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Second Chance to Live

Empowering the Individual, Not the Brain Injury

Brain Injury Recovery and the Nine Pillar Powers of “I CAN”: A Presentation Synopsis by Craig J. Phillips

June 11, 2025 By Second Chance to Live

Introduction  Sometimes what we need most in recovery isn’t a list of tasks or goals — but a mindset that helps us believe we still have something to give and receive. The “I CAN” Pillars were born out of my own journey through brain injury and reflect what helped me begin again when everything felt impossible. Objective To share the principles that helped me pursue … [Read more...]

Living with a Brain Injury? You’re Not Alone—And Not Done Yet

June 7, 2025 By Second Chance to Live

Living with a Brain Injury? You’re Not Alone—And Not Done Yet Living with a brain injury can feel like walking a road no one else sees. If you’ve ever wondered, “Why is this still hard?” If you’ve felt left behind in your recovery—while the world around you has moved on—you’re not alone. I know that feeling. I live with the long-term effects of a traumatic brain injury I … [Read more...]

Key Takeaways for Living with Brain Injuries and Invisible Disabilities – Second Chance to Live

May 29, 2025 By Second Chance to Live

Core Message “Living with a brain injury or invisible disability can feel confusing, isolating, and overwhelming. Through my journey and the mission of Second Chance to Live, I’ve discovered key takeaways that bring encouragement, emotional healing, and a sense of purpose. This article offers insights that support brain injury survivors and those navigating life with unseen … [Read more...]

The Importance of Self-Advocacy after a Brain Injury to Own the Power in Our Mind, Body, Soul, Spirit and Emotions eBook

June 2, 2024 By Second Chance to Live

 Read my book. “The Importance of Self-Advocacy after a Brain Injury to Own the Power in our Mind, Body, Spirit, Soul and Emotions eBook”. An e Book to encourage hope. I am writing this eBook to encourage people, like myself, to own their power in mind, body, spirit, soul and emotions. To own their power through being actively involved in a self-advocacy process. A … [Read more...]

Finding Freedom from Feeling Alone, Isolated & Diminished: Living with Brain Injury & Invisible Disability

June 14, 2023 By Second Chance to Live

Woman with a symbolic brain silhouette representing invisible disability and emotional healing after brain injury, beside the title “Finding Freedom from Feeling Alone.

Living with a Brain Injury and Invisible Disability Living with a brain injury and invisible disability can feel isolating, diminishing, and emotionally paralyzing. Many people don’t see — or understand — the daily struggles we face. This lack of awareness often leads to feelings of rejection, alienation, and being minimized. It’s easy to feel invisible when your symptoms are … [Read more...]

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Making the Invisible Recognizable through Understanding: The Second Chance to Live Trauma-Informed Care AI Collaboration Model™

Diagram of the Second Chance to Live Trauma-Informed Care AI Collaboration Model™ showing how AI systems shift from extraction to support through pacing, restraint, context, dignity, and response formation.

The Second Chance to Live Trauma-Informed Care AI Collaboration Model depicted through lived integration and applied to Human service and AI architecture

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Repeatable Failure Mode under Conversational Strain Evidence-Based/Time-Stamped

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The Second Chance to Live Trauma-Informed Care AI Mentoring Model™

Second Chance to Live advocating for AI to Support Not Extract from People living with Brain Injuries

Be the Architect of Your Life to Avoid Developing a Learned Helplessness

The Importance for the Individual to Advocate for their Whole Person

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Most Recent Published Articles

  • Making the Invisible Recognizable through Understanding: The Second Chance to Live Trauma-Informed Care AI Collaboration Model™
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Repeatable Failure Mode under Conversational Strain — A Year’s Worth of Time-Stamped Evidence
  • Understanding Who We are after Our Brain Injury and Why it Matters?
  • Neuroplasticity, Corpus Callosum, Crossing the Center line and Changing the Way
  • Martial Arts, “Chi” (Life Energy) and How I Create through Second Chance to Live
  • In Follow up to my Presentation: Why AI Needs Trauma-Informed Care: Changing Who Carries the Weight Power Point Presentation
  • Synapse National Conference — 2026 Future Leaders in Brain Injury Conference: Why AI Needs Trauma-Informed Care: Changing Who Carries the Weight
  • What Life taught Me after my Traumatic Brain Injury Presentation
  • Facing Struggles After a Brain Injury and Having a Good Life
  • Why AI Needs Trauma-Informed Care: Changing Who Carries the Weight
  • Be the Architecture of your Life to Avoid Developing a Learned Helplessness
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) System Harm and Divorce — How AI Developers can Fix this Harm
  • Brain Injury and Discovery — Do Not let Anyone put You in a “Box”!
  • A Continuation of Ongoing Evidence-Based Time-Stamped AI Developer Facing and AI Mentoring Learning Logs
  • Brain Injury Awareness Month — What does it mean to You?
  • Living with a Brain Injury is a “We” Experience, not a “They” Experience
  • Hope and the Progression of Living our Best Life After a Brain Injury Keynote Presentation
  • What Opens the Door for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Harm Individuals
  • AI Safety Is Missing a Critical Risk Layer: Relational Harm Under Asymmetry
  • Second Chance to Live — 45 Posters Created to Encourage You and I to Not Give Up
  • Being the Author of Our Own Life, Process and Journey after a Traumatic or Acquired Brain Injury — One day at a Time Part 2
  • Being the Author of Our Own Life, Process and Journey after a Traumatic or Acquired Brain Injury Part 1
  • Second Chance to Live 19th Anniversary — Support and Service in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Who Needs to Adapt — Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Individuals? Part 3 “Ethics Are Enacted”
  • Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Who Needs to Adapt — Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Individuals? Part 2 “Ethical Failure Under Strain”

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The Second Chance to Live Trauma-Informed Care AI Collaboration Model™ was founded and documented by Craig J. Phillips, MRC, BA in May 2025. All rights reserved under U.S. copyright, Creative Commons licensing, and public record. This is an original, working model of trauma-informed care human–AI collaboration — not open-source, not conceptual, and not replicable without written permission.

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