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Empowering the Individual, Not the Brain Injury

Category — Building Self-Esteem after a Brain Injury — List of Articles

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My Perspective

Self-esteem is slowly stripped away following a brain injury. The individual often find that their relationships have changed. The relationship they had with people and the relationship that they had with themselves. What was once familiar, may now seem foreign. What was once a way to build a sense of self may no longer work. As a result the individual living with a brain injury may have a difficult time relating to themselves and to other people. Articles in this category are written to help the individual living with a brain injury to re-build a relationship with themselves.

In the process of rebuilding a relationship with ourselves we gain a sense of self. In the process, we create our new sense of what it means to esteem ourselves. As we build a relationship with ourselves and gain a sense of self we gain the power to follow our dreams. Follow our dreams in ways that work for us. In the process we learn how to relate to other people in ways that work for us. In the process, we build self-esteem. Although our relationships may have changed, we discover the value of having a relationship with ourselves.

Below is a list of articles in which I share information that helped me to build my self-esteem. What helped me to build a relationship with myself following my brain injury.

  • Don’t Let Anyone tell You; You Aren’t Enough Because…You are Smart, Intuitive and Courageous Discussion Presentation and Poster
  • Living and Thriving Beyond Brain Injury Awareness to Create a Good Life for Ourselves
  • Navigating Life’s Railroad Switch: Finding Purpose and Passion After Brain Injury Discussion Presentation and Poster
  • Creating Practical Hope that Lasts in Our Lives through the Power of Identification
  • Goals for Healthy Living in 2025 and The Importance of Self-Advocacy after a Brain Injury to Own the Power in Our Mind, Body, Spirit, Soul and Emotions Keynote Presentation and the Fayetteville, NC Brain Injury Support Group
  • Goals for Healthy Living in 2025 and The Importance of Self-Advocacy after a Brain Injury to Own the Power in Our Mind, Body, Spirit, Soul and Emotions Keynote Presentation
  • Experiencing Dignity and Self-Respect after a Brain Injury
  • 56 Years After My Traumatic Brain Injury and What I Would Have Liked to Have Known Video Presentation
  • Empowering Ongoing Brain Injury Recovery: Key Concepts and Principles for Success Video Presentation
  • Beyond Brain Injury Symptom Management — Resources to Empower an Ongoing Holistic Brain Injury Recovery Process Video Presentation
  • Unveiling Resilience: Navigating Life’s Truths After a Brain Injury
  • Embracing Change: A Three-Stage Journey to Learning and Success
  • Understanding the Identity of “Who I Am?” after my Brain Injury
  • Why I Needed to Challenge My Brain Injury Awareness Revisited Video Presentation
  • Why I Needed to Challenge My Brain Injury Awareness Revisited
  • Loss of Friends and Family Resulting from Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injuries by Teah Beglau-Davis
  • Creating Practical Hope in Our Lives through the Power of Identification
  • Updated List of National and International Groups and Organizations Using Second Chance to Live as a Resource
  • Don’t Let Anyone tell You, You Aren’t Enough Because…You are Smart, Intuitive and Courageous Zoom Presentation
  • Several Thoughts and Quotes that Inspire Me to Create Hope and be Empowered
  • Don’t Let Anyone tell You, You Aren’t Enough Because…You are Smart, Intuitive and Courageous
  • Getting Comfortable in Our “Own Skin” Living with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability Zoom Presentation
  • Getting Comfortable in Our “Own Skin” Living with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability
  • Synapse National Conference Future Leaders in Brain Injury Testimonial from being a Panelist “Navigating the Healthcare System as a Person with a Brain Injury”
  • Second Chance to Live Panel Answers Synapse National Future Leaders in Brain Injury Conference
  • Brain Injury, Parents and Why Am I So Sad?
  • We are Not Less Than or a Victim of Our Brain Injuries!
  • Living with a Brain Injury and Finding Freedom from feeling “Stuck” in Time and “Spinning” our Wheels
  • 12 Ways to Enhance Our Lives, Well-Beings and Relationships after a Brain Injury with Craig Phillips Webinar Recording
  • Finding the Freedom from Feeling Stuck after a Brain Injury Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury, New Year’s Resolutions and “I CAN” Video Recording
  • Living with a Brain Injury and the Messages We Tell Ourselves Full Zoom Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury and the Messages We Tell Ourselves Zoom Presentation
  • How families and friends can best support individuals with brain injuries?
