On September 12, 2023 I will be speaking on the topic of “Some Things to Consider so We Don’t Stay Stuck Living with the Impact of a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability Zoom Presentation” to the Fayetteville, North Carolina Brain Injury Support Group, in Fayetteville, North Carolina through Zoom. To view an outline of the presentation, click on this link: Some Things … [Read more...]
Building Self-Esteem after Brain Injury
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.
Loss of Friends and Family Resulting from Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injuries by Teah Beglau-Davis
This morning I felt led to write this article to share a video presentation shared with me several weeks ago. A video presentation created by Teah Beglau-Davis. I would invite you to watch this short video presentation and share the presentation with family and friends of individuals living with brain injuries. Living with brain injuries to come out of the shadows of … [Read more...]
Creating Practical Hope in Our Lives through the Power of Identification
In my article, Living and Thriving Beyond Brain Injury Awareness to Create a Good Life for Ourselves I spoke about what helped me to move from surviving to thriving after my traumatic brain injury. Thriving in my life, instead of merely surviving after my traumatic brain injury. In today's article, I would like to share what has helped me learn to thrive in my life, well-being … [Read more...]
Updated List of National and International Groups and Organizations Using Second Chance to Live as a Resource
Over the course of the past 16 years, the below national and international groups and organizations have used and included Second Chance to Live as a useful resource. As a resource through my presentations, publications and placement in their resource section. Scroll down to view an updated list of these groups and organizations. Through these groups and organizations, … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Anyone tell You, You Aren’t Enough Because…You are Smart, Intuitive and Courageous Zoom Presentation
Don't Let Anyone Tell You, including Yourself In the movie, The Wizard of Oz, we see a plot of a young woman, a Straw man, a Tin man and a Lion. A young woman trying to get home, a Straw man who is in search of a brain, a Tin man who is in search of a heart and a Lion who is in search of courage. As their journey unfolds and they come before the great and mighty Oz, the truth … [Read more...]