What comes to mind when you say the words “The Golden Thread?”
When we pay attention to our words, thoughts and actions in the Moment Of Now and are in the Space of Awareness, Self Love and Altruism our unique Golden Tapestry is created.
Introduction:
Show Notes:
8/18/15
My Thoughts
Mission Statement:
I am aligned with being a Facilitator of Health and Wellness to help ALL KIND to reach their highest vibration and their highest self through a greater awareness of consciousness. I intend to continue to co-create with many ThoughtLeaders to integrate our thoughts to achieve a better planet and Universe.
As If Goals :
Meditation and Kindness will be a “natural part” of everyday life (just like brushing your teeth). This will raise the vibration of the planet exponentially.
Society will accept that we all have intuition (in varying degrees), we are all connected and that we are naturally evolving as a species.
Society will accept that there is abundance and we need to live in a way that respects our earth.
We need to redefine many terms to allow all of us to keep an open mind and open heart to evolve and strive to be our best self.
Examples: Intuitive not psychic. Wellness not Illness. Re-Order instead of DisOrder.
I agree with the Dalai Lama. Compassion is the key. It starts with compassion for self and moves to compassion for family and friends to compassion for our communities—- to Our World—-to Our Universe. “All Sentient Beings”. His Holiness is including all beings on Earth and the Universe.Society will truly embrace compassion.
Every M.D. and health care provider will be Universally addressing Mind, Body & Spirit to achieve wellness. It will be a part of every intake and treatment plan. An Integrative Wellness Plan with a nurse practitioner and social worker co-creating as first line of intake to present to the M.D..
Mind Perspective
“We are our thoughts”. “Thoughts change the World”. Everyone will truly embrace this concept as it will be part of our education system.
As doctors we are “Facilitators of Wellness”. We can validate someone’s pain and suffering and let them know their Western Medicine Diagnosis. Define “Integrative Wellness Plan”
Love yourself enough to take care of yourself and do not live from a fear based perception. I am not saying we as humans will never have fear, it is primal. Realize there are solutions to getting out of fear -based perceptions. They are limiting thoughts.
As a mom and child psychiatrist I can say that our children need us now more than ever.
The temptations, easy access via internet & opportunities for fast track behavior is rampant.
The social hierarchies and complex online landscapes makes it very important to “be in the know” and truly connect and talk with your child or teen.
I have strategically prioritized my decisions, schedule, time investments and saying NO to personal and professional opportunities to BE a present parent.
“Protect your brain” Is one way of talking to your child about making good choices mentally and physically.
An authoritative parenting style, not authoritarian is one with KIND, yet FIRM limits.
Explaining your WHY for rules and boundaries coupled with taking interest & quality time goes a long way for the connection.
I have almost 25 years in practice as a child psychiatrist in my community with listening to feelings and concerns of our youth.
It is ALOT to navigate.
The depression & anxiety rates, substance use, social and academic challenges are alarming in my community and globally.
Tips:
Prioritize your child, if you can be the one to pick or drop them off from school (this is when they spill the beans) do it.
Be AHEAD of their next developmental shift (ask questions, educate, an encourage open dialogue).
Real LIfe:
We had three gun threats at my son’s school in the last 18 months.
Have an open dialogue, attend school safety meetings & be a voice at home and a vehicle for change in your community.
Talk feelings, solutions, & educate your child on mental health and relationships.
If you are weak in any area get a mentor, coach, family member or counselor to fill in the gaps.
Learn the TEEN Talk.
Say your sorry if you are wrong.
Engage your child and know which social media outlets, games & influencers are resonating with them & why (even if you are not a fan).
William Stetson, Esq. gives us a window into the world of the delicate and dicey discussions he has with his clients and their families in estate and trust planning.
We cover legal situations of fiscal abundance, disinheritance, second marriages, malice, family conflict, and even a “BURN IT TO THE GROUND” scenario.
Insight into Willliam’s mindset of success and invaluable tips, tool and more are in this power packed episode:
William (Bill) Stetson is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates. With more than 20 years of experience and his LLM in Taxation from the University of Florida, Bill is a uniquely qualified attorney who concentrates his law practice in the areas of estate and trust planning, asset protection planning, and fiduciary and beneficiary representation. Prior to joining our team, Bill served as a Florida Assistant Attorney General in Tallahassee, Florida. His work in private practice took him to the well-known law firms of SNR Denton (formerly Sonnenschein) and Gunster Yoakley. In 2013 he went in-house to serve as a family foundation’s Executive Director and General Counsel.
