Best Heather Rendulic Podcasts (2024)

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162: Terry's Takes 162 26:20

2y ago26:20

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 162, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly.... We are back at it again with another installment of Terry's Takes! Today we get after learning of Terry's perspective as it pertains to her ever dancing again, cold showers and how she feels about them and a study that cam…

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161: Heather Rendulic - Beauty in the Chaos 49:21

2y ago49:21

49:21

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 161. For today's conversation we had to go without Terry unfortunately, she was having a bad case of "Brain Drain." Despite that we are able to offer a fantastic conversation today with Heather Rendulic! This special Warrior takes us through her journey of suffering 5 strokes and having to …

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160: Anessa Arehart is Finding Everyday Magic 1:04:05

2+ y ago1:04:05

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Here we go with Episode 160 with today's guest Anessa Arehart. The native of the Bluegrass state of Kentucky allows us to peek into her world today! The artist tells us of her two brain injuries over a 53 day window affected her and her life. It is clear to Anessa that Second Impact Syndrome was the culprit. Anessa vividly takes us on her journey w…

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159: New Hobbies in the Aftermath 28:09

2+ y ago28:09

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! As we all know, a TBI leads to so many things that are unexpected and frustrating. Aside from the medical component, this rings true in other areas of a Warriors life such as relationships and doing things you love. Today Terry and I explore this a bit as it pertains to hobbies and interests. We talk to what Terry…

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158: Gregg Grossman is Finding Himself 49:37

2+ y ago49:37

49:37

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 158, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly along with today's guest Gregg Grossman. Gregg the native New Yorker, living in Texas has quite a unique story to tell. He has been a part of the TBI community since 1988 because his brother was in a serious car accident, whic…

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157: Kevin McDonald Has a "Renewed" Commitment 47:47

2+ y ago47:47

47:47

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 157 with today's guest Kevin McDonald. This is Kevin's second visit to the program. Back in 2019 we shared Kevin's story and all the advocacy work he was doing to help others in episode 44 & 45. Today Kevin updates us on how he is doing, the fact that his non-profit is back at the advocacy,…

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156: Rebounding Like Dennis Rodman 25:20

2+ y ago25:20

25:20

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Years ago we used to watch the Chicago Bulls play basketball quite often. At onw point during the Jordan days Dennis Rodman joined the team. The man was brought in purely for one reason - to rebound and he was amazing at it. Unfortunately rebounding is as big of a part of healing from a TBI as the setbacks themsel…

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155: Thea James - Working From the Ground Up 49:43

2+ y ago49:43

49:43

Here we go with Episode 155 with today's guest Thea James. We finally get to have Thea on the program! The high energy and positive Warrior tells us a bit about her journey to date. The road traveled includes her Dad having a stroke in the middle of her four concussions in a two year window. We learn about how they help each other to this date. In …

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154: Living in Ambiguity 33:24

2+ y ago33:24

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Here we go with Episode 154! In recent times we have all been living our lives with a very real strong sense of uncertainty. Don't think anyone has really been unaffected by the pandemic. Unbeknownst to society at large, Living in the Ambiguity is something that runs rampant within the TBI world. Today Terry and I explore this concept a bit and we …

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153: Deb Brandon's Brain Had Other Ideas 1:00:07

2+ y ago1:00:07

1:00:07

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with episode 153 with Deb Brandon. We got to have this amazing conversation today due to previous guest and Battle Buddy Donna O'Connell Figurski and Terry and I are grateful as she put us in touch. Deb is a warrior who back in 2007 had endured three necessary brain surgeries in a three week window. We …

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152: Seeing the World Differently 35:16

2+ y ago35:16

35:16

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 152 It's been about 3 years since the last time we checked in with Terry to see how she views the world differently sine her injuries. Today we chat and try to figure out what is different today in the ways she sees things now and observations she has made since. One of those observations i…

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151: Dr. Shane Steadman - Building the Immune System 59:44

2+ y ago59:44

59:44

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 151 with today's guest Dr. Shane Steadman. Dr. Steadman is a Chiropractic Functional Neurologist. He and his team, at his clinic, Integrated Brain Centers see many concussion patients through his clinic in the Denver Colorado area and also remotely. The seasoned doctor has been successfully…

