Brain Fever Podcast

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 is a health podcast hosted by JM Stebbins, with 38 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

JM Stebbins hosts Brain Fever Podcast, a health show with 38 episodes published.

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  Health & True Crime

  Sep 23, 20261h 7m

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Brain Fever podcast, Jackie is joined by friend of the pod, Jodi Weber. Jodi is a retired Special Agent with the FBI, the author of "The Bald-Faced Deception," and a full-time web sleuth. She hosts her popular podcast, "Caught in My Web" five days/week on the Patreon app. While in the FBI, Jodi was part of an evidence response team deployed to the Pentagon post-September 11th. Jackie and Jodi kick off another season of Brain Fever by discussing Jodi's multiple acts of life as: a journalist, a Special Agent, and now an author and creative. They dive into her days in the FBI and why she chose her third act as a mystery writer and podcaster. The two also cover the national attention surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial, Jodi's analysis of the case and problems she saw, and women's health. Jodi also discusses the serious and traumatic consequences to her health from inhaling 9-11 toxins, and gives actionable steps that people can take to Never Forget 9-11 victims and first responders. Find and follow Jodi Weber: On TikTok: @jodeneweber On Instagram: @weberjodene Jodi's Website: https://jodeneweber.com/ (Amazon Storefront links to safety devices located on her website) Jodi's Podcast: Caught in My Web (on Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/CAUGHTINMYWEB Jodi's Book: The Bald-Faced Deception https://a.co/d/01wJQgL4 Make sure to catch Brain Fever ! You don't want to miss this episode!

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  Two Characters

  Apr 3, 20261h 16mS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In 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...

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  Work-Life Balance: Truth or Myth

  Dec 31, 20251h 12mS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Calling all stressed out lawyers (dare I repeat myself) AND stressed out humans looking to find that inner feeling of balance. In this episode, Jackie is joined by Dr. Amy Wood, a clinical psychologist, executive coach, person who deals with stressed out lawyers extraordinaire, and author of "Lawyer Like an Athlete." While this show focuses a lot of energy on how quickly lawyers seem to expend the energy of their professional lives, any and everyone can benefit from Dr. Wood's generous knowledge and wisdom. Want to know more about mental health--listen to this...

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  Promises Made, Promises Kept

  Nov 26, 20251h 40mS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, Jackie is joined by special guest and longtime friend, Jamie Selzler. Jamie is a brilliant businessman and political strategist. Through their work in politics, Jamie and Jackie met while Jackie was still in college at the University of North Dakota. Jamie is the kind of friend who finds out you have autoimmune encephalitis and walks a personal letter to Elton John's record label in London (true story). He's also tearing up the internet with his profoundly personal and courageous story about losing over 350lbs.<br/><br/>Over the past few...

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  The Many Acts of Life

  Oct 29, 20251h 36mS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, Jackie is joined by David Gerken, a lobbyist turned writer turned "mindfulness guru" (Jackie's words). David, a California native, is a graduate of both Princeton and Georgetown. In his first act of life, he worked on the Hill and ran a lobbying firm in D.C. Called to a more creative life, he headed west to Hollywood and eventually landed the greatest job on earth (Jackie's words) as a writer for the Emmy Award winning "West Wing." David's now entered his third act by writing and sharing the beauty of...

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