LIFE Speech Pathology

LIFE Speech Pathology Helping people with aphasia and Parkinson’s rebuild communication, confidence, and connection through expert online therapy, resources, and support.

Intimacy doesn't require perfect speech. It doesn't require you to find the exact right words. You just need a way to st...
02/20/2026

Intimacy doesn't require perfect speech. It doesn't require you to find the exact right words. You just need a way to start.

Here are two things you can do this week:

First, schedule 20 minutes together. Not at bedtime when you're both exhausted. Before dinner, on the weekend, whenever works. No phones, no TV, no therapy tasks. Just the two of you, face to face, being together.

Second, create a signal together. Work with your partner to make a code word or gesture that means "I want you" or "I see you." An elbow nudge, a secret handshake, a specific sound. Something that works when words are hard. Because flirting doesn't need perfect sentences.

I talked with Dr. Laura Wolford—a speech pathologist and intimacy expert—about what happens to intimacy after aphasia. We talk about the silence, the stress, and what you can do to start rebuilding connection.

This is the conversation you deserve to have.

Comment CONNECTION and I'll send you the link to watch the full interview on YouTube.

02/19/2026

When you spend the day managing medications, correcting speech, and helping with mobility, it can be hard to feel like a wife at night. In this episode, Genevieve and Dr. Laura Wolford talk about why intimacy after stroke and aphasia often fades quietly in a marriage. Not because love is gone, but b...

This week on LIFE Beyond Aphasia, Dr. Laura Wolford joins Genevieve to unpack why physical closeness fades quietly after...
02/19/2026

This week on LIFE Beyond Aphasia, Dr. Laura Wolford joins Genevieve to unpack why physical closeness fades quietly after stroke and aphasia, and what actually helps couples rebuild it safely and intentionally.

Comment YOUTUBE for a link or search for LIFE Beyond Aphasia on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

You might be wondering if they still want you. If they'll stay. Here's the thing....they're likely wondering the same th...
02/17/2026

You might be wondering if they still want you.

If they'll stay.

Here's the thing....they're likely wondering the same things.

Head to YouTube for real conversations about intimacy and connection after aphasia, or comment YOUTUBE for the link.

This Valentine's Day looks different when words don't work the way they used to.Comment "INTIMACY" for a link to the You...
02/14/2026

This Valentine's Day looks different when words don't work the way they used to.

Comment "INTIMACY" for a link to the YouTube video, and Allie's their research on Relationships after stroke and aphasia.

Speech therapy taught you how to order coffee.But not how to say "I love you."You practiced ordering at restaurants. Mak...
02/13/2026

Speech therapy taught you how to order coffee.
But not how to say "I love you."

You practiced ordering at restaurants. Making phone calls. Shopping.
But you didn't practice the words you need every day with your spouse. The real conversations. The arguments. The "I need you." The connection.

That's not your fault. Therapy chose what you practiced. And it chose tasks over relationships.

This week on LIFE Beyond Aphasia, new research shows what people with aphasia really experience in their marriages. What therapy missed. What you really needed.

Comment INTIMACY to watch this week's episode or visit our Channel on YouTube.

A new LIFE Beyond Aphasia episode just dropped, and you're not going to want to miss it.PhD researcher Allie Reed and Dr...
02/12/2026

A new LIFE Beyond Aphasia episode just dropped, and you're not going to want to miss it.

PhD researcher Allie Reed and Dr. Jacqueline Hinckley are studying what happens to marriage and intimacy 5+ years post-aphasia.

Their research title? "Would You Marry Me Again?"

That question came from a real couple. And it's haunting couples everywhere, though no one in rehab is talking about it.

In this episode, we discuss:

💕 The 50% divorce risk after stroke/aphasia
💕 Why your SLP never asked about your relationship
💕 What couples experience but don't know how to name
💕 How to start rebuilding connection when communication has changed

Comment "INTIMACY" for the episode link + Allie's research in plain language

02/12/2026

Marriage after aphasia often brings grief that no one talks about. In this episode, we explore how identity shift changes roles inside a marriage after stroke. Allie Reed and Dr. Jackie Hinckley share research that asked couples, “Would you marry me again?” Their findings reveal how little suppo...

02/05/2026

Rehab ends—but recovery doesn’t.And rebuilding communication after aphasia takes more than hope. It takes a plan. Ready to build your life beyond aphasia?Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/RebuildLIFEBeyondAphasia In this special role-reversal episode, Dr. Viraj interviews Genevieve Richardson ab...

01/29/2026

Many people are told they’ve plateaued after aphasia. But what if that’s not what’s happening at all? In this episode of Life Beyond Aphasia, Genevieve Richardson explains why recovery often stalls after rehab ends — and why grief and identity loss are frequently the missing pieces. Based on...

Aphasia affects more than communication. It often disrupts identity, purpose, and how you see yourself in the world. Los...
01/23/2026

Aphasia affects more than communication.

It often disrupts identity, purpose, and how you see yourself in the world.

Losing access to roles or skills that once defined you can feel disorienting and heavy.

That doesn’t mean you’re lost. It means you’re rebuilding.

In this week's LIFE Beyond Aphasia episode, we talk with Grief Coach Megan Young (Coach Megan Young) about identity shifts after stroke and why rebuilding happens in stages, not all at once.

If you’d like to watch the full conversation, comment Megan and I’ll share the YouTube link.

When a stroke happens, it does not just change one life. It changes both of you. In part two of this powerful conversati...
01/22/2026

When a stroke happens, it does not just change one life. It changes both of you.

In part two of this powerful conversation on LIFE Beyond Aphasia, I sit down again with Megan Young (Coach Megan Young) to talk about care partner grief.

We name the guilt, anger, shame, and exhaustion that so many spouses and families carry silently after rehab ends. We talk about identity shifts, capacity, boundaries, and why no one should have to do everything alone.

If you are caring for someone with aphasia and feel like you are disappearing in the process, this episode is for you.

Comment the word MEGAN for links to the episode and a free Grief Guide from Megan.

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