Overcoming traumatic brain injuries and Post-traumatic stress. An interview with Dr. Chrisanne Gordon, featuring Jason Sapp.

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

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🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Chrisanne Gordon is a researching physician who studied traumatic brain injuries before unexpectedly suffering a traumatic brain injury of her own when a freak accident changed her life forever. Now, as both a physician and a brain injury survivor, she says she was drafted by the universe to advocate for those with traumatic brain injuries. After recovering from her own injury, she returned to medicine with a new expertise and a new empathy as she was able to see the struggles from a patient’s perspective. She founded the Resurrecting Lives Foundation and advocates for the proper diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, especially among veterans returning from military combat zones. Then, we hear from Veteran Jason Sapp who underwent 11 minutes of active fire while serving in one of his military tours. This caused severe Post-traumatic stress and affected Jason in many areas of his life, including most poignantly his relationship with his wife. He’s reading an emotional letter that he wrote to her detailing the arduous journey they’ve been on while living with Post-traumatic stress. Warning: This episode may contain sensitive material for some listeners.

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to today's episode of the Lindsay Elmore show.
0:05.0	First up, I will be talking with Dr. Chrisanne Gordon, who is a researching physician who
0:11.6	studies traumatic brain injuries and then experienced a traumatic brain injury of her own.
0:20.7	After that, we'll hear from my friend Jason Sapp, who while he was in
0:27.6	service in the military, underwent 11 minutes of active fire and suffered from some post-traumatic stress because of it. He reads a letter that he wrote
0:41.3	to his wife. Their story is extraordinary. Tune in to the very end to hear from Dr. Gordon and Jason.
0:48.4	Let's get to the show. Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast that helps you find fulfillment
0:53.7	amidst chaos.
0:55.0	On this show, I interview thought leaders, doctors, creatives, spiritual gurus, and game changers
1:00.6	who inspire you to pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles, and leave your mark.
1:23.0	As both a physician and a traumatic brain injury survivor, Dr. Chris Ann Gordon is uniquely qualified to talk about today's topic.
1:29.3	Her resume almost appears to be a preparation for traumatic brain injury.
1:35.2	She trained in science, in internal medicine, in the treatment of trauma, and was already widely published in these fields.
1:38.7	She is a board certified rehabilitation medicine specialist and holds appointments at the Ohio State University,
1:45.5	which is where she received her doctor of medicine, as well as Riverside Methodist Hospital
1:51.6	and Memorial Hospital of Union County in Marisville, Ohio. Back in 1996, she suffered a traumatic
2:00.6	brain injury herself and spent two years calling on all of the resources that she had,
2:08.3	mental resources, physical, financial, and spiritual to help her work through her own recovery and find a new normalcy after years of feeling like she was
2:22.4	out of her brain. She explored creative writing and creating films as a part of her recovery
2:31.6	and gradually returned to the practice of medicine. She returned with a new
2:38.9	expertise and an empathy being able to see traumatic brain injury from a patient's perspectives.
2:47.1	Her struggles came back to her, though. When she volunteered to perform traumatic brain injury
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