HeyJared50 First Dates with Chris HVMMINGBYRD
🎙 50 First Dates with Chris HVMMINGBYRDI was a lifestyle and wedding photographer—then brain surgery changed everything. Now, with aphasia and memory loss, every day feels like a first date.This podcast is a space for healing, humor, and heart.
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HIGH-LEVEL DIRECTION (opens the original)
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This conversation with Meaghan is one of those connections that just kind of happened. We actually met when my boyfriend brought me to her ranch after my brain injury. It was my first time traveling after getting out of the hospital, so being somewhere that felt safe, welcoming, and not too far away if something happened was really important to me. I didn't know at the time how much this connection would mean. And I definitely didn't know that, as we continued talking, I would find out that Meag
The Healing Power of Dance (opens the original)
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Dance, Joy & Healing: Reclaiming My Body After Brain I’ve been thinking a lot about pain, vulnerability, and joy . There was a time during my recovery when I was so focused on getting to the next step that I didn’t realize I was rushing myself through the process. I wanted to move forward. I wanted to feel better. I wanted to be ready. And then one day, I felt joy. I was at the ranch watching the sunset, surrounded by my dog, my friend’s dog, and the people around me. I felt something I had been
Rebuilding Our Hearts After Brain Injury | Chapter 2 (opens the original)
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What happens when a brain injury changes not just one person—but an entire relationship? In Chapter 2 of our relationship series, my boyfriend and I return to one of our favorite sanctuaries in the mountains to continue an honest conversation about what it means to rebuild a relationship after stroke, brain surgery, and neurological trauma. Recovery isn't only about walking again or finding words again. It's also about learning how to love each other through uncertainty, grief, healing, laughter
Tips & Tricks with Chris: The Chisme, The Goshippu & The Brain Injury Glow-Up (opens the original)
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Tips & Tricks with Chris: The Chisme, The Goshipu & The Brain Injury Glow-Up Welcome to a new series of 50 First Reflections; Chris's Diary where we talk about the real stuff: the hard moments, the funny moments, and all the lessons hiding in between. Today's chisme (or as they say in Japanese, goshippu đź‘€) starts with a brain injury support group and a lesson I never expected to learn. After my stroke and brain surgery, I joined survivor groups hoping to find connection, inspiration, and maybe a
The 70/30 mindset. (opens the original)
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There was a time when my life felt like a live-action nightmare. For a while, I believed recovery meant forcing myself to stay positive. I tried living at 50/50—half sadness, half happiness—telling myself everything would be okay. But if I'm honest, that version of hope felt forced. Today, I see recovery differently. I live by what I call the 70/30 mindset . Seventy percent is choosing gratitude, possibility, and moving forward.Thirty percent is honoring reality—recognizing pain, grief, disabili
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