All Episodes

Relationship After Stroke: How to Rebuild the Closeness You Had | #219

Speech Therapy for Aphasia at Home: Turn a Catalog Into Practice | #218

Right Hemisphere Stroke and Personality Changes: What's Actually Happening | #217

Fluent vs. Non-Fluent Aphasia: Why Communication Breaks Down (And What To Do About It) | #216

What Happens After Rehab Ends? | #215

Why He Starts Tasks and Never Finishes Them: Executive Dysfunction | #214

He's Not Backsliding. He's Just Out Of Fuel. | #213

He Could Say It Himself. He Doesn't. | #212

He Hasn't Given Up, Even Though It Looks Like It | 211

7 Reasons He Won't Get Off the Couch | #210

Your Good Intentions May Be Taking Their Aphasia Voice | #209

Is He Just Being Lazy After His Stroke? | #208

She Had a Hemorrhagic Stroke and Became a Super Survivor | #207

Her Good Intentions May Be Blocking His Aphasia Communication | #206

Aphasia Caregivers Are Losing Themselves and Nobody Is Asking | #205

Going Back to Mom Mode May Be Costing Him His Aphasia Independence | #204

What 18 Years of Stroke Recovery Teaches About Aphasia Mindset | #203

Communication Skills No One Teaches Care Partners | AGE of Central Texas Training l #202

Recovery Doesn't End, She Proves It Every Day , She is DETERMINED l #201

Aphasia Awareness May Not Be Enough. Here's How to Start Rebuilding | #200

Aphasia Caregiving Doesn't Have to Destroy You l #199

Your Aphasia Husband Has No Plan B. Here's Why. l #198

Leave Your Spouse To Save Your Marriage After Aphasia l #197

Your Good Intentions May Be Preventing Their Aphasia Independence l #196

This is What Rebuilding After Aphasia Really Looks Like

The Hardest Question Aphasia Care Givers Face l #195

# 193 Feeling Overwhelmed as an Aphasia Caregiver Try This Instead

3 Steps Every Aphasia Care Partner Needs to Walk the Talk

# 191 Why Aphasia Caregivers Can't Sleep At Night

#190 Why 'Let Me Know What You Need' Doesn't Work for Aphasia Caregivers

#189 Aphasia Care Partner Boundaries — Stop the Energy Drain Before the Door

#188 Aphasia Caregiver Boundaries Start Before You Answer

#186 He Doesn't See the Problem, But You're Grieving Your Marriage

#187 Overextending Yourself As An Aphasia Spouse? Here's What's Really Happening To You

#185 From Nurse Mode to Wife Mode: Can Physical Intimacy Come Back After Stroke?

#184 If You Could, Would You Marry Me Again?

#183 Life Beyond Aphasia: Stroke Recovery, Hope, and Rebuilding Communication After Rehab Ends

#182 Why Recovery Stalls After Aphasia—and How to Move Forward

#181 Caregiver Grief After Aphasia: Guilt, Shame, and Anger

#180 Aphasia Grief - What They Can't Tell You

#179 Stay Energized While Traveling with Aphasia: 3 Game-Changing Strategies

#178 The Phase Three Travel Mindset: How to Build Confidence Before You Leave the House

#177 Your Self-Advocacy Game Plan: 5 Steps to Speak with Confidence After Aphasia

#176 Stop Waiting to Be Understood: Speak Up After Aphasia

#175 The 3-Step Aphasia Travel Game Plan — How to Travel Confidently After Stroke

#174 Aphasia & Confidence: Why Hard Work Now Pays Off Later

#173 3 Steps to Prepare Guests for Aphasia-Friendly Conversations

#172 Aphasia Fatigue: Stop Watching Life on Fast Forward

#171 3 Steps to Stop Protecting & Start Partnering for Aphasia Inclusion

#170 3 Steps to Stop Protecting, Start Partnering for Aphasia Inclusion

#169 Out of the Drawer: How to Turn Borrowed Time Into Better Communication

#168 How One Man Took Back Life After Aphasia

#167 You Can Rebuild Who You Are After a Stroke

#166 Why Do People Treat Survivors This Way?

#165 He Didn’t Give Up—This Is Learned Helplessness

#164 Not One Size Fits All - Better Conversations for Aphasia

#163 Stop Helping the Wrong Way - The Three Moves That Actually Work

#162 Why Belief is the First Step in Aphasia Recovery

#161 Aphasia Caregiving and the Hidden Guilt Spiral

#160 The Weirdest Aphasia Myths That Break Couples

#159 The Weirdest Aphasia Strategy That Works

#158 More Than Awareness: Speaking Up for Aphasia and Stroke Recovery

#157 You Have a Voice with Maura Silverman

#156 The Seven Aphasia Care Partner Myths You Need to Know

#155 Caregiver Pain? We Mapped It

#154 Accepting Support as an Aphasia Care Partner - Tips for Help

#153 The #1 Superpower for Aphasia Care Partners

#152 Caring for the Caregiver with Kristin Schaefer-Mendez

#151 Rebuild vs. Recover After Stroke

#150 Why Stroke Recovery Gets Harder After Rehab Ends

#149 Why Speaking Up Feels So Hard—and How to Start Advocating for Yourself

#148 When You Realize You’ve Resigned to Caregiving — And How to Change It

#147 What No One Tells You About Speaking Up After Stroke

#146 When Caregiving Replaces Connection - What No One Warns Stroke Spouses

#145 When Did You Stop Believing You Mattered?

#144 The Scene That Shook Me Up (And Why It Matters Now)

#143 Your Questions About Right Hemisphere Stroke

#142 Why Doesn’t He See It? Stroke, Awareness & Denial

#141 It’s Still Them… Right? Stroke & Personality Changes

#140 Right Hemisphere Stroke & Relationships: What's Different Now

#139 How to Talk to Kids About Aphasia & Stroke Recovery with Lisa Samson

#138 Right Hemisphere Stroke: Changes in Understanding & Response

#137 Aphasia, Caregiving & the Words We’re Afraid to Say

#136 How to Get Things Done When Your Brain Won’t Stay on Task

#135 From Survivor to Aphasia Ambassador with Phil Oxendine

#134 HYLANE Therapy and a New Path for Aphasia Recovery

#133 Home Aphasia Therapy: Catalogs and Fishing Rod

#132 Intimacy After Aphasia with Dr. Laura Wolford

#131 How Holistic Speech Therapy Rebuilds Intimacy After Aphasia

#130 What Happens to Sex and Intimacy After Aphasia

#129 Everyday Home Therapy - How a Recipe Helps Aphasia Recovery

#128 When Stroke Caregiving Breaks Your Heart – What to Do Next

#127 From Hospital to Home - Aphasia Toolkit for Spouses

#126 The Survivor Story of Dr. Viraj

#125 Reflect, Celebrate Wins, and Set 2025 Intentions

#124 The One Thing You Can Do to Make This Holiday Aphasia Inclusive

#123 Transform Your Holidays with Inclusive Aphasia-Friendly Games

#122 Adapting Holiday Traditions for Aphasia Inclusion

#121 Aphasia Self Care by the Generations

#120 Bruce's Aphasia Story: Racing Unspoken Challenges