Your Stroke Questions Answered – Bill Gasiamis

Get your stroke question answered. The host of the recovery after stroke podcast answers questions from other stroke survivors about the ongoing challenges after stroke. Instagram Highlights: 02:04 Psychological Rehab In A Stroke Survivors Recovery<br /> 11:15 Emotional Recovery<br /> 20:00 Recovery Doesn’t Stop<br /> 21:03 COVID And Stroke Recovery<br /> 24:35 How To Heal The Gut<br /> 30:46 How To Keep The Motivation Going?<br /> 37:54 Will I Ever Gain More Mobility?<br /> 47:16 What About John Fetterman?<br /> 54:37 Confidence Drop After Transcription: Bill Gasiamis 0:00<br /> When I’m fearful, that’s usually in my head that’s causing issues to stop me from trying something or doing something. And the reason is because my identity has been impacted. So I’ll explain something to you, your identity resides in your gut, in your belly. Bill Gasiamis 0:16<br /> So when your belly has been impacted by stroke, that’s right when your belly, your gut has been impacted by stroke, because remember, the head and the gut are connected, and you look back on your life and you go, I used to do this, and I used to do that. Bill Gasiamis 0:32<br /> And when you’re comparing your new self, to your old self, what you’re noticing is that you can’t identify with this new person, you haven’t been living in this new version of you for long enough and you choose things to identify with that are related to how you used to do things in the past, so for you in the past, walking looked a certain way, and now walking looks a different way. Intro 0:57<br /> This is the recovery after stroke podcast, with Bill Gasiamis, helping you navigate recovery after stroke. Bill Gasiamis 1:10<br /> Hello, and welcome to episode 224 of the recovery after stroke podcast. To learn more about my guests, including links to their social media and other pages and to download a full transcript of the entire interview, please go to recoveryafterstroke.com/episodes. Bill Gasiamis 1:28<br /> If you would like to support this podcast, the best way to do it is to leave a five-star review and a few words about what the show means to you on iTunes, and Spotify. If you’re watching on YouTube, comment below the video like the episode and to get notifications of future episodes, subscribe to the show and hit the notifications bell. Bill Gasiamis 1:48<br /> Now sharing the show with family and friends on social media will make it possible for people who may need this type of content to find it easier. And that may make a massive difference to someone on the road to recovery after stroke. In today’s episode, I’ll be answering your questions. Stroke Questions Answered – Psychological Rehab In A Stroke Survivors Recovery Bill Gasiamis 2:04<br /> So the way that this came about I was I made a post on my Instagram page a few days ago, which went “Do you have stroke related questions that you would like my thoughts on?” And I had a lot of responses. And today I will answer some of those questions in the hopes of giving you an insight into another point of view for you to consider or not. Bill Gasiamis 2:25<br /> So here goes, it’s going to be unscripted. It’s a little bit all over the place. It’s different from my usual format. So hopefully you can come along and enjoy the conversation that I’m going to have with you. So the first question, and we’re going to start off with a cracker we had amazing questions but this is an awesome one, because I’ve got a lot to say about this one was from my friend Greg AVM superhero who would like my thoughts on psychological rehab in a stroke survivors recovery. Bill Gasiamis 2:57<br /> Now, this is huge for me, because stroke recovery, in my opinion, is three-prong