Mind Matters: Navigating Head Injuries and Concussions

Doctors Said He Might Never Wake Up. Now He's Changing Lives Through TBI Advocacy

June 9, 2026
Episode Description from the Publisher

What does it take to rebuild your life after a severe traumatic brain injury?In this powerful episode of Mind Matters: Navigating Head Injuries and Concussions, Kiley Como sits down with traumatic brain injury survivor, author, and advocate Jamie Severance. After a devastating car accident during his senior year of high school left him in a months-long coma with a severe diffuse axonal injury, Jamie faced extraordinary challenges including memory loss, impaired executive functioning, speech difficulties, and life-altering disabilities.Jamie shares his remarkable recovery journey, the realities of living with an invisible disability, how brain injury affects everyday life and employment, and why he turned his experience into advocacy through his memoir, The Hayden Diary: Chasing the Prom from a Hospital Bed.This conversation offers an honest look at severe TBI recovery, resilience, adaptation, and finding purpose after trauma.If you or someone you love has experienced a brain injury, this episode is a must-watch.???? Like, subscribe, and leave a comment with your thoughts.If you're in pain, call Shane. 980-999-9999.In Pain? Call Shane! (980) 999-9999 Do you need an attorney? https://hubs.li/Q04fHBBj0

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