Akrovatis Podcasts

Podcast: Brain & Life ​ ▼

Episodes:

• Strength on Stage: Actor Michael Patrick's Motor Neuron Disease Journey​ (Jan 29th)
• Resilience in Motion: Olympic Stories of Strength, Adaptation, and Hope​ (Jan 22nd)
• From TBI to Triumph: Brason Lee's Remarkable Story​ (Jan 15th)
• The Singing Surgeon: Dr. Elvis Francois on the Power of Music in Healing​ (Jan 8th)
• Ringing in the New Year with Your Neurology Questions​ (Dec 31st, 2025)
• The Journey of Monica Seles: Tennis, Triumphs, and Advocacy​ (Dec 24th, 2025)
• In the Mix with Rob Floyd: Lessons on Mixology and Moyamoya​ (Dec 18th, 2025)
• Resilience and Recovery with Olympic Skier Colby Stevenson​ (Dec 11th, 2025)
• Living with Stroke and Aphasia: A Broadcaster's Journey with Mark McEwen​ (Dec 4th, 2025)
• One in Two: The Hidden Burden of Neurological Disorders in America​ (Nov 26th, 2025)
• Family, Flexibility, and Festivities: Our Favorite Brain & Life Articles​ (Nov 20th, 2025)
• Getting Back in the Game After a Concussion with Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor​ (Nov 13th, 2025)
• Figuring Out Financial Caregiving with Beth Pinsker​ (Nov 6th, 2025)
• Understanding Stroke with Dr. Laurel Cherian​ (Oct 30th, 2025)
• Exploring the Reality of Cluster Headaches with Tom Zeller Jr.: Part Two​ (Oct 23rd, 2025)
• Exploring the Reality of Cluster Headaches with Tom Zeller Jr.: Part One​ (Oct 16th, 2025)
• Focusing on Hope: Answering your ALS Questions with Dr. Rick Bedlack​ (Oct 9th, 2025)
• Jimmy Choi: No Easy Way- Strength, Stigma, and the Next Stage of the Journey​ (Oct 2nd, 2025)
• Managing Dual Diagnoses with Tiffany and Chris Kairos​ (Sep 25th, 2025)
• A Walk in the "Parkinson's" with Author Annmarie O'Connor​ (Sep 18th, 2025)
• The Intersection of Laughter and Bravery with Lady Glaucomflecken: Part Two​ (Sep 11th, 2025)
• The Intersection of Laughter and Bravery with Lady Glaucomflecken: Part One​ (Sep 4th, 2025)
• From Ultra-Processed Foods to Sibling Caregivers: Highlighting Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (Aug 28th, 2025)
• Navigating Epilepsy: Driving Safety and Independence with Dr. Proleta Datta​ (Aug 21st, 2025)
• The Art of Overcoming: Liz Nugent on Storytelling and Dystonia Part Two​ (Aug 14th, 2025)
• The Art of Overcoming: Liz Nugent on Storytelling and Dystonia​ (Aug 7th, 2025)
• Acute Flaccid Myelitis and Disability Advocacy with Sarah Todd Hammer​ (Jul 31st, 2025)
• Answering Your Questions for World Brain Day​ (Jul 24th, 2025)
• Creating an Advocacy Movement with #NotJustFatigue's Elizabeth Ansell: Part Two​ (Jul 17th, 2025)
• Creating an Advocacy Movement with #NotJustFatigue's Elizabeth Ansell: Part One​ (Jul 10th, 2025)
• Prioritizing Comfort and Finding Laughter with Phil Rosenthal​ (Jul 3rd, 2025)
• Answering Your Spinal Cord Injury Questions with Dr. Shelly Hsieh​ (Jun 26th, 2025)
• The Many Faces of Cerebral Palsy with Micah Fowler, Phoebe Rae Taylor, and Kelsey Cardona​ (Jun 18th, 2025)
• Families Finding Advocacy and Disaster Preparedness: Highlighting Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (Jun 12th, 2025)
• Advocacy and Assistive Technology with Former Representative Jennifer Wexton​ (Jun 5th, 2025)
• Self-Discovery and The Lost Voice with Songwriter Greta Morgan​ (May 29th, 2025)
• Jessie Owen on Advocacy, Awareness, and Parenting​ (May 22nd, 2025)
• Actress Yvette Nicole Brown Discusses the Caregiving Journey​ (May 15th, 2025)
• Carrying On a Legendary Legacy with Sisters Johanna and Antonia Bennett​ (May 8th, 2025)
