Annie Liontas experienced three brain injuries in the span of one year, which led to dizziness, memory fog and anger — and impacted Liontas' marriage and sex life. Their memoir is Sex with a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery. Also, David Bianculli reviews HBO's True Detective: Night Country starring Jodie Foster Kali Reis. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Complaints about people using the pronoun they.
To refer to one person.
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I'm Terry Gross.
Concussion is often much more serious than we used to think, and that's led to changes in place, places ranging from the football field to the battlefield.
My guest, Annie Leontis, can attest to how life changing concussions can be.
Her new memoir is called sex with a brain injury on concussion and recovery.
Her sex life is just one of the many aspects of life that were adversely affected during sex, which had been very pleasurable for her and her wife.
She felt like a tree stump.
The concussion left her with horrible migraines, serious memory problems, foods that suddenly repulsed her, anger issues, and it nearly led to divorce.
Leontis also writes about concussion research and the correlation between concussion and crime, prison and homelessness.
She had her first concussion when she was 35 after a bicycle accident.
When she wasn't wearing a helmet, she had two more head injuries.
That may sound improbable, but Leonta says it's actually not uncommon once you've had one concussion to have another.
Leontis is also the author of the novel.
Let me explain you.