Rehabilitationships
by Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation
37 - Behind Every Comeback: A Conversation About Rehabilitation
About this podcast
“Rehabilitationships” is a new podcast spotlighting the intersection of rehabilitation and relationships. We all love a great story, and there’s nothing better than one about overcoming the odds. It’s a new podcast from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation that brings you real stories of recovery from real patients and real clinicians. Join us each month, when we sit down with people who share their extraordinary experiences of hope and recovery through physical rehabilitation. Meet the patients who faced huge challenges and the clinicians who stood by them as they made the breakthroughs together. You’ll learn … you’ll be inspired … You won’t want to miss an episode. Join us!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 37 episodes
- 37 - Behind Every Comeback: A Conversation About Rehabilitation · 29 min · Season 5 Episode 9During National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, we're shining a light on the people who help patients reclaim their independence every day. In a special episode of…
- 36 - Inside Mary Free Bed's PT Residencies: Mentorship, Growth and Exceptional Patient Care · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 8This episode of Rehabilitationships takes listeners inside Mary Free Bed’s Physical Therapy Residency Programs through a conversation originally recorded as a livestream. At Mary…
- 35 - The Perfect Storm: How Drew Survived a Brain Tumor, Stroke and Meningitis · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 7A brain tumor. Bacterial meningitis. A stroke. Rehabilitationships is back with another episode, and it's one of our recent conversations from the livestream. What Farmington…
- 34 - Hartford Nationals Bring the Nation’s Largest Adaptive Sports Competition Back to Grand Rapids · 13 min · Season 5 Episode 6Listen to a preview of The Hartford Nationals as leaders from Move United, the West Michigan Sports Commission and Mary Free Bed Wheelchair & Adaptive Sports share what makes…
- 33 - Why We Ride: Fundraisers Share Their “Why” at the Gran Fondo · 17 min · Season 5 Episode 5The KeyBank Gran Fondo is almost here, and the energy is building in downtown Grand Rapids. For this episode of Rehabilitationships we featured a livestream conversation about…
- 32 - A Ride for Everyone: How the KeyBank Gran Fondo Supports Mary Free Bed · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 4Rehabilitationships is back with a new episode! We are featuring a conversation from a recent livestream previewing the upcoming KeyBank Gran Fondo. It’s a day that brings people…
- 31 - Meet the Team: Mary Free Bed at Home Earns National Recognition · 19 min · Season 5 Episode 3Rehabilitationships is back looking at the intersection of rehabilitation and relationships. This next episode is another in a regular "Meet the Team" series and it's with Mary…
- 30 - Grateful Hearts: Marcus Fairfield and His Rehabilitation Team Reflect on His 10 Years of Resilience · 38 min · Season 5 Episode 2Ten years ago, Marcus Fairfield survived a car crash that left him with a spinal cord injury and uncertain future. In this heartfelt conversation, Marcus reunites with his Mary…
- 29 - Rebuilding Strength and Hope: Brad Mathis Reflects on His Mary Free Bed Journey, Five Years Later · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 1Five years after a life-changing illness and complex surgery, Brad Mathis shares his incredible journey of recovery at Mary Free Bed. From being dependent on a ventilator to…
- From Lowell to Paris: Gold Medal Winner Kate Brim Shares Her Journey to the 2024 Paralympics · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 9Welcome back to Rehabilitationships a podcast from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation. This is the podcast we talk about the intersection of rehabilitation and relationships. In…
- A Vision for Inclusion: How a Personal Connection to Blindness Drives a Company's Inclusive Employment Opportunities · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 8Rehabilitationships is back with an inspiring conversation with Isaac Shapiro, co-founder of Cleanlogic, whose body care company is empowering the lives of individuals with…
- Breathing New Life: Inside Mary Free Bed's Respiratory Care Program · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 7Respiratory Care Week is a great chance to highlight the important work of respiratory therapists and teams at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation and across the nation. In a special…
- Crafting Vision: Celebrating Blindness Awareness Month with ABVI · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 6For our next episode of Rehabilitationships, we share a conversation for October's Blindness Awareness Month with the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Discover…
- A Voice Regained: LaSonya's Journey of Recovery and Resilience · 51 min · Season 4 Episode 5In this episode of Rehabilitationships, we share the inspiring story of LaSonya Alhasan, a COVID-19 survivor who found hope and healing at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation. After a…
- Swim, Bike, Run: Amputees Team Up with Their Clinicians In Relay Triathlon · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 4We're back with another episode of Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed. For this episode, we are sharing some conversations from the Rhoades McKee Reeds Lake…
- Meet the Team #04 - Get the Inside Scoop on Speech Therapy at Mary Free Bed · 16 min · Season 4 Episode 3We’re shining a spotlight on the amazing team of speech-language pathologists at Mary Free Bed. Welcome back to Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation…
- Meet the Team #03 - Speech-Language Pathology Explained by Mary Free Bed Experts · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 2Have you ever wondered how speech-language pathologists help patients improve their communication? Welcome back to Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed…
- From Coma to Comeback: A Mother & Son’s Journey Through a Traumatic Brain Injury · 15 min · Season 4 Episode 1We’re back with another episode of Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation. Every episode we are highlighting the intersection of rehabilitation and…
- Meet the team #02 – Mary Free Bed at Covenant Clinicians Talk Rehabilitation · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 2In our next episode of Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed, we keep up with the “Meet the Team” series. For this podcast, we talked with clinicians from the Great…
- Meet the Team #01 – A Physical Therapist, Respiratory Therapist and a Physiatrist Share their “Why” · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 1We’re back with another episode of Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation. We are usually digging into the intersection of rehabilitation and…







