Word Slips, Brain Glitches, and the Hamburger Hotdog Incident

In this episode, Dawn recounts the moment her brain betrayed her in public when she confidently tried to order a beef taco and instead asked for a hamburger hotdog. What followed was not just family laughter, but a full internal spiral involving dementia, strokes, and premature placement in memory care.

Using humor, self-awareness, and a healthy dose of sarcasm, Dawn unpacks how one small verbal glitch can send our minds straight to worst-case scenarios. She explores why so many of us immediately assume something is “wrong” with us, especially when we’re tired, stressed, hormonal, or carrying everyone else’s mental load.

This episode isn’t about medical diagnoses. It’s about panic thoughts, overthinking, and the very human experience of a brain that occasionally buffers in public. If you’ve ever forgotten a word, blanked mid-sentence, or scared yourself over something small, this one’s for you.

Spoiler: it’s probably not the beginning of the end. It’s just your brain doing its best.