"Weasilience" - Handling Life's Wild Moments by Brain Injury Survivor Carole J Starr

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Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/Weasilience-Handling%20Life%27s%20Wild%20Moments%20Brain%20Injury%20Survivor%20-%20Carole%20J%20Starr-TRANSCRIPT_0.pdf The Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System proudly presents “Moving Forward: Personal Perspectives on Life after Brain Injury,” a virtual speakers series. In this episode, brain injury survivor Carole J. Starr, author, advocate, educator, and co-founder of Brain Injury Voices, shares her personal story: "Weasilience’: Handling Life's Wild Moments.” Jean Lengenfelder, PhD, assistant director of Center for Traumatic Brain Injury at Kessler Foundation, welcomes and introduces Ms. Starr. Funding source: This podcast was supported under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR; grant number no. 90DPTB0003). Learn more about: Carole Starr: starrspeakerauthor.com Podcast host: Joan Banks-Smith at  https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research: https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-traumatic-brain-injury The Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Model System: https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter/tbi/modelsystems Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation: https://www.kessler-rehab.com ====================================================== Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on September 23, 2021, remotely, and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.