  • 12 Ways to Enhance Our Lives, Well-Beings and Relationships after a Brain Injury Zoom Presentation
  • Empowering Our Definition of Normal after Brain Injury
  • Second Chance to Live — The Journey began 55 years ago, today
  • Second Chance to Live and Succeeding Beyond my Special Needs from 10 Years of Age
  • Comprehensive History of Second Chance to Live — Answering the Call that never Came Video Presentation
  • Answering the Call: The History and Mission of Second Chance to Live
  • Living with a Brain Injury — I Can Not Do Everything, But Still I Can Do Something Video Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury — I Can Not Do Everything, But Still I Can Do Something Keynote Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury — I Can Not Do Everything, But Still I Can Do Something
  • Instead, We Can Create Our Own Genius Zoom/In Person Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability — How are You Defining Success? Video Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability — How are You Defining Success?
  • Instead, We Can Create Our Own Genius Video Presentation
  • Instead, We Can Create Our Own Genius
  • Living with a Brain Injury — Several Quotes that Inspire Me to Live My Best Life Video Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury — Several Quotes that Inspire Me to Live My Best Life
  • Gratitude, Contentment, Happiness and Living with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability
  • Neuroplasticity through Escrima, Kali, Wing Chun, Muay Thai and Western Boxing 2021
  • Neuroplasticity, Martial Arts and Second Chance to Live February 2022
  • Making Our Lives Magical One Day at a Time after Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation
  • Living My Life with a Brain Injury, but Whose Life am I Really Living? Video Presentation
  • 12 Ways to Enhance Our Lives, Well-Beings and Relationships after a Brain Injury Video Presentation
  • 12 Ways to Enhance Our Lives, Well-Beings and Relationships after a Brain Injury Article
  • Believing in Ourselves through Self-Advocacy — Owning Our Power After Brain Injury and Stroke Program
  • History of Second Chance to Live 54 Years after My Traumatic Brain Injury
  • A1C, PreDiabetes, Losing Weight, Walking, Working Out, Flav City and Bobby Parrish
  • Ingredients to Build a Good Life for Ourselves after Brain Injury Video Presentation
  • 55 Quotes that Inspire Me to Own My Power to Pursue my Purpose Video Presentation
  • 58 Quotes that Inspire Me to Own My Power to Pursue my Purpose
  • Living with a Brain Injury, Stress and Managing Anxiety Video Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury, Stress and Managing Anxiety
  • Asking “Why Me? after Experiencing my Brain Injury? Video Presentation
  • Asking “Why Me? after Experiencing my Brain Injury?
  • Living with a Brain Injury, Symptoms, Distractions and Owning Our Power Video Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury, Symptoms, Distractions and Owning Our Power
  • Finding Freedom from the Impact of Invisible Disabilities Zoom Presentation
  • Don’t Let Anyone tell You (Including Yourself) that…Video Presentation e Book
  • Sharing Hope after Brain Injury and Stroke Zoom and Power Point Presentations
  • Neuroplasticity, Setting Goals and Creating Hope After Brain Injury and Stroke Power Point Presentation
  • Introducing the “Avoiding the Trap of Our Brain Injury e Book”
  • When Circumstances Change our Plans and Dreams Video Presentation
  • Repetitive Mirrored Movements to Engage Both Sides of Our Brain and Body
  • Brain Injury, Frustration, Discouragement, Disappointment and Disillusionment
  • Grieving the Guilt and Shame of a Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke Video Presentation
  • Brain Injury Recovery – An Advantage and a Disadvantage– I need Your Help!
  • Living with Limitations Can Leave you and I Believing that We are Stupid Video Presentation
  • Finding Freedom From Things That Keep Us Feeling Trapped
  • Brain Injury, Neuropsychological Evaluations, Self Esteem, Self Worth and Value
  • Finding Purpose after Brain Injury Power Point Presentation
  • Bullying and Anxiety — So Who Did You Give Your Power Away To? Video Presentation
  • Several Ways that Help me to Own my Power, Just for Today
  • Living with a Brain Injury, the Covid-19 Virus and Feelings of Isolation Video Presentation
  • So What to Do after Letting Go of What Can Not Be Changed? Resilience Video Presentation
  • March — Brain Injury Awareness Month — Is Our Brain Injury Awareness Enough?
