Blink of an Eye SCI Family Navigation & Support 1st 30 Days; Top 15 Podcast

11/20/2025

Season 6 of BLINK of an Eye Podcast continues — and this week's episode is one you’ll want to hear.

🎙️ Louise sits down with 22-year-old adaptive athlete and social media creator Mason Branstrator. You may know him from Instagram, where he’s raising SCI awareness, redefining resilience, and sharing his journey with honesty and heart.

In this conversation, Mason opens up about life after injury, the inner world of an influencer, and the courage it takes to show up authentically in front of millions.

Tune in for a powerful, insightful, and hope-filled episode.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform.

11/19/2025

🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧🚨
𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟲, 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮: What is the Inner-life of an Influencer? We ask Mason Branstrator

Today, Louise sits down with — and we go far beyond his feed.

Mason opens up about the skiing accident at 17 that broke his T12 vertebra, his time at Craig Hospital, and the moment he was told he might never walk again. He talks about the mindset, family support, and grit that shaped his recovery.

We dig into the mental side of healing after SCI — meditation, self-care, and the pressure of living publicly online — and the turning point when his wheelchair and adaptive tools became symbols of freedom, not loss.

Mason also shares what fuels him off-camera: what motivates him, grounds him, and gives him purpose.

Short, real, powerful.
Listen now. 🎧💙

11/19/2025

🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧🚨
𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟲, 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮: What is the Inner-life of an Influencer? We ask Mason Branstrator

Today, Louise sits down with 22-year-old adaptive athlete and social media standout Mason Branstrator. You may know him from Instagram — raising SCI awareness by modeling brands like Spoonie Threads and showing off wheelchair attachments like Firefly and Freedomtrax — but today we get to know the person behind the posts.
Mason takes us back to the skiing accident at 17 that broke his T12 vertebra and changed everything. We talk about his time at Craig Hospital, what it felt like to hear he might never walk again, and how determination, family support, and mindset shaped his recovery.
He shares the mental and emotional work of healing after SCI: meditation, self-care, and finding balance while living publicly online. We discuss the turning point when his wheelchair and adaptive tools became symbols of freedom, not limitation, and what keeps him training even when progress feels slow.
Mason also opens up about life off-camera — and what really motivates him, gives him purpose and guides him spirituality. This is a candid look at resilience, adaptation, and the young man building his future with heart.

Tune in wherever you listen to your podcasts!

11/14/2025

🚀 Season 6 is here!

BLINK of an Eye Podcast returns with a new season exploring spinal cord injury through storytelling, art, and resilience. 🎙️

In Episode 1, Louise talks with Emmy-winning producer and debut YA novelist about Thirsty Ground — a sci-fi story born from a life-changing accident and a journey of hope.

💫 Don’t miss it — listen now on your favorite podcast platform!

11/12/2025

𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟲, 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭: SCI in Sci-Fi for Young Adults with

✨ Season 6 is here! ✨
We’re back with a brand new season of BLINK of an Eye Podcast — and this premiere episode is one you won’t want to miss.

🎙️ Louise sits down with Emmy-winning producer and debut novelist Kimber St. Lawrence, author of Thirsty Ground — a young adult sci-fi story that begins with a life-altering accident and unfolds into a journey of resilience, identity, and hope.

Through Kim’s imagined world, we see reflections of real-life spinal cord injury and the courage it takes to rebuild one’s world — on Earth and beyond.

This season, Louise explores SCI through art, storytelling, and adaptation — and how creativity becomes a way of healing. 💫

Tune in everywhere you stream podcasts!
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11/12/2025

🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧🚨
𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟲, 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭: SCI in Sci-Fi for Young Adults with Kimber St. Lawrence

In this season 6 premiere of BLINK of an Eye Podcast, Louise sits down with Emmy-winning producer and debut novelist Kimber St. Lawrence. Kim’s novel, Thirsty Ground, is a young adult sci-fi story that begins with a life-altering accident—one that challenges her protagonist to find meaning, identity, and hope in a transformed world. Through this imagined setting, Kim opens a window into the real-world experience of living with and adapting to spinal cord injury (SCI).

Drawing from her own life alongside her husband Ryan, a para-athlete and SCI survivor, Kim shares how fiction can mirror reality in a hero’s journey through trauma to resilience in deeply human ways. She and Louise explore how storytelling and hope sustain creative and personal renewal, and how imagination itself is a way healing.

This Season, Louise focuses on SCI through various forms of expression inspiring conversation about the intersection of art and adaptation—and how a story, set on another planet can illuminate the societal views and courage it takes to rebuild one’s world right here on Earth.

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10/30/2025

We’re honored to be joined by Larry Williams, a participant in the NervGen Phase 1b/2a clinical trial for NVG-291, an experimental therapy designed to promote nerve regeneration and restore function in people with spinal cord injuries.

In this powerful conversation, Larry shares his journey—from the mountain biking accident that changed everything to the unexpected path that led him to participate in one of the most closely watched trials in the SCI community.

He opens up about the emotional and physical realities of recovery, the hope rooted in science, and what it means to contribute to something larger than yourself.

This is a story about courage, healing, and the frontier of spinal cord injury research. You don’t want to miss it.

🎧 Listen now, wherever you tune in to your podcast!

10/22/2025

10/15/2025

💛 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗦 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗖𝗜 💛

When their partners sustained spinal cord injuries, Elena Pauly and Brooke Pagé turned shared isolation into connection — creating WAGS of SCI, a global community for the wives, partners, and girlfriends of those living with spinal cord injuries.

In this powerful conversation, Louise talks with Elena and Brooke about love, resilience, and advocacy for caregivers navigating life after injury.

🎧 Tune in and be inspired by their journey of courage, community, and care.
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10/08/2025

💫 Revisiting BLINK is here! As we prepare for Season 6 of the BLINK of an Eye Podcast®, we’re looking back at the stories that continue to inspire change.

This week features 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗸, Executive Director of 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟮 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀, whose journey from father and caregiver to national advocate reminds us that love and persistence can lead to remarkable breakthroughs.

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆—𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

🎧 Listen to “Revisiting BLINK: Season 4” now ➡️ https://vist.ly/49p26

09/30/2025

Milestone Moment!

We’re celebrating 100,000 downloads of the BLINK of an Eye Podcast—and being named #1 SCI Podcast in the U.S.! 🏆
We couldn’t have done it without YOU—our listeners, supporters, and advocates. Season 6 is on the horizon, and we can’t wait to share more stories, education, and hope. 💙
Thank you for being part of this journey!

09/25/2025

✨ Podcast Spotlight: Leanne Taylor ✨

When a biking accident left Canadian athlete Leanne Taylor paralyzed from the waist down, she made a life-changing choice—she would not let it define her.

Just 8 months after her injury, Leanne completed her first paratriathlon. Her story is one of determination, resilience, and hope.

But Leanne’s journey doesn’t end at the finish line—she speaks candidly about mental health, body image, and inclusion in the workplace, encouraging us all to create environments where everyone can thrive.

🎧 Listen to this inspiring throwback episode: https://vist.ly/485dd
🔗 Learn more about Leanne here: https://vist.ly/485dh