S2 E8 · Wed, April 16, 2025

Surviving the Impossible with Aaliyah and Brady Walker : A Conversation on Survival and Partnership

Surviving the Impossible with Aaliyah and Brady Walker : A Conversation on Survival and Partnership When the odds are stacked against you, how do you navigate a future you were statistically not supposed to experience? How do you navigate the impossibility of a worst case scenario when survivability fluctuates drastically from one minute to the next? On this episode of Taking a Breath, we are joined by Aaliyah and Brady Walker as well as the rest of the immediate Walker family to discuss the harrowing events of a complex and traumatic childbirth. With National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake and National Blood Clot Alliance Patient Liaison Todd Robertson alongside listeners like you, we will continue working together to collectively Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production. For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/ For more information on Mount Sinai of New York City, please visit https://www.mountsinai.org/

S2 E7 · Wed, March 19, 2025

Traversing the Summit with Sage Canaday : A Conversation on Overcoming the Unexpected

Traversing the Summit with Sage Canaday : A Conversation on Overcoming the Unexpected Like most professional athletes, knowing your body and its idiosyncratic tendencies is key. The built resilience and scaling effort comes down to knowing precisely the inner and outer workings of your own body. What happens when you're faced with the unfamiliar? What happens when it's life threatening? On this episode of Taking a Breath, we are joined by Professional Distance Runner Sage Canaday to discuss his experience as a blood clot survivor . With National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake and National Blood Clot Alliance Patient Liaison Todd Robertson alongside listeners like you, we will continue working together to collectively Stop the Clot!  Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production. For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/ For more information on Mount Sinai of New York City, please visit https://www.mountsinai.org/

S2 E6 · Tue, February 11, 2025

Finding Your Sunny Side with Loren Ridinger : A Conversation on Life After Loss

Finding Your Sunny Side with Loren Ridinger : A Conversation on Life After Loss    Where do you begin when starting over? How do you find the resilience to move forward when life as you know it is irrevocably changed?  On this episode of Taking a Breath, we are joined by Loren Ridinger to discuss the life and legacy of her late husband JR Ridinger as well as the launch of her new book Scrambled or Sunny-Side Up: Living Your Best Life After Losing Your Greatest Love. With National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake and National Blood Clot Alliance Patient Liaison Todd Robertson alongside listeners like you, we will continue working together to collectively Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/ For more information on Scrambled or Sunny-Side Up: Living Your Best Life After Losing Your Greatest Love please visit https://www.scrambledorsunnysideup.com/product-page/scrambled-or-sunny-side-up |  #stoptheclot #bloodclots #vte #takingabreath #bloodclotpodcast #bloodclotawareness

S2 E5 · Wed, January 22, 2025

A Second Act with Dave Hall : A Conversation on Survival

A Second Act with Dave Hall : A Conversation on Survival   Clotting events are sudden. They can feel like something as mundane as a slight cough or a sore leg. When the symptoms begin, its only a matter of time before its too late.  On this episode of Taking a Breath, we are joined by News Anchor Dave Hall to discuss his experience of having a clotting event life on air and his journey post clot as a blood clot survivor. With National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake and National Blood Clot Alliance Patient Liaison Todd Robertson alongside listeners like you, we will continue working together to collectively Stop the Clot!  Produced for The National Blood Clot Alliance: Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast is a show committed to shining a light on the dangers of blood clots and breathing life into The National Blood Clot Alliance’s mission of pushing these preventable killers to the forefront of public discourse. We will hear the stories of notable blood clot survivors like Olympic medalists Katie Hoff Anderson & Tatyana McFadden , among others, as well as the expertise of medical professionals to provide connection, empathy and resources to listeners like you. At Stop the Clot we know the patient because we are the patient. Journey through this miraculous series with hosts and blood clot survivors Leslie Lake and Todd Robertson as they, with the help of listeners like you, change the way we think about blood clots. Join us as we collectively stop the clot.  The Public Health Burden Associated with Blood Clots. Blood clots affect many people — people from all walks of life — and no one person is any less important than another. It’s difficult to look at the numbers below, and not think of the individuals — their families, their friends — and not ask oneself, “Could I be at risk for a blood clot?” The answer most certainly is, “Yes, anyone can be affected by blood clots.” Blood clots do not discriminate. Tragically, too many lives are affected by blood clots, and too many lives are lost because public awareness about life-threatening blood clots is so low. Study after study has shown that fewer than 1 in 4 people have any recognition of blood clots or their signs and symptoms. Consider this: On Average, 274 People Die Every Day from Blood Clots 107 to 130 cases of potentially deadly blood clots occurred each year per 100,000 Caucasian individuals from 1985 through 2002. This translates into about 1 to 3 cases per 1,000 people. 250,000 cases of potentially deadly blood clots, such as deep vein thrombosis or DVT, occurred each year between 1966 through 1990. 900,000 cases per year are now suggested by recent scientific modeling and public health statistics. 100,000 to 300