Bill represents clients in IRS audits, probate and trust litigation, income and transfer tax planning, and estate and trust planningand administration. He has a special aptitude for legacy real estate.
Bill has a love of the outdoors and can often be found fishing, skeet shooting or hunting with his son. He also serves as driver and highly berated “caraoke” DJ for his daughter’s journeys to school.
Are you ready to be inspired by Yogini Jaima’s description of her journey away from illness and ignorance to health, empowerment and love?
This interview is what I call a “kiss on the cheek from the UNIVERSE” as the mind, body, soul creative resonance is a match with past, present and future synchronicities.
Yogini Jaima is the spiritual actress that portrays a homeless person that finds hope and faith in God through the teachings of Yogananda in the immersive spiritual musical Yoganandance that is in residence in the LA Arts District right now.
After doing this interview and seeing her perform on stage I am humbled to witness a True Integration of Yogini’s Ascension Path of her life experiences.
Tune in as her journey away from dis-ease and to BEing At Ease is one we can all relate to in our own unique way:
Fifteen years ago, Yogini Jaima traveled to India to study with some of the greatest living masters of Yoga – and dramatically changed her life. She first immersed herself in Ayurvedic study, guided by renowned guru Sri Vasudevan from the thousand-year-old Nataraj Lineage of Sri Namboothiripad. She also began a daily practice of intensive yoga. After healing severe long term health issues, Yogini went on to become a teacher of Yoga under the directorship of Yogi Charu, an inducted disciple of the Saraswa; lineage. Under his direct guidance, she was initiated into this venerated lineage of teachers.
Yogini Jaima continued her yogic journey, receiving Diksha with her Guru, Peethadishwari Swami Satyasangananda Saraswa; of Rikhiapeeth Ashram and the Sivananda Lineage, becoming initiated into the higher practices of Tantra, Kundalini, Kriya, and Raja Yoga.
Yogini Jaima travels the world now, sharing her generous knowledge of Yoga and Ayurveda with seekers of many varied cultures and backgrounds.
She continues to be sought after as a master teacher and healer, known for her ability to make the complexities of classic teachings accessible and for personalizing yoga and Ayurveda to each practitioners needs.
Yogini Jaima now divides her time between India and the US with her husband @yogicameron. She brings her passion for yogic teachings and dedication to uplifting humanity to a worldwide audience through InspireLiving.co, the portal they co-founded together.
Are you a creator of your own content, product, idea and are at the stage of setting the foundation of protecting your intellectual property?
This is a taking care of business episode with practical tips, tools and more that allow you to begin to understand:
What’s a TM? (Is it the same as copyright?)
Why are trademarks important to service providers and not just things like packaged brands?
Can I trademark my name?
What makes a good TM (creative/available)?
What’s wrong with boring names?
What is the process to register?
This is a must listen to episode for the ABC’s of IP:
Suzann is the owner of The Moskowitz Firm,which is a boutique law practice focused on trademark, copyright, and related issues. Suzann opted out of large-firm life in 2010 and now works more closely with creative entrepreneurs, food and beverage businesses, technology start-ups, and established companies to protect their valuable intellectual property and to navigate the evolving legal landscape.
Suzann received her B.S. in Policy Analysis from Cornell University (1998), lived in New York where she worked at the legal department at Newsweek, graduated Stanford Law School (2003), and lived in Seattle and Ireland. She currently runs her international practice from the shores of Lake Erie, in Cleveland, Ohio.
“The Dr. Denise Show” launches its first “On Staying Sane” carve-out series of 2023 — and the focus is on Reverent Relationships!
Dr. Denise gives us three challenges for the new year in terms of our relationships. Think of it as a resolution for your most sacred connections. You’ll learn about identifying the NeuroStyle of the people in your life and how that will will make these relationships even more reverent.You’ll get defined communication goals and learn the power of the apology.From a “Crabby Alert” to being gentle with oneself, this show will explore the beauty of deeper gratitude for our loved ones.
I invite you to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with Thomas Lane and I. I received an inspiring email that led to this interview on 1/16/23 recorded and released on MLK Day.
