the tara bixby podcast 166. Dr. Kim Gorgens: Is a brain injury at the root of your mental health struggles?
Jun 17, 2025
34:54
I’m excited for you to hear my chat with the brilliant Dr. Kim Gorgens. Dr. Gorgens is a board-certified rehabilitation psychologist and Professor of Psychophysiology, Clinical Neuropsychology, and Psychology of Criminal Behavior at the University of Denver. She manages a large portfolio of brain injury-related research and has lectured extensively on those issues around the world. She has a 2010 TED talk on youth sports concussions and a 2018 TED talk on brain injuries in criminal justice.
In today’s episode, we talk about...
- What brain injury is
- How many people don’t recognize they’ve had a brain injury
- What mild injuries due to the brain
- How brain injuries can present as mental health struggles
- The correlation between brain injuries and anxiety
- Why it’s important to tell your provider about past brain injuries when seeking mental health help
- The importance of supporting kids post-brain injury
- What you can do to heal your brain after an injury
- Why it’s never too late to do the recovery work
- The correlation between suicide risk and brain injuries
...and so much more.
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