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Megan Daubert Podcast
Hosted by Megan Daubert · EN
Megan shares her story from the night her husband nearly died from a sudden cardiac arrest, to finding out about his brain injury, and transitioning back to life at home after three months in a hospital. She captures what life is like with short term and long term memory loss as she openly shares about the struggles and questions they are left dealing with.
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Ireland - An escape or an intentional step toward healing?
2d ago00:22:47Tap to summarizeAn opportunity to travel to Ireland landed in my lap last summer. While I thought it was a chance to escape my reality, it ended up bringing me face to face with the pain I was pushing down. Even still, I 10/10 recommend going to Ireland. Want to travel with me? Fill out my survey here! Megan's Websites
Transcribe →Processing Grief as a Child
1w ago00:25:17Tap to summarizeEveryone's grief looks different. My own looks different than that of my three children and then each of their's is distinctly different from each other. In this episode, I share a hard conversation with my youngest child and acknowledge some of the big questions that I don't know how to answer. Fill out my travel survey here! Megan's Websites
Transcribe →Huge Announcement
2w ago00:13:57Tap to summarizeThis episode is entirely different from the rest. Consider it your personal invitation to begin planning a travel getaway - with ME! Real community, real connection, real life experiences together. Michael and I know now that tomorrow is never guaranteed so let's stop putting off bucket list items and let's make it happen. Listen to what I have to say and take two minutes to fill out my travel survey in the link below.Take my Travel SurveyMegan's Websites
Transcribe →What Happens When Your Map Catches On Fire
3w ago00:25:39Tap to summarizeMegan describes various grief responses she began to notice as life was moving on and shares a vision that is helping to shape her perspective on life.Megan's WebsitesShare Your Own Story
Transcribe →Therapy in the ICU - Interview with Michael's Acute Care DPT, Steelie Szycher
Jun 200:39:43Tap to summarizeMegan has the privilege of sitting down with the very first physical therapist that treated Michael during his stay in the ICU. Steelie Szycher received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Shenandoah University and landed a dream job working in acute care at Norfolk General Hospital. Steelie served as an educator and mentor for ICU across the Sentara system for many years. She oversees an ICU champion team at Norfolk General which encompasses over 80 beds. Steelie's heart for her patients is evident in everything she does and was one of the most memorable things that stuck out to Megan as she watched Steelie work with Michael in the early days. Megan's WebsitesShare your story here
Transcribe →2nd Wedding Anniversary After Brain Injury - In Sickness and In Health
May 2600:18:31Tap to summarizeMegan shares the memory of their wedding anniversary dinner date and how it was another perfect mix of joy and sorrow. Michael's brain injury has wiped much of his past memories and his ability to analyze current events so it makes for strained and disjointed conversation.Megan's WebsitesShare your story with Megan
Transcribe →Healing through Heartache - A window into our son's grief journey
May 1900:20:56Tap to summarizeMegan shares a heartfelt story about her son's emotional journey following his father's brain injury, emphasizing the importance of community, vulnerability, and faith in coping with grief.Megan's Websites
Transcribe →Sarah Benibo: Seeing lament as a vital connection to God
May 1200:44:44Tap to summarizeWere we created with longings that could only be filled by one being? Were we designed to experience a deep need daily? Sorrow and grief may actually be a gift that leads us deeper into communion with Jesus. When we truly pause to consider the idea of lament, our eyes are opened to a beautiful process of restoring deep connection with our Creator. Sarah Benibo is a musician, worship leader, a graduate of Perkins School of Theology at SMU, and a gifted communicator of the gospel. You are in for a treat! Find Sarah Benibo here:Instagram FacebookWebsite www.sarahbenibo.comHere is a closer look at the lament graphics Sarah talks us through in this episode: Instagram postMegan's website:www.megandaubert.comInstagramSubstackFacebook
Transcribe →Deeper look at a beautiful poem written by my daughter after the first year of dad's brain injury
May 500:24:52Tap to summarizeMy daughter wrote this poem for her 7th grade english class and it completely took me by surprise. It's the perfect glimpse into her grieving and healing mind. She artistically explains a lot of the feelings circulating in our hearts. Enjoy this treasure.WebsitesShare your story
Transcribe →What No One Could Have Prepared Me For: Invisible Loneliness
Apr 2800:19:27Tap to summarizeBrain injuries leave survivors and their families with many invisible struggles. There is no way to be prepared for them. Most people don't even know how to start talking about the struggles or when and where to even bring them up. Loneliness in the middle of ambiguous loss is confusing to sort out but it can be very real. Megan talks about the survival technique of compartmentalizing and when working through your grief and finding closure becomes necessary.Website and Socials
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