On Wednesday September 2, 2020 I will be speaking to the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana Support Group meeting via Zoom. Topic "Finding Purpose after Brain Injury" Below is a Link to the Power Point Presentation of the below article: “Finding Purpose after Brain Injury” I am available to offer this as a keynote presentation or in a workshop setting at your … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2020
Brain Injury, Frustration, Discouragement, Disappointment and Disillusionment
For many years after my brain injury I experienced frustration, discouragement, disappointment and disillusionment. In January 2015 I wrote an article, and created a video and slideshow presentation to share what helped to change my perspective and give me hope. Below are links to the article, a video presentation and a slideshow presentation to share the information in … [Read more...]
Grieving the Guilt and Shame of a Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke Video Presentation
To read the full article, click on this link: Grieving the Guilt and Shame of a Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke Scroll down to watch and listen to the video presentation of the article. For many years I had no idea how I had internalized shame and guilt because of my brain injury. In this video presentation of my article, I share what helped me to understand my guilt … [Read more...]
Increasing the Brain and Bodies Ability to Function after Stroke/Brain Injury
Following a stroke or brain injury the bodies ability to function on both sides can be damaged. This can result in a minimal or decreased ability to engage in activities of daily living. As a result the individual may find themselves frustrated and wanting to give up and isolate. In my experience, I have found a solution for these feelings of frustration and wanting to … [Read more...]
Grieving the Guilt and Shame of a Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
To watch and listen to a video presentation of this article, click on this link: Grieving the Guilt and Shame of a Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke Video Presentation For many years after my brain injury I had no idea that I carried a tremendous amount of guilt and shame. Guilt and shame because of the traumatic brain injury that I experienced when I was 10 years old in … [Read more...]
