Sometimes, I interview a guest and we cover everything I wanted to talk about and it's a great conversation. Sometime we go off in a different way completely and I have to throw out my whole plane. And that also can turn into a great conversation. That's what happened with this conversation I had with Occupational Therapist Jane Connely , better known as "Heal the Brain with Jane."
With the occasional chanting and loud child in the background, we talk about Jane's path to OT, the core elements of the OT field that Jane gets so passionate about, and how she helps survivors heal their lives after their injury.
Bio
Jane Connely is a Occupational Therapist and neuro specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA. Jane graduated from University of Southern California with her MA in Occupational Therapy in 2013. Her experience working with persons post brain injury pushed her to continue her training to become neuro-developmentally trained (NDT) beginning in 2015 and after 140 classroom hours finished her training in January of 2018 through recovering function.
Through her work, Jane found the current system discharges survivors based on insurance rather than need, which caused a cycle of readmissions and increase in debility. The unmet needs of the brain injured population in San Luis Obispo County led her to begin Heal The Brain With Jane.
Heal The Brain With Jane values current research regarding neuroplasticity and the practical application of this research in the daily lives of the brain injury survivor. Our organization understands that brain injury recovery is a delicate balance of physical, cognitive, and emotional health. All aspects must be addressed in order for the survivor to reach the highest level of recovery. Additionally, it is vital that this population receives continued care as recovery requires continued maintenance.
Stroke and Social Media
I met Jane through Instagram. I'm sure it comes as no surprise that it is a great tool to connect with other stroke related folks. Each platform has its own culture. They all have value. The key is to connect with the one you need at a particular point in time. Or the one that you can help others through.
#Stroke on Twitter
This community seems to be largely medical and industry professionals and researchers. It can be an interesting place to learn more about what happens in the field. You still need to watch it with a critical eye, but it can be informative. Be warned, though. Some people use stroke not in a brain injury context, but in reference to sex acts so you occasionally encounter adult content
#Stroke on Instagram
Survivors dominate the Stroke hashtag in Instagram. You'll also find a lot of OTs, PTs, and SLPs on there. Basically, the professionals that work directly with survivors are on there. Much of the conversation is around inspiration, working through therapy, and living the best post stroke life you can. But there is other stuff, too, because life is complex like that .
Stroke communities on Facebook
There are dozens of stroke related groups on Facebook. Each group develops its own subculture based on the choices the creator or admin makes. In my experience, you'll find a lot more people asking questions or expressing their frustration about stroke life on Facebook.
These are broad generalizations that I hope give you some context for some of the different groups. Explore a variety of them to find the communities that are right for you.
Like Minded
Jane recently launched a membership program called Like Minded. Here's how she describes it on her website:
Welcome to Like Minded. This is a membership program for brain injury survivors, their families, and caregivers. Like Minded includes authors, nutritionists, yoga instructors and clinicians who are passionate about filling in the gaps of post stroke and post TBI care. Our leaders are survivors themselves or caretakers with intimate understanding of the recovery experience. These individuals have realized that their unique journey with brain injury granted them access into a very special community. The brain injury community is a supportive group of people who have been through it all and come out the other side with a burning desire to help you through this difficult time.
Among the leaders/facilitators are several previous guest of the Strokecast, including:
It looks like a great program. You can learn more here.
Links
| Jane on the web | |
| Jane on Instagram | |
| Jane on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb7r20xJkSg6EDzOOasggg?view_as=subscriber |
| Jane on Facebook | |
| Jane on Pinterest | |
| No-Brainer Podcast | |
| Peter Levine -- Stronger After Stroke | http://recoverfromstroke.blogspot.com/2007/05/peter-g-levine.html |
| The One You Feed Podcast | |
| #AbledsAreWeird on Twitter | https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AbledsAreWeird&src=saved_search_click |
| #Stroke on Twitter | |
| #Stroke on Instagram | |
| Transtheoretical Model of Change | |
| Izzy Wheels | |
| Snake oil on Strokecast | |
| Dr. Karen Sullivan on Strokecast | |
| Joe Borges on strokecast | |
| Ella Sofia on Strokecast |
Where do we go from here?
- Follow Jane on Instagram @Heal.The.Brain.WithJane and check out her work at http://HealingTheBrainWithJane.com
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