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What It's Like to Survive a Death Event
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In July 1990, Joyce Mikal-Flynn died after finishing a swimming race and sinking to the bottom of the pool. After 22 minutes of CPR, she was revived--but her recovery took much longer than that. One of her doctors later said, "You are the luckiest person I've ever met." In this episode, Dr. Mikal-Flynn describes her death-defying--and life-altering--experience, her road back to health, and how she found new purpose in helping others grow and thrive. She is now a professor and an expert in resilience and recovery; she also has developed a system called metahabilitation, which helps veterans, first responders, people dealing with addiction, and others with post-traumatic growth. Dr. Mikal-Flynn's story--and her work--are models of courage and resilience.
In this episode:
- Describing the actual event (01:58)
- What happened (medically)? (03:47)
- Waking up in the hospital the first time, and the impact on her kids (09:15)
- Beginning to rehab her body, and her brain (13:19)
- Processing, making sense of (even finding positives in) the experience (17:07)
- Learnings about post-traumatic growth (18:30)
- Coming to appreciate "the little things" (21:49)
- Describing metahabilitation and the steps involved (25:49)
Want to know more about Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn?
- Find out about the upcoming conference: https://www.csus.edu/hhs/ptg-conference
- Check out her website: drjmf.com
- Follow her on Instagram: @dr.jmf
- Find her on Facebook: facebook.com/dr.jmf
- Shop at their store: mkt.com/metahab
- Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642937274
Want to know more about "What It's Like To..."?
- Sign up to be on our Insiders' List to receive our newsletters and insiders' information! Go to whatitsliketo.net (sign-ups are at the bottom of the page)
- Follow us on social media:
84 episodes
Manage episode 360484947 series 2991391
In July 1990, Joyce Mikal-Flynn died after finishing a swimming race and sinking to the bottom of the pool. After 22 minutes of CPR, she was revived--but her recovery took much longer than that. One of her doctors later said, "You are the luckiest person I've ever met." In this episode, Dr. Mikal-Flynn describes her death-defying--and life-altering--experience, her road back to health, and how she found new purpose in helping others grow and thrive. She is now a professor and an expert in resilience and recovery; she also has developed a system called metahabilitation, which helps veterans, first responders, people dealing with addiction, and others with post-traumatic growth. Dr. Mikal-Flynn's story--and her work--are models of courage and resilience.
In this episode:
- Describing the actual event (01:58)
- What happened (medically)? (03:47)
- Waking up in the hospital the first time, and the impact on her kids (09:15)
- Beginning to rehab her body, and her brain (13:19)
- Processing, making sense of (even finding positives in) the experience (17:07)
- Learnings about post-traumatic growth (18:30)
- Coming to appreciate "the little things" (21:49)
- Describing metahabilitation and the steps involved (25:49)
Want to know more about Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn?
- Find out about the upcoming conference: https://www.csus.edu/hhs/ptg-conference
- Check out her website: drjmf.com
- Follow her on Instagram: @dr.jmf
- Find her on Facebook: facebook.com/dr.jmf
- Shop at their store: mkt.com/metahab
- Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642937274
Want to know more about "What It's Like To..."?
- Sign up to be on our Insiders' List to receive our newsletters and insiders' information! Go to whatitsliketo.net (sign-ups are at the bottom of the page)
- Follow us on social media:
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