Blink of an Eye, a new podcast with Louise Phipps Senft, explores stories of trauma, loss, awakening, and epiphanies. Ms. Senft recounts her experience navigating a life-changing accident that rendered her son, Archer, paralyzed from the neck on down, and expands the story with interviews of those behind the scene. Told through real journal entries and inspiring guests, Blink of an Eye will inspire you to explore the true nature of our relationships and interconnectedness in the face of an event that changes everything.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Season 3: Episode 19: Boot Camp Rehab
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Feeling the tension building at Shepherd for whether Archer or Archer's body was capable enough to be in the rehab program, the race was on to get Archer off a ventilator. And the stakes were high. Come with us as we uncover wisdom about how to source energy, courage, and love, and in harrowing moments when the body is not working and when giving up threatens to set in. You'll also learn all about the often never discussed care of a person with quadriplegia as Louise learns in her own Boot Camp.
This episode features interviews with:
Tara Grimes, the Access Case Manager for the mid-Atlantic region for the Shepherd Center. She is responsible for meeting with families who have been referred to Shepherd, assessing if the patient is a good fit for their program, and helping to arrange the logistics for the patient to be transferred.
Bernadette Mauro, Director of Information & Resource Services at the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. Bernadette became a friend and resource for Louise during Archer’s transition from Atlanticare ICU to the Shepherd Center and went out on a limb to get involved on the front end with Louise and Archer, which gave Louise the inspiration for what to create for SCI families years later.
Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced by Louise Phipps Senft and Zera Bloom. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.
Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as a national resource to help change the way we respond to Spinal Cord Injury to include trauma healing approaches for families and medical teams across the U.S. Blink of an Eye provides a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the first hours of crisis, a Multidisciplinary Family Support & Navigation Team for SCI families lead by SCI families for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Resource Library of trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury specialized for families, friends and SCI medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To donate and find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org or events.icthat.org.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit the websites blinkofaneyepodcast.com, BaltimoreMediation.com and BeingRelational.com. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod.
Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
#lovehealstrauma
Our theme music is by Victoria Vox.
Music in this episode is:
Piano Hymn by Alexander Nakarada
https://filmmusic.io/song/9276-piano-hymn
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Heartfelt Tears by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8903-heartfelt-tears
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotionalism by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5867-emotionalism
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Get ready for Season 3 with a recap of the highs and lows of Season 2 of Blink of an Eye. Louise was reeling in the aftermath of Archer’s cardiac arrest and other medical failures as well as living in gratitude for the medical triumphs of a complicated injury. After 30 tumultuous days, she and Archer were flying across the country to Atlanta, Georgia in what felt like the wings of angels. In this recap episode, take in the roller coaster of Blink of an Eye’s second season to remind you of your own capacity in crisis. You’ll hear snippets of Louise’s family and friend’s updates, interview excerpts from the medical team and more — from every episode of the season! So settle in with a cup of tea or coffee for a comprehensive and riveting lookback.
If you want to revisit individual episodes of Season 2, visit our Apple Podcasts page here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blink-of-an-eye/id1526474466
If you’re interested in taking part in our 10 minute listener survey,you may fill it out here: https://forms.gle/zGd8uXXLTCpm9qCEA
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Sound effects from this episode are from freesound.org.
Music in this episode is:
Poignant Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8752-poignant-meditative-piano
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Ambient Suspenseful Calm by MusicLFiles
Link:https://filmusic.io/song/8563-ambient-suspenseful-calm
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Reach Out and Touch by Diana Ross
On Eagle's Wings by Michael Joncas performed by the Sunday 7pm Choir at St. Francis de Sales Church in Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Immersed by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3900-immersed
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Time to say Goodbye by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8603-time-to-say-goodbye
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cinematic Background Sad by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8181-cinematic-background-sad
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Background Sentimental Piano and Cello by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8034-background-sentimental-piano-and-cello
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incomptech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Calm Contemplative Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8663-calm-contemplative-piano
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Calm Reflective Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8022-calm-reflective-piano
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Lonely Fish by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4655-lonely-fish
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod
https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepodcast. To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Part 3 of a trilogy. As Louise was culling through her archive of text messages in 2015, she had her own epiphany: with so many different things happening all at the same time, she wanted to provide a window into this intense period of time by bringing the voices to life.
