EPISODE 175
Becoming The Light with Tymiak Hawkins
Episode Notes
Summary
We love celebrating fellow survivors and their stories through recovery and beyond. In this episode, we’re featuring stroke survivor Tymiak Hawkins who is sharing his story in a big way with the debut of his first book “Becoming The Light.” Our host Joe is chatting with him about their similar recovery experiences being that they both have mostly invisible, mental deficits from their strokes and how they manage that in their daily lives. They’re also both former basketball players so they talk a lot about how being athletes played into their recovery. Like Joe, Tymiak is all about positive thinking and so this episode dives into how they focus on the gift of life post stroke. How do you stay positive through the adversities of life? Please share on our socials!
Transcript
Co-hosted
Editor
Marcellus Wesley
About the Guest
Tymiak Hawkins (pronounced Ty-MEEK) is a stroke survivor who is a native of Philadelphia that now resides in Hillsborough, NJ with his wife. On June 5, 2019, he suffered a hemorrhagic brainstem stroke from a Cavernous Angioma. Currently, he is on a mission to “Be the Light” by sharing his recovery journey in his book, “Becoming the Light: Navigating Darkness After A Stroke”.
💡Fun Fact:
Tymiak is a former college basketball player. Both he and his wife (a 2014 National Champion) played a Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham in New Jersey, which is where they met.
🤓Nerdom:
Financial and Fitness nerd
Joe Borges
Joe is a podcast host, blogger, personal mentor and mindset coach. His mission is to create community and support for stroke and brain injury survivors through his podcast, The NeuroNerds, his blog JoeSoRocks and his YouSoRock coaching program.
Lauren Manzano
Felice LaZae
Felice LaZae is a producer, singer/songwriter, and performer. Her work is featured by Forbes, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Vice, The Grammys, and ESPN. She has collaborated with companies including Avid Technology, Brew Dr. Kombucha, Logitech, and Airbnb.
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