Introduction Living with a brain injury can leave us baffled and confused. What adds to the confusion is that once our external wounds have healed, we look “normal”. What was once familiar, no longer seems to make sense to us. In our attempts to adapt, we may find ourselves denying what we cannot understand. In the process, we may find ourselves being blamed for what is out of … [Read more...]
Living with the Impact of a Brain Injury — Putting the Pieces in Place Video Presentations eBook
Living with a brain injury can be likened to dumping a box of jigsaw puzzle pieces onto a table. The pile of puzzle pieces can be overwhelming and very confusing. Confusing because we do not know where to begin. Begin as we try to sort out and make sense of what has happened to us. What happened to us and what to do now because of our brain injuries. For many years I had no … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Anyone (Including Yourself) that You are Not Smart Enough, Do Not Have Enough Heart and You lack Courage Video Presentations e Book
Living with a brain injury and an invisible disability can leave us feeling like the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion in the movie, The Wizard of Oz. Feeling as though we are not smart, that we lack heart (motivation and drive) and the courage (ability/ambition) to follow and live our hopes and dreams one day at a time. But there is good news. We have the … [Read more...]
Celebrating Success After a Brain Injury Video Presentation eBook
Following a brain injury, an individual's abilities and capabilities may have changed. What once came naturally to them, may now be a struggle. As a result, celebrating the success once gained through those abilities and capabilities may seem to be out of reach. As a consequence, individuals living with brain injuries may be led to believe that their efforts are not worth … [Read more...]
It’s Never too Late to Create a Spark of Hope after Brain Injury eBook
Following a brain injury the individual may find that hope is hard to find. Hard to find because of what is not understood and many times not accepted. This eBook explores ways in which the individual can create hope in their lives after sustaining a brain injury. For many years, unknowingly; I maintained a very unhealthy relationship with hope that was based on a type of … [Read more...]
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