web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:58:21 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) DCO Discourse... - Episodes Tagged with “On Brain Injury Awareness Week With Regan Roberts” https://dcontario.fireside.fm/tags/on%20brain%20injury%20awareness%20week%20with%20regan%20roberts Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 Here at DCO Discourse we have discussions related to mental health, addictions, and life. We aim to provide listeners with tools and resources that will help them improve their own mental health and wellness, and support their family members, loved ones, and their community at large. If you would like to provide feedback or request future topics, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/MhSNiyMm2c2xsiv8A. If you are seeking support, we encourage you to visit our website at www.dcontario.org/locations to locate your nearest member centre. af episodic Moving Forward Through Partnerships Distress and Crisis Ontario Here at DCO Discourse we have discussions related to mental health, addictions, and life. We aim to provide listeners with tools and resources that will help them improve their own mental health and wellness, and support their family members, loved ones, and their community at large. If you would like to provide feedback or request future topics, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/MhSNiyMm2c2xsiv8A. If you are seeking support, we encourage you to visit our website at www.dcontario.org/locations to locate your nearest member centre. no mental health, addictions, Ontario, resources, learning, wellness, self-help, well-being Distress and Crisis Ontario ngear@dcontario.org Episode 338: On Brain Injury Awareness Week with Regan Roberts https://dcontario.fireside.fm/338 437f63fa-ef2e-4f85-977c-b7c48534f6a3 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 Distress and Crisis Ontario full 3 Distress and Crisis Ontario In this powerful episode of DCO Discourse, host Christina Droumtsekas, and guest advocate Regan Roberts shed light on the lived experience of traumatic brain injury (TBI) during Brain Injury Awareness Week. Roberts, a student intern, writer, and survivor of a life-altering car accident in 2021, shares her deeply personal journey—from a seven-day coma and relearning basic functions to a delayed diagnosis nearly two years later. 35:18 no In this powerful episode of DCO Discourse, host Christina Droumtsekas, and guest advocate Regan Roberts shed light on the lived experience of traumatic brain injury (TBI) during Brain Injury Awareness Week. Roberts, a student intern, writer, and survivor of a life-altering car accident in 2021, shares her deeply personal journey—from a seven-day coma and relearning basic functions to a delayed diagnosis nearly two years later. Drawing from her blog post "Living with Hidden Damage," Roberts explores the challenges of navigating life with an invisible injury. She discusses the emotional toll, workplace struggles, misdiagnosis, and how TBI impacts identity and mental health—especially for women. The episode also highlights systemic gaps in healthcare and calls for more trauma-informed support in medical, social, and workplace settings. This episode is a moving call to action—for better diagnosis, compassionate care, and a deeper understanding of living with hidden damage. Link to Blogpost: https://www.dcontario.org/brain-injury-awareness-month/ To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member Centre. Many of our centres operate 24/7. Thank you for joining us, and we hope this episode encourages you to continue the conversation. If you have feedback or future content requests, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8 on Brain Injury Awareness Week with Regan Roberts In this powerful episode of DCO Discourse, host Christina Droumtsekas, and guest advocate Regan Roberts shed light on the lived experience of traumatic brain injury (TBI) during Brain Injury Awareness Week. Roberts, a student intern, writer, and survivor of a life-altering car accident in 2021, shares her deeply personal journey—from a seven-day coma and relearning basic functions to a delayed diagnosis nearly two years later.

Drawing from her blog post "Living with Hidden Damage," Roberts explores the challenges of navigating life with an invisible injury. She discusses the emotional toll, workplace struggles, misdiagnosis, and how TBI impacts identity and mental health—especially for women. The episode also highlights systemic gaps in healthcare and calls for more trauma-informed support in medical, social, and workplace settings.

This episode is a moving call to action—for better diagnosis, compassionate care, and a deeper understanding of living with hidden damage.

Link to Blogpost: https://www.dcontario.org/brain-injury-awareness-month/

To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member Centre. Many of our centres operate 24/7. Thank you for joining us, and we hope this episode encourages you to continue the conversation. If you have feedback or future content requests, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8

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Drawing from her blog post "Living with Hidden Damage," Roberts explores the challenges of navigating life with an invisible injury. She discusses the emotional toll, workplace struggles, misdiagnosis, and how TBI impacts identity and mental health—especially for women. The episode also highlights systemic gaps in healthcare and calls for more trauma-informed support in medical, social, and workplace settings.

This episode is a moving call to action—for better diagnosis, compassionate care, and a deeper understanding of living with hidden damage.

Link to Blogpost: https://www.dcontario.org/brain-injury-awareness-month/

To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member Centre. Many of our centres operate 24/7. Thank you for joining us, and we hope this episode encourages you to continue the conversation. If you have feedback or future content requests, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8

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