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Persistence U with Lizbeth

An award-winning author turned Lifetime TV movie subject, host Lizbeth Meredith works to tame trauma and increase resilience leveraging the power of persistence.Created for and by survivors and strivers, Persistence U podcast with Lizbeth hosts guests willing to share from the heart to both inform and inspire. Whether they've published a first book after 70, or slowly re-entered life after a crushing setback, they'll tell who and what helped. Because big goals and obstacles are no match when you have a good community.

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Persistence U with Lizbeth

The Nurse Practitioner Who Became Her Own Patient—And Found a New Mission: The Story of Kelly Tuttle

July 02, 2025 • Lizbeth Meredith • Season 5 • Episode 187

Three months after a car crash, Kelly Tuttle fell asleep at the wheel again—this time from brain fatigue.
She was trying to return to “normal,” but her concussion had other plans.

This week on Persistence U, Kelly shares how she turned her traumatic brain injury into a second act—retraining in neurology, writing a guide to help others return to life after injury (After the Crash), and launching resources for people with invisible challenges.

You Will Learn:

How a life-changing car accident and hidden brain injury led Kelly Tuttle to redefine her career and purpose.

The essential tools, therapies, and emotional supports that can help in recovering from traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Why Kelly chose to write After the Crash—and how she's helping others return to work, school, and life after TBI.

Her story is filled with honesty, resilience, and the courage to rebuild with purpose.

Learn more about Kelly’s work at kellytuttle.org. Kelly's book, After the Crash: How to Keep Your Job, Stay in School, and Live Life After a Brain Injury can be ordered where books are sold.

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Lizbeth’s links

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Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters can be ordered where books are sold, and is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime.

Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold!

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