In this episode of "Living With Traumatic Brain Injury" (LWTBI), co-hosts Mark Goode and Jeff Gould delve deep into the complexities of the human brain, specifically focusing on memory and the effects of traumatic brain ...

Podcast host, Jeff Gould, the owner of a TBI therapy and coaching practice, begins this episode discussing discusses a variety of issues associated with TBI including:

• Trauma informed TBI coaching and counseling • The book, "How the Body Keeps Score" • Adrenal fatigue • The amazing incidence of TBI among high school and college ...

Many people suffering traumatic brain injuries (TBI) suffer from chronic pain. In this episode, Jeff Gould, the podcast's co-host, discusses his own experience with chronic pain (and his TBI), various reasons why people with TBI suffer from chronic pain, and some strategies for helping reduce chronic pain that results from these injuries.

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“What do we need here?”

This is the question I pose myself, when sitting down with a new or existing client.

Sometimes, the answer may be a technical series of complicated interventions, but usually it is far simpler: people need to feel understood, cared about, and championed to be their best.

Which- in a world of managed ...

In this episode, Jeff discusses why he created Labor of Love Intervention and how it is different than other TBI healing methods. Building on his personal experience with a TBI combined with his experience as a licensed substance abuse intervention specialist, Jeff has created a therapy model that blends key elements of western functional medicine ...

In this episode, Jeff discusses things that anyone can do (and should do) to maintain a healthy brain. As Jeff explains, there is a tight correlation between diet, exercise, water intake, and learning as steps all of us can take to maintain a healthy brain.

And why is this important? Whether you've suffered a traumatic brain injury or not, ...

In this episode, Jeff Gould explains what neurofeedback therapy is and how it can be used to "smooth the rough edges" of TBI. Drawing on his own personal experience with neurofeedback (both under the care of a provider and using an at home device from www.healthmath.com), Jeff discusses the powerful ways that controlled, coherent breathing ...

In this episode, Jeff Gould discusses the impact that a traumatic brain injury can have on the pituitary gland, a pea sized gland at the base of the brain. The pituitary gland controls the function of most other endocrine glands and is therefore sometimes called the master gland. As Jeff explains, it has been documented that clinical depression and ...

Editorial Note* the following is meant to provide some helpful advice to those whom parent or caretaker a child who is likely- or slightly likely- at risk for incidents or collisions involving contact to the head. This might include soccer; hockey; martial arts, football, BMX, etc. It is not by any means a replacement for emergency medical services- ...

In this first episode, Jeff addresses these questions:

What brought Jeff into this work? Why does he focus on helping those with TBI?  What are some of the challenges in serving the TBI patient in a treatment setting? What would Jeff say to the parent or a person with traumatic brain injury himself who might be feeling hopeless? Is it possible ...

stig·ma/ˈSocial stigma is the disapproval of, or discrimination against, an individual or group based on perceivable social characteristics that serve to distinguish them from other members of a society.

I know, and have met people, who spend a great deal of time on this: ending stigma. Even at the Congressional level, and certainly at the ...

A good friend and I were musing one night about his time overseas in Afghanistan, and he shared with me (more or less) the field assessment of attempting to determine if someone had sustained a brain injury. It went something like this: Is there an open head wound? Is blood coming out of the eyes? Is a clear fluid leaking from the ears? is there ...