers put their lives aside to assist those in need but many people don't understand the ramifications that come along with that. Keep your routine. Get serious about self-care. Find an enjoyable physical pursuit. Reward yourself. Breathe!Watch out for symptoms of depression. A Simple Brain Injury Support Group Organization Inc. is not just A NON-PROFIT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION for brain injury survivors but for CAREGIVERS, famil...
2017-05-2035 min
Z Z Archive 2017Caregivers Need Support - Brain Injury Communication with Host Michael IdellCaregivers need to get their respect for all they have been through and what they go through caring for individuals with disabilities and neurological impairments including Brain Injury, hydrocephalus, autism, neuropathy, strokes, and many more. Caregivers put their lives aside to assist those in need but many people don't understand the ramifications that come along with that. Keep your routine. Get serious about self-care. Find an enjoyable physical pursuit. Reward yourself. Breathe!Watch out for symptoms of depression. A Simple Brain Injury Support Group Organization Inc. is not just A NON-PROFIT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION for brain injury survivors but for CAREGIVERS, famil...
2017-05-0635 min
Michael IdellHow Do You Feel About You Since Your Brain Injury? w/ Host Michael IdellSome people feel they are inadequate since their brain injury. Some people are depressed they arent as good as they were before. Others feel it is a wonderful new beginning. And some think they are better using their old expereinces and new ones to better themselves. Where Do You Stand? Join us on our open mic conversation to share your expereinces and stories together with others in the brain injury community. ASBISG.org Non-Profit Organization gives weekly suport conference calls online and by phone each Tuesday night at 8:00pm (NewYork Time) Visit www.asbisg.org/calendar for more details and...
2017-04-2259 min
Michael IdellMichael IdellIt seems problems start developing or can after brain injuries occur and it is quite interesting to see the aches and pains can correlate to those injuries as well Studies show that more than 50 percent of people suffer from chronic pain disorders in the years following a brain injury. Headaches and neuropathic (nerve-related) pain is most commonly from injury to the head and neck. Other common sources of pain include spasticity(increased muscle tension from brain injury), heterotopic ossification (bone forming outside the skeleton), deep venous thrombosis, genitourinary and gastrointestinal disorders, and orthopedic trauma (ie, fractures and other muscle and bone...
2017-04-0836 min
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Michael Idell with Special Guest Nikki StangHer name is Nikki and she suffered a TBI in 2011. She is now trying to spread awareness about brain injuries through her website www.mytraumaticbraininjury.com and social media. She is doing interviews to share her story and give hope to others suffering from this invisible injury. As you may or may not know March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. I will share a little bit of her story to get you more familiar with her calling of brain injury advocacy. I would love to introduce you all to Nikki Stang. Please welcome her as an honored guest on our B...
2017-03-181h 00
Michael IdellStruggling Where To Go and Who To Talk To- Brain Injury w/Host Michael IdellCAREGIVERS SURVIVORS FAMILY MEMBERS FRIENDS Have you ever wondered where else to go to find resources? Have you lost hope there is nowhere else to go? Do you feel no one understands what you are going through? Where do you go when you doctors turn you away? Where can you find educational resources to become more knowledgeable? ____________________________________________________________ We have new private chat rooms for people to share their stories and get help and phone numbers to call for support: (570) 599-6424 (908) 801-6424 We have Caregivers Support Conference Calls for caregivers only on Thursday nights https://zoom.us/j/581158631?pwd=cXMEeK3SEGo%3D We have Brain Injury Op...
2017-03-041h 20
Z Z Archive 2017Let's Stop the Labels - Brain Injury Communication w Michael IdellStand up for yourself in a positive mindset. Focus should be on what the disabled can do, not what they can't do. This is how they excel. Stand together and join us to educate the public. Surviving a brain injury is hard enough, being stereotyped is not needed.
2017-02-041h 14
Z Z Archive 2017What Do You Know About Brain Injury? Brain Injury Communication w/host MichaelJoin host Michael Idell with guests to discuss different stories about brain injury. Want to learn about brain injuries? What someone to listen and learn about yours? Want people to open their minds? What they are? Who is affected? What they affect? What is a neurological impairment? What is a caregiver's responsibility and stresses? Who lives in the past more? Family? Friends? Survivors? How do you move forward? When is it time to listen? Where do you go for support? We have our brain injury radio shows on the first and third Friday of each month on Brain Injury Radio...
2017-01-211h 09
Michael IdellPTSD - Brain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell (recorded)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. PTSD Definition By Mayo Clinic Staff Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Many people who go through traumatic events have difficulty adjusting and coping for a while, but they don't have PTSD — with ti...
