Concussion 101 | Dr. Molly Parker

Do The Thing, with Whole30's Melissa Urban

Melissa Urban

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

I got a concussion in December 2018. It took me 15 months to recover, and the symptoms still come up to this day when I’m stressed, flying, or in a hot tub. I knew nothing about concussions, and certainly didn’t expect depression, panic attacks, skittering vision, or debilitating exhaustion. By the time I was finally diagnosed, I was terrified, confused, and felt very alone. Some of my earliest reassurance was @mollyparkerpt’s Instagram page. It was a treasure trove of concussion information, and immediately made me realize this was serious, but it was also treatable. Today, Dr. Molly Parker is here to share her expertise on concussions—the symptoms you might expect (and those you might not), finding the practitioner that’s right for you, working your treatment plan and evaluating success, and what to do if you find, like me, that your symptoms aren’t resolving in a few weeks, as they usually do. Continue the conversation with me @melissau on Instagram. If you have a question for Dear Melissa or a topic idea for the show, leave me a voicemail at (321) 209-1480. Do the Thing is part of The Onward Project, a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell your friends to Do the Thing!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Melissa Urban, and you're listening to Do the Thing, a
0:07.5	podcast where we explore what's been missing every time you've tried to make a change and make it stick.
0:14.0	Today's episode is a little different.
0:20.0	Today's episode is a little different. It is a deeply personal journey through a really difficult
0:27.6	season in my life, and my guest is someone who made a real difference during those dark days.
0:34.8	In December 2018, I had an accident while I was playing with my son and I was hit in the
0:39.4	head pretty hard.
0:40.8	I saw stars.
0:42.1	I fell to the ground. I was dazed for a few minutes but I shook it off and went right back to playing I had no idea that that would be the start of a concussion journey that would take me the better part of 15 months to
0:55.1	resolve with symptoms that still show up to this day. I'd never been hit in the head, I wasn't
1:01.4	a race car driver or a football player, what I didn't know about
1:06.0	concussions would fill volumes. And I'm guessing if you've never suffered one yourself or you don't
1:11.6	know someone who has, you probably don't
1:14.4	know that much about concussions either. There were three people all physical
1:19.1	therapists who played pivotal roles in my healing.
1:23.6	The first was my physical therapist friend Anne, who lives on the East Coast.
1:28.4	After spending a few weeks in complete denial that I did in fact have a concussion and trying to power my way through it and getting sicker and sicker every day.
1:36.0	She finally got me on the phone and told me to get my butt to a physical therapist stat.
1:41.0	Then I found my team of physical therapists at Park City Hospital.
1:45.0	They tag-teamed my vision and vestibular therapy treatment plan that
1:50.0	ultimately allowed me to work, hike, exercise, and socialize after months of incapacity.
1:55.9	Finally, I was introduced to Dr. Molly Parker and her Instagram account by a good Samaritan in
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