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Episode 6: Emotions – Getting to know me again

  • Paul Cheese
  • Jul 4, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jul 26, 2024

Released:05/07/2024


The frontal lobes of our brains control our emotions and behaviours from happiness and joy to frustration, impatience and anger.  Following a brain injury, strong emotions may rapidly become exaggerated and heightened for some and difficult to regulate.

 

In this episode, Neuropsychologist, Dr Alex Garfield, explains how there can often be a difficult adjustment period following a brain injury for the individual, their family and their friends as they come to terms with these personality changes. She emphasises how important it is to embark upon a journey of psychological discovery of how the brain injury can impact emotions and how they can be managed.

 

Paul, together with fellow brain injury survivor Jules, reflect upon how some of these subtle changes have had a profound impact upon their day-to-day lives.

 

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Acknowledgement and thanks to Paul’s Podcast team:

 

Paul Cheese, Podcast Producer: info@reliumx.co.uk

Dr Sally Martin-Young, Consultant Neuro Occupational Therapist and Podcast Project Manager: sally@livelifegroup.co.uk

Natalie Mackenzie, Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapist and Podcast PR and Marketing: natalie.mackenzie@thebiss.co.uk

 

Gratitude also extends to all members of Paul’s multidisciplinary neuro rehabilitation team as without you all this unique Podcast series would not have been possible:

 

Rachel Wilson, Brain Injury Case Manager

Dr Alex Garfield - Neuropsychologist

Eleanor Woodward, Neuro Speech and Language Therapist

Katy James, Neuro Speech and Language Therapist

Sally De La Fontaine, Neuro Physiotherapist

Tom Nissen, Neuro Personal Trainer

Rachel Maxwell, Cognitive Rehabilitation Assistant

Ben McGuinness, Cognitive Rehabilitation Assistant

Dr Nikos Gorgoraptis, Neurologist

Dr Martine Stoffels, Neuropsychiatrist

Amy Chater, Partner, Leigh Day

 

Paul is also indebted to the invaluable support of all the staff, volunteers and members of the charity Brains Matter. In particular:

 

Kevin Bottrell, Charity Manager

Lisa-Rae Brough, Deputy Manager

Members Jules, Rob and Simon

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