In today’s third part of this text trilogy, you’ll hear about the fast paced orchestration by Louise and the Shepherd Center with assistance from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and Louise’s friends to get a Spinal Cord Injury expert nurse practitioner to fly in to assess Archer and what it meant to have that expertise for Louise, Archer and their family. Settle in to hear some raw and some tender unedited texts from Aug 29th and 30th — including clips and messages and even a cameo performance by a family dog which family and friends sent to Archer and Louise. You’ll hear the joy, the sorrow and everything in between as Louise and her family members were in a waiting game as they found their new North Star: not just getting Archer out of the ICU at AtlantiCare, but the potential to transport Archer to Atlanta.
In this episode, you’ll hear the voices of:
Billy Senft
Paula Senft Easton
Pete Senft
Dewey Senft
Anne Hamman
In addition, you’ll hear interview excerpts from:
Bernadette Mauro, the Director of Information and Resources at the Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation, who was in contact with Louise over rehab options. She and Louise reflect on the conversations Bernadatte had with Billy and Louise about the Shepherd Center and their teen unit and how hard it was to convince Billy that Archer shouldn’t return to Baltimore right away.
Jackson Morrill, a childhood and highschool lacrosse friend of Archer’s, who attended the Prayer Vigil at The Friend’s School, Baltimore. He shares with Louise the heaviness and fear of Archer’s unknown future that weighed on Archer’s friends.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning 19: The (New) North Star,
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
As Archer’s temperature rose dangerously in his ICU room, Louise was rushing to get ice to pack around him. At the sink next to the ice machine, she ran into someone she didn’t expect to see: the nurse responsible for the medical error that contributed to a cascading sequence of what seemed to be irreversible events. Listen in on what transpired in Season 2: Episode 16: Radical Forgiveness, where Louise ponders this moment and the nuances of medical care for spinal cord injury in an ICU environment full of trauma and pressure. We all mess up. Is forgiving part of healing?
In this episode you will hear interview excerpts from:
Bernadette Mauro, the Director of Information and Resources at the Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation, who called Louise with a warning to move her son out of AtlantiCare immediately. Louise and Bernadette reflect 5 years later on the nuances of caring for spinal cord injury patients and the medical errors that can happen due to lack of knowledge among staff about complications of SCI.
Dr. Ray Talucci, former Chief of Trauma at Atlanticare, and one of Archer’s main doctors during his time in the Trauma ICU. Louise and Dr. Talucci speak about the specific medical error that caused Archer’s blood pressure to spike and the nuances of medical errors and forgiveness in environments like the ICU.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Meditate With Nature by chilledmusic
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7638-meditate-with-nature-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning 16: Radical Forgiveness.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
On Day 24 of Archer’s stay in the AtlantiCare ICU, Louise received a phone call from an unknown number. The voice on the other line said: Get your son the hell out of AtlantiCare now. Louise listened carefully to learn and discern a new course. While Archer felt crushed with excruciating physical pain from procedures to water board his system and then sear the lining of his chest walls, Louise felt the weight of unbearable emotional pain. In Season 2: Episode 15: Moving Towards the Pain, Louise reflects on various approaches to help Archer deal with a bout of intense, searing pain and the sudden, earth shattering phone call.
In this episode you will hear excerpts of an interview with:
Bernadette Mauro, the Director of Information and Resources at the Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation, who called Louise with a warning to move her son out of AtlantiCare immediately. She called off the record initially in response to multiple inquiries made by others on Louise’s behalf from her college days. But she was a wise font of information about Spinal Cord Injury and rehab choices to help Louise discern the next step just when there seemed no other options for Archer to be transported out. Louise and Bernadette reflect on that call 6 years later and how it changed Archer’s course — for the better.
Victoria Vox created the theme music. Sound effects in this episode are from freesound.org
Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning 15: Moving Towards the Pain.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything