His Roommate Left Him With a Caved-In Skull — Now He Builds Sound Healing Machines

About this episode

Brendan Casey shares his harrowing experience of surviving a brutal attack and his journey towards healing through sound therapy.

Brendan Casey and I went to school together back in Worcester. I knew bits and pieces of what happened to him. I wasn't ready for the full story. In January 2020, Brendan was attacked in his own kitchen by a roommate hiding in the bathroom with a metal baseball bat. Hit 12 times. Skull caved in. Ribs collapsed. Liver ruptured. He spent seven weeks in the hospital, woke up from a coma not knowing what happened, and had to relearn how to read. What came out of it: six ...

People in this episode

Host: Richard Marczewski Jr.

Guest: Brendan Casey

Topics covered

• personal story
• trauma recovery
• sound healing
• friendship
• resilience

Keywords

• Brendan Casey
• trauma
• sound healing
• recovery
• Worcester

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Worcester

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