2016-12-1747 min
Z Z Archive 2016Transitioning with Lisa Dryer - Brain Injury Communication w/Host Michael IdellTransitioning into the community after a brain injury has enough personal bouts of their own with physical and/or neurological impairments. Getting assistance is very dificult where we can go, who to talk to, and finding people who understand. Family and friends many times don't have the patience. Government offices don't have much to offer to people with cognitive disabilities. State brain injury centers have a limited amount of resources to offer or don't communicate well with many individuals. Lisa Dryer and Michael Idell have both lived in different parts of the country since having their brain injuries. They have found a nu...
2016-12-111h 29
Z Z Archive 2016How Do I Move Forward? Brain Injury Communication with Host Michael IdellLife is not falling to pieces unless we let things get the best of us.Those of us who do not see the positive side of situations, need motivation and friends to pick each other up in this community. We must stand together! Drugs don't fix anything but create a temporary fix. A pharmaceutical "bandaids" are only temporary but can lead to a permanent problem. Chemical dependencies, prescriptions, and doctors pharmaceutical coping strategies do not permanently fix problems we encounter. Coping strategies within groups and individual counseling services help individuals work past dilemmas. This weeks show is going to address how...
2016-12-031h 16
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell - PTSD (Pre-recorded)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. PTSD Definition By Mayo Clinic Staff Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Many people who go through traumatic events have difficulty adjusting and coping for a while, but they don't have PTSD — with ti...
2016-11-1947 min
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Michael Idell - PTSDPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. PTSD Definition By Mayo Clinic Staff Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Many people who go through traumatic events have difficulty adjusting and coping for a while, but they don't have PTSD — with ti...
2016-10-2247 min
Z Z Archive 2016Support Services are Here - Brain Injury Communication with Host Michael IdellCaregivers need support Survivors need to know others are here who understand. We need to stick together to create and continue a positive support service for each other. Sometimes it's someone to just listen, someone to learn and someone to be there! Please Join Host Michael Idell and Special Guest Carrie Macdougall share there stories with fellow members of our organization how beneficial teamwork and companionship are for us all to grow together, ___________________________________________________________________________ ASBISG.org Is a Neurological Impairments 501c3 Non-Profit Organization for Peer Counseling, Support Services, Networking Tool and Educational Establishment for Caregivers, Families, Survivors and Public Brain Injury...
2016-10-081h 00
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication w/Host Michael Idell - Support Group BenefitsDo you feeling like you are going to lose your mind if you don't find some help? Are you a caregiver losing it because you feel you are doing it all alone? Do you see yourself as a survivor of all this craziness life has brought you and no one understands? This to is why we have support groups! We find ourselves working together having a place to vent, talk, share, and compare stories together to bring enlightenment each others that they are not in this alone! We do understand. We do help each other. We find a way to he...
2016-09-171h 19Z Z Archive 2016Calling for Caregivers - Brain Injury Communication with Host Michael IdellCalling for caregivers!!!! We need to hear both sides of the story from caregivers and the survivors. We are in this together! Please join us on Brain Injury Radio Network this Friday to catch up and chat about moving forward after having brain injuries affect your life! 5:30pm-6:50pm Pacific Time 8:30pm-9:50pm Eastern Time 424-243-9540
2016-09-031h 01
Michael IdellCalling for Caregivers - Brain Injury Communication with Host Michael IdellWe need to hear both sides of the story from caregivers and the survivors. We are in this together! Calling for caregivers!!!! Please join us on Brain Injury Radio Network this Friday to catch up and chat about moving forward after having brain injuries affect your life! 5:30pm-6:50pm Pacific Time 8:30pm-9:50pm Eastern Time 424-243-9540
2016-08-2008 min
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication w/host Michael Idell - HBOT TherapyWhat is HBOT? Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment which enhances the body's natural healing process by inhalation of 100% oxygen in a total body chamber, where atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled. It is used for a wide variety of treatments usually as a part of an overall medical care plan. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is breathing 100% oxygen while under increased atmospheric pressure. There have been debates over whether this treatment works, and information needed about insurance coverage for this treatment. Facts are the results are phenominal! We will be discussing facts and sharing links to resources for in...
