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Life Over Pain

Patti Freeman Evans

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Life Over Pain is a podcast full of inspiring stores from people with chronic pain and/or traumatic brain injury. Their stories are about how they are not defined by their pain or injury. They describe how they make choices to adapt to their present circumstances to create lives of value despite pain and loss. And, BTW, If you'd like to share your story, or know of someone who might have a story to share, please email LifeOverPain1@gmail.com.
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After three brain injuries over her lifetime, Amina's cognitive ability was impacted in such a way that she was unable to ask for help on her own. But like many of us, it was hard for her to know how much she had really changed as a person. Poignantly, her young son was the one person was able to show her how much she had changed by asking for his …
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Bella Paige was a highly competitive show jumper as a younger girl. And she LOVED it. The adrenaline rush alone might have been enough to keep her going but she loved the competition, the horses, all of it. She planned to compete and show horses for the rest of her life. Sadly, injuries intervened. In any sport having to do with 1200 pound animals …
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When you are faced with an existential crisis, it's hard to see what is right in front of you. Brain injury and Lime Disease screw with one's sense of self. Pamela Schmidt was a never-say-never person a superwoman in the flesh. She still knows she is that person in some ways, but then again, she isn't that person. She's had concussions in her past,…
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Joseph Ryan oozes enthusiasm. He's overcome so many brain injuries that his head seems to have been a target for danger rather than a protected space. As with many who have suffered brain injury pre-2018, his had gone undiagnosed. So he struggled. Smart, energetic, creative, adventurous; yet he struggled. But, his brain wasn't keeping pace. As year…
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It's hard to imagine a time when we didn't know how dangerous a blow to the head can be. But it was just 20 years ago when Ethan O'Brian was playing youth hockey and started getting banged into the boards and ice and other players. He kept playing. No one told him to stop as they might have today. There was little talk of concussion. It's not just …
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UPDATE: Sameer has graciously offered the below special free copy of his book One Fine Day that recounts his stroke experience to listeners: Please enjoy one free copy of One Fine Day: Overcoming Adversity and Embracing the New Normal with Grace and Gratitude, now available on Audible. Redeem the one-time use code below at https://www.audible.com/a…
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Megan Heiser grew up on a farm, traveled the world, had a career, got married, had a baby. She was a perfectionist. Then things changed, dramatically. An auto-immune disease caught hold of her and has made her take a completely different approach to life. Each of us wake up to a new day with some uncertainty, but we generally have a strong sense of…
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I don't think anyone is prepared to have a stroke, even if you've had them before, or you doctor has told you to beware. It's a life changing event. When Marcia Moran's life changed in this way she found herself laughing at everything. Perhaps that was a blessing because she was in sever pain, and couldn't talk or walk. After leaving the hospital a…
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One way many people create a life of value as they live with whatever cards they have been dealt is to give back in some way. That is a key reason why most of the people share their stories on this podcast are so generous in doing so. And Paige Speers is a fine example.Paige suffered a pulmonary embolism which left her with an acquired brain injury…
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No one knows the value of love and support from family and friends better than Scott Olson. When he was eight, doctors took out one third of his brain. They said he wouldn't walk, talk or use his arm again. But Scott was undeterred and his family kept telling him that they loved him - his grandmother even snuck hamburgers into the hospital for him.…
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It's hard to imagine living for a few months without being digitally connected, watching TV, listening to the radio, reading a book or just going out. But that is what Phil Terry's doctors said he needed to do to start his recovery. Phil suffered a concussion after he was hit by someone on a bike in NYC. It's called cognitive rest and it's a protoc…
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In life, each of us must overcome the slings and arrows aimed at us. Stefan Weiner had to survive more than most. Imagine having your life's passion taken away and replaced with pain. Stephan's passion is music and his pain made it impossible for him to play. His body failed him time and time again. Sadly, doctors were unable to find a unifying cau…
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Jennifer Ward has built a full life after a bike accident left her with a traumatic brain injury at 19. In fact she tried to go one with her life like she was largely unaffected after she got out of treatment. She went back to work as a lifeguard and back to college. She did realize she had to slow down a bit over time. And she still managed to get…
