# S2E9: Kira Dales and Stroke Recovery

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Published: 2025-12-04T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today's episode is inspired by a letter we received from listener Laura Tiberi asking us to consider how life choices can be different for "those who are faced with significant transitions as a result of medical illness or injury." Laura was "retired by leukemia", has experienced two stem cell transplants and "is 3 1/2 years old in transplant years." We speak to Kira Dales, a fellow Fellow of Liz's at Stanford last year, who tells us of her life since a brain tumor and stroke. Her story includes physical, communication, cognitive and emotional recovery over the last 6 years. Kira Dales on Stanford DCI site and LinkedIn . Homework: Kira recommends Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir Of A Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad . Here is Suleika Jaouad's substack Creative Alchemy: The Isolation Journals . Here is an interview on CBS Sunday Morning with Suleika Jaouad and her husband Jon Batiste. Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union .  To use their $620 New Member offer, go to  sfcu.org/lizness If you are new to Lizness School , we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows. Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland. To listen to Liz +. Leah's  recap of Lizness School Season 1 , go to our  FINALE here . For more on Liz Dolan, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠ On Instagram, follow the show at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ins…

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