What 18 Years of Stroke Recovery Teaches About Aphasia Mindset | #203

Ralph Preston came home from the hospital in a wheelchair. He did 10 hours of therapy a day for 15 months, and the mindset behind it is teachable. Work with us: https://findaphasiasupport.com

Ralph is the founder of Stroke Buddies. He has coached aphasia and stroke survivors for 18 years and has over 400 recovery videos on YouTube.

In this conversation, he breaks down adaptive thinking. He talks about what it means to work around a problem instead of stopping at it. He talks about confidence and how showing up, even when it is hard, builds it over time.

He talks about the days he did not want to get up and what he did anyway. He talks about plateaus and why they happen to almost every stroke survivor. Ralph calls a plateau a reset.

The mindset behind his recovery is something you can build. Start with the Aphasia Strengths Compass to see where you are today.

0:00 Kick This Thing

0:20 Meet Ralph Preston

1:59 Stroke Buddies Origin

5:13 Relentless Rehab Mindset

6:18 Adaptive Thinking Basics

9:09 Bad Days And Tomorrow

12:56 Show Up And Build Confidence

17:06 Belief And Universal Truths

19:23 Plateaus And Resetting

23:07 Closing Takeaways And Resources

You're in the gap. The space between where Aphasia left you and where you know you can still get back to. If you're ready to close it, the Compass is your next step. It takes ten minutes and gives you a specific picture of where you are across nine areas of life, so you know exactly where rebuilding starts for you.

Take the Aphasia Strength Compass: https://findaphasiasupport.com

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