The Slow Road to Better
By Stroke Comeback Center
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Episodes: 158
Description
This podcast produced by members of the Stroke Comeback Center in Vienna, Virginia. In each episode our members share honest and uplifting stories of how they adapt to life after stroke and brain trauma, and what keeps them going on The Slow Road to Better.
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Episode 158 - Supplements, sleep and research update with Dr. Peter Turkeltaub
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 157 - Mushroom Coffee, TEMU and late night scrolling
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode 156 - Moving, Failure and Waxing
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 155 - Not what I expected!
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode 154 - Looking back...
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Episode 153 - Weight Loss Drugs
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 152 - Mind the Gap
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Episode 151 - The good and the bad
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 150 - SpeechFlix
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 149 - Answers to Listener Questions
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 148 - Aphasia Survivors to Thrivers
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 147 - Meet Nikci, Tom's drumming and a crew update
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Episode 146 - Ways NOT to spend $25
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 145 - Erin on Fox 5 DC - May 1 for Stroke Awareness Month
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Episode 144 - One reason you should really wear shoes!
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 143 - Tom's Takeover of the Slow Road to Better
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Episode 142 - SRTB Takeover with Erin a.k.a stroke.mama
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Episode 141 - Podcast takeover with Kitti!
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 140 - OT Update with Rahsaan: Botox, Virtual Reality and Splints
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Episode 139 - How do you deal with your nails?
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Episode 138 - Birthday Surprises and a Squatty Potty
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Episode 137 - Adapted rental cars and Big Macs
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Episode 136 - Have you tried acupuncture?
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 135 - Back to work!
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Episode 134 - Thriving With Aphasia
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Episode 133 - When people with aphasia become the experts!
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Episode 132 - Jury Duty
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May 30, 2023 |
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Episode 131: 24 facts you didn't know! Play along with the crew
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode 130 - Teeth! Don't ask, just listen.
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode 129: OT Tune up with Christopher Gaskins
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Episode 128: Tone, ID Cards & Thriving with Aphasia
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Episode 127 - Love on the Slow Road or That's a Big Ass Ring
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Episode 126 - Ask Jeff...pilot, stroke survivor, SCC member and pilot again!
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Episode 125 - What's your name?
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Episode 124 - Blowback: well, that was not what I expected
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Episode 123 - Chris goes camping!
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 122: One year (or more) on the slow road to better. What now?
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 121 - Did you think you were going to be 100%
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Episode 120: Are you a victim, a survivor or just you?
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 119 - When your friend has aphasia
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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Episode 118 - Aphasia Makes Me Blunt
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Episode 117 - Aphasia: It sucks and other insights from the Slow Road to Better Crew
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 116 - How to keep going after 36 years with aphasia
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Episode 115 - The struggle is real....contact lenses and so much more
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode 114 - Friendship, Motivation, Progress...is it worth $24?
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May 11, 2022 |
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Episode 113 - Just Keep Going!
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 112 - Escalators - Yikes!
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 111 - Constant Therapy: What is it?
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode 110 - The National Aphasia Association - Resources, Hope and Connection
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Episode 109 - Diapers, expectations and being a new parent
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Episode 108 - Cold weather, Isolation and Coats!
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Episode 107 - The Slow Road Crew toots their own horn!
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Episode 106 - A year in review - the victories and the failures
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode 105 - Meet some new members of the Slow Road to Better
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 104 - Weight...the ups and downs!
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Episode 103 - Seizures: What the Crew has to say
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Episode 102 - Dating - Everything you wanted to know but didn't ask!
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episode 101 - All about recreation!
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Episode 100 - The Slow Road to Better Crew Reunion
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Episode 99 - Aphasia: Identity, Purpose and Meaning
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Episode 98 - Dr. Robert Jackson talks all things stroke
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Episode 97 - Service dogs and what they can do for you!
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May 15, 2021 |
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Episode 96 - Nine years on the slow road to better
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Episode 95 - Stronger After Stroke with Peter Levine
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 94 - Truth Or Dare (Adult Language)
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 93 - Who Am I Now?
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Episode 92 - Aneurysm, Aphasia, Recovery, A Stitch of Time
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Episode 91 - Are you ever afraid to be alone?
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Episode 90 - New year, New Slow Road to Better Crew
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Episode 89 - Interview with Larry Pfeiffer former Senior Director of the White House Situation Room
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Episode 88 - Neuropsychology , Depression and a Chat with Dr. Wolfe
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Episode 87 - Seizures, Epilepsy, Current Research and Expert Advice
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Episode 86 - Talk Travel, COVID, TSA with travel agent Carmel Lapa
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Episode 85 - A GREAT conversation with Sara (PT), Becky (OT) and Jessica (SLP)
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Episode 84 - Part 2 of our talk with Dr. Peter Turkeltaub
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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Episode 83 - Part 1 of our talk with Dr. Peter Turkeltaub
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Episode 82 - Meet the members and update on upcoming special guests
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Episode 81 - A chat with four-star General Hayden...but we call him Mike
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Episode 80 - Darlene....it will never be good-bye!
