She Survived a 113-MPH Crash — Kali Parkinson’s Story of Trauma, Healing, and Becoming Someone New | Crackin’ Backs Podcast

One moment, you’re a college student planning your future.
The next, you’re in a car going 113 miles per hour, rolling 15 times down a 300-foot canyon in rural Utah.

On this powerful episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Kali Parkinson, a college student whose life changed in a single, violent moment—and whose story of survival, recovery, and identity will stay with you long after the episode ends.

The driver of the car died on impact.
Kali survived—but only because of a chain of unlikely “coincidences” that defy explanation.

Random hikers happened to be out on a Wednesday night in a remote canyon.
Despite minimal cell service, they were able to call 911.
A medical helicopter was already in the area on a training flight and arrived in less than 25 minutes.
One hiker carried a pocket knife with a seatbelt cutter, just in time to free Kali as the belt tightened around her neck and began to suffocate her.

This episode isn’t about shock value.
It’s about what happens after—when survival becomes the starting line, not the finish.

In this conversation, Kali shares:

• What she remembers from the moment everything changed—and the first clear thought that cut through the chaos
• How surviving a near-fatal car accident affects not just the body, but the mind
• The hardest emotions she faced once the dust settled
• What it’s like when your body becomes something you must relearn instead of trust
• The challenge of going from independence at college to suddenly needing help in ways most young adults never experience
• Whether accepting help—or trusting herself again—was the harder battle
• How facing mortality at such a young age changed her relationship with time, priorities, and what truly matters
• Who she hopes people sense she is today—not what she survived, but who she has become

This episode speaks directly to anyone who has experienced trauma, loss, or a life-altering event—and to anyone navigating the quiet, unseen work of healing.

Why This Story Matters

Kali Parkinson’s story reminds us that healing isn’t linear, strength isn’t loud, and survival is not the same as living. Her experience offers insight not only for those recovering from physical trauma, but for anyone re-learning trust—in their body, their mind, and their future.

This is not just a story about what happened.
It’s a story about who you become afterward.

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Are medical students and young doctors really becoming better clinicians — or just better prompt engineers with stethoscopes? In this episode of Crackin’ Backs, we go deep with Dr. Ti Pence to unpack AI in healthcare, how it’s reshaping medical training, clinical decision-making, ethical responsibility, bias, and what the next decade of medicine might look like.

From daily AI use in study and documentation to hospitals quietly embedding tools into clinics, we ask the hard questions:

• What happens when medical training prioritizes AI fluency over clinical judgment?
• How can future physicians use AI to augment — not override — human expertise?
• Where does bias pose the greatest risk in real-world medicine?
• Who should be held accountable if AI harms a patient?
• And what does an ideal AI-powered healthcare system look like by 2030?

Whether you’re a clinician, medical student, health professional, patient advocate, or curious about the future of medicine and technology, this episode challenges assumptions and shows the human side of AI in health care.

About Our Guest — Dr. Ti Pence

Dr. Ti Pence, DC is a clinician, healthcare strategist, and thought leader at the intersection of artificial intelligence, clinical judgment, and medical education. With advanced training in healthcare administration and cutting-edge insight into how AI tools are shaping practice, Dr. Pence explores the balance between technology and human expertise — especially in how doctors are trained, evaluated, and held accountable today.

He’s been featured talking about AI’s impact on manual therapy, chiropractic education, and the future of clinical skills — challenging traditional norms and offering practical, big-picture insight into where medicine is headed next.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why AI is already embedded in how medical students study, write notes, and plan care
One real example where AI impressed — and one where it missed the mark
How bias in healthcare data can harm real lives
What professionalism with AI should actually look like
The “rules of engagement” every future physician should follow
A hopeful — and a cautionary — vision of medicine in 2030

Whether you’re preparing for med school, navigating clinical practice, or just curious about AI + human judgment, this episode makes complex ideas feel understandable and urgent.

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What if the hormone you’ve been ignoring your entire life… is the one that could save it?

In this electrifying episode of The Crackin Backs Podcast we welcome back hormone-game-changer Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson — a global thought-leader whose career spans nearly four decades of clinical breakthroughs in hormones, nutrition and gut-health.

Known for calling Oxytocin “the most misunderstood hormone in modern medicine” — not just the so-called “love hormone,” but a whole-body regulator — Dr. Berkson pulls back the curtain on how oxytocin might be the missing link behind loneliness, inflammation, hormone decline, disconnection, anxiety, burnout, mood disorders, trauma, menopause, male aging, intimacy and longevity.

Why have we excluded oxytocin from the women’s health conversation (menopause, pelvic floor, estrogen/progesterone interplay)? What does the science actually reveal about oxytocin’s power to rewire the brain, heal trauma, support male cardiovascular health, and rewrite the aging script? Dr. Berkson explains it all — with the kind of clinical depth and personal insight that only comes from someone who has lived the story as both doctor and patient.

If you’re ready to challenge everything you’ve been told about hormones and discover the regulatory molecule that may hold the key to emotional connection, physical resilience, and the longer, better life you deserve — you cannot skip this episode.

Want to dig deeper? Grab Dr. Berkson’s latest book, explore her full bio and research, and watch/listen to this episode now — your future self will thank you.

Learn more about Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson:
Dr. Berkson’s Official Site

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