Healing the Broken Brain : Leading Experts Answer 100 Questions about Stroke Recovery

Dr. Mike Dow is a best-selling author, psychotherapist, and relationship expert. So why is he writing a book about stroke?

Well, what you probably don’t know about Dr. Mike is that his younger brother, David, is a stroke survivor. What’s more, David’s stroke happened when he only 10 years old. This means most of Dr. Mike’s teenage years were spent witnessing what his family was dealing with trying to find the best treatments for David. He struggled to know what to do to help his brother. He watched helplessly as his brother wrestled with depression, trying to find the motivation to recover on top of the challenges of adolescence. He mourned the loss of what could have been—and he was angry.

How his family would have loved to sit down with top experts in stroke to find out what they should be doing and have their questions answered. Now Dr. Mike has the ability to do just that, and he’s doing it so that others in his family’s position don’t have the same struggle.

Armed with questions from stroke survivors and their loved ones, Dr. Mike talks with the best clinicians across the country to get over 100 answers you need to know to maximize your recovery.

Dr. Mike Dow is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and relationship expert. Dr. Mike appears regularly on The Dr. Oz Show and has appeared on Rachael Ray, Wendy Williams, Anderson, Bethenny, and The Talk. He is also a contributor for the Huffington Post. He holds a master of science degree in marriage and family therapy and a doctorate in psychology.
David Dow is a stroke survivor and the co-founder of Aphasia Recovery Connection, a nonprofit helping other people with aphasia. His life story of healing and recovery has been featured in People magazine.
Megan Sutton is a certified speech-language pathologist who holds a master of science degree in speech-language pathology from Boston University and B.A. in linguistics from Rutgers University. She has worked passionately with adults with acquired communication disorders for over 10 years, specializing in the assessment and treatment of aphasia. Website: http://drmikedow.com/