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150: Drew in the Hot Seat 32:33

2+ y ago32:33

32:33

Today is Episode 150 Warriors and Battles Buddies! To mark the occasion we are offering something a little different. Today, Terry has Drew in the so called "Hot Seat"! Usually he's the one asking the questions, but today it is flipped! Terry gets to put him on the spot. We learn a little today what this has been like through his lens. What has Ter…

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149: Terry's Takes 12.0 32:56

2+ y ago32:56

32:56

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with episode 149! It's been a few months since we've had this offering, but it was fun to get back at it! If you new this is where I ask Terry about 3 topics and she offers her candid off the cuff responses to the topic at hand. Today's topics include; head injuries in American football,PQQ and how it c…

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148: Danielle and Jessica Kantola Are Being Positive 55:20

2+ y ago55:20

55:20

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with episode 148 with Danielle and Jessica Kantola. A few years back Danielle is working as a free lance artist a tree planter in the Canadian Rockies and falls off a cliff. The TBI journey begins for her here. In the ensuing months Danielle struggles in many different ways including getting the care sh…

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147:Veronique Theberge and the Weird Wonderful Brain 56:34

2+ y ago56:34

56:34

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with episode 147 with Veronique Theberge! Vero, as she likes to be called joins us from New Zealand where she lives with her family in a somewhat remote area. Her brain injury occurred while she was literally vacuuming back in 2017. Due to her location Vero initially found it difficult to get the help s…

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146: Defining Your Battles 29:00

2+ y ago29:00

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 146! Back in 2013 I read a book that has been very influential on my life called Die Empty by Todd Henry. Looking back on it, I realized that I did so in the same window of time as Terry's first accident. Many of the thoughts and lessons in this primarily business book apply to life in gene…

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145: Brainstorming with Colleen Curtice 53:02

2+ y ago53:02

53:02

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 145! Colleen offered to come on the program as she was a former client of prior guest, Chelsie Moore. She felt it important to share her story and has been on a mission like us lately in creating awareness and understanding about a TBI, no matter how small they may be perceived to be. Colle…

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144: Managing the Holidays 32:00

2+ y ago32:00

32:00

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 144! Here we are, at the beginning of the holiday season! All is gearing up. The bright lights are soon to be flashing, the noise and holiday music will soon be everywhere, all the stimuli, the family and certainly the stress that just naturally comes with the season is upon us! As we know …

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143: Fasting, Will It Help? 44:38

2+ y ago44:38

44:38

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 143. A few episodes ago we presented some things that we have considered to be Building Blocks in Terry healing. One of those blocks was Fasting. Today we break down fasting with some depth and share some of the cool and beneficial things about it and what it has done for Terry so far. You …

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142: Embracing Unique with Alison Rheaume 1:03:14

2+ y ago1:03:14

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we are with Episode 142! Back in February 2016, Alison became part of this community when she was hit in the head by a commercial door, recovered and then the same year Alison had experiences another TBI this one lands her in the hospital for various reasons. During this time period Alison says that she has g…

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141: Celebrate the Wins with Emily and Warren Goss 57:41

2+ y ago57:41

57:41

Here we go with Episode 141, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly along with today's guests Emily Goss and her father Warren. Emily offered to come onto the program about a month before releasing this episode. She wanted to do her part in helping the community by sharing her story and having her father offer his experiences a…

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140: Building Blocks 50:54

2+ y ago50:54

50:54

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here with go with Episode 140! Healing from a Traumatic Brain Injury is one of those situations where one must do do step by step. We are all aware that it doesn't happen all at once, nor overnight. Today Terry and I look at this through the lens of "Building Blocks". We use our personal experiences as the basis o…

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139: Flattening the Nerve with Alexa Frongillo 56:33

2+ y ago56:33

56:33

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 139 with today's guest Alexa Frongillo Alexa spent a year traveling the world as she worked remotely. At one point she get T-boned on her bike by a car while in Mexico. What's it like to have this happen and be so far away from home? Alexa let's us know what happened and how she handled the…

