Parenting, Partnership, and a TBI: How Communication Became the Light

In Part Two of our husbands' conversation, we explore what it took to stay connected—not just as co-parents or caregivers, but as partners. Travis reflects on how a traumatic brain injury reshaped his relationship with Amanda, and how they learned to carry the emotional and practical load together.

We get honest about the hard parts: communication that wasn't always easy, needs that went unspoken, and the ways fear can silence us. But we also talk about resilience, growth, and how showing up for each other—with vulnerability, honesty, and humility—became its own kind of healing.

This episode is about what love looks like when everything is under pressure. It's about trying again, opening up when it's uncomfortable, and finding the courage to ask for help. These stories remind us there is always a glimmer in the dark—even when it comes slowly.

We talk about:

• Communication and marriage in crisis

• What changed in the relationship after the TBI

• How vulnerability became a strength, not a weakness

• Learning to say "I need help"

• Showing up for your partner even when you're scared

• The beauty of growth inside the struggle

Whether you're a caregiver, spouse, or friend walking through medical trauma, this episode offers hope and honesty—and the light that comes with both.

This week we're doing something new—and deeply meaningful. In this two-part series, we're talking with the husbands of the NeuroMoms Collective founders: Erin's husband, Carl Moyer, and Amanda's husband, Travis John.

For caregivers and families supporting someone with a traumatic brain injury, the partner experience often goes unspoken. Today, we're shining a light on it.

In Part One, Carl and Travis share what it was like the moment their families' lives changed. They talk about the story behind the story: the shock of emergency rooms, the disorientation, the fear, and the immediate shift into survival mode. Erin and Amanda reflect alongside them as couples who have weathered these storms—not just individually, but together.

We talk about:

• The early days of each family's TBI journey

• How trauma affects partners differently

• The couple dynamic: what feels supportive and what doesn't

• The role of hope when everything feels dark

• What they wish they knew then

• Love, resilience, and humor showing up even in crisis

This episode is an invitation to hear from the people standing just outside the medical bed—holding the line, holding families together, and holding out hope.

Whether you are a survivor, caregiver, spouse, or friend, we hope you hear yourself in their voices and find something here that gives you breath, perspective, and courage.

We close out the series with what comes after survival: rebuilding daily life. MacKenzie talks about finding her footing in high school again and seeing the world differently. She also shares her perspective on what caregivers need—especially when they forget to ask for help. This episode is about growth, resilience, and the quiet light that leads us back into the world.