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Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
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“Do your job,” is the unofficial Boston credo. Out of the top 116 largest cities, Boston is the #7 hardest working city in the U.S. But you already know that… Today we'll learn about one of the most amazing yet ignored commands from God in the Scriptures. This week we look at what it means to reclaim the biblical vision for rest in a world of go.…
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The average American works 47 Hours a week, 2,444 a year, and 97,760 in a lifetime. Over a decade of our lives are spent at work. If those 47 hours a week don't matter in the grand scheme of eternity it's immensely depressing. We're all just wasting our lives. But if Jesus rose from the dead, it changes everything. Listen this week as we discover h…
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When it comes to God calling us, burning bush moments happen, but they are the vast minority. It would be nice if every time we had a big decision God found the nearest bush and lit it up to tell us, “Hey! Do this, go here, date this person, marry them, this major, that school…” But that’s just not how it works 99% of the time. We all want clarity …
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The Bible takes a whole different approach to work than we might expect. God is all-powerful and doesn’t need help running his creation, yet he desires to include people in on the joys of working. That's right, the joy of work. Humans were not made to be slaves, but partners in God’s human project.Di Mosaic Boston Jamaica Plain
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