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Summary
Who is your support group or mentor on your stroke and/or brain injury recovery journey? In this episode, Joe and Lauren discuss how important it is to reach out for help on the path to recovery. They share the struggles they had with asking for help and how having a support team made the whole recovery process easier to face. Just like every great super hero has a team or mentor, a brain injury survivor hero needs their team and mentors as well so Joe and Lauren delve deep into some of the best super hero and fictional support teams and mentors of all time.

Topics Discussed in this Episode

• Favorite classic video games – Mario Kart, Crash Team Racing, Crash Bandicoot

• Post stroke depression, seeking mental healthcare and overcoming feelings of shame and social stigmas around mental health.

• The best super hero support groups – Alfred and Batman, Jarvis and Tony Stark/Iron Man, Yoda and Luke Skywalker, Dumbledore and Sirius Black, Merlin and King Arthur, Commander Mormont was Jon Snow and more are discussed.

• Inspired by Joe’s YouSoRock spotlight section on his website, our new Facebook group YouSoRock is announced! Join to connect with other stroke and brain injury survivors.

Links to Topics Mentioned

• Mario Kart, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart

• Crash Team Racing, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Team_Racing

• Crash Bandicoot, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Bandicoot

• Pinky and the Brain, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain

• YouSoRock Facebook Group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/yousorock

• Submit your story to be featured on YouSoRock, https://www.joesorocks.com/yousorock

Credits

• Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano

  • Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story
  • Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter

• Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae

• Edited by Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram

• Theme song produced by Sleep Deez, @sleepvision on Instagram, @sleepdeez on Twitter