2016-07-021h 16Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell - Self AdvocacySelf-advocacy refers to: an individual's ability to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate or assert his or her own interests, desires, needs, and rights. It involves making informed decisions and taking responsibility for those decisions. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING SOMEONE TO HELP YOU: HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT TO GET HELP OR START DEMANDING YOU GET HELP AND ARE LISTENED TO? WE ARE HERE IN THE BRAIN INJURY COMMUNITY TO HELP GUIDE YOU, STRENGTHEN YOU, STAND BY YOU, AND LISTEN BUT CHANGE MUST START WITH YOU!YOU HAVE TO EDUCATE OTHERS, HAVE TO HAVE PATIENCE, KNOW HOW...
2016-05-211h 07Michael IdellBIRN with Host Michael Idell - Do You Feel No One Cares?How many times do you feel no one cares? You may be surrounding yourself with the wrong people to show you they care or they don't know how you feel. Communication is the most valuable source of expression to help build the world you surround yourself with. We can help you get there. Please call into our Brain Injury Radio Network Show and join others. You are not in this alone. People in the brain injury community need to stand together, be supportive and assist those who are invlved to understand each other's perspective. These calls are for caregivers, brain...
2016-05-071h 15
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication - Michael Idell - Who Needs A Place to Vent?Who needs a place to vent when they won't be judged??? WE ARE HERE!! It is unlikely that there is a typical developing individual who has never had a tantrum of some sort or an irrational behavior, who has not balked at being separated from a loved one or been fed up about circumstances they are dealt with . Rarer still are people who are never moody or withdrawn, aggressive or antisocial, argumentative or oppositional. It is typical of anyone to retreat or respond negatively or aggressively to situations that are new, frightening, or beyond their understanding. _____________ Why is this unacceptable...
2016-04-161h 16
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication - Michael Idell - You can't live without medication?Many people think they can not get by in life without medications. Rightfully so, some may be medically needed for survival. Others may be needed but are only a temporary fix like a bandaid but do not solve or treat the problem. The problem is chemical dependencies from being hooked on these medications pre cribed by doctors. Are you hooked on meds or have trouble getting by without the use of addictive medications prescribed by your doctors? Please call our Brain Injury Radio Network Show April 1st at 5:30pm (Pacific Time)
2016-04-021h 05
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication - Michael Idell - Do You Feel You Are In This AloneDo You Feel You Are in This Alone?????? Are you a brain inury survivor and don't know who to turn to? Are you a caregiver who can't get any support? Are you a parent of someone with special needs and cant find someone who understands? WE ARE HERE! We have survivors, caregivers, family members, medical professionals and peers who can share their knowledge, experiences and accomplishments to guide through hard times! This is A Simple Brain Injury Support Group Organization Inc. www.ASBISG.org Please join us Friday March 18th at 5:30pm-6:50pm Pacific Time (8:30pm-9:50pm Eastern Time) on...
2016-03-191h 07
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication w/Michael Idell - Do You Think You Are In This Alone?Are you a brain inury survivor and don't know who to turn to? Are you a caregiver who can't get any support? Are you a parent of someone with special needs and cant find someone who understands? WE ARE HERE! We have survivors, caregivers, family members, medical professionals and peers who can share their knowledge, experiences and acomplishments to guide all of you through hard times! This is A Simple Brain Injury Support Group Organization Inc. www.ASBISG.org Please join us Friday March 4th at 5:30pm-6:50pm Pacific Time (8:30pm-9:50pm Eastern Time) on Brain Injury Radio Network. Guest c...
2016-03-0526 min
Michael IdellWhat Do People Know About Surviving a Brain Injury with Host Michael Idell -People dont like to be judged but they do it themselves. In the public eye, people see what they see but they dont know what is behind someone's eyes, a hidden disability. People don't understand a cognitive disability, the history behind a person's life, or what makes a person who they are now. People don't understand emotional imbalances, over sensitive people, post traumatic stress disorder, or why some people reach out so much for acceptance of who they are now.These are all common circumstances due to a brain injury... insecurity about who they are now and who they once w...
2016-02-201h 06
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Michael Idell - Let's Stop The LabelsJoin me, Michael W Idell this Friday February 5th at 5:30 p.m. till 6:50 p.m. Pacific time ( that's 8:30 p.m. till 9:50 p.m. Eastern Time ) on Brain Injury Radio Network as your host. The topic of the week is "Let's Stop the Labels". People with disabilities should be looked at by their abilities not what they're incapable of doing. There needs to be a stop with degradation segregation stereotypes and no one deserves to be pitied. Many people with disabilities have more drive, initiative, and motivation more than most "normal" lazy people do without a disability. Please call into our ra...
