The Brainy Speech Therapist Podcast

Episode four: Working Smarter

Welcome to the second part of our chat with Dr Brian O'Neill. For full show notes and links, please see the description from Part 1

Episode three: Working Smarter

Welcome to episode 3! This is the first of two parts in which we talk to Dr Brian O'Neill about research design. There were some technical issues with the recording, so we hope you will stick with the episode despite these. Couple of factchecks for both episodes - Brian mentions Robyn Tate, who is based at the University of Sydney, and also mentions heading to the NIHR site, which can be found at www.nihr.ac.uk. Lastly, Jan mentions resource sharing via Aphasia Access, which can be found at https://www.aphasiaaccess.org/resource-exchange/

Episode two: Focus on the Family

In this second episode of the Brainy Speech Therapists Podcast, hosts Jan McIntosh-Brown and Helen Maclean are joined by SLT, University Lecturer, and researcher Lynn Grayson. Lynn has recently published her first paper resulting from her research into the needs of communication partners following a traumatic brain injury: https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12555. Follow us on Twitter @BrainySLT or Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists. We also mention Headway, a brain injury charity in the UK, their helpline number is 0808 800 2244. Episode edited by Kenyah McIntosh-Brown.

Episode one: I’m not a Grinch, I’ve had a brain injury

Welcome to the first episode of the Brainy Speech Therapist podcast. We're Helen and Jan, and in this episode we talk a bit about ourselves and the ethos of the podcast. We also talk about the impact of a brain injury on executive functions and what this means for the festive season. See our Twitter page @BrainySLT or Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists for the executive function diagram referenced in the episode. We also mention the Headway Helpline, the number is 0808 800 2244. Episode edited by Kenyah McIntosh-Brown.