About the show
On A Good Day is the podcast delving into brain injury and its impact on all involved. Hosted by Elizabeth Callaghan and Julia Ajayi, our lives changed forever after our husbands suffered a brain injury. It also had a ripple effect on others in our wider family and community.
We’ll be sharing our experiences to help others feel more connected, get inspiring stories from people affected by brain injury and learn more about the condition from our specialist guests.
Expect honest conversations about what goes on behind closed doors: the challenges and triumphs, the good days and the not so good days.
Come join us as we aim to strengthen the communities of people impacted by brain injury and empower others in a similar situation to help them feel less alone and better equipped to take on any challenges – so we can all have more of the good days.
Joe Watts was a successful stuntman working on films such as Mission Impossible and the Star Wars franchises when it abruptly ended after a stunt went horribly wrong.
Joe fell 25ft onto concrete and was left with a severe brain injury, ending the career he so loved.
In this episode, Joe opens up to Elizabeth and Julia about what happened on the day of his accident and the impact it has had on him and those around him.
Having made a remarkable recovery, he tells Elizabeth and Julia how he is rebuilding his life using a concept he has developed called the Mountain Method.
His goal now is to help others using this method and sharing his story through public speaking.
Joe also speaks honestly about the anger he has felt following his brain injury and how art has helped him channel his negative energy into something positive and purposeful.
He shares his outlook for the future and why he is glad to be the person he is now, rather than the one he was before.
Connect with Joe on instagram @Joewattsart, check out his linktree page and download Joe’s Mountain Method worksheet
If you enjoyed this episode, you will also enjoy listening to Charlie Well’s story of managing his mindset after brain injury as well as Satinder Sanghera in episode 2 who went on to complete her medical studies after her stroke.
Plus, Elizabeth and Julia’s husbands Paul and Hector on the progress they have made in the last year.
There’s also Joy and Ross’s honest story of stroke, love and overcoming negativity towards disability in episode 12.
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On A Good Day
Thank you for listening to On A Good Day! Please go back and catch up on any missed episodes. For a full recap of Elizabeth and Julia’s stories, listen to episode #1: How Brain Injury Came Into Our Lives – And Changed Them Forever.
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