2016-02-061h 09
Michael IdellBrain Injury Radio Show with Michael Idell - Positive MotivationPositive motivation has an impact on everyone involved with family members, caregivers and those involved with neurological impairments. Recovery processes have an undoubtable negative impact on invidividuals without a positive influence involved. A positive perception assists everyone through coping strategies including the initial impact on the news, the struggles involved, and the accomplishments made. Families and caregivers need to have somewhere to go to when they have their struggles like giving up their lives, paying bills, making time for another life, and the responbilities which ensue. Then most importantly is teamwork! ANYONE INVOLVED NEEDS TO LISTEN, LEARN, AND COMMUNICATE! This is w...
2016-01-1657 min
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Michael Idell- Its my birthday- Come CelebrateAlthough my birthday is actually tomorrow 12/19, I would like to have a celebration of what we have together in the brain injury community as a birthday present. I hope you all find a positive influence in the expereinces we share on or conference calls, our radio shows, and our chats on the phone to help one another in the brain injury community. We could not have accomplished all we have done if it wasn't for all of you with us. This next year I would like more people to get involved in teamwork sharing/networking the work we do to he...
2015-12-191h 16Z Z Archive 2016Brain Injury Communication with Michael Idell Brain Injury Bonding (Prerecorded)You do not have to be brain injured to be involved in the brain injury community. What you will learn about is how we are each other’s family in many circumstances. Because brain injuries don't just involve a traumatic brain injury, a stroke, a person who is mentally handicapped, or someone seen with a walker; there are hundreds of us who are with master’s degrees, major accomplishments, happy families, children, marriages, and careers who are brilliant and well mannered. So many in the public don’t understand who we are. They don't understand this could be them in a mome...
2015-12-0500 min
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication w/ Host Michael Idell-Beating a Positive Drum in LifePlease join us to learn a positive approach to a better life with co-host and special guest Executive Vice President National Seizure Disorders Foundation, David Paul. We are talking about beating a drum for a positive change in life and concentrating on stress relievers. People need to ask themselves "What does not work in my my life and how do I change it?" Too many people concentrate on what's wrong instead of what needs to make them better. The concentration should be "I need to focus on a better life to get there." http://nationalseizuredisordersfoundation.org/ http://www.asbisg.org Pl...
2015-11-211h 11
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication w/host Michael Idell How Do I Move Forward?Life is not falling to pieces unless we let things get the best of us.Those of us who do not see the positive side of situations, need motivation and friends to pick each other up in this community. We must stand together! Drugs don't fix anything but create a temporary fix. A pharmaceutical "bandaids" are only temporary but can lead to a permanent problem. Chemical dependencies, prescriptions, and doctors pharmaceutical coping strategies do not permanently fix problems we encounter. Coping strategies within groups and individual counseling services help individuals work past dilemmas. This weeks show is going to address how...
2015-11-071h 16
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell - What Are You Waiting For?This radio show for family members, caregivers, doctors, nuerologists and public awareness! What do you know about them? Are you waiting for yours? Do you know how to handle a brain injury?What are you doing to learn?When are you going to understand?What are you doing now? When family members, caregivers, loved ones, and significant others give up helping, where do you go? Outpatient services don't help unless insurance is involved. Medical staff in communities nationwide misdiagnose, brush off, discharge or don't treat brain injuries survivors when they come in about ailments due to their brain injury. They stat...
2015-10-031h 18
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell-Education about Brain InjuryAny type of abnormal brain function is a brain injury. PTSD, multiple sclerosis, hydrocephalus, strokes, tumors, anoxia, neuromuscular disorders such as transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome or related neurologic conditions are all types of brain injuries of different kinds, along with traumatic brain injuries. We need to educate the public, doctors, familes and survivors what these disabilites are. They are often misinterpreted and misdiagnosed because individuals are judged upon instead of understanding.We need to educate survivors how to accept who they are now.We need to motivate survivors, caregivers and family members to not give up and how we can...
2015-09-191h 11Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell/Paying the BillsBrain Injury Radio Network does not only apply to survivors of brain injuries. Caregivers, family members, loved ones, medical professionals, advocates who want to make changes happen for survivors and the generally public who want to learn how to help others in need. Who decides when outpatient care is no longer needed, how an individual can not get any better, or when limitations run out? Many insurance companies cut off care for outpatient care after a limited amount of time. There are many struggles that occur for anyone involved in the financial side of occurance after a brain injury. Unless ther...