• Physicians as Patients: Live Interview with Neurologists Living with a Neurologic Condition​ (May 1st, 2025)
• Finding Advocacy and Embracing Humor: Highlighting Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (Apr 24th, 2025)
• Embracing Each Day with Author and MS Advocate Lilibet Snellings Kyte​ (Apr 17th, 2025)
• Raising Awareness for a Rare Cancer with Love4Lucas President Hide Harashima​ (Apr 10th, 2025)
• Advocating for a Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis with Comedian Kellye Howard​ (Apr 3rd, 2025)
• Recognizing Sleep Awareness Month with Dr. Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse​ (Mar 27th, 2025)
• The Future of Caregiving with Kat McGowan​ (Mar 20th, 2025)
• Finding Joy with Parent and Autism Advocate Tola Andu​ (Mar 13th, 2025)
• Scoring Goals with CP Soccer's Shea Hammond​ (Mar 6th, 2025)
• Answering Your Rare Disease Day Questions!​ (Feb 27th, 2025)
• Dancing for Brain Health and Invisible Illnesses: Highlighting Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (Feb 20th, 2025)
• Movement and Healing with Adventure Athlete, Author, and Activist Rebecca Rusch​ (Feb 13th, 2025)
• World's Toughest Row with Brendan Cusick and Pat Morrissey: Part Two​ (Feb 6th, 2025)
• World's Toughest Row with Brendan Cusick and Pat Morrissey: Part One​ (Jan 30th, 2025)
• Finding Community in Caregiving with Kitty Norton​ (Jan 23rd, 2025)
• Environmental Factors and Parkinson's Disease with Dr. Michael Okun​ (Jan 16th, 2025)
• Why We Remember with Neuroscientist Charan Ranganath​ (Jan 9th, 2025)
• Healthy Holidays and Career Changes: Discussing New Brain & Life Articles​ (Jan 2nd, 2025)
• Answering Your Brain Health Questions!​ (Dec 26th, 2024)
• Navigating Complicated Caregiving Journeys with Jacquelyn Revere​ (Dec 19th, 2024)
• Parenting and Writing While Disabled with Jessica Slice​ (Dec 12th, 2024)
• JenVon Cherry on Educating Communities of Color About Epilepsy​ (Dec 5th, 2024)
• Thriving in the Kitchen with Chef Dan Jacobs​ (Nov 27th, 2024)
• Apps and Self-Advocacy with Roon's Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna​ (Nov 21st, 2024)
• Shedding Light and Love on a Rare Genetic Condition with Deborah Vauclare​ (Nov 14th, 2024)
• Author Tanita Allen on Existing with Huntington's Disease​ (Nov 7th, 2024)
• Rare Thoughts on a Rarer Neurologic Condition​ (Oct 31st, 2024)
• Aaron Lazar on His ALS Journey and The Impossible Dream​ (Oct 24th, 2024)
• Veteran Lindsay Gutierrez is Reaching New Heights with Traumatic Brain Injury​ (Oct 17th, 2024)
• Solving the Stroke with Will Shortz​ (Oct 10th, 2024)
• We Are Brave Together with Jessica Patay​ (Oct 3rd, 2024)
• Strength in Caregiving with Tabatha Coffey​ (Sep 26th, 2024)
• NFL Player Josh Andrews on Playing Professional Football With a Narcolepsy Diagnosis​ (Sep 19th, 2024)
• Meet Six Paralympic Athletes and Other Favorite Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (Sep 12th, 2024)
• Country Singer Drake White's Rare Brain Condition and Healing Journey​ (Sep 5th, 2024)
• Advocacy and Athleticism with the Pittsburgh Steeler's Cam Heyward​ (Aug 29th, 2024)
• Paralympic Athlete Helen Kearney on Living Her Dreams with Friedreich's Ataxia​ (Aug 22nd, 2024)
• Broadcast Journalist Deborah Roberts on Living with Migraine​ (Aug 15th, 2024)
• Connecting Music and Mind with singer Renee Fleming​ (Aug 8th, 2024)
• Resiliency and Caregiving with Janet Fanaki​ (Aug 1st, 2024)
• Olympic Swimmer Rowdy Gaines on His Career and Guillain-Barré Syndrome​ (Jul 25th, 2024)
• Influencer Chan Plante on Coping with Misdiagnosis and Finding a Community​ (Jul 18th, 2024)
