The presentation to local domestic violence shelters has doubled during the pandemic.

Welcome to Sex, Body and Soul. I'm Kate Roberts, founder of the body agency, and on this show,

we talk about the marvel that is our bodies, what they can do and what they need to thrive.

Ladies out there, our time is now.

Let's get to it.

Our next guest is Dr. Edie Sussman, who is a top brain and spine surgeon, who has served

as chief of the neurosurgery division at her Mayo Clinic Network affiliated Northern

Hospital.

She now works all over the world in her field and is also a huge advocate for screening

of concussion and prevention of family violence with her own organization, Safe Living Space.

Now, we have a fascinating discussion about the gap in our healthcare system and, of course,

what we all should be doing for healthy brain care.

Welcome to the show, Edie Sussman.

How are you, Edie?

Good, thank you.

It's so good to see you again, and I'm so excited to have you on the show.

And as you know, we're going to talk all about the brain and specifically how domestic violence is leading to concussion, which is extremely dangerous.

But before we go there, I would love to know from you how you woke up one day and suddenly said,

I'm going to be a brain scientist or I should say a neurosurgeon, which you are today.

How did you decide on that path?

Well, I became interested in studying the brain when I was about eight years old

and was just fascinated by how people think and learn. And when I went to medical school,

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