19. Balancing Restoration and Reinvention: A Guide for Survivor's Navigating Their Journey through Recovery

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Podcast Episode Summary:

- Switching from right-handed to left-handed (for right-side affected survivors)
- Personal preference and task importance are factors to consider
- Progress in other areas and individual effort are also important
- Recovering from injuries
- Takes time to rebuild
- Using principles of getting safe, stable, and building comfort to restore old abilities
- Restoring old abilities and improving can be challenging
- Reflection and planning for restoring or reinventing oneself
- Athlete mentality can help
- Finding balance is key
- Benefits of nasal breathing and correcting past habits
- Mental health improvements
- Finding enjoyment in activities once hated (such as running)
- Adaptation and finding the right solution
- Gray area between restoration and reinvention
- Professionals (physical, occupational, mental health) can help with planning and timeline
- Struggles of being a survivor or caregiver of survivors
- Need for personal assessment to determine goals for restoration or adaptation
- Mental and emotional side of recovery is important
- Importance of family and managing responsibilities
- Dealing with things that are manageable but being at home is better
- Uncle responsibilities and family-related responsibilities
[00:00:50] Sports documentaries connect to stroke recovery mindset.
[00:05:48] Rare lefties in sports- exceptions like Phil Mickelson, as it relates to stroke and brain, injuries and recovery.
[00:08:15] Practice, reflect, decide for self, balance.
[00:12:13] Ask hard questions, make a plan.
[00:15:44] Change of plans due to family event.
[00:19:39] "I don't want to be alone."
[00:23:00] Grateful for healing but overwhelmed with family.
[00:26:48] Stroke recovery requires personal assessment and reinvention.
[00:30:53] Nasal breathing transformed running and mental health.
[00:33:02] Survivorship: restoring vs. reinventing, challenging yet okay.
[00:35:02] Be honest with yourself, ongoing reinvention.
[00:38:55] HBO doc: Bama Rush: Alabama Greek life.
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