The NeuroNerds: A Brain Injury Recovery & Pop Culture Show
Latest Episodes
Wear A Helmet & Prevent TBIs with Christa Moritz
In this episode, Joe is chatting with TBI survivor Christa Moritz. She shares her experience of sustaining a traumatic brain injury from a scooter accident. They talk about the importance of protectin
Dancing Through Recovery Morena Fornaciari
In this episode, Joe is chatting with Morena Fornaciari, a stroke survivor from Brazil. Morena is all about positivity and they talk about how important it is to keep an optimistic mindset throughout
Joe’s Birthday and Stroke-iversary Reflections
It’s that time of year for our host Joe - the period between his birthday and stroke-iversary (the anniversary of his stroke). It’s been 6 years since he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and in this spec
Stroke Recovery and Creativity with Mimi Hayes
This episode is all about creativity and brain injury recovery. Mimi Hayes is back on the show chatting with Joe about how having comedy as a creative outlet has helped her through her stroke recover
Celebrating Pride with Michael Shutt
It’s Pride Month and we are celebrating LGBTQ+ brain injury survivors. In this episode, Joe is chatting with Michael Shutt, a stroke survivor, playwright, actor and gay man from Los Angeles. Michael s
Celebrating Pride with Jamie Coyle
In honor of Pride month, Joe is featuring episodes with LGBTQ+ brain injury survivors. In this first featured episode, Joe is chatting with Jamie Coyle, a stroke survivor from Rhode Island. She chat
Go To Sleep! It’s Good For Your Mental Health
Joe and Lauren are tired - after having Covid in the last couple of months on top of the other stresses of life not to mention living with brain injuries, they’re both pretty exhausted. So this episo
Second Chance At Life Post Brain Injury
In this episode Joe is chatting with TBI survivor Desirée Ford. After surviving an almost fatal car accident, Desirée shares her new lease on life and how she’s making the most of her second chance.
The NeuroNerds Crew Celebrate 200 Episodes!
We’re celebrating 200 episodes with Joe, Lauren as well as special guest and our producer, Felice! They reminisce on some of their favorite episodes and what our plans are for the future including Jo
Choosing Comedy Over Tragedy Post-Stroke
As we continue to spread stroke awareness for Stroke Awareness Month, we’re also spreading awareness about mental health as May is always Mental Health Awareness Month. In this episode, Joe is chattin