Full Circle: Finding Your Way Home

The saying ‘I’m losing my mind’ couldn’t be truer for my next guest. This week I am speaking with Barbara K. Lipska, a Neuroscientist who was diagnosed in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain’s frontal lobe. As the cancer progressed and was treated, she experienced behavioural and cognitive symptoms connected to a range of mental disorders, including dementia and her professional specialty, schizophrenia. Gradually, after a course of immunotherapy, Barbara returned to normal functioning and amazingly recalled her experience – even writing a memoir entitled ‘The Neuroscientist who Lost her Mind: My Tale of Madness And Recovery’. A tale like no other— I am honoured to speak with Barbara about returning home to her true self after her brush with insanity.

Show Notes

The saying ‘I’m losing my mind’ couldn’t be truer for my next guest. This week I am speaking with Barbara K. Lipska, a Neuroscientist who was diagnosed in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain’s frontal lobe. As the cancer progressed and was treated, she experienced behavioural and cognitive symptoms connected to a range of mental disorders, including dementia and her professional specialty, schizophrenia. Gradually, after a course of immunotherapy, Barbara returned to normal functioning and amazingly recalled her experience – even writing a memoir entitled ‘The Neuroscientist who Lost her Mind: My Tale of Madness And Recovery’.
 
A tale like no other— I am honoured to speak with Barbara about returning home to her true self after her brush with insanity.
 
 
Quotes
 
“100% of people die with this illness when this spreads to the brain— so it’s tragic as you can imagine.” [4:41]
 
“I’m alive and that’s the most important thing.” [18:34]
 
“Live in the moment because you don’t know what will happen to you.” [26:12]
 
 
Notes

  • Barbara’s background [2:15]
  • Barbara’s illness [3:50] 
  • The impact of her illness [10:05]
  • The journey of healing [15:48]
  • How to approach mental illness and its effects [20:45]
  • Key lessons learnt [23:47]
  • The future and moving on [28:15]
  • Closing thoughts [34:40]
 
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What is Full Circle: Finding Your Way Home?

Hosted by Transformational Wellness Expert, ICF Master Coach, Public Speaker & Author, Gillian McMichael, this podcast will inspire you to unlock your true purpose and ignite your infinite potential.

Discover real, honest stories from those who have overcome challenges and found peace in their lives. There is an inner strength in every one of us, and this is explored through a series of topics, from trust and forgiveness to confidence and self-love. These stories will help to lighten the load you may be carrying so that you can connect with your mind, body and spirit.

It’s time to grow, flourish and thrive as you find your way home, back to your true self.