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Brain Fever PodcastAuthor: JM Stebbins
Brain Fever is hosted by autoimmune encephalitis survivor, Jackie M. Stebbins and is produced by her husband and former radio personality, Sean Arithson. Jackie was a nationally recognized trial lawyer until almost overnight, she couldn't read or tell the time, and had full body tremors and seizures. After a horror story illness and near-death experience, Jackie miraculously survived her "brain on fire" and began sharing her journey with others. Brain Fever is a testament to Jackie's resilience and the human spirit. She highlights not only her story, but the stories of others including cancer survivors, philosophers, lawyers, writers, and others affected by autoimmune encephalitis. She also focuses on mental health, hoping to bring to light the diagnoses so many face and to destigmatize it. (And she talks A LOT about Elton John!)Jackie is the author of "Unwillable: A Journey to Reclaim My Brain" and the JM Stebbins blog, a motivational speaker, and the host of the Brain Fever podcast.jmstebbins.comunwillable.com Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Monday, 6 April, 2026
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Jackie is joined by Dr. Cody Vest, a popular BookToker in New York City. Dr. Cody got his start as an AP English teacher in Arkansas while also earning a Ph.D. He then pivoted into the corporate world and began a new career working as an instructional designer for Walmart. When he started making videos about burnout, teaching, and his disdain for Where the Crawdads Sing, his content went viral! Dr. Cody continues to work full time in the corporate world while also enjoying notoriety as Jackie's favorite BookToker (and she's not alone, he's widely popular!).Jackie and Dr. Cody cover a lot of ground on ... all the books! Elder millennial reads, why the high school curriculums should change and why there's pushback, finding meaning and healing in books, and how Dr. Cody began his BookToker side hustle to achieve 2.5 million likes and over 100K followers on TikTok alone. If you're new to reading, hope to get back to reading, or wonder what it's like to meet Dua Lipa, you don't want to miss this episode of Brain Fever!Find and follow Dr. Cody:On TikTokOn Instagram On LinkTree
