Finding Strength: The Spaulding Rehabilitation Podcast

Finding Strength: The Spaulding Rehabilitation Podcast

A monthly podcast that brings together voices in the rehabilitation community. Monthly episodes will be inspired by research conducted out of the Spaulding Research Institute and stories from people with lived experiences. We aim to show how research has real meaning for real people.

Episodes

June 30, 2025 40 mins

In this special episode honoring the close of National Aphasia Awareness Month, we share a powerful personal story of stroke and aphasia. Joined by Paul and Yasmèn Guidoboni, along with speech-language pathologist Olivia Gampel and systems science expert Dr. Carla Hendricks, we explore the complex journey faced by people with aphasia, their care partners, and the clinicians who support them.


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In this episode of Finding Strength, we explore thedifficult decisions families face when a loved one experiences a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly regarding life-sustaining treatment.In this episode we speak with Debra, whose daughter Marissa sustained a severe TBI in a car accident and spent months as a Spaulding patient. We also hear from Dr. Theresa Williamson, a neurosurgeon and surgical ethics researcher, an...

In this episode, we spotlight two special figures in the evolution of brain injury rehabilitation: Dr. Mel Glenn and Marilyn Spivack.


Episode Guests:

Mel Glenn, MD has been a physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for over 40 years, and on staff at Spaulding Rehabilitation since 1998. He was Chief of the Brain Injury Division of the Department of PM&R from 2015-2023. He is an Associate Professor at ...

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January 30, 2024 34 mins

In this episode we discuss findings about the kinds of head impacts that lead to neurodegenerative brain disease.


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Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD

Dr. Daneshvar conducts research on the long-term effects of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury, concussion, and repetitive head impacts, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Dr. Daneshvar's work has been published in the Journal of the American Medical A...

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    September 13, 2023 38 mins

    In this episode we discuss concussion education programs for school sports.


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    Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD

    Dr. Daneshvar conducts research on the long-term effects of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury, concussion, and repetitive head impacts, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Dr. Daneshvar's work has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Annals of Neurology, and ...

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    August 22, 2023 51 mins

    In this episode, we hear about the state of the science of sports medicine in the elite para-athlete.


    Episode Guests:

    Cheri Blauwet, MD is an Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, the Distinguished Chair in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Chief Medical Officer of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. She is an attending sports medicine ...

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    In this episode we discuss the benefits and barriers to fitness in people with disabilities, inspired by the article More Than Just a Game: The Public Health Impact of Sport and Physical Activity for People With Disabilities.


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    Cheri Blauwet, MD

    Cheri Blauwet is an Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, the Distinguished Chair in Physical Medicine...

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    Episode Description: In this episode, we talk about aphasia, the Spaulding-MGH Institute of Health Professions ICAP program, and the story of program participant Dana Lanzillo and his wife Jane. Stories are based on the article Outcomes of an interprofessional intensive comprehensive aphasia program’s first five years.

    Episode Guests:

    Esther Ayuk, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS is an Instructor in the Department of Communication Sciences and ...

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    In this episode, we discuss the development and use of a tool that measures function after spinal cord injury: the Spinal Cord Injury Functional Index (SCI-FI) / Assistive Technology (AT).


    Episode Guests:

    David Estrada, JD, represents United Spinal Association as a peer mentor, board member, and former executive director of its Greater Boston chapter as well as a national chapter liaison. He is a program manager at the Spauldi...

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    In this episode, we discuss our ability to predict outcomes after moderate to severe brain injury.


    Episode Guests:

    Dr. Joseph T. Giacino, PhD is a neuropsychologist at Spaulding Rehabilitation and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Massachusetts. At Spaulding, he directs the Rehabilitation Neuropsychology Service, Disorders of Consciousness Program and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory. At Harvard Medical School, he is a p...

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    March 13, 2023 43 mins

    Join us for our special 2-part kickoff series inspired by the New England Journal of Medicine article “From Survival to Survivorship – Framing Traumatic Injury as a Chronic Condition.” In this episode, we discuss finding common language in our data.

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    David Estrada, JD, represents United Spinal Association as a peer mentor, board member, and former executive director of its Greater Boston chapter as well as a national ...

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    Join us for our special 2-part kickoff series inspired by the New England Journal of Medicine article “From Survival to Survivorship – Framing Traumatic Injury as a Chronic Condition.” In this episode, we discuss coordinated care across the lifespan of those with traumatic injuries. 

    Episode Guests: 

    Dr. Jeffrey Schneider is the medical director of Trauma and Burn Rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation and associate p...

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    February 14, 2023 2 mins

    2-minute introduction to the podcast.

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