  • Being Mistreated by Someone Close to Us after a Brain Injury Video Presentation
  • Discovering Our Super Power after a Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Why and What Might Have Been because of a Traumatic Brain Injury
  • What Will Be Our Legacy after We Pass into Eternity?
  • Brain Injury, New Year’s Resolutions and Resolving to Own Our Power
  • An Important Question that I NEED to ask Myself, “What do I really want?” Video Presentation
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  • Brain Injury and Not Judging Your Efforts to Anyone else’s Efforts Video Presentation
  • Brain Injury and Not judging Your Efforts to Anyone else’s Efforts
  • Brain Injury, Achieving Goals, and What may Be Getting in Your Way Video Presentation
  • Brain Injury, Achieving Goals, and What may Be Getting in Your Way
  • Experiencing Self-Acceptance after a Traumatic/Acquired Brain Injury Video Presentation
  • Building Self-Esteem and Finding Purpose after Traumatic Brain Injury Video Presentation
  • Building Self-Esteem and Finding Purpose after Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Nine Habits to Benefit from Using the Principle of Neuroplasticity
  • Discovering a “New Normal” after Experiencing a Brain Injury Part 1
  • When I Accept and Adapt to What I Can Not Change I am Happier Video Presentation
  • Brain Injury — Discovering Our Significance, Self-Esteem and Self-Respect
  • Changing the Way I think about Failure and Success Video Presentation
  • Embracing the Significance and Value of Our Seeming Flaws
  • Owning Our Power and Not Giving Away Our Hopes and Dreams
  • Resentment, The Power of Forgiveness and Setting Ourselves Free Slideshow Presentation
  • Brain Injury — Why do I Feel so Misunderstood and Shunned Slideshow Presentation
  • Has Drama Replaced Living One Piece at a Time with Depression? Slideshow Presentation
  • Resentment, the Power of Forgiveness and Setting Ourselves Free
  • Some Lessons Learned through the Struggle of My Expectations Video Presentation
  • Loving Ourselves Unconditionally after a Brain Injury
  • 11th Annual NKY TBI Conference Keynote Presentation – March 31, 2017 EVALUATION RESULTS – Craig Phillips Video Presentation
  • Choosing Sanity and Learning to Trust Ourselves after a Brain Injury Video Presentation
  • Living with the Impact of a Brain Injury, Anger and Resentment
  • Experiencing a second chance to live after a brain injury PowerPoint Presentation Video Presentation
  • Brain Injury, Neuroplasticity and Opening the Door to Hope Power Point Presentation Video Presentation
  • The Cracked Pot and Embracing the Beauty of Our Flaws Video Presentation
  • Don’t Let Anyone tell You — You Aren’t Enough Because…Video Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury and New Ways of Learning Video Presentation
  • Empowering a Relationship with Myself and with Other People — A 10 Part Article Series
  • Limiting by a Label and Giving Away Our Power to Shine Video Presentation
  • Limiting by a Label and Giving Away Our Power to Shine
  • Are You “Anchored To” and “Limited By” a Label of “Brain Injury”? Video Presentation
  • Are You “Anchored To” and “Limited By” a Label of “Brain Injury”?
  • I Am Not a “Label” — Being Our Own Best Cheerleader Video Presentation
  • Finding Freedom from Beyond the Walls of an Invisible Disability Video Presentation
  • Lesson I Learned after Publishing my 8th eBook — PDF files and Permalinks
  • Social Anxiety, Understanding and Finding Freedom from Bullying Video Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury and Overcoming Social Anxiety Video Presentation
  • Social Anxiety, Understanding and Finding Freedom from Bullying
  • Living with a Brain Injury and Overcoming Social Anxiety
  • Moving Beyond the Mindset of a “Survivor” to Create Possibilities
  • Brain Injury, Parents, Awareness, Creativity, Freedom and Hope Part 2
  • Brain Injury, Parents, Awareness, Creativity, Freedom and Hope Part 1
  • Brain Injury, Defying the Odds and Winning in Life Video Presentation
  • Brain Injury, Damaged “Filters”, Stress and Taking Care of Myself Video Presentation
  • Brain Injury, Damaged “Filters”, Stress and Taking Care of Myself
  • Brain Injury, Defying the Odds and Winning in Life
  • Brain Injury — Who is Defining You?
