Joe and Lauren give a very different Comic Con-esque wrap up this year. Due to this pandemic everything is virtual and DC hosted their Fandome event talking about the Snyder Cut of the Justice League movie, the Flashpoint movie, Michael Keaton coming back as Batman, Wonder Woman, The Batman movie and more. What are you most excited about coming from the DC Universe this year? Share on our socials!

Plus get a free Audible trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/theneuronerds! Currently, The NeuroNerds are reading our fellow stroke survivor, Kavita Basi’s book ‘Room 23.’ Join us!

Joe and Lauren revisit imposter syndrome and how it affects them as a brain injury survivors. Plus they reflect on the DC Fandome event that just passed and all their hopes, dreams and fears in terms of what to come from the DC Universe this year.  What DC movie are you most excited about?  Let us know on our socials!

This episode is a part of our Amplify Black Voices series.  In this series, we are featuring Black stroke and brain injury survivors sharing their experiences of being Black in America as well as their recovery journeys.  This episode features model, stroke survivor and American Heart Association spokesperson, Keturah White.  Keturah shares her recovery journey, talks about being advocacy chair for Arkansas Urban League, her experience as a Black woman in America and more.  Let’s continue the discussion on our various social channels.

It’s Joe’s 4th stroke-iversary month! Instead of being a negative memory, Joe looks at this time as a rebirth for him and reflects with Lauren in this episode on his growth mentally, physically and emotionally since his stroke.  If you are are a stroke or brain injury survivor, how did the experience help you grow in a positive way?  Please share on our socials.

Joe interviews his friend and fellow stroke survivor Rebekah with K just a week before she undergoes brain surgery.  They discuss stroke recovery and how to mentally and emotionally prepare for brain surgery.  If you have ever gone through preparing for surgery, what are some tools and techniques you used to get yourself ready mentally and emotionally? Please share on our socials.

Joe and Lauren talk all about music and how it affects the brain, how the brain processes it, how the brain creates it and how it can help heal the brain.  They explore the process of memory and music.  Plus they discuss studies that reveal a lot about how the brain works through its relationship to music.  What’s your favorite song and memory connected to it?  Please share on our socials!

As California locks down again during this pandemic, our co-hosts, Joe and Lauren reunite for a virtual episode.  They talk being safe during this time as brain injury survivors, things to fill our time like video games, movies, tv shows and nerdom!  What are you doing for fun to get through this pandemic?  Please share on our socials!

This episode is a part of our Amplify Black Voices series.  In this series, we are featuring Black stroke and brain injury survivors sharing their experiences of being Black in America as well as their recovery journeys.  This episode features blogger and stroke survivor, Octavia Burrell.  Octavia shares her recovery journey, her perspective on the racial and political climate today and the new tide of change.  Let’s continue the discussion on our various social channels.

This episode is the first in our Amplify Black Voices series.  In this series, we are featuring Black stroke and brain injury survivors sharing their experiences of being Black in America as well as their recovery journeys.  Our first interview in this series is with Courtney Washington, a stroke survivor from Atlanta, Georgia.  She shares a rich and often heartbreaking history of her family’s incredible tenacity and strength in the face of slavery and racism.  Some of these stories may be difficult to hear especially for young listeners, but we hope that her family’s history and her personal stories will help further remind us all of the work that needs to be done to make real change in America.  Let’s continue the discussion on our various social channels.

Special Note:
This episode was recorded before the events of the past month of June 2020 where several black people in America including George Floyd were murdered at the hands of police brutality.  The NeuroNerds stand in solidarity and support of our black brothers and sisters and will not be complicit in a system that has encouraged decades of violence and oppression.  We hope this message makes you uncomfortable and ready to act.  Click here for resources and ways to help change the system and make a difference – https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Episode Summary:
In this episode, Joe and Lauren discuss The Justice League and the DC Extended Universe’s future while Lauren makes yummy noises about Superman aka Henry Cavill.  In the spirit of celebrating black lives, who’s your favorite black DC superhero character?  Please share on our socials!

And stay tuned for our Amplify Black Voices series of episodes which will spotlight black stroke and brain injury survivor guest interviews.