2015-09-051h 14
Michael IdellBrain Injury Radio Network Presents Companionship with Host Michael IdellPlease call into our show 424-243-9540 August 21st, 2015 5:30pm - 6:50pm (Pacific Time) and 8:30pm-9:50pm (Eastern Time) http://tobtr.com/7857107 How many of us finally found companionship in the brain injury community through friendships, love, loyalty, and communication? How many are there that still need to? We understand each other. We have each other. We help each other throught the hard times, share with good times, and guide each other through it all. Please join us sharing our stories, struggles and accomplishments through the brain injury consequences that has brought us together. Please invite other friends, families, and t...
2015-08-221h 21
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell - United We StandBrain Injury Radio Network and ASBISG.org Presents: United We Stand YOU DO NOT TO BE BRAIN INJURED TO BE INVOLVED IN WHAT WE DO TO MAKE CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. We stand together and uplift one another through hard times when we need them. We advocate for change and support one another when people in our community are treated unfairly. We help people learn to be strong, take care of themselves, build pride, have fun together, and stand proud to be alive and strong. We are family members, caregivers, survivors and the public building awareness about brain injuries and ne...
2015-08-081h 14
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell - Say It Out LoudWe all have thoughts about our injuries, obstacles that come our way and setbacks with a lack of support. We think about the things we would like to say but never come out and say it. Tonight lets say those things out loud addressing the who, what, why, when and where factors of moving forward in a positive way! This is an open mic night for survivors, careivers, family members, and advocates to speak up and for others to listen what each other have to say. _____________________________________________ Please remember, no foul language, sexism, racism, or religion due to FCC regulations.
2015-07-181h 24Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication w/Host Michael Idell - Support Group BenefitsDo you feeling like you are going to lose your mind if you don't find some help? Are you a caregiver losing it because you feel you are doing it all alone? Do you see yourself as a survivor of all this craziness life has brought onto you and no one understands? This to is why we have support groups! We find ourselves working together having a place to vent, talk, share, and compare stories together to bring enlightenment to each others that they are not in this alone! We do understand. We do help each other. We wil find a...
2015-07-041h 19
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell - Brain Injury BondingYou do not have to be brain injured to be involved in the brain injury community. What you will learn about is how we are each others family in many cirumstances. Because brain injuries don't just involve a traumatic brain injury, a stroke, a person who is mentally handicapped, or someone seen with a walker; there are hundreds of us who are with masters degrees, major accomplishments, happy families, children, marraiges, and careers who are brilliant and well mannored. So many in the public dont understand who we are. They don't understand this could be them in a moments notice...
2015-06-201h 29Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell -Brain Injury AcceptanceHow do you accept your brain injury without pushing it under the rug to forget it or have it come up in every conversation with others? It All Starts With You! After a clinical setting, survivors wondering where they go from here, who understands, and questions comes up. From building confidence, self-esteem, empowerment and optimism; self-help groups help meeting others in the community going through similar circumstances in real life dealing with emotions, struggles, and encouraging stories of those who got past their dilemmas. Support services to build assistance these people into a normal life style to get back on track in a comfortable, safe, caring and optimistic atmosphere to...
2015-06-061h 20
Michael IdellDown and dark days of brain injury survival with Host Michael IdellMany of us have hard days in life just as anyone else does but with a brain injury, coping strategies are hugely different. Positive reinforcement may need to come from family, friends, and caregivers but how can we do it within ourselves? Emotional impacts on the brain injured have a different level than the general public but it isn't impossible to achieve rewards through positive coping strategies. Let's discuss what we do to help, ideas what may be better, and alternative measures than medication. ________________________________________________________________________ We have a weekly conference call Mondays for anyone who would like to learn about brain inj...
2015-05-161h 24Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell - Where Do We go from Here?Have you or someone you have loved been wrapped up just thinking about brain injury all day and night? "I wish I was who I was back then or before"..... Does your day get taken up by thinking how bad things are or what is getting on your nerves? How much time is wasted thinking about what others are doing and what you are not doing? Where do you go from here? CHANGE. Utilize your time in a positive fashion or you are just wasting your time! Stop thinking of your past and concentrate on a positive tomorrow. Your time i...
2015-05-021h 17
Michael IdellBIRN Show with Michael Idell ~ Family MattersWe all have family issues because of just life but with a brain injury, it has another impact on all of us. Survivors need consideration, patience, understanding and unity since the lives have been turned around. Caregivers have a lot of struggles understanding perspectives and emotional moments of those we care for. Please call in 424-243-9540 We need to understand and commuicate together. We have to learn more. We have Brain Injury Radio Network to speak together on the first and third Friday of every month. Tuesday nights we get together on Skype to communicate for all involved or int...
