Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
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Episode 33: What You Believe Directly Affects Your Reality
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27:00Your life is the direct result of what you believe. In today's episode you'll hear some powerful affirmations that will help you believe the truth about yourself in order to see a change in your life.Door Blaise Forêt
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Episode 32: Five Things to Do When You Hit a Wall
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31:00What do you do when you hit a wall? How do you move forward? In this episode I'll give you 5 keys that I found helpful when I get into a crunch.blaiseforet.comtheleazergroup.com/careersfallbreak.coashevillefolk.comDoor Blaise Forêt
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Episode 31: Christina Foret, Small Business, and Creating Opportunity Out of Hardship
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59:50In this episode I interview my lovely and talented wife, Christina Foret. She talks about running a small business, learning to create friendships in a new town, and our marriage. She also highlights her relationship with her brother who has down-syndrome and how she learned to accept life's challenges as an opportunity to create something beautifu…
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Episode 30- You Can't Win the Blame Game
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13:40When you run into obstacles, opposition, or failure what is your response? Is it to blame others or take responsibility? This episode is all about embracing responsibility and using failure as a launch pad for growth.Door Blaise Forêt
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Ever felt like your life got off track somewhere? Or like you might have missed a turn? Today's episode is about letting your heart recalculate your route and moving forward without fear or doubt. You are right on track- and sometimes, the "wrong turn" turns out to be the best route to get you to where you were supposed to go.http://blaiseforet.com…
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This week's episode is all about being resilient in the face of resistance.Door Blaise Forêt
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Episode 27: Catching Your Creative Wave
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12:05You don't have to wait for the perfect opportunity to use your creative gifts. Instead, do the hard work of paddling away from shore in order to catch the waves of opportunity you were meant to ride. blaiseforet.comDoor Blaise Forêt
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