S2 E4 · Mon, December 23, 2024

Demanding Change with Teri Stanfield : A Conversation on Grief and Advocacy

Demanding Change with Teri Stanfield : A Conversation Grief and Advocacy  No parent should endure the guttural horror of losing a child. When all that you've lived for has been taken away, how do you find the strength and purpose on the road ahead?  On this episode of Taking a Breath, we are joined by Teri Stanfield to discuss the life and legacy of her late son Bryce Taggart Stanfield and what it means to demand systemic change for blood clot awareness and prevention.  With National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake and National Blood Clot Alliance Patient Liaison Todd Robertson alongside listeners like you, we will continue working together to collectively Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/ For more information on Memorial Sloan Kettering please visit https://www.mskcc.org/

S2 E3 · Tue, December 03, 2024

Expecting the Unexpected with Michael Philbin : A Conversation on Resilience

Expecting the Unexpected with Michael Philbin : A Conversation on Resilience  On this episode of Taking a Breath, we are joined by Dr. Michael Phiblin to discuss his experience as a blood clot survivor in the wake of cancer survival. With National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake and National Blood Clot Alliance Patient Liaison Todd Robertson alongside listeners like you, we will continue working together to collectively Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/ For more information on Memorial Sloan Kettering please visit https://www.mskcc.org/

S2 E2 · Thu, October 17, 2024

A Legacy Honored with Deveraux and Kristie Hubbard: A Conversation on Remembrance and Community

A Legacy Honored with Deveraux and Kristie Hubbard: A Conversation on Remembrance and Community. The loss of a child is unimaginable. When faced with the impossible reality, how do you find strength to keep going? On this episode of Taking a Breath, we are joined by founders of The Second Foundation for blood clot awareness Deveraux and Kristie Hubbard to discuss the legacy and life of their late son Deveraux Hubbard The Second. With National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake and National Blood Clot Alliance Patient Liaison Todd Robertson alongside listeners like you, we will continue working together to collectively Stop the Clot!  Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production. For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/ 

S2 E1 · Thu, October 03, 2024

A Future Unknown with Todd Robertson : A Reprisal Conversation on Tedious Outcomes and Diagnosis

A Future Unknown with Todd Robertson : A Reprisal Conversation on Tedious Outcomes and Diagnosis Even when things feel stable and comfortable, tides still have the capacity to shift. How do you allow yourself to grieve, to be angry and to maintain hope in the face of the severe and unexpected? On this Season Two Premiere, we are once again joined by the host of this very podcast and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison, Todd Robertson to share his story as a continuous survivor and being resource to the thousands of blood clot survivors seeking community at the NBCA as well as a resource to himself. With National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake by his side and with listeners like you, we continue working together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/

Trailer · Wed, September 18, 2024

Trailer: Stop the Clot Season 2

S1 E12 · Wed, August 21, 2024

A Place to Land with Todd Robertson: A Conversation on Community Care and Perseverance.

In a world full of sporadic heartbreak and devastating happenstance, how to do we make the world a littleeasier on one another? Through community we, in turn, make life a little easier on ourselves. On thisSeason One Finale, we are joined by, as always,host of this very podcast and National Blood ClotAlliance’s Patient Liaison, Todd Robertson to share his story as a survivor and as a resource to thethousands of blood clot survivors seeking community at the NBCA. With National Blood AlliancePresident Leslie Lake by his side and with listeners like you, we continue working together to Stop theClot! Since this is just the beginning our journey, stay tuned for our Second Season of Taking a Breathecoming to you this fall.Taking a Breath: A Stop The ClotPodcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visithttps://www.stoptheclot.org/ A Place to Land with Todd Robertson: A Conversation on Community Care and Perseverance.

S1 E11 · Wed, July 17, 2024

Triumph with Bonnie Bernstein : A Conversation on Unlikely Survival and Carving Your Own Path

‘We are not sure how you survived.’ In this moment what do you do? What do you say? How do you take this sudden reality and use its energy to propel you into the life you may not have lived?  On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by Founder and CEO of Walk Swiftly Productions and former Sports Journalist for ESPN and CBS Sports, Bonnie Bernstein to discuss forward momentum in the face of a life cut short. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/

S1 E10 · Thu, May 30, 2024

Hope with Dr. Mark Lewis: A Conversation on Resilience and Kindness

In the moments of seemingly irreconcilable odds, how do you navigate the often times short path before you?  On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by Oncologist, Father and Blood Clot Survivor, Dr. Mark Lewis to discuss the powerful affects of hope in the face of worst-case scenarios. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/

S1 E9 · Wed, May 15, 2024

An Honored Legacy with Doug Adkins: A Conversation on Grief and Systemic Change

If you knew, in the moment, that they would be the final words you would ever speak to your child, what would you say? On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by Father and Political Advocate Doug Adkins to discuss the memory of his Daughter Emily Adkins and the groundbreaking work of systemic medical advocacy through the Emily Adkins Bill.  Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit stoptheclot.org.

