Yesterday, I created the 1st video presentation Enough with Brain Injury Awareness Video Presentation in a series of articles that I have written surrounding the subject of Brain Injury Awareness. I have written these articles to address the topic of Brain Injury Awareness in a new and light. In today's video presentation, Will Brain Injury Awareness Leave you Bitter or Better? … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
Enough with Brain Injury Awareness Video Presentation
Several weeks ago I wrote and published this article on Second Chance to Live. I have felt led to write a series of articles surrounding brain injury awareness. Today I am going to create the 1st video presentation of the series. May you be refreshed and encouraged as you watch this series. May you be inspired to move beyond the statue quo and what those individuals, groups, … [Read more...]
Brain Injury Recovery, Contributing Factors and Stealing Time
Yesterday I received a question from a reader and a friend of Second Chance to Live that helped me to realize that I needed to write this article. Her question helped me to realize that I needed to further explain what I consider to be essential in the recovery process for an individual living with a brain injury. I believe that to recover from the impact of a brain injury, the … [Read more...]
Brain Injury and Self-Pity — A Way Out
Yesterday, I wrote an article, The Brain Injury Community, and Self-Pity. My motive in being direct and blunt was to give a wake-up call to people living with brain injuries. In my experience, I need to remind myself of what I shared in the article, as I can also find myself distracted by self-pity when things are not going my way. I, too; need to guard myself against the … [Read more...]
The Brain Injury Community and the Consequences of Self-Pity
Through my time being a part of the brain injury community I have heard people whine and complain (engage in self-pity) about being a traumatic/acquired brain injury survivor. How dark and how bleak it is for them. And to make matters worse these individuals seem to surround themselves with other individuals who justify self-pity. Individuals who engage in and encourage … [Read more...]