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50 First Dates with Chris HVMMINGBYRD
by HVMMINGBYRD
Stroke Recovery, Brain Injury & the Stories That Heal Ussurvivor story meets a little sparkle, a lot of resilience, and the beautifully messy business of becoming yourself again. As a stroke survivor, I’m rewriting my own story one reflection, one conversation, and one plot twist at a time. Because life after a stroke or brain injury isn’t always a pretty little montage — it’s learning who you are all over again, finding your voice, reclaiming your identity, and realizing that your next chapter can still be your best dressed.Through honest conversations and personal reflections, I talk about brain injury recovery, mental health, relationships, disability, gratitude, and the courage it takes to begin again. I’m here for the survivors, the families, the warriors, and anyone who has ever looked at their life and thought, Well, that wasn’t in the original plan.Consider this your invitation to show up as you are, embrace the soul you’re becoming, and remember: the comeback is always wort
Episodes
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Tips and Tricks with Chris: “What, Like It’s Hard?”
What happens when a brain injury changes your life but not your dreams? 💗 Welcome to Tips and Tricks with Chris! Inspired by Elle Woods from Legally Blonde, I'm embracing my new motto: “What, like it's hard?” After surviving a stroke and brain injury, I'm rebuilding my business, celebrating...
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HIGH-LEVEL DIRECTION
This conversation with Meaghan is one of those connections that just kind of happened. We actually met when my boyfriend brought me to her ranch after my brain injury. It was my first time traveling after getting out of the hospital, so being somewhere that felt safe, welcoming, and not too far...
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The Healing Power of Dance
Dance, Joy & Healing: Reclaiming My Body After Brain I’ve been thinking a lot about pain, vulnerability, and joy. There was a time during my recovery when I was so focused on getting to the next step that I didn’t realize I was rushing myself through the process. I wanted to move forward. I…
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Rebuilding Our Hearts After Brain Injury | Chapter 2
What happens when a brain injury changes not just one person—but an entire relationship? In Chapter 2 of our relationship series, my boyfriend and I return to one of our favorite sanctuaries in the mountains to continue an honest conversation about what it means to rebuild a relationship after...
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Tips & Tricks with Chris: The Chisme, The Goshippu & The Brain Injury Glow-Up
Tips & Tricks with Chris: The Chisme, The Goshipu & The Brain Injury Glow-Up Welcome to a new series of 50 First Reflections; Chris's Diary where we talk about the real stuff: the hard moments, the funny moments, and all the lessons hiding in between. Today's chisme (or as they say in Japanese,...
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The 70/30 mindset.
There was a time when my life felt like a live-action nightmare. For a while, I believed recovery meant forcing myself to stay positive. I tried living at 50/50—half sadness, half happiness—telling myself everything would be okay. But if I'm honest, that version of hope felt forced. Today, I see...
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Learning How to Fly
Last year I couldn't speak. After brain surgery, aphasia, and a long recovery journey, I found myself learning how to communicate all over again. In this episode I explore what happens when illness or injury forces us to become students of our own bodies. From learning about the brain and nervous...
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I Can’t Change the World, But I Can Try — So This Is Me Trying
Hi, it’s Christopher… and this space… it’s not about perfection— it’s about truth, lived experience, and the courage to speak when your voice has had to be rebuilt. Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down once again with my great friend, Victoria Charles—an incredible social worker whose…
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Engineering Your Life
What does it mean to engineer your life—not for perfection, but for survival, healing, and truth? In this episode, I sit down with a woman engineer whose perspective reshaped how I understand structure, intention, and design—not just in systems, but in how we live, love, and heal. Together, we...
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Hopeful Realism.
This episode is called Hopeful Realism. There was a chapter of my life where everything turned upside down… and somehow, I was still expected to move like nothing happened. People would say, “he’s so lucky,” but they didn’t see the silence I was holding… the confusion, the fear… the moments where...
