How a Brain Coach Can Support Your Brain Injury Recovery with Mattie Cummins
Podcast Summary for Interview with Mattie Cummins re: Brain Injuries, Post-Concussion Syndrome, and Available Treatment Options
In this episode of the Hope Health and Wellness Advocacy Podcast, discover helpful resources and techniques to cope with brain injuries and post-concussion syndrome.
Tara Adams of HHWA discusses her unique experiences with receiving a traumatic head injury and describes treatment options she explored. Additionally, Mattie Cummins of Cerebrations explains how she provides coaching for those struggling mentally after receiving a concussion.
The two dive deep into popular misconceptions about concussions and how not everyone has the same journey when dealing with a head injury.
Podcast Chapters:
00:00 – 01:12 Introduction of Mattie Cummins
01:13 – 03:20 How Mattie and Tara Adams Met
03:21 – 06:21 What Mattie does for her clients and some of Tara’s personal experiences with brain injuries
06:22 – “And your brain, when it is not working properly, it also affects hormones. It affects your body! It’s not just one thing.” ~ Tara Adams
06:23 – 12:08 More in-detail information about the mental effects of a brain injury and why emotional coaching, counseling, and social work are important aspects of recovery
12:09 – 18:30 What the typical journey looks like for someone with a brain injury and some examples of outdated and unhelpful treatment paths
18:31 – 20:12 Tara’s specific treatment path she took to handle post-concussion syndrome
20:13 – 25:26 Mattie comments on the old medical model, the consequences of not taking post-concussion syndrome seriously, and why we must get out from under merely the medical model
25:27 – 28:13 The importance of advocacy
28:14 – 40:17 How brain injuries and post-concussion syndrome show up differently for every individual, how our goals in treatment plans can differ from person to person, and the role of the family
40:18 – 45:54 The 72-hour window’s symptoms and the limitations of imaging
45:55 – 47:12 How the medical system tends to shame and misdiagnose those who don’t get care immediately after an injury
47:13 – 48:50 How to make the medical system and insurance work for you
48:51 – 50:30 Mattie’s favorite recipe: https://oursaltykitchen.com/slow-cooker-cilantro-lime-chicken/.
50:31 – 51:27 The best advice Mattie has ever received
51:28 – 53:25 The best advice Mattie would give others
53: 26 – 57:17 Mattie shares her favorite book: Master of One by Jordan Raynor
57:18 -1:00:54 Who Mattie works with and Mattie’s upcoming workbook
1:00:55 – 1:01:17 Outro
Learn more about all the ways Mattie Cummins can help those in search of brain coaching at her website https://www.cerebrations.org/. You can find a FREE sample of Mattie’s workbook at this location.
You can also find Mattie on Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and Instagram at the following links:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calmingthechaoscollective
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattiecummins/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4uH_OOhXhUBvRqLkiFxaRQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattiecumminsmsw/
To join the Joy Unleashed community, feel free to head on over to https://www.cerebrations.org/joy-unleashed.
Special Mention: During our conversation, we talk about how Dr. Shannon Bennett was very helpful in Tara’s brain injury rehab. You can learn more about Dr. Bennett and how she helps patients in Arizona and across the country:
website: www.TheHealthyPsyche.com
IG: www.instagram.com/thehealthypsyche
