Seizing Life

About Seizing Life

Seizing Life® is a CURE Epilepsy podcast and videocast aiming to inspire empathy, offer helpful stories, and give hope as we search for a cure for epilepsy. Listen as guests share stories and insights on living with epilepsy in conversation with our host, Kelly Cervantes.

Publisher

CURE Epilepsy

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jan 2019

Latest episode

1 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 161 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Putting the Heart in Brain Surgery: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon’s Philosophy of Care

   Pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Howard Weiner shares his philosophy of care that places the human element at the center of the patient/provider relationship, infusing technical skill with compassion, communication, and connection.

2. 

   4 Mar 2026

   Living, Working, and Dating with Adult-Onset Epilepsy

   Landis Wiedner shares her journey with adult-onset epilepsy after being diagnosed at the age of thirty-two. She describes how seizures impacted her life and work, explains how a stay in and epilepsy monitoring unit led to a life-changing medication change, and shares her experiences dating with epilepsy.

3. 

   4 Feb 2026

   Stanzi Potenza: Pursuing Dreams, Creating Content, and Advocating for Epilepsy

   Comedian, actress, and podcaster Stanzi Potenza shares her experiences growing up and living with epilepsy while pursuing her dreams of a career in entertainment.

Inside a recent episode

Putting the Heart in Brain Surgery: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon’s Philosophy of Care

Published 1 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So we treat children who have birth defects like spina bifida or myelomeningocele, which is a defect where the nervous system is coming out of the lower back. And it's kind of urgent. It has to be repaired early. And based on studies that came out in the New England Journal many years ago, We have developed a program where moms will come here and they'll stay in Houston for several weeks and they have to meet several criteria, but they can have their baby's problem fixed in utero through a little endoscope like getting your knee surgery. And it really helps the child's development. It helps prevent certain problems like hydrocephalus or water on the brain. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,518,008

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

59 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

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

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

90

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