The Outlook Podcast Archive - How I fixed my own brain

In 1995, Sarah Vallance was an incredibly bright PhD student in Sydney, Australia. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, she began to struggle with the simplest tasks - like shopping, counting money, even reading her own thesis. But she managed to put her life back together - with the help of her dogs.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Troy Holmes

Picture: Sarah Vallance sitting in the grass with her two dogs
Credit: Courtesy of Sarah Vallance

Published on Monday, 16th September 2019.

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