Jul 7, 2026
In this episode, Lyssa Rome speaks with Deena Schwen Blackett, an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida and director of the Communication, Aphasia Recovery, and Emotion (CARE) Lab, about behavioral activation as a psychosocial intervention for people with aphasia. Deena describes what the intervention...
Jun 9, 2026
Episode 138
When One Plus One Equals Three:
A Conversation with National Aphasia Synergy
In this episode you will discover:
1. People with aphasia hold the map. At NAS, people with aphasia don't just have a seat at the table — they built the table. Real peer leadership changes everything about how an...
Apr 21, 2026
In this episode you will discover:
- Identity Is Shaped in Interaction — Narrative identity forms and reforms through relationships and stories shared with others — making connection a core ingredient of recovery, not a bonus
- Visual Methods Unlock What Words Cannot — Collage-making, photos, and art give people...
Mar 24, 2026
Interviewer info
Lyssa Rome is a speech-language pathologist in the San Francisco
Bay Area. She is on staff at the Aphasia Center
of California, where she facilitates groups for people with aphasia
and their care partners. She owns an
LPAA-focused private practice and specializes in working with
people with neurogenic...
Dec 9, 2025
This episode features Mark Harder, an individual with aphasia who has developed numerous programs to engage individuals with aphasia in returning to meaningful life activities. Mark shared his personal experience with aphasia following a stroke and heart attack, discussing his recovery journey and the role of poetry...