  • Using Our Struggle to Empower Our Process
  • How am I Running My Race?
  • Running Your Race and Winning in Life
  • Trust, Learning to Be and Being at Peace with God
  • Starting a New Project, Managing Stress and Brain Injury Video Presentation
  • So… Where Do I Fit Following My Brain Injury? Video Presentation
  • Are You Living Your Truth? Video Presentation
  • Solutions When Dealing with Difficult People and Bullies Video Presentation
  • Are You Living Your Truth?
  • Getting Busy Gets Us Better
  • Starting a New Project, Managing Stress and Brain Injury
  • So…Where Do I Fit in Society after my Brain Injury?
  • Free Online Resources for Overcoming Adversity Living with Brain Injury
  • Brain Injury and Self-Advocacy
  • Improving Balance and Coordination
  • Finding Craig — My Physical Recovery Process Part 7
  • Finding Craig — My Brain Injury Awareness Part 5
  • From a Place of Doubt
  • Why are Brain Injury Survivors told to Sit in the Back of the Bus?
  • Seasons, Seed Planting and Harvest
  • Self Talk — Triggers and Teachers
  • The Moral of the New Refrigerator
  • Owning Our Power and “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
  • Will Brain Injury Awareness Leave you Bitter or Better?
  • My Trip to My Mom’s Birthday Video Presentation
  • My Trip to My Mom’s Birthday
  • Finding Freedom From Self-Victimization through Examining Triggers Video Presentation
  • Finding Freedom From Self-Victimization through Examining Triggers
  • Traumatic Brain Injury — Defining Self-Esteem and Self-Acceptance
  • Living with a Brain Injury, What Helped Me to Stop Being my Enemy and Create a Life for Myself e Book
  • Overcoming a Fear of Failure Video Presentation
  • How I Found Myself and Broke Free of Agendas to Have a Good Day
  • More than a Survivor
  • Living with a Brain Injury — “it’s all up in your head” — Lest I be lulled back into Denial Video Presentation
  • Yes I am Disabled, but Don’t Count Me Out because…!
  • Dealing with and Being Empowered by the Things We Can Not Change Video Presentation
  • Is the Medical Model of Treatment Defining and Keeping You in a “Box”?
  • Thoughts and Quotes that Inspire Confidence Video Presentation
  • How We Frame Our Experience, Largely Determines Our Experience?
  • How to Improve Self-Esteem and Self-worth while Living with a Disability Video Presentation
  • How to Improve Self-Esteem and Self-worth while Living with a Disability
  • An Irritant or Pearl — We get to Decide
  • Quotes that Remind Me — I have the Power of Choice
  • Living with Adversity and The Power of Identification Part 1 and Part 2 Video Presentation (s)
  • Living with an Invisible Disability — Taking Back my Power
  • Freedom from Guilt — Living in Peace Video Presentation
  • Freedom from Guilt — Living in Peace
  • Stewing, Stuck and Frustrated — What to Do? Video Presentation
  • Stewing, Stuck and Frustrated — What to Do?
