S1/ E7/ PT1: Real Talk from the husbands: Lessons, Missteps, & Doing Better

Part 1: This week we're doing something new, and deeply meaningful. In this two-part series, we're talking with the husbands of the NeuroMoms Collective founders: Erin's husband, Carl Moyer, and Amanda's husband, Trav Boring.

For caregivers and families supporting someone with a traumatic brain injury, the partner experience often goes unspoken. Today, we're shining a light on it.

In Part One, Carl and Travis share what it was like the moment their families' lives changed. They talk about the story behind the story: the shock of emergency rooms, the disorientation, the fear, and the immediate shift into survival mode. Erin and Amanda reflect alongside them as couples who have weathered these storms—not just individually, but together.

We talk about:

• The early days of each family's TBI journey

• How trauma affects partners differently

• The couple dynamic: what feels supportive and what doesn't

• The role of hope when everything feels dark

• What they wish they knew then

• Love, resilience, and humor showing up even in crisis

This episode is an invitation to hear from the people standing just outside the medical bed—holding the line, holding families together, and holding out hope.

Whether you are a survivor, caregiver, spouse, or friend, we hope you hear yourself in their voices and find something here that gives you breath, perspective, and courage.