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Episode 79 - Aphasia is...
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Episode 78 - What did I miss in a year?
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Episode 77 - Do More 24 is Tuesday, May 5th
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May 04, 2020 |
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Episode 76 - What's going on?
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Episode 75 - Quarantine Edition
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Episode 74 - Are you lucky?
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Episode 73 - What does your generation say about you?
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Episode 72 - Do you have a handicap placard?
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Episode 71 - 2020 Predictions
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Episode 70 - Holiday Helpers
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Episode 69 - Public Speaking
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Episode 68 - Welcome Kitti!
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Episode 67 - From Gherkins to Gratitude
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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Episode 66 - How do you make new friends?
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Episode 65 - Pat's First Pitch
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Episode 64 - Are you ready for some football?
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Episode 63 - Meet Suzanne
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Episode 62 - Changes after Cranioplasty
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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Episode 61 - Shoes, laces and update on toe spacers
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Episode 60 - Memorial Day, Rolling Thunder and Contradictions
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Episode 59 - What keeps you going? Part 5 of 5
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May 19, 2019 |
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Episode 58 - What keeps you going? Part 4
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May 17, 2019 |
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Episode 57 - What keeps you going? Part 3
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May 14, 2019 |
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Episode 56 - How do you keep going? Part 2
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May 10, 2019 |
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Episode 55 - What makes you keep going?
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May 07, 2019 |
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Episode 54 -Name That Tune
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Episode 53 - Bent Not Broken
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Episode 52 - How do you say....?
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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Episode 51 - Flat Tire!
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Episode 50 - The Invisible Rain Cloud
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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Episode 49 - Toes! Crossed, curled and otherwise not straight.
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Episode 48 - How to handle snow 1 handed
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Episode 47 - Looking back on 2018
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Episode 46 - A very slow road to Duck
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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Episode 45 - Thanksgiving tips and a joke!
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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Episode 44 - Are you a good sleeper?
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Episode 43 - Does it ever feel like your aphasia is getting worse?
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Episode 42 - Stolen coffee and what did you just say??
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Episode 41: A funny chat about shaving!
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Episode 40 - Part 2 of Q and A with Dr. Peter Turkeltaub
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Episode 39 - Part 1 Dr. Peter Turkeltaub answers the groups questions!
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Episode 38 - Don't like your therapist? What to do.
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Episode 37 - Ask the Physical Therapy Expert!
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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Episode 36 - Court, Custody and Aphasia
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Episode 35 - Relationships and power struggles
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May 29, 2018 |
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Episode 34 - Life victories...24 of them
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May 02, 2018 |
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Episode 33 - Pat goes skiing!
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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Episode 32 - Boots!!
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Episode 31 - Missing part of your skull?
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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Episode 30 - Trikes!
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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Episode 29 - He. No, she. No, I mean...
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Episode 28 - Setbacks and Resiliency
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Episode 27 - Celebrating Life
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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Episode 26 - Cheers? Drinking alcohol after a stroke
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Jan 09, 2018 |
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Episode 25 - Ask the OT experts! How to keep improving hand function.
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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Episode 24 - Speech is perfect in my head, but it won't come out
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Dec 06, 2017 |
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Episode 23 - Mark Moore - Special Guest!
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Nov 22, 2017 |
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Episode 22 - Falling, Lability and Life with Aphasia
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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Episode 21: Ashley questions SLP experience
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Oct 25, 2017 |
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Episode 20 - Plateau?
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Oct 04, 2017 |
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Episode 19 - Help for HARC and weight after stroke
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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Episode 18 - Back to work with Kevin!
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Sep 06, 2017 |
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Episode 17 - Vision changes and what you can do!
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Aug 23, 2017 |
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Episode 16 - Are alive days or stroke anniversaries a reason to celebrate?
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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Episode 15 - Back pain, Bioness and TSA...we cover a lot!
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Jul 12, 2017 |
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Episode 14 - Got tone?
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Jun 27, 2017 |
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Episode 13 - Do more with your 24
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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Episode 12 - Is it good to be a Guinea pig?
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May 25, 2017 |
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Episode 11 - Laughter is the best medicine
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Apr 26, 2017 |
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Episode 10 - Depression? How do you beat it?
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Apr 13, 2017 |
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Episode 09 - Are you ready for a group?
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Apr 05, 2017 |
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Episode 08 - I've Got Skills
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Mar 15, 2017 |
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Episode 07 - End Of 2016
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Episode 06 - Thanksgiving
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Episode 05 - Noise
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Episode 04 - Dating
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Episode 03 - Exercise And The Importance Of Peer Support
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Episode 02 - Aphasia
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Episode 01 - The Slow Road To Better
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Feb 22, 2017 |