KING Music & Lyrics by Thomas Lane
In the Spring of '68, the bullets rose
From a sea of hate
In Memphis Town,
they gunned him down
And the hopes of a nation went underground
Blue skies full of holes, I cried beside the radio
It's all a lie, the King can’t die
But there's blood in the shadows
My world shattered like a window
Chorus
The days are hard, the journey seems so long
I hear him calling, calling calling
to carry on
Silent moon above the angry tide
His ghost looks back from the mountainside
A restless force
A riderless horse
is standing neath the pale stars
and stamping on the graveyard
Chorus
Musical Bridge
A garden grows in my back yard
I walk out there when the wind blows hard
A time for Spring, a time for kings
and I will stand on that Memphis street
and hear the triumph of his heartbeat
Chorus
The days are hard, I struggle to stay strong
I hear him calling, calling to carry on
The work goes on, the dream will come to pass
I hear him calling, calling, calling... free at last
In Sacred Remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.:
The March on Washington
Maybe like you, on my journey towards clarity, there have been moments in my life where conflict and trouble seemed to melt away, leaving nothing but a bright constellation of formerly broken pieces in alignment: sometimes magical, sometimes comical, always profound.
There was a singular event that happened in my early teens when this experience occurred and became a North Star for my life. I was not alone. The same occasion impacted millions of others who bore witness to the spectacle: now etched in the history of our progress as a people –– simply referred to as The March on Washington.
Racism. The word itself seems bitter on the tongue. Even as a child, growing up in a progressive household, I could feel my stomach tighten when the subject came up…an instinctual outrage erupting over the cruelty and injustice to our black brothers and sisters –– instigated by a poisonous gene in our nation’s DNA.
These horrors were discussed frequently with my family at the dinner table. Particularly with my activist mother who, despite being a kind and compassionate woman, was privately a soul plagued by deep depressions who had lost the capacity for hope.
But then it became 1963 –– that moment in time when the cultural Tsunami of the ‘60s was beginning to take shape –– gaining conviction as it crossed the globe, invading countries, disrupting the carefully mapped blueprints for lives of quiet desperation.
This call for change came to me via books, music and Eastern thought. In wave after wave of new perspectives, it pounded against the thin shell of my white middle-class childhood, demanding something new and different; an activity, a state of mind…but remained formless until finally crystalizing into a single objective: join The March On Washington.
On August 28th, 1963 I did so.
Early that morning, a friend and I made the long journey from New Haven to DC. I didn’t inform my parents I was going. I simply made up a shore story… and went. My reasoning was simple and telling. I wanted to avoid my mother’s negativity tainting my experience.
I tried brushing aside my guilt for this as I boarded the bus. But it accompanied me throughout the long bumpy ride.
Much of the detail and circumstance have fled from memory. But what thundered across my world was the awesome fact that I was there! I had arrived! I was in Washington DC, taking a stand with brothers and sisters. Metaphorically speaking, I was joining a march that I had been part of, ever since the day I learned how to walk.
Stepping down from the bus, I was immediately caught up in the jubilations of a kindred cause…the sight and sound of thousands and thousands of individuals flooding the National Mall…a pilgrimage transcending personal agendas to stand shoulder to shoulder with complete strangers….streaming down hills, stepping across roads to assemble in solidarity before a small stage cluttered with microphones and officials –– all overseen by the watchful eye of the Lincoln Memorial.
And there we were. Carrying banners, singing gospels and folksongs with purposeful joy that spread across this diversity of the human spirit …swollen with this moment of unity.
Thereafter, the inspiration rained down… talks by John Lewis and Roy Wilkins, performances by Mahalia Jackson, Marian Anderson, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez …to name a few. All setting the stage in emotional crescendo, to introduce me to the man who would become mentor and hero…the Rev. Martin Luther King. It was here that he gave his “I have a dream” speech…solidifying his meaning for this moment in time; that would echo his messages to us for generations to come. I listened with my heart as he guided us through his vision, his commitment to peace and brotherhood…and his call from the mountain top…free at last, free at last!
It was an epiphany for me…the puzzle had called its pieces, letting my inner, troubled fragments settle into something whole and lit.
Somewhere, during this moment, I spotted a woman, sitting alone beside the Reflecting Pool, looking out on the Washington Monument. Somehow familiar? Stepping closer, I recognized and approached. Standing behind her, smiling with tears in my eyes, I reached around my mother’s thin frame, and cupped her eyes with my hands. In a shaky voice I said,…”Guess who?”
She didn’t have to guess, Without a word, she reached out to touch my hand with her hand…a mother’s tenderness, then turned sideways to catch my eye. The look that passed between us over a half century ago is still traveling within me now as I write these words.
