Dr. Jennifer Gans is a San Francisco based clinical psychologist and researcher recognized internationally for her expertise in the psychological impact of tinnitus, hyperacusis, and hearing loss on well-being. She serves as a Board Member of the American Tinnitus Association (ATA). She is the CEO/Founder of MindfulTinnitusRelief.com, the first-ever self-administered 8-week online skill-building course of its kind for learning how to shift tinnitus from ‘bothersome’ to ‘non-bothersome’. With both a Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness Meditation approach, Dr. Gans presents globally to physicians, researchers, and audiologists on her research and tinnitus patient education, a critical piece of the tinnitus management puzzle.

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Mandi Dickey is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with 20+ years of experience in healthcare. She is a three-time Top Nurse Practitioner award winner, received the Faculty Excellence award in her previous role of nursing professor, has been on the review committee for several nursing textbooks, and was the recipient of the Women of Armor Personal Growth award for 2023. In 2022, Mandi began her own podcast called Brain Wellness – the Podcast, covering a multitude of topics related to brain health and wellness, and has been interviewed on multiple other podcasts, discussing migraine and stroke treatment and concussion prevention. In 2023, Mandi was in a car accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury, and while not fully recovered, has returned to her passion of sharing and educating the public about neuroscience topics, now most passionately about concussion and TBI.Find more about Brain Wellness at: ⁠https://brainwellnesssolutions.com/⁠Support the show with Buy me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brainwellnessnpFind my book and all other events at: ⁠bio.link/brainwellnessnp⁠

Dr. Barry Miller has over 25 years of higher education experience that includes research, teaching, and administrative roles. For the past 7 years he has served as the Director of Outreach and Business Development for the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab. His educational background includes anatomy, exercise physiology, strength & conditioning, and biomechanics. He has a PhD in Biomechanics from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Delaware. He serves as a reviewer for several injury biomechanics research journals, and co-authored several journal papers and a Sport and Fitness Nutrition textbook. He enjoys an active lifestyle that includes regular fitness activities, pickleball, golf, and home improvement projects.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vthelmetratings/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@virginiatechhelmetratings1024

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-miller-237b15a5/

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Will Grove is the Helpline Director for the Brain Injury Association of Arizona. In his role, Will assists survivors of brain injury as well as families and caregivers with getting connected to resources in their community, while also hosting multiple support groups and programs in Arizona. He also travels the state promoting BIAAZ and assisting with public policy initiatives. Prior to working at the Brain Injury Association of Arizona, Will spent a decade working in the area of youth behavioral health. Originally from Pennsylvania, Will has been living in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona for the last 15 years.

Find Will at: https://biaaz.org/

Helpline phone: 888-500-9165

Email: outreach@biaaz.org

Facebook: @BIAarizona

Instagram: @biaarizona

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biaarizona/

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Dr. Daniel Avesar, PhD is a brain injury survivor and advocate dedicated to raising awareness and promoting understanding of brain injury. When he was 18 years old (10/11/1999), during the third week of his undergraduate studies, Daniel sustained a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) that required a craniotomy of the right side of his skull. That marked the beginning of a seven-year journey to rebuild cognition, regain his inner self, and address vision challenges, plus dealing with other problems like derealization and hyperacusis. Those experiences led him to study neuroscience, seeking to understand the profound changes he had undergone due to his TBI. Daniel earned a PhD in neurophysiology from Dartmouth College in 2013 and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Oregon in 2017. Since then has been interviewing brain injury survivors as well as researchers and clinicians to create free online content aimed at dispelling misconceptions and increasing public understanding about brain injury both from the “internal” and “external” perspectives. Dr. Avesar has two projects online, the Experiencing My Brain podcast which includes one on one discussion with brain injured people about their invisible problems, and the Building Brain Awareness talk series on YouTube, presentations from clinicians, researchers and brain injury services on what they are studying and working on for brain injury.

Find Daniel at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574995580688

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@buildingbrainawarness2139

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-avesar-phd-54704730/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/experiencing-my-brain/id1596998070,

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Jessie Rain Anne Smith is a Qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher, trained through the University of California San Diego's Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute. She has also completed Dr. David Treleaven’s Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness training, and was one of a select few chosen by Dr. Treleaven for mentorship in 2022. Following a car accident and brain injury in 2013, Jessie was advised by a concussion rehab center in Vancouver to take up mindfulness to help manage symptoms such as cognitive fatigue and nervous system dysregulation. Mindfulness was a huge help, but it was also a horrific hindrance. Some practices were too cognitive and others sent her into panic and dissociation. In time, Jessie learned to modify mindfulness to meet the unique needs of brain injury survivors. She went on to found Mindful Concussion, an initiative dedicated to sharing her lessons with others. Her Mindful Concussion course, additional educational offerings, and her forthcoming book,The Power and the Perils of Mindfulness for Brain Injury, provide practical strategies survivors and teachers alike can implement to modify mindfulness for brain injury.

Find Jessie at: https://mindfulconcussion.ca/

Email: jessie@mindfulconcussion.ca

Facebook: https://facebook.com/mindfulconcusion

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessie-smith-527a48207/

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Mandi Dickey is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with 20+ years of experience in healthcare. She is a three-time Top Nurse Practitioner award winner, received the Faculty Excellence award in her previous role of nursing professor, has been on the review committee for several nursing textbooks, and was the recipient of the Women of Armor Personal Growth award for 2023. In 2022, Mandi began her own podcast called Brain Wellness – the Podcast, covering a multitude of topics related to brain health and wellness, and has been interviewed on multiple other podcasts, discussing migraine and stroke treatment and concussion prevention. In 2023, Mandi was in a car accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury, and while not fully recovered, has returned to her passion of sharing and educating the public about neuroscience topics, now most passionately about concussion and TBI.

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Cynthia Schwartzberg, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, trainer, and author of The Curious Voyage to Authenticity: A Rule-Breaking Guide for Personal Growth. Known for a warm, experiential, and deeply attuned style, she helps people understand how patterns live in both mind and body, and how change becomes possible when the nervous system is supported. Cynthia created Harmonic Brain Healing™, an integrative brain-and-body approach designed to help shift stuck loops such as intrusive imagery, grief, and persistent stress responses. Her work bridges practical neuroscience-informed tools with an invitational, human approach that helps people build more agency, clarity, and self-trust. She is the Co-founder of the Southeast Brainspotting Institute and contributing author of research on Brainspotting, as well as to the Power of Brainspotting Book. She is a mother of one and grandmother of two. She loves to hike, bike, and kayak. She met my life partner dancing, and believes new beginnings in life are possible.

Find Cynthia at: https://cynthasis.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cynthasis6227

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthasisatlanta/

Teachable: https://cynthasis.teachable.com/

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