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If your brain changes, are you still the same person?

That was the question behind a 1991 movie titled Regarding Henry. In that film, Harrison Ford played the part of Henry Turner. Henry was a wealthy New York City lawyer. He was also narcissistic, uncaring, and even a little unethical sometimes. He got what he wanted and he didn’t care who was in the way.

One night he stops into a convenience store and accidentally interrupts an armed robbery. Henry gets shot in the head, but somehow survives. But he has damage to his brain. As he recovers, he slowly emerges as someone very different than who he was before the shooting. He forges new, loving relationships with his wife and his daughter. And of course they love the “new” Henry.

My guest today is Marcy. She’s a wife and a mother. She has first-hand experience with seeing someone change after a traumatic brain injury – it was her husband, Greg.

He was not the same person.

If you’d like to contact Marcy, she’s in the Facebook group – WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/251

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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Every
other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then
Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by
other listeners.

The
question for this episode:

What’s
the most annoying thing people do in public?

Links
for this episode:

Meredith
hates Axe
cologne:https://www.amazon.com/AXE-Fragrance-Collection-Premium-Deodorant/dp/B0CTB125V1/ref=sr_1_6

Life Kit podcast
episode about nail
care:https://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/nx-s1-5711411/dont-mess-with-your-cuticles-and-other-nail-advice

Neti
Pot:https://www.amazon.com/SinuCleanse-Relieves-Congestion-Allergies-All-Natural/dp/B000TFR6MG/ref=sr_1_1?th=1

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Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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@IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]!
#indacloudpod

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Every
other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then
Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by
other listeners.

The
question for this episode:

What’s
the most annoying thing people do in public?

Links
for this episode:

Meredith
hates Axe
cologne:https://www.amazon.com/AXE-Fragrance-Collection-Premium-Deodorant/dp/B0CTB125V1/ref=sr_1_6

Life Kit podcast
episode about nail
care:https://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/nx-s1-5711411/dont-mess-with-your-cuticles-and-other-nail-advice

Neti
Pot:https://www.amazon.com/SinuCleanse-Relieves-Congestion-Allergies-All-Natural/dp/B000TFR6MG/ref=sr_1_1?th=1

Fenty
Beauty Lip
Balm:https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Kissr-Luscious-Lip-Balm/dp/B09CPC591V/ref=sr_1_6?th=1

Use
your digital ID in Apple
Wallet:https://support.apple.com/en-us/123719

Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

To
check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us
at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.

Sponsor
deals:

Visit
www.functionhealth.com/WHATWAS or use gift code WHATWAS25 for a $25

credit
toward your membership.

Visit
AuraFrames.com and use promo code WHATWAS at checkout to get $45 off.

If
you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping
@IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]!
#indacloudpod

Go
to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS to get 30% off your first order, plus a
FREE $60 gift just for signing up.

Go
to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day
returns!

Get
15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/
#oneskinpod

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Today’s episode has a content warning for discussion of suicide.

Have
you ever seen pictures or video of a hoarder house, and just
wondered, what is going on?

I
mean, everyone has a different tolerance level for clutter. But
hoarding is not just an issue of having a messy living environment.
It’s actually classified as a distinct mental illness. The American
Psychiatric Association says hoarding is characterized by a
persistent, intense inability to discard possessions – leading to
significant clutter, distress, and impairment in daily living.

My
guest for this episode is one of my favorite people – my friend
Margy. We’ve known each other for years through the podcast
industry, and she actually told this story originally here on What
Was That Like back in 2022. Lots of things have happened with Margy
since then, so stick around til the end for an update from her.

Margy
was an adult when her dad died. She came back home and saw the job
that had to be done, and she channeled her grief into energy. And
what seemed like an impossible challenge didn’t defeat her –
rather, it made her unstoppable.

Margy’s
company: Brainbased.com

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Full
show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/250

Graphics
for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

Want
to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL
listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at
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you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping
@IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]!
#indacloudpod

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FREE $60 gift just for signing up.

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to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day
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For a lot of people, flying is a really scary thing.

And
that fear can come from a few different factors. You’ve heard
stories about planes that have crashed (even though it’s rare).
You’re gonna be in this metal tube a few miles above the ground.
And you’re putting your life in the hands of people you don’t
even know.

Part
of flight attendant training is learning how to handle a passenger
who has anxiety about flying. If someone steps on to the plane and
tells them, “Hey, I’m pretty nervous about this”, they have
ways to deal with it. They need to keep that passenger comfortable,
and everyone on the plane safe.

One
thing a fearful passenger can do is ask to meet the pilot. This might
not always be possible, but in many cases the pilot is happy to meet
a nervous flier and provide some reassurance. Then, a few minutes
later when the plane is taking off, you can think “this feels a
little scary, but I met the person who’s flying the plane, and they
seemed to know what they’re doing”.

But
takeoff is just the first part – you still have to get back to
earth. What if the plane is landing, and no one – not even the
pilot – knows that anything is wrong...

Until
you hit the ground.

Full
show notes for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/249

Graphics
for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

Want
to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL
listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at
WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook
(many of the podcast guests are there as well)

Get
every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes
to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS.

Try
What Was That Like PLUS free:

iPhone:
at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try
free”

Android:
on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it
free on any app

Sponsor
deals:

Visit
www.functionhealth.com/WHATWAS or use gift code WHATWAS25 for a $25

credit
toward your membership.

Visit
AuraFrames.com and use promo code WHATWAS at checkout to get $45 off.

If
you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping
@IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]!
#indacloudpod

Go
to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS to get 30% off your first order, plus a
FREE $60 gift just for signing up.

Go
to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day
returns!

Get
15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/
#oneskinpod

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