Through my experience I learned a painful reality. Learning to accept ourselves when other people can’t or won’t can be very difficult. Such a difficulty can leave us feeling stuck behind invisible walls. Background Information on my Living behind the invisible Wall As you may know, I sustained a traumatic brain injury when I was 10 years old in 1967. I sustained an … [Read more...]
Learning to Accept Ourselves when Other People Can’t or Won’t
By Second Chance to Live
Through my experience I learned a painful reality. Learning to accept ourselves when other people can't or won't can be very difficult. Such a difficulty can leave us feeling stuck behind invisible walls. To watch and listen to a video presentation of the article, click on this link: Learning to Accept Ourselves when Other People Can’t or Won’t Video … [Read more...]
Do I want to be right or Do I want to be happy? Video Presentation
By Second Chance to Live
Several days ago I wrote Do I want to be right or Do I want to be happy? Today I would like to share the article with you in video format. I create video presentations of my articles to make the information available to individuals who learn through listening and watching. I wrote this article to share a principle that I learned and was able to apply in a situation that I did … [Read more...]
Living with an Invisible Disability — Accepting Ourselves when Other People Can’t
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. As you may know, I sustained my brain injury in 1967. Once the external wounds healed, the impact of my traumatic brain injury was never again factored into the difficulties that I experienced for the next 39 years. Consequently, I found myself living with bewildering conundrum of … [Read more...]
To Empower Nurses is to Empower Their Patients – Brain Injury Recovery and Rehabilitation Video Presentation
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. You are always welcome around my table. Recently, I re-posted an article on Second Chance to Live that I wrote in September 2007. The article was published in a professional nursing journal. Because of the contents and the relevancy of the information, I re-posted the article. Today, I am going to created a video … [Read more...]