Raised in Connecticut, Thomas Lane is a multi-dimensional creative drawn to spaces where art, spirit, and social justice intersect. He is the author of The Artists’ Manifesto, a tribute to the power of the arts and its value to a society that has forgotten the precious nature of life.
In addition to creating a collection of poetry, screenplays and paintings, he recently recorded a CD of his songs, entitled Hotel Earth under the stage name Trakker.
Politically active since his teens, Thomas subsequently created The Helen Hudson Foundation, a nonprofit focused on social issues including homelessness, racism and the environment. He currently lives with his wife in Rhode Island.
Dr. Denise Berger (Dr. D) helps individuals, teams, and organizations achieve growth with purpose. She brings together practice-based, hands-on experience – having run a global Fortune 500 business group, with strategy consulting expertise – in the areas of social responsibility, risk management, international business, leadership development and DEIB progression, and academic research-based knowledge and wisdom. As a graduate-level educator of leadership and service in Pepperdine’s Social Change & Entrepreneurship program, Dr. D develops curriculum and teaches contemporary theories and practices in collaborative, agile and inclusive leadership. As an organizational effectiveness expert Dr. D focuses on inclusive culture, leadership and talent development, and outcomes-based strategy. Dr. D spent over 20 years in corporate America, received a MBA in Marketing and International Business, and received her Doctorate in Organizational Leadership, with a dissertation focus on how the largest U.S. Global Fortune 500s do CSR “the right way” and why. Dr. D is a partner at Social Justice Partners LA. She has coached many non-profits, including CNN Heroes and TedTalk speakers. She is on the board of the Environmental Charter School and Open Temple. Finally, Dr. D. is a PQ® (Positive Intelligence) Coach for leaders looking to have greater impact in the world. She also happens to be a jewelry designer and founded alikidesigns.com.
Meet Thomas Katovsky and Marchia Carnicelli Minor CoPublishers of the oldest holistic newspaper “Healthy Referral” in print in the USA on our time capsule journey of their vision and evolution that began in 1986.
Their Divine Assignment includes a radio show “Mind Your Body and Spirit” and hosting 15 Natural Expos and meeting with visionaries of our time such as Patch Adam’s, Ram Dass, and Arun Gandhi, Gandhi’s grandson.
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Education: Shaker HS 1972, BS Miami U 1976, MA Kent State U 1978 /Masters Thesis: Relationship Various Visual Skills to Tennis
Marchia Carnicelli Minor, copub Healthy Referral Newspaper and Radio host Mind Your Body and Spirit Radio Show
Ms. Minor’s background includes ~ “proud mother of three”~ Grandmother of 4 ~ Lover of LIFE ~ Past Real Estate Agent ~ teacher of Dance Aerobics, the YMCA’s Way to a Healthy Back Program ~ Trainer of Trainers for the YMCA’s Way to Weight Management ~ graduate of the Landmark Personal Development course ~ she is originally from the Uniontown, PA, area.
Ms Minor is also on The National Health Federation Advisory Board. www.thenhf.com is the oldest health freedom organization in the world.
Longer Bios!
Goal: To Build An International Tennis Learning Center for Youth Modeled after the Israel Tennis Centers Thomas Katovsky Background tom.tennis@yahoo.com/healthyreferral@gmail.com /216-317-1185 / 347-687-9355 www.healthyreferral.com (copublisher the country’s only full size newspaper on natural health and positive news)
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Education: Shaker HS 1972, BS Miami U 1976, MA Kent State U 1978 /Masters Thesis: Relationship Various Visual Skills to Tennis
Tennis Background: *Varsity Tennis Coach Kent State 3 seasons
*Varsity Tennis Coach John Carroll U. 3 seasons
*Instructor Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland
*Worked with Ron Steele, former Davis Cup Coach Israel
*Coached Israel Tennis Center in Tel Aviv
*Camp with Wayne Sabin He reached the final of the men’s doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships (now US Open). He partnered with Gardnar Mulloy and lost the final in straight sets against Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder
*Lessons with Jack March who Promoted World Championship Tennis promoting the World Pro Championships from 1951 through 1964.