• Still Standing with Staff Sergeant John Kriesel​ (Jul 11th, 2024)
• Strokes in Younger Patients with Journalist Kristen Aguirre​ (Jul 3rd, 2024)
• Board Games for the Brain and Juggling Generational Care: Highlighting Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (Jun 27th, 2024)
• Leaving a Legacy of Love and Care with Mary Lou Falcone​ (Jun 20th, 2024)
• Biking for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness with Amazing Race Host Phil Keoghan​ (Jun 13th, 2024)
• Brain Function and Migraine Treatment- Answering Your Questions!​ (Jun 6th, 2024)
• Exploring the Science of Everyday Wonder with Dacher Keltner​ (May 30th, 2024)
• Building Healthy Digital Habits with Dr. Faye Begeti​ (May 23rd, 2024)
• Making a Lasting Impact with The Brain Donor Project's Tish Hevel​ (May 16th, 2024)
• Ping-Pong, Salon Visits, and Creativity: Highlighting Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (May 9th, 2024)
• Making the Years Count with Brooke Eby, Influencer Living with ALS​ (May 2nd, 2024)
• Gavin McHugh is Building an Acting Career and a Community with Cerebral Palsy​ (Apr 25th, 2024)
• Cheryl Hile is Running Around the World with Multiple Sclerosis​ (Apr 18th, 2024)
• Actors Oscar Nuñez and Ursula Whittaker on Caring for Loved Ones with Dementia​ (Apr 11th, 2024)
• Khari "Needlz" Cain Discusses Finding "Makayla's Voice"​ (Apr 4th, 2024)
• Neurologic Disorders in Pets​ (Mar 28th, 2024)
• "Roll with Cole & Charisma" who are building a life together as an interabled couple​ (Mar 21st, 2024)
• Answering Listener Submitted Questions​ (Mar 14th, 2024)
• Neurofibromatosis Advocacy and Community Building with the Gilbert Family Foundation​ (Mar 7th, 2024)
• Lifestyle and Brain Health: Highlighting Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (Feb 29th, 2024)
• Playwright Sarah Ruhl Finds Inspiration in her Bell's Palsy Journey​ (Feb 22nd, 2024)
• Actor Craig Russell on Staying Positive during his Brain Tumor Diagnosis​ (Feb 15th, 2024)
• Ed Begley Jr. on Utilizing a Healthy Lifestyle to Thrive with Parkinson's Disease​ (Feb 8th, 2024)
• Exploring Accessibility and the Arts at the Lincoln Center​ (Feb 1st, 2024)
• Mulling over Migraines with Photographer Bill Wadman​ (Jan 25th, 2024)
• Finding New Ways to Move Forward with Justine Galloway​ (Jan 18th, 2024)
• Highlighting our Favorite Brain & Life Magazine Articles​ (Jan 11th, 2024)
• Healing the Traumatized Brain with Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi​ (Jan 4th, 2024)
• Holiday Episode with our Listeners​ (Dec 28th, 2023)
• Neurology in the News: Discussing Diet, Sleep, and Social Isolation​ (Dec 21st, 2023)
• Finding Hope and Creating Change: Discussing Alzheimer's Advocacy with Cynthia Stone and Walt Dawson​ (Dec 14th, 2023)
• From Adolescence to Adulthood: Exploring Autism with Abbey and Christine Romeo​ (Dec 7th, 2023)
• The Secrets of Synesthesia with Dr. Joel Salinas​ (Nov 30th, 2023)
• Listener Favorite: Mary Beth Albright's Food for Thought​ (Nov 22nd, 2023)
• Samantha Irby's Journey as a Young Caregiver for Her Mother with Multiple Sclerosis​ (Nov 16th, 2023)
• What is an ICU and Neurologic Critical Care? Tips and a Guide for Everyone​ (Nov 9th, 2023)
• Tiffany Kairos on Finding Her Voice in Epilepsy Advocacy​ (Nov 2nd, 2023)
• Crear conciencia sobre los accidentes cerebrovasculares con RÁPIDO​ (Oct 27th, 2023)
• Finding Strength in ALS Advocacy with Podcaster Lorri Carey​ (Oct 26th, 2023)
• Exploring Longevity with Author Dan Buettner​ (Oct 19th, 2023)
