Brain Dance: My Journey with Invisible Illness, Second Chances, and the Wonders of Applied Neuroscience @braincoach333

About the Author

This one is the 2nd one
Brain Dance: My Journey with Invisible Illness, Second Chances, and the Wonders of Applied Neuroscience
Diane Wilson, LCPC, BCN
Board Certified in Neurofeedback
Author of best selling book “Brain Dance”

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www.grimardwilson.com
www.GeniusPodcast.Us
www.BrainDanceBook.com

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It could happen to anyone. One afternoon coming home from the gym, Diane Wilson pulled to a stop at a red light. In an instant, her life changed in ways that could never be reversed. What unfolded was a vexing journey into a health care system with few insights or tools. Diane became a person with an invisible injury, that no one would talk about, that affected every second of her life and eventually birthed a new vocation, as an applied neuroscientist.

Brain Dance is a captivating, and touchingly candid true story. It traces Diane’s journey through random and sometimes humorous events which shed light on how her brain kept her injury from her, the loss of focus, mobility and sense of self, an obsession with day-trading retirement funds, and finally holistic therapies-including a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, acupuncture, singing and neurofeedback. She chronicles the gift of recovery and her incredible journey to now help people around the world and make the most of their amazing brains. This book is for anyone who is curious about the brain, has had even a bump on the head or has felt totally lost in life and a need to start over.

Diane Grimard Wilson is a Chicago peak performance coach, licensed clinical professional counsellor and has board certification as a fellow in neurofeedback. She holds certifications in sound/music therapy and meditation teaching. Her first book, “Back in Control: How to Stay Sane Productive and Inspired in Your Career Transition” was a finalist for the prestigious Nautilus Book Awards and she is a former contributor to the Chicago Tribune. Her clients include physicians, leaders, executives and creatives. Diane is the host of the “Genius: Sciencing Our Human Potential” podcast where she interviews leaders and other personalities for their human stories on resilience, change and coping with the global pandemic. Diane lives in Oak Park, Illinois with her husband, an environmental journalist.

What was the hardest scene from your book to write?

The hardest scene to write in Brain Dance was when it became clear to me and my husband too, that something was still wrong with my brain. After all my treatment, EMDR was prescribed next.

Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre?

Human stories are powerful. I wanted the world to understand what brain injury was like, even from a lesser accident, the limited understanding many health care professionals have had with treating it and the tools I found that made a huge difference in my full recovery. Memoir gave me room to help readers and listen, laugh, learn and be better for the trip. Oh yes, my story is unusual in that I became an applied neuroscientist as a result of my brain injury. I hope to give others understanding, tools, courage and hope for recovery.

If you write in more than one genre, how do you balance them?

My work is largely focused on one genre – narrative nonfiction. I just learned that term and understand it describes first-person narration of nonfiction. I am a subject matter expert as a coach, psychotherapist and applied neuroscientist – I love writing on topics to help people solve problems and live a good life. I am passionate about sleep, stress reduction, and a healthy brain. In Brain Dance, my personal story is the focus and hopefully a tool in teaching.

What did you enjoy most about writing this book?

 The long days sequestered away with writing, feeling in flow and listening to my intuition.

What book that you have read has most influenced your life?

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron has been a huge influence on me as a writer and person. It’s evergreen. Julia understands creative people and all our demons. She has great tools for using everything for a higher good. I also agree with her view that creativity is connected to things greater than all of us and partnering with those larger forces is a goal.

Tell us a little about yourself? Perhaps something not many people know?

I’m pretty geeky – well, that may be obvious. I enjoy learning, coaching, and helping people do their best. I love working with people who are creative and/or who have high stress/high performing jobs. I enjoy people who are funny and also find humour (not the mean-kind) in situations, myself.

Can you tell us something about your book that is not in the summary?

Since we released Brain Dance in mid-May, I have gotten so many notes from people about how readable the book is (“read it in 2 days”), how much they learned and that I could be funny. I didn’t quite anticipate this experience and am very grateful.

I am proud of Brain Dance and hope it helps many people.