*Attendee at 7 USTA National Conferences
*Attendee weekend workshop: Dance of Tennis at Omega Institute with Jena Marcovici
*Attendee workshop: Zen and Tennis with Torben Ulrich for Davis Cup and Tour Player in the 60s’, 70’s
*Graduate USPTA Teaching Academy Kansas City, Bill Murphy teacher
*Article published USPTA Magazine
*Attendee Jim Loehr’s Mental Tennis Weekend workshop, Hilton Head, SC
*Graduate Vic Braden Tennis Academy, Coto De Caza, CA 1976
*Graduate Van Der Meer Academy, Sweetbriar, VA 1977
*Former member USPTA and USPTR
*Lecture at USTA and HPER conference in Pittsburgh
*Lecture at Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Conference
*Volunteer Coach Sport for Understanding Coach for US youth group traveled to Denmark
*Former teaching pro and manager Mill Creek Creek Racquet Club in Cleveland
*Taught at Reserve Square arranged matches with Yugoslavian Consulate
*Assisted with Velamints USTA Pro Women’s Satellite Tournament, Mill Creek, Cleveland, OH
*Developed junior training program with travel team ages 10-17. Cities included: Toronto, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Indianapolis, S. Bend, Toledo, Erie. Former students accomplishments included: scholarship at U of Kansas, top 10 in the country Division III Emory, U, teaching pro Cincinnati, OH, and sports marketing agent
*Coached S Miles, touring pro, winner of US fast serve contest.
*Cofounder Tennis Reaching Youth, an organization to help inner city youth. Programs included teachers workshop at Cleveland State U, Case Western Reserve, Max Hayes, Whitney Young, African American Picnic at Luke Easter Park with AD from Morehouse, clinic Olivet Inst. Baptist Church (Rev Dr Otis Moss, Jr.) Goal to build international tennis learning center for youth.
*Head Pro Lake Forest Country Club, 5 seasons, Hudson, OH
Extras
*copublisher Healthy Referral Newspaper, a full size international newspaper, est 1989. On natural health and positive news *Producer Mind Your Body Radio Show for over 10 years and International Natural Foods and Health Expo for 15 yrs with exhibitors and speakers from around the world including Mahatma Gandhi’s Grandson. Publisher Preventive Health Report. Big Brothers for 5 years. Little brother Lee Unkrich won Academy Award for Directing Toy Story III for Pixar!
30 Years of Wholistic Resources for YOUR Well-Being!Invite Wholistic Health Educator, Radio Host, & Publisher – Educate YOUR: Guests, Staff, Company & Community…Introducing
Marchia Carnicelli Minor, copub Healthy Referral Newspaper and Radio host Mind Your Body and Spirit Radio Show
Brief Background:
Ms. Minor’s background includes ~ “proud mother of three”~ Grandmother of 4 ~ Lover of LIFE ~ Past Real Estate Agent ~ teacher of Dance Aerobics, the YMCA’s Way to a Healthy Back Program ~ Trainer of Trainers for the YMCA’s Way to Weight Management ~ graduate of the Landmark Personal Development course ~ she is originally from the Uniontown, PA, area.
Ms Minor is also on The National Health Federation Advisory Board. www.thenhf.com is the oldest health freedom organization in the world.
Ms. Minor Can Speak on a Variety of Topics. Her radio show Mind Your Body & Spirit has featured a wide array of guests such as:
Dr Christopher Hills-pioneer in spirulina super foods and the world hunger issue
Ram Dass, author on spirituality
Mladen Golubic, M.D., Ph.D. Cleveland Clinic- Vegetarian Cancer Prevention Diet
Actor Dennis Weaver- ecology and hunger issue
Patch Adams, M.D., laughter and healing
Arun Gandhi, Gandhi’s grandson- Solving issues with Peace as the foundation.
Lewis Mehl Madrano, M.D., Native American Healing;
Gabriel Cousens, M.D., national author on Conscious Eating:
Susan Bradley, author on relationships;
Howard Lyman, the famous cattleman that was sued for his appearance on the Oprah show for exposing the meat industry. Listen to Marchia blogtalkradio.com/mindyourbodyandspirit
Marchia is also the co-founder
15 yr running annual Int’l Natural Health & Foods Expo ~ A Conscious Inspiration with exhibitors & speakers from around the world ~
Founder/creator of “Dance of Spirit” Sacred Dance Performance along with her workshop entitled, “Re-Awaken” Your Spiritual Essence thru Music/Sound & Movement. She has performed “Dance of Spirit” & facilitated her workshop throughout the country/& touching internationally.
Contact: Speaking, Workshops, Educator in Residence.
Wow… I received a “good news text” from Gary last night that evolved into a spontaneous inspiring interview.
