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When the medical system left him in no-man’s-land, Steve took his recovery into his own hands. After surviving rock bottom, including severe mental health struggles and a gruelling 14-month wait for specialist care, Steve was facing up to 70 functional seizures every single day. In this episode, we explore how he turned a desperate situation into a digital lifeline. Steve shares the story behind Neurolog, the free app he built to track the "untrackable."In this episode, we discuss navigating the space between neurology and psychology, how Steve built an app while battling 60+ mini-seizures daily, how emoji-logging helped him reduce his seizures by over 90%, and Neurolog’s journey from a personal tool to a research partner with the University of Oxford.

Link to the Neurolog website and App:

https://www.neuro-log.com/

https://www.neurolog.app/auth

Presented by Clinical Neuropsychologist and researcher, Dr Lana Higson.

This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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What happens when you finally see yourself reflected on screen? This week, Lana sits down with Audrey to discuss her life-changing 2023 autism diagnosis after watching Love on the Spectrum. Audrey opens up about her experience with functional seizures/FND and how specific trauma-linked cues—from family conflict to certain tones of voice—became seizure triggers. We also dive into why therapies like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting offered the breakthrough that traditional talk therapy couldn't.

FNDWhatNow? Support Group, South Africa

https://www.fndwhatnow.com/support-group

Neurolog App

https://www.neuro-log.com

Love on the Spectrum is an award-winning, docu-reality series—originally Australian, now also a U.S. Netflix show—that follows autistic people navigating the complexities of dating, intimacy, and relationships.

Netflix - Love on the Spectrum

Presented by Clinical Neuropsychologist and researcher, Dr Lana Higson.

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In Part 2 of The Remission Room, Ben and Kate describe their 16-year relationship and the highs and lows of navigating Kate’s 12-year functional seizure journey and her subsequent years in remission. They discuss meeting in high school as Kate was developing the condition and how Ben learned to respond during seizures, including keeping her safe and advocating against unnecessary 911 calls. After moving to a new city post-college with Kate too unwell to work, Ben became her primary caregiver, and their marriage slid into an unhealthy patient–caregiver dynamic marked by isolation, pride-driven privacy, fear, and poor communication. They reached a breaking point and pursued self-care, broader support systems, and counselling individually and as a couple, with Ben learning to recognize his needs and release guilt. They share practical connection strategies and their hard-won wisdom to help others navigate similar paths, proving that even the most challenging seasons can lead to a more resilient, deeply connected, and joyful life together.

Links to Kate’s books:

View from the Floor

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27188405-view-from-the-floor

All the Days in Between

https://blog.nonepilepticseizures.com/pnes-in-the-news-kate-bergers-second-book-all-the-days-in-between-essays-from-the-middle/

Presented by Clinical Neuropsychologist and researcher, Dr Lana Higson.

This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.