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138: Can a TBI Change Your Life for the Better? 31:51

2+ y ago31:51

31:51

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 138! Is it actually possible to move your life along and actually develop as a person after a TBI? We think so around here and believe whole-heartily that it is certainly possible. In today's discussion we go over this and offer some insight into how it changed things for us. We also believ…

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137: Tips For Being Your Own Advocate 23:21

2+ y ago23:21

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 137. Advocacy can be a challenging thing, especially when your world is turned upside down, your in pain, and maybe even struggling to find yourself again. This can be a real struggle and one that cannot be pushed aside as one tries to heal. In today's conversation Drew and Terry explore th…

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136: Injuries As Opportunities with Kristen Curry 38:14

2+ y ago38:14

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 136, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly along with today's guest, Kristen Curry Kristen had an accident on her bicycle back in February 2015. Since that point she has been digging out and trying to heal. She has taken the approach of using many different, what might…

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135: Vision Wins with Dr. Patrick Quaid 1:17:07

3y ago1:17:07

1:17:07

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 135, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly along with today's guest Dr. Patrick Quaid The conversation that we offer today is one of the most important ones yet in my view. Dr. Quaid is a leading authority in vision as it relates to Traumatic Brain injury and learning …

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134: Terry's Takes 11.0 39:21

3y ago39:21

39:21

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 134! On the program today we offer another installment of Terry's Takes. In this episode we explore the following topics. Marijuana as Part of the Treatment Plan, Symptoms Not on the Checklist, and Stress After Injury. As always Terry is completely honest with her experiences around her hea…

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133: Calming Big Emotions with Dr. Jennifer Blanchette 47:02

3y ago47:02

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 133! with Dr. Jennifer Blanchette. This episode like so many others is an important one. Statistics indicate that 1 in 5 people who suffer from a Brain Injury need some serious mental health treatment, yet so many don't get it. In fact, in many cases the medical community is unaware of the …

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132: Exercise and TBI's 39:30

3y ago39:30

39:30

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with episode 132! Today's chat is built around exercise after experiencing a Traumatic Brain Injury. We explore some ways that it is beneficial and pass along some comments from some scientific study on the subject. We all know that movement and exercise in general is good for us, but it can be even mor…

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131: Misogi's and Hairy Goals 27:14

3y ago27:14

27:14

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 131, On the program today, Terry and I discuss Misogi's and Big Hairy Goals. We explore what exactly they are and if could be useful in the TBI Community for those healing, no matter where they may be in the journey. Terry tells us the story of how walking down the block initially felt like…

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130: Speak Your Truth 29:07

3y ago29:07

29:07

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Today we speak pretty candidly around the subject of you the Warrior speaking your truth. As we all know by being in the community being believed and taken seriously after an injury can be quite challenging. Whether it is with family, medical professionals or employers, every Warrior has run across people who simp…

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129: Gettin' Real with Jaclyn Smolik 55:19

3y ago55:19

55:19

Here we go with Episode 129, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly along with today's guest Jaclyn Smolik You spend your entire life focused and in love with the game of soccer. You go on to play college ball, become captain of the team and the teams leading goal scorer. Then boom it's taken away with one simple blow to your h…

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128: Is It A Growth Mindset? Or Is It Fixed? 28:07

3y ago28:07

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 128! Drew stumbled across an article a few weeks back on mindset. Is was basically a book review highlighting a book written by Dr. Carol Dweck. A researcher who has been studying mindset for over 20 years. She argues that there are only two -Fixed and Growth. As we have discovered and talk…

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127: Brain Boss with Nick Krantz 1:12:59

3y ago1:12:59

1:12:59

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 127 with today's special guest Nick Krantz. Nick proudly comes to us from the town he grew up in, Mentor Ohio! He's lives there with the wife and three boys. Today Nick shares with us some of his perspectives from his 14-16 concussions and other head injuries he has experienced. It gets esp…

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126: The Secret Society of Knowing 21:44

3y ago21:44

21:44

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 126. Today we offer a little bit of a lighter topic. We explore what I call a "Secret Society of Knowing". I find it quite fascinating how TBI Warriors can pick one another out and form an immediate lastly relationship. I touch base with Terry on this today and try to learn why this happens…