  • Forgiving Yourself and Finding Freedom Video Presentation
  • Forgiving Yourself and Finding Freedom
  • Give Yourself a Break
  • Living with a Brain Injury and Finding Freedom from Isolation Part 2
  • Traumatic Brain Injury, Identity and Finding Peace Video Presentation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury, Identity and Finding Peace
  • The Power of Identification Video Presentation
  • When I Find Myself Practicing Old and Limiting Behaviors Video Presentation
  • When I Find Myself Practicing Old and Limiting Behaviors
  • How I have Found to be Satisfied in Life Video Presentation
  • How I have Found to be Satisfied in Life
  • Making New Years Resolutions and Winning Video Presentation
  • Overcoming Adversity — The Obstacle in Our Path — Changing our Perspective
  • What was under your Christmas Tree? Video Presentation
  • Rudolph the Re Nosed Reindeer — A Change of Perspective — Empowerment Part 1 and Part 2 Video Presentation
  • Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer — A Change of Perspective — Empowerment Part 2
  • Rudolph the Re Nosed Reindeer — A Change of Perspective — Empowerment Part 1
  • Resolution to Succeed — Awareness, Acceptance and Action Video Presentation
  • Resolution to Succeed — Awareness, Acceptance and Action
  • Hope, Encouragement and the Parable of the Cracked Pot Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 Video Presentation
  • Finding Wholeness in Our Body, Soul and Spirit Video Presentation
  • Finding Wholeness in Our Body, Soul and Spirit
  • Being True to Myself in Decision Making
  • Be kind to everyone, because…Video Presentation
  • Be kind to every one, because…
  • Empowering Your Life — The Difference between Humility and Humiliation Part 2 Video Presentation
  • Empowering Your Life — The Difference between Humility and Humiliation Part 1 Video Presentation
  • Living with a brain injury and Achieving Goals my Friend Part 2
  • Living with a brain injury and Achieving Goals my Friend Part 1
  • Don’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover — Celebrate Who You Are My Friend Video Presentation
  • Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover — Celebrate Who You Are My Friend
  • Changing the Things We can Change Video Presentation
  • Overcoming a Fear of Failure and Making Changes Part 1 and Part 2 Video Presentation
  • Changing the Things We can Change
  • Overcoming a Fear of Failure and Making Changes Part 2
  • Overcoming a Fear of Failure and Making Changes Part 1
  • Living Life when Facing Walls Video Presentation
  • Living Life when Facing Walls
  • Why Dark Clouds appear in Life Revisited Video Presentation
  • Why Dark Clouds appear in Life Revisited Part 2
  • Why Dark Clouds appear in Life Revisited Part 1
  • Living Life More Abundantly — Identifying and Addressing Blocks Part 2
  • Accepting Myself when Family and Friends Can Not Part 2
  • Accepting Myself when Family and Friends Can Not Part 1
  • Second Chance to Live — On the other side of a Funk
  • Behind Prison Doors — Blocks to Acceptance Video Presentation
  • Behind Prison Doors — Blocks to Acceptance
  • Acceptance — A Portal to Unseen Possibilities Video Presentation
  • Acceptance — A Portal to Unseen Possibilities
  • Living Beyond the Box of Trauma, Abuse or Adversity Video Presentation
  • Finding Serenity in the Midst of Frustration and Fear Video Presentation
  • In the Midst of Adversity — Resilience
  • Living with Adversity and Feeling Deeply and Vitally Alive Video Presentation
  • Living with Adversity and Feeling Deeply and Fully Alive
  • Living with a brain injury and the Fable of the Tortoise and the Hare Video Presentation
  • Perfectionism, Traumatic Brain Injury and the Fable of the Tortoise and the Hare
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Limitations Video Presentation
  • Living with a brain injury — Mother Teresa — Do It Anyway!
  • Trusting God when Dark Clouds Appear Video Presentation
  • Feeling Like a Square Peg in a World of Round Holes Video Presentation
  • Brain Injury, Self-Esteem, Self-Respect and Significance Revisited
  • Understanding the Power of Identification — Video Presentation
  • Living with a Brain Injury — We are not Failures
  • Living My Life–The Power of Perspective
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and the Identified Patient–Video Presentation–Part 2
  • Traumatic / Acquired Brain Injury and Resilience
  • Traumatic Brain Injury–Overcoming Fear and Insecurity Part 2
  • Traumatic Brain Injury — Overcoming Fear and Insecurity Part 1
  • Living with an Ability or a Disability –The Choice is Ours
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and The Principle of Progress Not Perfection Part 2
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  • Living with a brain injury and Feeling like a Weed Part 2
  • Living with a brain injury and Feeling like a Weed Part 1
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  • Living with a brain injury and Overcoming the Fear of Failure Part 2
  • Traumatic Brain Injury, the Bully and Solutions — A Way Out Part 7
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  • Traumatic Brain Injury, the Bully and Overcoming Shame Part 5
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  • Do you feel like a victim?
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