Identity Crisis: Role Changes for Survivors and Their Family

Stronger After Stroke

Episode 4: Identity Crisis Stroke alters your life in many ways, but you still can have a great life after surviving one. Hear from stroke survivors and medical specialists about being stronger after stroke. The “Stronger After Stroke” podcast discusses difficult topics, such as family relationships and sex after stroke. It also shares survivors’ stories about navigating life after stroke. This Episode: Identity Crisis: Role Changes for the Survivor and their Family Summary: In the blink of an eye, a stroke can turn a person’s identity Inside out. Things that used to identify us, the roles we fill, and that give our lives meaning can no longer look the same. Listen in on a conversation with Bryan Davis PsD, MS behavioral neurologist on the ways to cope with finding meaning in new ways after a stroke. Speakers Bryan Davis PsD, clinical health psychologist in neurology Rosa Hart, BSN, RN, SCRN Stroke Nurse Navigator, Norton Neuroscience Institute Resource Center Show Notes: Connect with the NNI Resource Center for support after stroke: https://nortonhealthcare.com/services-and-conditions/neurosciences/services/stroke-faqs/patient-resources/ Identity Theft book referenced in the video and used as curriculum in NNIRC Stroke Survivor Support Group: https://strokeonward.org/identity-theft-book/

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