2015-04-181h 21Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication w/Host Michael Idell - Transitioning w/ Lisa DryerTransitioning into the community after a brain injury has enough personal bouts of their own with physical and/or neurological impairments. Getting assistance is very dificult where we can go, who to talk to, and finding people who understand. Family and friends many times don't have the patience. Government offices don't have much to offer to people with cognitive disabilities. State brain injury centers have a limited amount of resources to offer or don't communicate well with many individuals. Lisa Dryer and Michael Idell have both lived in different parts of the country since having their brain injuries. They have found a nu...
2015-04-041h 29
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Michael Idell presents Open Mic NightBrain Injury Communication with Host Michael Idell presents this night for brain injury survivors, caregivers, and the public get to know each other by speaking and listening to each others stories. LETS LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER!!! Please join us all over the world in getting to know each other in the brain injury community to get to have fun, laugh and put personalities together. We have some motivational, fun loving people who love to stand up for brain injury awareness month. PLEASE CALL 424-243-9540 TO LISTEN IN OR TO CHAT!!!
2015-03-211h 30
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Michael Idell- Guest Samantha MichaelI would like to introduce Samantha Michael, a positive and wonderful spokesperson surviving a traumatic brain injury who has dedicated her life since inspiring others learning to cope after a brain injury and teaching others strategies for anyone going through neurological impairments and tough experiences in general. The first hour of the show we would like to go over her story and then we will open up the lines for questions and answers for us to discuss with callers. Here are Samantha Michael's links online I hope you will persue to check out. "Proceeds received from the sale of Songs for...
2015-03-071h 30
Michael IdellRespect and Dignity 101In the beginning there is the Emergency Room (ER). Away we go – off on a journey – trying our best to re-build our shattered lives in a society that ill equips us to deal with our new selves. The loss. The Pain. The Fear. The lack of self-confidence and self-esteem makes everything harder! Families caught in the middle desperately trying to help and understand our issues and new lives. Friends want to help but don't know how. We try – we fail – some will try again – some succeed – some don’t. To become a victim creates a partnership with dysfunction, and the brotherhood of...
2015-03-061h 30
Michael IdellBrain Injury Commnunication with Host Michael Idell - Open Mic NightLets make a positive approach to enlighten people to learn about brain injury in a positive fashion! Getting the word out is healthy for people without brain injuries to learn and help those who are survivors. Why wait until you get confronted with brain injury to learn about them? OPEN MIC NIGHT FOR ANYONE INVOLVED WITH BRAIN INJURY.... CAREGIVERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS.... TELL YOUR STORIES. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND. HELP EACH OTHER!!! Wonder how many people go through struggles with brain injuries? Wonder what kind of hardships they have? Are you curious if anyone sees thi...
2015-02-211h 28
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Michael Idell- Controlling Brain InjuryHow do you see yourself moving forward if your focus is on the past? Who keeps you down? Who picks you up? Who decides what gets to you? YOU DO! The physical trials after surviving a brain injury we may not be able to always overcome. We may still have a cane, a walker, a wheelchair, some trouble speaking, walking or hearing but one thing we can control is our own happiness. We decide on what aggravates us, what keeps us down, and what bothers us. It's time to take control of our lives in a positive fashion. Positive reinforcement a...
2015-02-071h 26
Michael IdellBrain Injury Communication with Michael Idell- Patience-A Controlled SubstanceMany people have an issue with anger, frustration, lack of time and are always wrapped up in their own lives to make time for others. Two worlds collide with this aspect for the brain injured: 1. Communication with others to understand what survivors go through. 2. Caregivers, friends, and loved ones need to listen with an open mind. PATIENCE IS NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. Listening skills are something most people in our lives need to improve. Strategies are there for learning how to improve these communication barriers. Individuals with brain injuries may not be noticeable to the naked eye but if a c...
2015-01-171h 30Michael IdellMichael Idell presents You Have a High Level Disability but No One Can Tell?ALL PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT BRAIN INJURY BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THEY HAPPEN. Are you a high level brain injury survivor and no one can see your disability or impairments? No one understands the effects of cognitive impairments like impulse control, frustration, PTSD, overstimulation of the senses, or what it is like taking time to think things out and process? Do you wonder if you are able to go out back into the work force? We have a number of people who are in these positions. Where do we go? Who do we talk to? Join in on this r...
2014-12-201h 30Michael IdellThe Impact of Negative Emotions on your Health w/ Host Michael IdellHow We Feel Has an Impact on How We Heal, Grow, Recouperate, and Live Easier said than done right? We all have struggles in life. This is part of life but we decide what affects us, what has an impact, and the things that bother us and don't. A positive attitude keeps us moving forward. Peer support, family, friends and counseling services help build those things to keep a positive outloook working together. It is medical fact that what used to be thought as mentally debilitating and irreversable with brain injuries are treatable and can be overcome by keeping a ho...
