Rupture: The World of BestGuessistan
A podcast for anyone living in the After—the part of life that begins when injury, illness, burnout, caregiving, or grief rewrites the rules. Conversations with clinicians, thinkers, and survivors about nonlinear healing, updated expectations, and building a life that works with the body and brain you have now.
Rupture: The World of BestGuessistan
Latest Episodes
The Words Stopped Coming: Jill Ivey on Long COVID, Identity & Invisible Disability
Jill Ivey has been a storyteller for as long as she can remember.She taught herself to read at four. She began writing at five. She studied creative writing, built a business around storytelling and made words her professional currency.<...
Who Are You After Rupture? Identity, Success & Starting Over with Jay Godfrey
What happens when the life you've spent years building stops working?Before his rupture, Jay Godfrey had built his identity around success. He went from Wall Street to Parsons and eventually created his own fashion label, dressing celebr...
How Do You Prove an Invisible Brain Injury? with Matthew Passen
What happens when you know your brain has changed, but the system wants proof?For many people living with persistent symptoms after a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury, that question can become part of the rupture itself.I...
The Caregiving System Wasn’t Built for Families, with Mindy Cameron
When Mindy Cameron’s son was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, she entered a world she never expected to inhabit.Medicine. Genetics. Specialists. Insurance. Medicaid. Education. Disability services. Clinical trials. Caregiving....
The Missing Piece of Brain Injury Recovery: Grief, Identity & Healing Beyond Diagnosis with Corey Furnival
What happens after the doctors say you're healed?For millions of people living with traumatic brain injury, concussion, stroke, and other life-changing diagnoses, physical treatment is only the beginning.In this episode of Rupt...