Jody Donovan defended her PhD at the height of her intellectual capacity. Two days later, she couldn't find her way to church.
After a sledding accident on a closed ski slope in Breckenridge left her with a traumatic brain injury, Jody spent the next year relearning how to get dressed, grocery shop, and find words. But the hardest part wasn't the rehabilitation—it was the shame.
In this raw and essential episode of Not All Business, Jody shares what it's like to go from overachieving CEO to not being able to name animals that start with the letter C. She talks about coming back to work with "dead eyes," developing invisible strategies so no one would know about her disability, and the moment she stopped hiding and started owning her superpower.
Together, they tackle the uncomfortable truth: corporate America doesn't have patience for invisible disabilities—and that needs to change.
LINKS & MENTIONS
Jodi Donovan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-donovan-7216b427/
The Spoon Theory (Christine Miserandino): https://www.psychologytoday.com/nz/blog/full-catastrophe-parenting/202403/what-is-spoon-theory-and-why-is-it-important
Central Auditory Processing Disorder: https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/clinical-topics/central-auditory-processing-disorder/
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