S1 E8 · Wed, April 17, 2024

The Way Forward with Arshelle Brooks-Harris: A Conversation on Loss and Community Advocacy

It is the call no parent is ready to receive. Hearing those words echo from the receiver of your phone. She’s gone. How do you move forward when everything you know has changed? How do you move forward without your child? On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by Mother, Activist and Community Leader Arshelle Brooks-Harris to discuss her journey as a parent in losing her daughter to a clotting event and her life-saving community advocacy for systemic change. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot!   Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit stoptheclot.org  

S1 E7 · Wed, March 27, 2024

Storytelling and Defying Expectation: A Conversation with Jennifer Smith

Amidst the cheering and applause of the supportive crowd, you feel the break. SNAP! A moment you trained for years in the making thwarted by a broken bone. In the process of healing, complications arise and a blood clot changes the trajectory of your life. Forever. On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by Founder, CEO and President of Everything Podcasts Jennifer Smith to discuss trauma-induced clotting events and her journey as a blood clot survivor. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit stoptheclot.org

S1 E6 · Wed, March 13, 2024

Systemic Advocacy with Heide Bajnrauh: A Conversation on Survival and Heroism

Imagine waking up in a hospital. Your friends and family surround you, tears welling in every eye. Unbeknownst to you, they are gathered to say their final goodbyes. On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by Senior Policy Advisor, Public Health Advocate and Managing Director at Minat Health, Heide Bajnrauh to discuss her journey as a blood clot survivor. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/

S1 E5 · Wed, February 21, 2024

Conquering Fear with John ‘JT’ Lasker: A Conversation on Fatherhood and Survival

In the dead of night, the feeling of hot lighting rips across your chest. The soft and only irritating pain that you thought would go away on its own has become something worse. Something deadly. On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by the Senior Vice President at ESPN+, John ‘JT’ Lasker to discuss his journey as a blood clot survivor. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit stoptheclot.org.

S1 E4 · Wed, January 17, 2024

The Power of Advocacy as Prevention: A Conversation with Traci Wilkes Smith

Just like any other day, you make your way home after a long day of work along the same path you’ve traveled thousands of times. This time it feels harder than normal. Your breath becomes heavy and your body feels weak. On the subway platform, you begin to shut down. On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by the Attorney, Mother and Community Advocate, Traci Wilkes Smith to discuss her journey as a blood clot survivor. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit stoptheclot.org.

S1 E3 · Fri, January 05, 2024

Little Miracles and the Strength of Sisterhood with Mimi MacKinnon

Imagine waking up one winter morning knowing something doesn’t feel right. In an instant, you collapse and everything goes dark. In the miraculous events unbeknownst to you, you’re told that during a clotting emergency, you died. Twice.  On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by the Director for Events at Major League Soccer, Mimi MacKinnon to discuss her journey as a blood clot survivor. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot! Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit stoptheclot.org .  

S1 E2 · Wed, November 15, 2023

Never Slowing Down: A Conversation with Fastest Woman in the World and Blood Clot Survivor Tatyana McFadden

The crowd roars as you fly around the final turn. Pump after pump of your wheels, the moment is yours as you soar across the finish line. Amidst the cheering and congratulations something is off. Your legs feel swollen, and painful with discoloration. The return of a blood clot. On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast, we are joined by decorated Paralympic athlete and fastest Woman in the world, Tatyana McFadden, to discuss her journey as a blood clot survivor. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot!   Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org/   For more information about Tatyana and her journey, please visit https://tatyanamcfadden.com/  

S1 E1 · Wed, October 18, 2023

From World Champion & Olympian to Blood Clot Survivor – The Katie Hoff Anderson Story

Gliding through the water with each calculated breath, hitting every fly turn with voracious tenacity. Suddenly everything changes. Something's wrong. A sharp pain rips across your chest. It’s the all-too-common global killer. A blood clot. On this episode of the 12-part series, Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot podcast, we are joined by 8-time world champion and 2-time Olympic swimmer, author, and speaker Katie Hoff Anderson to discuss her journey as a survivor of a pulmonary embolism. Join our hosts, National Blood Alliance President Leslie Lake, and National Blood Clot Alliance’s Patient Liaison Todd Robertson as they, with the help of trusted medical professionals and listeners like you, work together to Stop the Clot ! Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast is an Everything Podcasts Production.  For more information on the National Blood Clot Alliance, please visit https://www.stoptheclot.org For more information about Katie and her journey, please visit https://www.kthoff.com Concerned that you or a loved one may be affected? Here is a resource list to ask your primary care physician regarding clotting risk and general prevention.

Trailer · Thu, October 12, 2023

Introducing Taking a Breath: A Stop The Clot Podcast.

Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast is a show committed to shining a light on the dangers of blood clots and breathing life into The National Blood Clot Alliance’s mission of pushing these preventable killers to the forefront of public discourse. We will hear the stories of notable blood clot survivors like Olympic medalists Katie Hoff Anderson & Tatyana McFadden , among others, as well as the expertise of medical professionals to provide connection, empathy and resources to listeners like you. At Stop the Clot we know the patient because we are the patient. Journey through this miraculous series with hosts and blood clot survivors Leslie Lake and Todd Robertson as they, with the help of listeners like you, change the way we think about blood clots. Join us as we collectively stop the clot.    The National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing the prevention, early diagnosis and successful treatment of life-threatening blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.