When Life Changes the Tempo: Gloria Gaynor's Recovery Story

In this episode of the Brain & Life Podcast, host Dr. Daniel Correa is joined by musical legend Gloria Gaynor. Gloria talks about her journey in music and opens up about living with a spinal cord injury (SCI), undergoing surgery, and navigating the long road to recovery. She shares what the experience taught her about resilience and adapting when life doesn't go as planned. Next, Dr. Correa is once again joined by Dr. Shelly Hsieh, attending physician and Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Hsieh dives further into the multifaceted approach to rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries and the lifestyle factors that support healing. Additional Resources How Spinal Surgery Helped Gloria Gaynor Beat Chronic Pain and Return to the Stage What is Spinal Cord Injury? HEP2go Rehabilitation Brain & Life Podcast Episodes on These Topics Answering Your Spinal Cord Injury Questions with Dr. Shelly Hsieh "Roll with Cole & Charisma" On Building a Life Together as an Interabled Couple How Disability Advocate Wesley Hamilton Became Empowered by Adversity We want to hear from you! Have a question or want to hear a topic featured on the Brain & Life Podcast? · Record a voicemail at 612-928-6206 · Email us at BLpodcast@brainandlife.org Social Media Guests : G loria Gaynor @gloriagaynor ; D r. Shelly Hsieh @MontefioreHealthSystem Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD

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When Life Changes the Tempo: Gloria Gaynor's Recovery Story is an episode from Brain & Life by American Academy of Neurology.

This episode is 01:04:12 long.

This episode was published on Feb 12, 2026.

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