Rupture: The World of BestGuessistan

Awareness, Affordability, Availability: The Concussion Care Gap

Concussion recovery isn't just a medical challenge. It's a systems challenge. In this episode, Wendy sits down with neurorehabilitation specialist Dr. Kellianne Arnella to unpack what she calls the "Three A's" of concussion care: Awareness, Affordability, and Availability. Together, they examine why so many people struggle to access effective treatment, why outdated concussion advice still persists, and how gaps in education, insurance coverage, and specialized care continue to impact recovery. From telehealth and insurance barriers to the importance of patient advocacy, this conversation explores what needs to change and how individuals can better navigate a system that often leaves concussion survivors behind. Whether you're living with a brain injury, supporting someone who is, or working within healthcare, this episode offers a thoughtful look at the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of concussion care. Connect with Dr. Kellianne Arnella Instagram: @‌the.brainbody.ot [https://www.instagram.com/the.brainbody.ot/] Website: Evolve Brain + Body [https://www.evolveoccupationaltherapy.com/] Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestGuessistan Subscribe to our Substack: https://bestguessistan.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestguessistan/ Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestguessistan/

How COVID Destroyed My Career and Triggered a Mental Health Crisis

Before COVID, Lindsey Jennings was on the rise. A comedian, performer, and tour manager, she was building the career she'd worked toward for years when the pandemic abruptly changed everything. What followed wasn't one rupture. It was many. After losing her professional momentum, Lindsey sought treatment for ADHD symptoms and was prescribed Prozac. The medication triggered a prolonged manic episode that eventually gave way to a devastating year-and-a-half depression. Along the way she encountered barriers to care, financial instability, hospitalization, predatory self-help programs, and the crushing pressure to "get better" on schedule. In this conversation, Lindsey and Wendy explore the systems that failed her, the support systems that ultimately helped her survive, and why recovery is rarely as simple as society wants it to be. Lindsey is awarded BestGuessistan's Ministry of Bootstraps BS. Because sometimes the biggest lie is that we're supposed to do it all alone. If BestGuessistan helps you feel less alone in your own rupture, please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs it. Every conversation helps build a language for experiences that too often remain invisible. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestGuessistan Subscribe to our Substack: https://bestguessistan.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestguessistan/ Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestguessistan/

Eating Disorders in Adulthood: The Conversation Women Aren’t Having

Eating disorders don’t just affect teenagers. They follow women into adulthood. Into careers, relationships, motherhood, and everyday life. In this episode, Wendy Lurrie sits down with Fallon Morey to talk openly about something rarely discussed. Living with an eating disorder as a grown woman. This conversation explores: * The lifelong “voice” of disordered eating * Control, shame, and identity * The impact on daily routines and relationships * The role of culture, media, and validation * Why so many women stay silent This is not a conversation about perfection or recovery. It’s about truth, awareness, and what happens when we finally say it out loud. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestGuessistan Subscribe to our Substack: https://bestguessistan.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestguessistan/ Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestguessistan/

The Rupture of Grief And What Happens When Systems Fail You

Grief isn’t just emotional. It’s structural. In this episode, Suzanne Barbetta shares the story of losing her husband to cancer at 45. But what follows is something rarely discussed. The collapse of the systems around her. Healthcare. Insurance. Financial stability. Social identity. With no roadmap and no support, Suzanne was forced to build her own system to survive. This is a conversation about what grief actually looks like. And what happens when everything you depend on stops working. 🔔 Subscribe now for more conversations about rupture, systems, and lived experience. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestGuessistan Subscribe to our Substack: https://bestguessistan.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestguessistan/ Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestguessistan/

The TBI Disclosure Trap Nobody Talks About

What it means to live with a brain injury and decide whether, when, and how to tell people Do you tell people you have a brain injury? In this solo episode of Rupture: The World of BestGuessistan, host Wendy Lurrie explores one of the most complex and emotionally charged questions surrounding traumatic brain injury and invisible disability: disclosure. What starts as a simple checkbox on a job application quickly reveals something much larger. A system that forces people into impossible choices. Say yes, and risk being screened out. Say no, and risk losing the support you need. Drawing from her own experience and conversations with others in the brain injury community, Wendy examines the hidden calculus behind disclosure. Who gets to be honest. Who has to stay silent. And why. This episode moves beyond individual decisions to look at the systems that shape them. Systems designed for people who “start fine and stay fine.” Systems that struggle to accommodate change, disruption, and the realities of being human. Because disclosure isn’t really a personal dilemma. It’s a structural one. In this episode: *  The moment disclosure first becomes a problem  *  Why job applications feel like a trap  *  What people with TBIs are actually afraid of  *  Stories from the brain injury community  *  The Ministry of Disclosure  *  Invisible disability and masking  *  Why there is no “right” answer  *  How systems create impossible choices  *  Rethinking what “working systems” actually do  This is a conversation about brain injury. But it’s also a conversation about rupture, identity, and what happens when systems fail to account for change. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestGuessistan Subscribe to our Substack: https://bestguessistan.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestguessistan/ Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestguessistan/