A stroke survivor shares why she's pursuing a neuroscience degree while managing recovery, family life, and building tools to help others navigate healing.

I remember being pregnant with my first. The excitement about finally meeting him. The terror of what I would do without an operating manual to help me through. The acceptance that the next few years of my life would be spent craving more sleep than I would ever get. What I wasn’t prepared for was the heavy weight of guilt that comes along with every child. Literally from day one. Did we get the right car seat? Will he be safe? Am I holding him right? Why won’t he fee