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Season 86 Episode 2904

Radiation Road S2E19

Matt Harline has been an artist all his life, but after high school he took a 41 year detour in life as an electrical / computer hardware engineer. In 2016 his life was literally turned upside down while riding a bicycle resulting in a traumatic brain injury. This ended his career as an engineer, and launched him back to the path he had always dreamed of, creating works of art. In 2018 he lost his art studio to a wildfire in Northern California’s Butte County. These moments, and others, have contributed to Matt’s desire to inspire others approach life with optimism, to embrace the things that they can do, stretch their limits. After another concussion in 2022, a benign brain tumor was found and surgically removed, followed by six and a half weeks of radiation treatment. During those treatments, Matt kept a journal of paintings to record his experience, which then became a book, “Radiation Road”. Matt now spends his time drawing and painting, teaching a monthly watercolor journaling class, and regularly leading children on tours of the Crocker art museum in Sacramento, California. He is also on the board of directors for the Head Trauma Support Project of Sacramento, an organization that provides support group services for people with brain injuries. Connect with Matt: Facebook: www.facebook.com/matt.harline Instagram: www.instagram.com/mattharline Threads: www.threads.net/@mattharline LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matt-harline Connect with the host: InvisibleCondition@e360tv.com

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