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Z Z Archive 2014How much do you know about brain injury?How much do you know about brain injury? Many people talk about traumatic brain injury, strokes, cancer, and tumors but there are more! How many people know details about the others? Toxemia, M.S., M.D., diffuse axonal, anoxic, autism, etc. There are a number or neurological impairments that are brain injuries which are never discussed enough or brought to the forefront of conversations. There are a number of things we, in the brain injury community, need to bring forth to the public, to make the public aware off, and to build educational resources available. WE NEED TO STAND TOGETHER AN...
2014-11-0853 min
Michael IdellHow much is blamed on brain injury? Join Michael Idell to discuss this hot topic***HOW MANY PROBLEMS IN OUR LIVES ARE BLAMED ON THE BRAIN INJURY WE HAD OR BY THE LOVED ONES WHO CARE FOR US?*** WHO'S RIGHT? WHO'S WRONG? HOW MUCH IS JUST LIFE EXPERIENCES LIKE EMPLOYMENT, RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION OR JUST A LACK OF PATIENCE? Please join me, Michael Idell as the host on Friday Night Brain Injury Radio Network October 31st, 2014 at 8:00pm-9:30pm Eastern Standard Time Call in and speak with us! GUEST CALL-IN (424) 243-9540 You don't have to be brain injured to learn about brain injury! Educate yourself and be a better person! Please share!!!
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Michael IdellBuilding Strong Relationships w/ host Michael IdellBuilding Strong Relationships in the Brain Injury Community~ We are here for you!!! Call in and speak with us! GUEST CALL-IN (424) 243-9540 Last month we discussed the relationships we already have in since our brain injuries but what about building new ones? Questions for the night= *What are we looking for as individuals? *Can we find love? *Where do we go? *What do we do? *Who understands? *What's better or worse? *Common problems? *Who can we talk to? *How have our experiences gone? *What can we change? *What has worked for you? *How can we help each other? Impacts of brain injury...
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Z Z Archive 2014When Is It Too Late To Learn About Brain Injury? Join Michael Idell to talkWhen do you research about what a brain injury is? Do you look it up after someone you know almost died or is in a coma? How much knowledge do you have about seizures? Who understands the struggles about strokes? Do people label you about your disability or judge you because they can not see your disability? Are you a survivor or caregiver and can't find others who understand the struggle you go through? We are here for you!!! Call in and speak with us! GUEST CALL-IN (424) 243-9540 We have the knowledge and experience which books don't teach. we live ou...
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Michael IdellAre you a high level brain injury survivor still struggling? Join Michael IdellALL PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT BRAIN INJURY BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THEY HAPPEN. Are you a high level brain injury survivor and no one can see your disability or impairments? No one understands the effects of cognitive impairments like impulse control, frustration, PTSD, overstimulation of the senses, or what it is like taking time to think things out and process? Do you wonder if you are able to go out back into the work force? We have a number of people who are in these positions. Where do we go? Who do we talk to? Join in on this r...
2014-09-201h 30Michael IdellAre you a high level brain injury survivor still struggling? Join Michael IdellAre you a high level brain injury survivor and no one can see your disability or impairments? No one understands the effects of cognitive impairments like impulse control, frustration, PTSD, overstimulation of the senses, or what it is like taking time to think things out and process? Do you wonder if you are able to go out back into the work force? We have a number of people who are in these positions. Where do we go? Who do we talk to? Join in on this radio show so we can discuss how to approach this problem. Educate yourselves, educate o...
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Michael IdellHow does family view brain injury? w/host Michael IdellHow does family view brain injury? Please call in to discuss your experiences. _________________________ If you aren't a survivor, do you know someone who had a stroke, tumor, or head injury? Did you understand? How did you handle it? Could you treat them like a "normal" person? Did your opinion change about who they are? Do you find yourself giving them a label? _________________________ Are you a survivor who has a family that gave up on you? Are they tired of hearing about it? Do they feel you cry about it too much? Do you want to find family counseling? Do they n...
