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Broken Brains with Bruce Parkman is presented by The Mac Parkman Foundation The mission of this show and the foundation is To serve as a source of information, resources, and communications to the community of parents, coaches/Athletic trainers, medical staff, and athletes that are affected by sports-related concussions and to raise awareness of the long-term implications of concussive and sub-concussive trauma to our children. Broken Brains will also explore how Concussive Trauma impacts ou ...
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Hosted by The Parkman Family, Kid’s Brains Matter raises awareness about the links between Youth Contact Sports, Brain Trauma and Mental Illness. Through thought provoking interviews with researchers, athletes and families of suffering children, Kid’s Brain Matters explores the latest issues surrounding the mental illness epidemic caused by early exposure to contact sports, concussions and subconcussive trauma affecting America’s child athletes, while memorializing Mac Parkman. Learn more at ...
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#4 Pamela Tahim Thakur, founder and managing attorney of Thakur Law Firm
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What if we told you that the safety protocols in contact sports, especially football, are not as robust as they should be, and that the health of young athletes is at stake? This week on Broken Brains, we sit down with Pamela Tahim Thakur, the trailblazing founder and managing attorney at Thakur Law Firm, who has dedicated her career to advocating …
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#3 Advocating for Brain Health: The Mac Parkman Foundation's Mission to Protect and Heal
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Imagine dealing with the heart-wrenching reality of repeated head impacts and their devastating effects on loved ones. That's the reality for Bruce Parkman and Suzanne Lines. The brother and sister team created The Mac Parkman Foundation through the pain and agony of losing Mac. Joining them on this episode are Don Fried and Stacy Bayton, who are a…
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#2 Dr. Marissa McCarthy, Board Certified Brain Injury Specialist
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Meet Dr. Marissa McCarthy, a dedicated specialist in brain injury medicine whose career was profoundly shaped by the events of 9-11 and her unwavering commitment to veterans. For over 16 years, Dr. McCarthy has served as a beacon of hope at the James A. Haley VA in Tampa, working tirelessly to aid those with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). She shar…
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What if the signs of severe mental illness were hidden in plain sight? On this heart-wrenching episode of Broken Brains, producer Deny Caballero and I, Bruce Parkman, share the painful story of my son Mac's struggle with schizophrenia and depression—a battle that remained invisible until it was too late. We recount the tragic events of September 24…
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Chris Boyce Creates Facebook Advocacy Group Focused on Supporting CTE Injured Athletes and Their Families to Find Hope to Survive
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In this episode of Kid’s Brains Matter Podcast,Host Bruce Parkman interviews Chris Boyce, Founder of the Facebook group, CTE and Brain Injury Global Support.Recognized by the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Chris Boyce’s Facebook group CTE & The Brain Injury Global Support (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) is determined to implement. They focus on e…
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Dr.Christopher Nowinski Shares his Journey to Becoming the Co-Founder & CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation
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In this episode of Kid’s Brains Matter Podcast,Host Bruce Parkman interviews Dr. Nowinski, a partner with Boston University in the creation of the world’s leading resource for CTE research. Nowinski is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation. He has a Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Boston University School of Medicine. He is…
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The Brain on Youth Sports author Dr. Julie Stamm, Discusses the Effects of Repetitive Head Impact and Post-Concussive Consequences
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Host Bruce Parkman interviews Author and Professor, Dr. Julie Stamm on the Kids’ Brain Matters Podcast Dr. Julie Stamm’s Background In this premiere podcast of Kids’ Brains Matter, host Bruce Parkman, Founder of Mac Parkman Foundation interviews Dr. Julie Stamm, athletic trainer and Professor of Kinesiology at University of Wisconsin. As an athlete…
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Sharing Awareness About the Mental Illness Epidemic Caused by Early Exposure to Contact Sports
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In this episode of the Kid’s Brains Matter, Bruce Parkman shares his life experience about the mental illness epidemic caused by early exposure to contact sports. He aims to spread awareness regarding the links between Youth Contact Sports, Brain Trauma, and Mental Illness using his podcast. Story Notes: Background Story Mission of Podcast Mental I…
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