Don't Worry. Do Wheelies!

About Don't Worry. Do Wheelies!

Welcome to the Don’t Worry, Do Wheelies Podcast! Are you recovering from a spinal cord injury and you’re looking to learn more about others experiences just like yours? Here we will learn all things post-SCI and listen to stories of healing all across the spectrum of SCI to understand your spinal cord injury, uncover collective experiences and share about their recovery journeys. On this show, we will bring in guests in all phases of healing from a spinal cord injury. They will share their personal stories, discuss their struggles, and give real examples of how they navigated their recovery journey. If you like what you hear from the hosts, Lorie & Abbie, then you are invited to continue listening and sharing experiences with Lorie at @leausongeante on Instagram and learning more about the recovery process and rehab methods with Abbie at @abbieroadpt also on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Abigail Ruppel

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Sept 2024

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

60 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   AI meets SCI | Ep 60

   Abbie and Lori discuss four major innovations that the VA is experimenting with in their current pilot program of bringing AI and autonomous learning and machines to improve their neurological care systems. This isn't meant to be an episode repeat of the Terminator. There is technology out there that can be helpful and give people better and faster access. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   The Hospital Comes to You | Ep 59

   Abbie just got back from the PVA conference, and this is the first of several episodes unpacking what she learned there. First up: a VA pilot program delivering hospital-level care in the home. Not a single home-health visit, but a full interdisciplinary team: physician, nurse, PT, OT, SLP who actually know each other and coordinate. List to learn more with Abbie and Lorie! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   The Full-Time Job You Never Applied For | Ep 58

   Abbie told a client of more than 20 years that spinal cord injury is a full-time job, and the client wrote back to thank her because in two decades, nobody had ever said it out loud. This episode is about what that sentence does for people. Lorie and Abbie talk through why existing itself becomes the workload, why naming that isn't a pity party, and why falling behind on chores and appointments is the expected outcome rather than proof you're failing. Lorie is honest that she hits this wall every single day, not once. Plus a candid stretch for the clinicians listening: when the system measures units and cancellations instead of whether anyone felt heard, it gets easy to say "I hear you" and move on and it takes about two seconds to say it differently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

27

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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