• Strength in Unity: Advocating and Advancing Research for Brain Tumors​ (Oct 12th, 2023)
• Comedy and Courage: Comedian Richard Lewis on Living with Parkinson's Disease​ (Oct 5th, 2023)
• Colorful Healing: Artist Laura Bundesen's Vestibular Neuronitis Journey​ (Sep 28th, 2023)
• Brain Health for All​ (Sep 21st, 2023)
• Family Stories: Diagnosing a Neurodegenerative Condition​ (Sep 14th, 2023)
• How Paula Carozzo is Redefining Disability and Advocating for Her Community​ (Sep 7th, 2023)
• Paula Carozzo redefine la discapacidad y aboga por su comunidad​ (Sep 7th, 2023)
• How Writer John Hendrickson Learned to Embrace His Stutter​ (Aug 31st, 2023)
• Recovery Through Rhythm: Jazz Musician John Stein's Myasthenia Gravis Journey​ (Aug 24th, 2023)
• Sleep Smart: How Sleep Impacts Your Health​ (Aug 17th, 2023)
• How Disability Advocate Wesley Hamilton Became Empowered by Adversity​ (Aug 10th, 2023)
• Understanding Long COVID: What We Know​ (Aug 3rd, 2023)
• BMX Athlete Josh Perry's Perseverance Living with Brain Tumors​ (Jul 27th, 2023)
• Neurology on TV: Separating Fact From Fiction​ (Jul 20th, 2023)
• Part Two: Community Stories of Navigating a Rare Epilepsy Diagnosis​ (Jul 13th, 2023)
• Segunda parte: Perspectivas de la comunidad sobre cómo afrontar un diagnóstico de una epilepsia genética​ (Jul 13th, 2023)
• Part One: Community Stories of Navigating a Rare Epilepsy Diagnosis​ (Jul 6th, 2023)
• Primera parte: Perspectivas de la comunidad sobre cómo afrontar un diagnóstico de una epilepsia genética​ (Jul 6th, 2023)
• What is Agnosia and How Does it Affect the Brain's Perception?​ (Jun 29th, 2023)
• Ashley Brooks on Advocating for Herself and Others with Myasthenia Gravis​ (Jun 22nd, 2023)
• Accessibility Advocate Cory Lee on Traveling the World as a Wheelchair User​ (Jun 15th, 2023)
• Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger's Mission to Spread Brain Health Awareness​ (Jun 8th, 2023)
• Food For Thought: How What You Eat Affects Your Mental and Emotional Health​ (Jun 1st, 2023)
• The Campaign to Cure ALS with Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya​ (May 25th, 2023)
• Peloton Instructor Bradley Rose on Returning to Life After Stroke​ (May 18th, 2023)
• Happening Now in Neurology: Brain Health, Disability Access, and Emerging Science​ (May 11th, 2023)
• Journalist, Producer Kitty Eisele's Honest Recount of Her Time as Caregiver​ (May 4th, 2023)
• Adaptive Living Spaces and How They Improve Lives​ (Apr 27th, 2023)
• Special Bonus and Release: Physician BJ Miller's Recovery from Phantom Limb Pain​ (Apr 20th, 2023)
• Author, Speaker Jackie Stebbins on Rebuilding Her Life After Autoimmune Encephalitis​ (Apr 13th, 2023)
• From Obstacle to Opportunity: David Begnaud on Living with Tourette Syndrome​ (Apr 6th, 2023)
• Journalist Richard Engel on Parenting a Child with Rett Syndrome​ (Mar 30th, 2023)
• Personal Trainer Javeno McLean on Helping Clients Find Physical and Emotional Strength​ (Mar 23rd, 2023)
• Memory and Your Brain, Explained​ (Mar 16th, 2023)
• U.S. Soccer Legend Briana Scurry on Concussion and Mental Health​ (Mar 9th, 2023)
• Lawyer, Model Victoria Vesce Uses Her Platform for Brain Tumor Advocacy​ (Mar 2nd, 2023)
• Food and Your Brain: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Brain Healthy​ (Feb 23rd, 2023)
• The 'Humor and Heartache' of Caregiving with Filmmaker Michelle Boyaner​ (Feb 16th, 2023)
• Actor Cameron Boyce's Legacy and Raising Awareness About SUDEP​ (Feb 9th, 2023)
• Exploring the Evolving Brain with Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli​ (Feb 2nd, 2023)