Gary Goodridge (aka ‘Big Daddy’) is a nine-time world champion arm wrestler; a boxing champion; a lethal Ultimate Fighting Championship contender; and a renowned Mixed Martial Arts warrior. In Japan in the MMA world he was a celebrity compared to Michael Jordan. In early 2012, he was diagnosed with early onset of dementia and due to his many brain injuries, he also lives with depression.
2023 UPDATE:
Gary has not only overcome his mental health struggles with depression he is maintaining his current cognition!
His inner circle and team of Angels that he has DEEP Gratitude for include:
Sharon Goodridge (Sister), Susie (Sister)
Cindy Mckeown (Life Partner)
Josephine Isele – African Queen & Business Partner
He is now President of the AFC (African Fight Club) in partnership with Josephine Isle and will be spending half of his year in Canada and half in Africa.
“Dr. Denise, you need to see the movie, Concussion, with Will Smith. It depicts exactly what I have experienced living with depression and dementia, ” encouraged Gary Goodridge, legendary MMA UFC and Pride fighter. That is exactly what I did before interviewing him this week. I didn’t stop there. I read his book “Gatekeeper: The Fighting Life of Gary ‘Big Daddy” Goodridge”, researched the NFL’s as well as the MMA’s policies on dealing with head injury, and read countless articles on CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy). In 2012 Gary was diagnosed with early onset dementia and depression and his doctors said that he was exhibiting symptoms similar to other professional athletes that on autopsy were diagnosed with CTE.
What is CTE? Dr. Bennet Omalu and colleagues in the Department of Pathology at University of Pittsburgh together published in the journal Neurosurgery in 2005 an article called, “Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a National Football League Player.” Dr. Omalu’s autopsy of former Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Webster in 2002 revealed large accumulations of tau protein in Webster’s brain, affecting mood, emotions, and executive functions similar to the way clumps of beta-amyloid protein contributes to Alzheimer’s.
According to the Brain Injury Research Institute founded by Dr. Julian E. Bailes, M.D.,Dr. Bennet Omalu M.D. and Robert P. Fitzsimmons in 2002 ( protectthebrain.org ):
“Since the 1920’s the term dementia pugilistica or “punch-drunk“ syndrome has been known as it has occurred in boxers. Dementia pugilistica is actually a variant of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is itself a serious type of brain damage resulting from repeated concussions and is found in many professional athletes and military personnel who have been subjected to multiple impacts to the head.
Severe concussions and mild traumatic brain injury are both capable of causing CTE, and the likelihood of developing this condition is increased with the number of impacts.”
“Big Daddy”, Gary Goodridge has a true samurai spirit both in and outside of the ring. He reports his medication is helping with aggression and depression. He has been given cognitive strategies to help him keep sharp with his recent cognitive decline: keeping a day planner to help with short-term memory and maintaining structure to his day. Walking his dogs, and spending time with his daughters and family give him the most joy. “The gym really helps me~my own workouts as well as teaching children keeps me inspired.” He spoke about this on the interview. He also spoke about the need for rest in between fights and other tips he thinks could have helped him to minimize repeated head trauma. “I would have had second thoughts about fighting if I knew then what I would be experiencing now,” he mentioned during another discussion. He and I spoke about his desire to provide for his family as well as his natural ability as a fighter keeping him engaged in the sport. Gary’s love of his daughters and his desire to be a role model and advocate for mental health awareness is giving him the hope and inspiration to fight on while living with depression and dementia.
In Discover’s July/August 2016 article by Jeff Wheelwright, “Ahead of the Hit,” it was pointed out that the science is still gray on CTE and predicting the effects of impacts. Dr. Ann McKee and her group at Boston University continue to define and help with the consensus of the definition of the neurodegenerative disorder CTE.
In my professional opinion as a Mother and as a Doctor my consensus opinion is “Protect your brain and your child’s brain.” That is it. It is common sense.
Avoid or minimize head trauma.
Avoid or minimize substance use.
Seek out treatment for mental health and focus on lifestyle habits that promote well-being.
If you or your child play a contact sport and are having any changes in behavior or changes in cognition contact your physician at early onset to prevent any long-term neurodegenerative consequences.
Routine physicals are mandatory for optimal health.
Our children need us to be advocates for their health and well being. If we can encourage participation in sports and extracurricular activities that minimize head trauma and concussions we are doing our job to protect our children.
Thank you, Gary Goodridge for sharing your story, you have taught me a lot and have inspired me in many ways. Twitter: @GaryHGoodrich
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