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Empathy You Can’t Learn in a Textbook
In this conversation with Victoria an amazing social worker, we speak about the kind of empathy you cannot learn from a textbook. You learn it by living through something that rearranges your entire life. After surviving a stroke and brain surgery, I found myself standing in shoes I never…
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Remember Being a Kid, So We Don’t Become Mean Adults
In this episode, we talk about remembering what it felt like to be a kid — so we don’t grow into mean adults. We explore the lived experience of being on the autism spectrum without clarity or confirmation, and how not knowing, being misunderstood, and misreading the world can quietly turn into...
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Made Out of Titanium (Well… At Least Part of My Skull Is)
In this reflection, I talk about discovering another unexpected chapter in my healing story — an ischemic stroke I didn’t even know I had until last month. It was terrifying to learn about something I had already lived through without understanding it at the time. I felt the symptoms. I…
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When the Rose Petals Fall
In this episode of 50 First Dates with Chris HVMMINGBYRD I reflect on illness, healing, boundaries, and the people who show up — and the ones who don’t. After surviving a stroke and brain surgery, I learned that time becomes sacred, conversations deepen, and tolerance for emotional weight...
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Like the First Time
Today’s episode is stitched with memory — dance floors, college hallways, and the wild way life circles us back to our people. We met at eighteen, two kids in a dance class who had no idea the world would bend and twist us into who we are now. Years passed, and somehow she found her way back into...
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Dance Like You’ll Never Get to Dance Again
Today I sit with one of my students — someone who first met me through movement and the way dance lets the body speak before words do. We talk about the connection we found in class, how she felt in my rhythm, and the surprise twist that she’s also a speech pathologist. Together, we explore how...
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The Day I Woke Up Different
Hi, I’m Chris — and this is 50 First Reflections; Chris’s Diary. Six months ago, I went through brain surgery that changed everything — the way I speak, the way I see the world, even how I understand myself. Somewhere along this journey, I also discovered that I’m autistic… and it felt like…
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Rebuilding Our Hearts After Brain Surgery
This week’s episode is a little different — it’s raw, it’s tender, it’s love after survival. 🐦🔥I sit down with my partner to talk about what it means to rebuild a life together after brain surgery.we dive into: how our love story evolved through trauma and healing the unseen emotional work...
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✨ Reflection 1: Healing Takes Time – 50 First Dates with Chris HVMMINGBYRD
In this episode of 50 First Dates with Chris HVMMINGBYRD, I reflect on the truth that healing takes time. From surviving brain surgery to navigating aphasia and all others, I share a heartfelt perspective on patience, resilience, and the courage to embrace each day as part of the journey. With...
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✨ Welcome to 50 First Dates with Chris HVMMINGBYRD – A Journey Through Love, Healing & New Beginnings
Step into the very first moments of 50 First Dates with Chris HVMMINGBYRD, a podcast that blends love, resilience, and rediscovery. After surviving brain surgery and living with aphasia, Chris shares what it means to embrace life like every encounter is a first date — full of gratitude…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Stroke Recovery, Brain Injury & the Stories That Heal Ussurvivor story meets a little sparkle, a lot of resilience, and the beautifully messy business of becoming yourself again. As a stroke survivor, I’m rewriting my own story one reflection, one conversation, and one plot twist at a time. Because life after a stroke or brain injury isn’t always a pretty little montage — it’s learning who you are all over again, finding your voice, reclaiming your identity, and realizing that your next chapter can still be your best dressed.Through honest conversations and personal reflections, I talk about brain injury recovery, mental health, relationships, disability, gratitude, and the courage it takes to begin again. I’m here for the survivors, the families, the warriors, and anyone who has ever looked at their life and thought, Well, that wasn’t in the original plan.Consider this your invitation to show up as you are, embrace the soul you’re becoming, and remember: the comeback is always wort
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Stroke Recovery, Brain Injury & the Stories That Heal Ussurvivor story meets a little sparkle, a lot of resilience, and the beautifully messy business of becoming yourself again. As a stroke survivor, I’m rewriting my own story one reflection, one conversation, and one plot twist at a time. Because...
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