Life After Impact Podcast
Weekly episodes on concussion recovery, functional neurology, and rebuilding your life after brain injury. Hosted by Dr. Ayla Wolf.
Episodes
3 episodes tagged "Sleep Disruption"
Brain Fog, Poor Sleep & Fight-or-Flight After Concussion: Can BrainTap Help? | E67
How do you calm a brain that feels stuck in survival mode? For many people recovering from a concussion, the injury isn't just about headaches or dizziness. It's the feeling that your nervous system is constantly "on"—poor sleep, brain fog, anxiety, sensory overload, and the inability to truly relax. In this episode of Life After Impact, Dr. Ayla Wolf sits down with Dr. Patrick Porter, founder of
Nasal Release Technique for Post-Concussion Headaches, Brain Fog, and Sleep | E64
Waking up exhausted after a concussion can feel like betrayal: you “slept,” but the brain fog, head pressure, and headaches show up anyway. I sit down with physical therapist and nasal release technique instructor Cynthia Stein to explore a different lens on post-concussion syndrome, one that connects airway restriction, cranial sutures, and eye movement limitations to the symptoms that refuse to
The Right Kind of Fuel for Daytime Energy and Masterful Sleep with Dr. Ashkan Jalili | E59
Brain fog, mood swings, dizziness, sleep problems, carb cravings, that awful midday crash. If you’ve lived through concussion recovery or post-concussion syndrome, you know how quickly symptoms can become a full-time job. We sit down with Dr. Ashkan Jalili to make a different kind of case: many stubborn concussion symptoms track back to a metabolic dysfunction, especially dysregulated glucose deli