What an honor to sit down with the Founder of Veterans In Pain and understand what she learned from her mother and her own journey through spinal cord injury to help transform the lives of Veterans suffering from their own post service trauma. Veterans in Pain is the only national nonprofit organization to facilitate Regenerative medical solutions for Veterans suffering from chronic pain. As a dedicated mother of four with a deep experience with chronic pain, Micaela’s story demonstrates the resilience we find in ourselves when we become of service to others.
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Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes -
“Over the period of a year, I learned how to walk again.” 9:30
“When you’re forced to be still, what, what, what you can birth without trying and it’s the most organic experience.” 19:55
“It’s your own worst.” 22:03
“Anything that affects your quality of life can be devastating.” 22:29
“90 percent of pain is inflammation.” 25:07
“It takes 28 days to build a new habit.” 27:47
“There is a direct correlation between overachievers and past trauma.” 28:31
“A health challenge is a life challenge.” 45:22
Guest Bio - As a photographer, BENSKO’s Photo Introspective, Honoring the Wounds of War, was featured at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & museum, and was the subject of an Emmy Award winning News segment. But it was her position of 7 years as Vice-President of Rebuilding America's Warriors, providing free reconstructive surgery to troops returning from war, a subsequent accident, and discovering the science of stem cells, which led to Bensko establishing Veterans In Pain, VIP - the first and only national nonprofit organization to facilitate Regenerative medical solutions for Veterans suffering from chronic pain. Since 2018, VIP has facilitated over 450 Veterans, and developed a network of volunteer VIP Physicians, nationwide.
Show Notes -
0:00 - Coming Up on ‘What I Meant to Say’
0:31 - WIMTS Podcast Intro
0:55 - Welcome to Micaela
1:50 - Rebuilding America's Warriors
3:56 - Micaela’s Accident in 2011
7:42 - June 28th, 2017
11:55 - Creating a Network of Regenerative Specialists
14:40 - Impact of Generational Learning on Families
16:20 - Dreamed of a Photography Career
18:53 - The Soldier and the Squirrel
23:02 - What Little Motivating Things Help People Take the Next Step?
23:39 - Be Better Media Commercial
24:12 - To Take the Next Step…
31:01 - What is the Auto-Immune Response?
33:03 - Stem Cell Study on PTSD
36:13 - Degenerative Disk Disease & Platelet Rich Plasma
39:12 - Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
41:29 - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
45:20 - Health Challenges are Life Challenges
47:47 - Thank You
47:56 - WIMTS Podcast Closing
Links & Where to Find Micaela -
FB - Vets in Pain
IG - @veteransinpainvip