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125: Wake Your Dream with Blair Hennessy 48:34

3y ago48:34

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 125, with today's special guest Blair Hennessey. Blair comes to us from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Way up there and The eastern most part of the country where he lives with his wife, Sarah. Blair's journey began as a youth hockey player and came to a bit of a head while serving in t…

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124: The Power of Routine 32:28

3y ago32:28

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 124! Today we are going to tackle routines and why we feel that having them is an important thing, especially in this community. We talk to the fact that good routines lead to good habits, what stacking is, and how Terry has adapted multiple times over the years in her routines based on how…

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123: Let's Talk Dogs with Amy Caperchione 1:00:59

3y ago1:00:59

1:00:59

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 123, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly along with today's special guest Amy Caperchione. Amy is a Warrior who sustained her TBI after a car accident about 4 years ago at the time of this recording. Her story like all others is unique for different reasons. At first…

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122: Bonking Your Head! 25:10

3y ago25:10

25:10

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 122, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly once again! In today episode we are going to talk about "Bonking Your Head". What happens then? Terry hit her head 3 times in a stretch of a week and it set her back initially. Terry tells us about some of the tools and strate…

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121: Terry's Takes 10.0 31:51

3y ago31:51

31:51

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 121, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly. On the program today we offer another installment of Terry's Takes. In this episode we explore the following topics. Handling Bad Days in your recovery,Patients Guilt and Building Your Tribe after your injury. As always Terry…

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120: There is Always Hope with Cristabelle Braden 1:01:14

3y ago1:01:14

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 120, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly along with today's special guest Cristabelle Braden Cristabelle an award-winning singer/songwriter, speaker, writer, podcast host, and a big advocate for brain injury community. She suffered her first traumatic brain injury as…

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119: The Bike is Medicine with William Galloway 26:14

3y ago26:14

26:14

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 119 with today's special guest William Galloway. This is a fascinating story of a gentleman who after his own injury, decides he is going to ride his bike from New Jersey to California to seek out treatment. As he learns on this sort of Forrest Gump trek, that it is quite the adventure. He …

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118: Game Changer - ION* Biome 25:48

3y ago25:48

25:48

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! A few weeks ago on the program Terry and I discussed a real difference maker in her recovery with Upper Cervical Chiropractic care. This week we offer another real "Game Changer" in her healing journey. It's called Ion* Biome. Terry has been teasing it a touch the last few months on the program, but hadn't felt co…

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117: A Family "Impacted" with Pattiann Berton 51:20

3y ago51:20

51:20

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 117 with today's guest Pattiann Berton Like most of us, Pattiann and her family found themselves in this world after her oldest son Patrick experienced an injury during a youth football game. For years following, Pattiann and Patrick couldn't get a proper diagnosis, appropriate treatments o…

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116: Top Secret - Upper Cervical Care 28:27

3y ago28:27

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 116, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly.... In today's discussion we explore Upper Cervical Chiropractor Care. This has become part of Terry's treatment plan n the last 6 or so weeks and it has made a very good impact so far. We discuss what exactly it is from a lay…

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115: Bitten by the Vestibular Bug with Helena Esmonde 1:05:32

3y ago1:05:32

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 115, Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly along with today's special guest Helena Esmonde. Helena is a doctor of Physical Therapy and she specializes in treating patients with neurological, balance, and vestibular conditions. Terry wanted to get the vestibular side of…

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114: Tips, Tricks and No-No's with Melissa Biscardi 35:03

3y ago35:03

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 114 along with today's repeat special guest Melissa Biscardi. In case you missed it the first time around you can check out our first chat with Melissa in episode number 62. In today' chat Melissa and I discuss as Terry was not able to join in on the conversation some tips and tricks around…

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113: Warrior vs. Survivor 22:23

3y ago22:23

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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Here we go with Episode 113,Terry, the inspiration for the program will join us shortly.... In today's discussion Terry and I review some differences between a warrior and a survivor. One is not necessarily better than the other in this setting, but we both feels that there are differences and attributes between t…

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