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Z Z Archive 2014How To Find A Local Support Group, Create One with Us!Are you a caregiver? Are you a survivor? Do you have trouble finding out more about brain injuries? Please join Michael Idell and others speak about trouble finding a local support group, how to create one, and how we can help each other! If you can't make it, you can visit the archive online, view post, message each other and communicate! Anyone can call in to speak by calling (424) 243-9540 (Family members, caregivers, survivors, and the general public)
2014-08-021h 28Michael IdellAre You Alone Dealing with this Brain Injury Stuff? w/host Michael IdellAre You Alone Dealing with this Brain Injury Stuff? w/host Michael W Idell? We have thousands of members globally in our brain injury support groups but we still have people trying to find information about who to talk to and where to go. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/braininjuryradio/2014/07/19/are-you-alone-dealing-with-this-brain-injury-stuff-whost-michael-idell Anyone can call in to speak by calling (424) 243-9540 (Family members, caregivers, survivors, and the general public) *Questions we will ask each call-in to build an informative and helpful discussion:* - *Where do you stand with brain injury? * - *How are you involved with brain injury?* - *Are you a f...
2014-07-191h 05Michael IdellAre You Alone Dealing with this Brain Injury Stuff? w/ host Michael IdellAnyone can call in to speak by calling (424) 243-9540 (Family members, caregivers, survivors, and the general public) Questions we will ask each call-in to build an informative and helpful discussion: Where do you stand with brain injury? How are you involved with brain injury?Are you a family member or caregiver of someone with a brain injury?Are you a survivor trying to find more people who understands what you are going through? Where do you go?Who can you talk to?Want to vent?Want to meet others who understand?You want support? We are here. We stand together. We can m...
2014-06-2213 min
Z Z Archive 2014How Can I Have a Support Group? Join Michael Idell & Learn How...Now!Every first Friday on the month, we will discuss how to manage a local support group in your area. Michael discusses how to start a brain injury support group, suggestions where to go, who to speak to, and how we can work together. Peer support is such an important element of the process of having support, educated the public, and building awareness. If you don't have a group in your area, or don't care for one you attended...Start your own! You can do this and we can do it together! Please join Michael on this call, contribute your ideas, and ta...
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Z Z Archive 2014Impulsive Behaviors after a Brain Injury with Host Michael IdellI asked a number of our members to give me some topics by our brain injury survivors. I received some informative information doing research on why and how impulsive behaviors/emotions do take place after a brain injury. I would love to get all your experiences, feedback and opinions on this topic and offer some educational resources for family members, caregivers, and survivors.
2014-05-171h 30
Michael IdellHow Can I Make a Support Group? Join Michael Idell & Learn How...Now!Michael discusses how to start a brain injury support group in your area, suggestions where to go, who to speak to, and how we can work together. Peer support is such an important element of the process of having support, educated the public, and building awareness. If you don't have a group in your area, or don't care for one you've attended...Start your own! You can do this and we can do it together! Please join Michael on this call, contribute your ideas, and talk about past experiences!
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Michael IdellHow Can I Make a Support Group? Join Mike Idell & Learn How...Now!Mike discusses how to start a support group in your area; Where resources are found, and how to go about it, will be topics discussed.Peer support is such an important element of the recovery process. If you don't have a group in your area, or don't care for one you've attended...Start your own, and you'll reap the benefit.
2014-04-1928 min
Michael IdellBuilding Strong Relationships in the Brain Injury Community - with Michael IdellBuilding Strong Relationships in the Brain Injury Community~ Last month we discussed the relationships we already have in since our brain injuries but what about building new ones? Questions for the night= *What are we looking for as individuals? *Can we find love? *Where do we go? *What do we do? *Who understands? *What's better or worse? *Common problems? *Who can we talk to? *How have our experiences gone? *What can we change? *What has worked for you? *How can we help each other? Impacts of brain injury to discuss about relationships Emotions Communication Hormonal occurrences Insecurities Dating Marriage Sexuality Impulse control A...
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Michael IdellFamily Relationships - with host Michael Idell Tonight Michael dicusses an open conversation about how relationships have changed with all of those whose lives were impacted within the brain injury community.> Topics include: What kind of impact has a brain injury impacted your life's relationships? Are you a caregiver or family member of a brain injured? Are you a survivor? Has this helped you buid a relationship or impacted an existing one? What would you like to take place? How do you think this could happen?
2014-02-081h 33Michael IdellSpecial Edition Kim Justus with Michael IdellStop by and meet one of our new hosts! Michael Idell suffered a TBI in 2003. Since then, he has served the brain injury community by mentoring other survivors, as well as providing support for caregivers. His desire to educate the public and motivate others in brain injury awareness, has resulted in a 1200+ membernetwork of support groups. Michael is as excited to join our team at Brain Injury Radio, as we are to have him! Hear about his story, and the plans he has for his new show, which will air monthly, on a yet to be determined Friday night from 5...
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