• 'Bake Off' Star Lizzie Acker on Showstopping Cakes through Neurodivergent Eyes​ (Jan 26th, 2023)
• Switching Roles: A Neuro-oncologist Reflects on his Own Experience with a Brain Tumor​ (Jan 19th, 2023)
• Listener Questions: Restless Legs Syndrome, TBI, and Brain Surgery​ (Jan 12th, 2023)
• BJ Miller on Guiding Chris Hemsworth Through a New Outlook on Life​ (Jan 5th, 2023)
• Best of 2022: This Year's Impactful Voices​ (Dec 29th, 2022)
• MasterChef Christine Ha on Adapting to Life with NMO​ (Dec 22nd, 2022)
• Hop on a Cure for ALS with John Driskell Hopkins​ (Dec 15th, 2022)
• Julia Easterlin on Being a Performer with Migraine​ (Dec 8th, 2022)
• Rogers Hartmann on Beating Dystonia​ (Dec 1st, 2022)
• Listener Favorite: Lauren Miller Rogen on Facing a Parent's Early-Onset Alzheimer's Diagnosis​ (Nov 24th, 2022)
• Brain Health for Women, Part Two​ (Nov 17th, 2022)
• How American Ninja Warrior Jimmy Choi Rose Above Parkinson's​ (Nov 10th, 2022)
• Brain Health for Women, Part One​ (Nov 3rd, 2022)
• Professional Dancers on Connecting the Mind and Body for Optimal Performance​ (Oct 27th, 2022)
• Nora McInerny on Moving Forward with Grief​ (Oct 20th, 2022)
• Figure Skating Legend, Scott Hamilton on Finding Inspiration in Hardship​ (Oct 13th, 2022)
• Christina Zorich on the Joys and Struggles of Caregiving​ (Oct 6th, 2022)
• Soap Opera Star Suzanne Rogers Brings Awareness to Myasthenia Gravis​ (Sep 29th, 2022)
• Billy McLaughlin on Life as a Musician with Focal Dystonia​ (Sep 22nd, 2022)
• Chef Mariana Orozco on Multiple Sclerosis and the Healing Power of Food​ (Sep 15th, 2022)
• La Chef Mariana Orozco habla sobre Esclerosis Múltiple y sobre el poder curativo de la comida​ (Sep 15th, 2022)
• Soledad O'Brien on Raising a Child with Hearing Loss​ (Sep 8th, 2022)
• Marilu Henner and the Mysteries of Memory​ (Sep 1st, 2022)
• Why Sleep Is Important for Brain Health​ (Aug 25th, 2022)
• Lauren Miller Rogen on Facing a Parent's Early-Onset Alzheimer's Diagnosis​ (Aug 18th, 2022)
• Nancy Davis' Race to Erase Multiple Sclerosis​ (Aug 11th, 2022)
• Journalist Greg O'Brien on Chronicling His Life with Alzheimer's​ (Aug 4th, 2022)
• Karen Duffy on Making Peace with Neurosarcoidosis​ (Jul 28th, 2022)
• Colors of Multiple Sclerosis with Artist Lindsey Holcomb​ (Jul 21st, 2022)
• Barbara Corcoran on Becoming a Business Tycoon with Dyslexia​ (Jul 14th, 2022)
• Timothy Omundson on Stroke Recovery and His Return to Television​ (Jul 7th, 2022)
• Outdoors Woman Crystal Gail Welcome on Nature and Chronic Pain​ (Jun 30th, 2022)
• NBA Star Brian Grant Living On Time with Parkinson's​ (Jun 23rd, 2022)
• Greg Grunberg on Raising Epilepsy Awareness​ (Jun 16th, 2022)
• Peter Frampton on Rockin' for Research to Cure Inclusion Body Myositis​ (Jun 9th, 2022)
• Paralympian Jamal Hill on Winning Bronze with Charcot-Marie-Tooth​ (Jun 2nd, 2022)
• Matt and Kanlaya Cauli on Rebuilding Life After Stroke​ (May 26th, 2022)
• Beth Usher on Life with Half a Brain​ (May 19th, 2022)
• RJ Mitte on Living Confidently with Cerebral Palsy​ (May 12th, 2022)
• Voices from the Multiple Sclerosis Community​ (May 5th, 2022)
• Susannah Cahalan on Anti-NMDA Encephalitis and Her Journey to Diagnosis​ (Apr 28th, 2022)
• Josh Blue Uses Humor to Ease the Stigma Around Cerebral Palsy​ (Apr 21st, 2022)
• Part Two: George Lopez on Finding Laughter and Prioritizing His Health​ (Apr 14th, 2022)
• Part One: George Lopez on Finding Laughter Despite Neuropathy​ (Apr 7th, 2022)
• Courtney Platt Dances Through Life with Multiple Sclerosis​ (Mar 31st, 2022)
• Introducing Brain & Life​ (Mar 3rd, 2022)