EPISODE 205
Stroke Recovery and Creativity with Mimi Hayes
Episode Notes
Summary
This episode is all about creativity and brain injury recovery. Mimi Hayes is back on the show chatting with Joe about how having comedy as a creative outlet has helped her through her stroke recovery. As she gets ready to head to Scotland for her second appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she reminisces about her first experience at Fringe as a brain injury survivor including falling off the stage! Joe and Mimi also chat about building opportunities to connect with other survivors through sharing their stories.
Do you have a creative outlet that helps you through brain injury recovery? Please share on our socials!
Transcript
Credits
If you’re a brain injury survivor who would like help embracing your new normal and get more support through recovery, go to www.YouSoRock.coach
Co-hosted
Editor
Marcellus Wesley
About the Guest
Mimi Hayes is an American comedian and author of “I’ll Be OK, It’s Just a Hole in My Head.” She’s known for her own brand of dark humor following a brain hemorrhage on a blind date her first week of teaching. She’s toured internationally and her TEDx talk “Laughter is NOT the best medicine” has over 68K views.
💡Fun Fact:
I’ve had 21 teeth pulled (yes, I still have some left!)
🤓Nerdom:
Dog parks, plants, coffee and matcha
Joe Borges
Joe is a podcast host, blogger, personal mentor and mindset coach. His mission is to create community and support for stroke and brain injury survivors through his podcast, The NeuroNerds, his blog JoeSoRocks and his YouSoRock coaching program.
Lauren Manzano
Felice LaZae
Felice LaZae is a producer, singer/songwriter, and performer. Her work is featured by Forbes, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Vice, The Grammys, and ESPN. She has collaborated with companies including Avid Technology, Brew Dr. Kombucha, Logitech, and Airbnb.
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