Episodes
11. Surviving & Thriving: The Power of a Resilient Mindset
In this episode of the Lovable Survivor Podcast, I explore how to navigate the grief of an old self and embrace our new reality with a positive mindset, allowing us to gradually build resilience and emotional growth from a ma...
10. Unlock the Power of Nasal Breathing for Better Health & Focus
For a good chunk of my life, I was the guy who didn't give much thought to the way I breathed. I'd always been a mouth breather, but I wasn't conscious of the potential effects on my health and well-being. …
9. Medical Marijuana: Benefits, Pros, Cons, My Experience and The Sur…
Experience the potential benefits of medical marijuana, with a safe and regulated approach. I learned about the potential benefits of Medical Marijuana from a conversation on The Lovable Survivor Podcast. Medical Marijuana ca...
8. Navigating the Wild Ride of Stroke Recovery and Brain Injury
Feeling lost and overwhelmed? Discover how to navigate the emotional rollercoaster of stroke recover and brain injury and reclaim your life. We discuss the peaks, valleys, plateaus, and everything in between! In this episode...
7. The Million Dollar Question? How Long Does Stroke Recovery Take?
Without a doubt the number one question by stroke survivors, caregivers, family, and friends is according to my experience and research is... "How long does it take?" Unfortunately, you probably won't get the answer you're h...
6. The Truth about Returning to Work after Stroke or Significant Majo…
There is the way people tell you it will go and then it probably would be amazing if it did go that way when returning to work after stroke or major medical life event. And to be quite honest, I …
5. Things People Say That Get Old and Tired Quickly After You Have a …
After having a stroke, you will hear well-intentioned but unhelpful comments from others. One common remark is, "Things aren't going to be the same." While this may be true, it doesn't provide any practical guidance or suppor...
4. Two Wins and a Funny Fail
This episode takes a little bit of a different direction where I discuss a few personal wins, and how I prioritize those in the beginning! And how learning how to walk better sleep better eat better and breathe better got …
3. Navigating Your Family Dynamics After a Major Medical Life Event
In this episode of the lovable survivor podcast, I talk a lot about navigating the family dynamics after a major medical Life event! There are a couple different groups involved the survivor, the primary and secondary caretak...
2. The Early days and Managing the Initial Wave of Overwhelm
When it comes to the early days of the survivor journey, there is no shortage of information coming your way as a survivor, a family member, caretaker etc. I won't even pretend in this episode it is easy to manage …
1. Background and Backstory of My Life, My Stroke and Motivation for …
In this first episode, the title, pretty well captures the highlights of this episode. For those that don't know me or might be missing some high-level details. This episode is a bit about my background, who I am what happene...
0. Lovable Survivor Podcast Introduction
Just a Quick Introduction Episode for the Lovable Survivor Podcast. My name is Will Schmierer and I'm a Stroke Survivor since I had my stroke at age 37 in December 2019. I also got diagnosed two months after with multiple …