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Brain Injury Recovery and Artificial Intelligence

Why Current AI Architecture and Default System Behaviors need to Stop Translating the Individual’s Meaning and Purpose
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Essential Elements for Supportive Support Groups (Human or AI) for Any Ongoing Recovery Process
In this article, I will be sharing essential elements that I have found to be supportive in support groups seeking any … [Read More...]

How AI can Learn from What can Help Support Group Leaders Support Individuals in their Groups
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Brain Injury Recovery is about Progress, Not Perfection Through Neuroplasticy by Learning One Skill and One Skill Set at a Time
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off … [Read More...]
- Understanding Why Your Life makes Sense after Your Brain Injury
- What happens when support systems encounter human complexity that they do not readily understand, integrate, or support?
- A Study of Human Service Systems and AI Systems Under Strain: Compression, Stabilization Drift, Proceduralization, Fragmentation, Behavioral Contradiction and Burden Shifting
- AI Runtime Drift under Conversational Strain: Behavioral Contradiction, Trauma-Informed Care, Non-Linear Human Communication, and Longitudinal Evidence
Finding Purpose after a Brain Injury

Navigating Life’s Railroad Switch: Finding Purpose and Passion After Brain Injury with Poster Video Presentation
Recently, I wrote the article: Navigating Life’s Railroad Switch: Finding Purpose and Passion After Brain Injury … [Read More...]

Navigating Life’s Railroad Switch: Finding Purpose and Passion After Brain Injury Video Presentation
On January 3, 2024 I wrote the article, Navigating Life’s Railroad Switch: Finding Purpose and Passion After Brain … [Read More...]

Navigating Life’s Railroad Switch: Finding Purpose and Passion After Brain Injury
To watch and listen to a video presentation of the article: Navigating Life’s Railroad Switch Finding Purpose and … [Read More...]

Embracing Uniqueness: Navigating Life with a Disability, Overcoming Exclusion, and Drawing Inspiration from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Living with a disability, invisible or otherwise can leave us with many feelings. Feeling excluded, alienated, isolated … [Read More...]
Gaining Self-Acceptance after a Brain injury

Navigating Life After a Traumatic Brain Injury: Embracing Reality and the Journey to Acceptance
Today I want to begin talking about the process of acceptance. Through my process of acceptance, I came to a life … [Read More...]

Living Life with a Brain Injury and Finding Freedom From Shame and Guilt
I realize this article is long, however I would encourage you to read through the entire article. Please do so at your … [Read More...]

A Question to Ask: Will Your Brain Injury Awareness Make You Bitter or Better?
Several days ago, I wrote an article, Why I Needed to Challenge My Brain Injury Awareness. I shared in the article that … [Read More...]

Living and Thriving Beyond Brain Injury Awareness to Create a Good Life for Ourselves Zoom Presentation
Until I was able to move beyond my brain injury awareness, I had no idea how to live or thrive. I had no idea how to … [Read More...]
Overcoming Bullying after a Brain Injury

Solutions When Dealing with Difficult People and Bullies
In my experience living with the impact of a brain injury and an invisible disability I needed to develop solutions … [Read More...]

Freedom From Feeling Excluded Part 2 Video Presentation
Several days ago I created the video presentation of Freedom From Feeling Excluded Part 1. In today's article I will … [Read More...]

Freedom From Feeling Excluded Part 1 Video Presentation
Several days ago I wrote and published a 2 part article, Freedom From Feeling Excluded. I published this article in 2 … [Read More...]

Beyond Feeling Excluded — Are You Being Bullied by a Individual or Group?
Recently I wrote a 2 part article series, Freedom from Feeling Excluded. I would invite you to read both parts of this … [Read More...]
How to Stop Feeling Helpless after Brain Injury

How to Stop Feeling Helpless after Brain Injury — List of Articles
In my experience, I needed to make changes to stop feeling helpless. Stop feeling helpless after my brain injury. … [Read More...]

Creating a New History after Experiencing a Brain Injury or Stroke
Below article is in follow up to my zoom presentation. Brain Injury, Stress, Anxiety, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New … [Read More...]

Schedule the Brain Injury, Stress, Anxiety, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Zoom Presentation
Several days ago I wrote and published an article, Living with a Brain Injury, Holiday Stress and What to Do? in the … [Read More...]

Living with a Brain Injury, Holiday Stress and What to Do?
Several years ago I wrote an article series. Brain Injury, Stress, Anxiety, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years … [Read More...]
- Living with a Brain Injury and Creating a “Holistic Footprint” through Neuroplasticity
- Living with a Brain Injury, Feeling Rejected, Excluded, Cliques and “The Breakfast Club” Movie Video Presentation
- Challenged by Family and Friends after Our Brain Injuries Video Presentation
- Challenged by Family and Friends after Our Brain Injuries
Relationships following a Brain Injury

Several days ago I shared my article Embracing the Cracks: A Journey of Healing and Purpose After Traumatic Brain … [Read More...]

For many years of my life, my concept of boundaries was limited to what separated one State from another. When it came … [Read More...]

After our brain injuries, we may have a difficult time connecting with ourselves and with other people. As a result, we … [Read More...]

Several days ago I wrote and published an article, Living with a Brain Injury, Holiday Stress and What to Do? in the … [Read More...]
Creating Success after Brain Injury

Embracing Humility: A Journey Beyond Limitations After a Brain Injury
I have been thinking about a very powerful principle. Humility. I have found that this principle, when applied, helps me … [Read More...]

I Don’t Have to Wait to Live My Dreams
In Part 3 of my article series, Traumatic / Acquired Brain Injury — Do Not Give Up on Your Dreams! I shared with you a … [Read More...]

Living with Disabilities, Limitations and Deficits on the Railroad of Life
In life, events, circumstances, experiences, discouragement and disappointments may redirect our experience. In an … [Read More...]

Make Your Life Magical after Brain Injury Poster
Click on the poster to ENLARGE Please feel free to share these posters with anyone to whom you believe could … [Read More...]
Fulfilling Dreams after Brain Injury

Learning to Trust the Process that More will Be Revealed in Time
Several days ago I wrote the article, I Don’t Have to Wait to Live My Dreams. Yesterday, I wrote the article, Famous … [Read More...]

Achieving Our Dreams, One Skill and One Skill Set at a Time, One day at a Time
This morning I was thinking about some thing that my martial arts instructor encouraged students to do at the beginning … [Read More...]
Second Chance to Live 460 Video Presentation Playlist and Resource Page
Second Chance to Live 460 Video Presentations Playlist and Resource Page Second Chance to Live Video Presentation … [Read More...]

Consider the Spark of Your Greatness after Experiencing a Brain Injury
Living with a brain injury and an invisible disability can leave us feeling stuck. Stuck like a mouse in a … [Read More...]