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Zazel sat in front of a room full of people at the audition yet she couldn't speak her lines. She wasn't nervous, that's not Zazel. She was having a seizure. She just didn't know it. For years doctors couldn't find anything "wrong" with Zazel even though she would have these "episodes" and other symptoms. Finally, they found the giant tumor that wa…
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It's been 11 years since Monique Lussier's car accident. Her life has changed but her spirit has not. She pulled herself out of a deep depression to right her ship, which she firmly asserts is not sinking. Life is not always smooth sailing as Monique struggles with chronic peripheral neuropathy. And, as anyone with a chronic condition knows, that c…
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Heather Richards watched as the big red truck came at her car. She she couldn't move out of the way. It crushed her body but not her spirit. Heather powered through numerous surgeries and chronic pain to get back to work only to be hit again, this time by a box. Sadly, Heather was unable to get back to work in the way she had known. So she reimagin…
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Chris Richards was a successful engineer and led an active life before he strained a muscle in a push-hands tai chi class. Four years later he had to leave work on disability. He tried every doctor he could but they just couldn't figure out a solution. Chris reconnected with a childhood friend who has his own physical challenges and has found the i…
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In 2010 Patrick Laboussiere was hit by a NYC Subway train. His story of survival and reinvention tracks through waking up in the hospital not remembering large chunks of time in his life, or people, through multiple intensive therapies all the way to enrolling in a masters program in corporate communication. He wasn't always in the most positive fr…
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When Jen Sargent met her future husband Pete Sargent, she had no idea he was in chronic pain. But six months into their relationship he couldn't keep it from her anymore. She had no experience with chronic conditions. So Jen began to work around the pain. She would try to think ahead and adjust the things they would do. And she kept a positive atti…
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Pete Sargent was happily playing college basketball when he got injured. His coaches thought it was a pulled muscle and he played on. But the pain increased and Pete had to stop playing for good. After college Pete worked with physical therapist after physical therapist to try to alleviate his pain. Some were better than others, but there was littl…
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As a young man, Andrew Cohen led a full life in NYC. Then he felt a pain in his back. That pain has led Andrew through a journey of resilience, self-reflection, and courage. He has tried surgery. That fixed one issue but not the many others. He tried medication. That wasn't effective and it was addictive. He dug deep to find the strength to pursue …
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Rendy Kowal swerved to hit a tree on a slippery night more than 20 years ago. Rendy had a brain injury but nobody knew it until she realized, "I wasn't me." It wasn't until years later, and some personal tragedy, that Rendy was introduced to the brain injury program at Mount Sinai. Their Emotional Regulation Group was just the therapy she needed to…
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Brian Johansen was injured 38 years ago while skiing in the Alps. He was in high school at the time and has spent rest of his life in recovery from the injuries he suffered that day. The damage to his limbic system made impulse control difficult for him. Yet, through many setbacks, Brian continues to seek out services and support from many sources,…
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Juliana Froes grew up in Brazil and began experiencing migraine headaches as a young child. She was told she would grow out of them, that they were due to stress and that they were from issues specific to women. But none of these answers proved to be true. As Juliana grew up and pursued her education in the United States, her migraines persisted, e…
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Emmanuel Tambakakis tells a rich story of how he was injured while working in Greece, trying to get the right shot for a journalism piece. His life has changed in many ways since then; he has had to carve a new pathways personally and professionally. Yet he has not let that define him. He has found help in Buddhism; in how it can help him and in ho…
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Welcome to the Choosing Life Over Pain podcast. This track gives a short description of why I started this podcast and what I hope listeners get out of it. Enjoy. And, BTW, If you'd like to share your story, or know of someone who might have a story to share, please email LifeOverPain1@gmail.com.Patti Freeman Evans
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Sharon shares her story of how pain from a car accident cascaded down her body to her feet and has become chronic. Through her persistence and determination, she has found resources that have helped her to follow passions like playing music, cooking and writing a book, that she didn't think she would be able to pursue due to her continuing pain. He…
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Angela Leigh Tucker describes her journey after having been in a car accident and experiencing a traumatic brain injury. She talks about how Angela 2 was born on the day of the accident and how Angela 2 has dealt with tragedy and overcome great physical odds to craft a new life. Her story is one of courage. She radiates sunshine, even through the a…
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