Happie Heads
A community to provide a virtual network for the brain injured and their loved ones, pulling them out of isolation and into the hope and light of community.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 66
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2023
Episode 67 – Steve (Stevo) Bohlemann
In the summer of 2014, in his last year of college Steve was struck by a cyclist from behind while jogging across a bridge in Charleston, South Carolina. His injuries included: a subdural hematoma, a…
Episode 66 - Jean Marie Staranna
At the age of 16 in Old Forge, Pennsylvania Jean was in a car accident. She seemed to be recovering well until she began to have generalized seizures a year after her accident. Fortunately, she was a…
Episode 65 – Leia Tyrrell 2.0
In this episode we have the return of one of our first guests, Leia Tyrrell. Since our first conversation at the end of 2016, Leia has had several more TBI. We discuss the physical and psychological …
Episode 64 – Lydia Ewing-Green
One day, while Lydia was playing catch with her nephew she turned around to pick something up, an incoming throw from her nephew struck her in the back of her left ear. Immediately she was completely…
Episode 63 - Jack Fletcher
In the summer of 2014, Jack was fresh out of high school and getting started on a fast track to become a paramedic firefighter. He was six weeks into the program when he headed toward home for a surp…
Episode 62 – Lori Edstrom
In January of 2014 Lori had her tonsils removed, a routine surgery for most folks. While recovering at home, she had a severe reaction to the antibiotics and pain medications she was on and was found…
Episode 61 – Robyn Block
Robyn is from a small town in southern Minnesota. One day, on a skiing trip way up north in the state she crashed full speed into a tree, and her head struck a rock when she made contact with the gro…
Episode 60 – Ilona Popper
Ilona lives in the wild and open state of Montana and is passionate about environmentalism, literature, and sharing her passions with others. In 2012, she experienced her first TBI at the age of 55. …
Episode 59 - Deb Adesegun
Deb is a medical student from Alberta, Canada. She is currently in her rotational years which means she is working directly with patients nearly every day. About a year ago Deb was driving home fro…
Episode 58 - Jim Goodman
Jim is currently a MD/PhD student at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He has recently defended his PhD on cerebrospinal fluid physiology or “sleep and its role in cleaning out the brain” as I c…
Episode 57 - AJ Kollen
AJ is a current Las Vegan (couldn’t resist), although he is originally from Bend, Oregon. AJ was struck in the face by a pool filter that essentially exploded while he was attempting to repair it. He…
Episode 56 - Jeff McNally
Jeff has been on the podcast before, and is a functional neurologist at Northwest Functional Neurology in the Portland, OR area. This past spring, he gave a very impressive talk at the Brain Injury A…
Episode 55 - David Kracke JD Part 2
Mr. Kracke is a one of a kind human being. He has so many hobbies, projects, and accomplishments that I find it difficult to know where to begin and when to end. This said, I will mention a few perti…
Episode 54 - David Kracke JD Part 1
Mr. Kracke is a one of a kind human being. He has so many hobbies, projects, and accomplishments that I find it difficult to know where to begin and when to end. This said, I will mention a few perti…
Episode 53 - Lorita Cushman
Lorita may have the most complicated case I have seen. Fifteen years ago she was struck in the occipital bone of her skull by a heavy backpack that was swung like a medieval flail, and then immediate…
Episode 52 - Jessy Munch
Jessy is the first dirt biker that I have had on the podcast. She crashed her bike while riding back in May of 2018. Although this may have caused some injury to the brain, far more damage was done w…
Episode 51 - Heath Snyder
Heath Snyder has a lot of things going for him. He has six children who love him to death. He has an ability to articulate himself that many of us survivors desire. But his most valuable gift is a ge…
Episode 50 - Kahyra Ramirez
Kahyra has had several TBI. In fact, she has had five concussions. In fact, all 5 have been while playing soccer. Some of the concussions are from getting pegged by the ball, and one involved a colli…
Episode 49 - Marlana Harrison
Marlana is an incredible girl who is excellent at articulating what it is like to face a TBI and the thoughts that go through one’s mind throughout the recovery process. She crashed her car in Branso…
Episode 48 - Jim Scott
Jim is a northeastern dude through and through. If his accent doesn’t give it away, his sense of humor will. In 2006, the night before the 4th of July, Jim decided to do some drinking with some frien…