Second Chance to Live Author’s Autobiography in Bullet Points

My name is Craig J. Phillips. I am a rehabilitation counselor, a nationally known speaker, an author, advocate and creator of Second Chance to Live. I encourage brain injury recovery by involving the whole person in their ongoing recovery process

To read my Bio, click on this link: Biographical Information for Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA

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For individuals who learn through watching and listening, I created a video presentation of this article. Click: Here

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Autobiography in Bullet Points

Below is my autobiography. For easier reading I divided the events, time periods and what I learned into sections.

In those sections I used bullet points to make the process of reading streamlined. Below these sections I share resources.

I share my process, journey and resources to encourage the reader to not give up. To not give up as more will be revealed.

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For more information beyond my autobiography: Comprehensive History of Second Chance to Live, Brain Injury of America’s National Speakers Bureau, Public Speaking; Second Chance to Live

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 Scroll Down to Read my Autobiography in Bullet Points

Yesterday, I was asked, “How did you get all the information regarding your brain injury?”. Earlier this week someone else asked if I had a resume?

Thinking about their inquiries, I decided to put together the below information to share my process and journey. I have done so in bullet points to make reading the material more manageable.

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For those who do not know, my traumatic brain injury occurred due to an open skull fracture in an automobile accident in 1967 when I was 10 years old. At the time I sustained right frontal lobe damage, a severe brain bruise with brains stem involvement. I remained in a coma for 3 weeks.

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My Process and Journey understood in a Puzzle and Pieces

I like visual metaphors. One such metaphor is the jigsaw puzzle.

A jigsaw puzzle with many pieces, that, when put together, creates a picture and a story.

 Using the illustration of a jigsaw puzzle I see my experience as a process and a journey, not a destination.

A process and journey created by one puzzle piece at a time. Each puzzle piece containing a lesson.

A lesson that connects me to the next puzzle piece in my process and on my journey.

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The Pieces of my Process and Journey

My Growing Up Pieces

• I grew up feeling as though I did not just make mistakes, but that I was a mistake.
• At the age of 10 – August 1967 – I was in a motor vehicle accident with my family. Per my injuries, I fractured my left femur on my Dad’s bucket seat on the way to the windshield where I sustained an open skull fracture.
• I sustained right frontal lobe damage, a severe brain bruise with brain stem involvement. I remained in a coma for 3 weeks and in traction to set my left femur for 6–7 weeks. I was then placed in a Spica (full body cast) for 5-6 months.
• In,1967 there was not much in the way of neurological rehabilitation. I taught myself how to walk, talk, read, write and speak in complete sentences with hard work, determination, tenacity encouragement from family and most of all grace of God.
• My parents had me undergo 2 EEGs and a battery of cognitive and psychosocial testing in 1968. The results were shared with my Mom and Dad, but not with me.
• I was tutored at home through my 5th grade and was then mainstreamed back into an elementary school in the 6th grade in September1968.
• Once my external wounds healed the impact of my traumatic brain injury was never again factored into experiences that I encountered in life. This lack of awareness and acceptance continued for the next 39 years.

Education Pieces

Undergraduate Degree

• Graduated on time with my High School Class in 1975
• Applied to the University of Arizona – Accepted – 1975 Geology, 2nd Year Physical Education.
• Transferred to a community college 1977– took a class in Physical Education.
• Applied to the Licensed Practical Nursing Program. Took prerequisites. Obtained my Nursing Assistant Certification. I earned my Emergency Medical Technology certification after taking the course over for the second time.
• Accepted into the Licensed Practical Nursing Program.  8 weeks before I was scheduled to graduate from the LPN program, I was asked to withdraw from the program for what I was told was my inability to follow instructions. Little did I know that I had difficulty remembering sequences of information. I withdrew from the LPN program and then left the community college in 1980.
• Transferred to Oral Roberts University in 1982. Parents were asked to meet with the Department Chair in 1984 due to some interpersonal difficulties. Graduated in 1985 with a BA degree in theology/physical education.

Took 10 years to obtain my undergraduate degree

 Graduate Degree

• Applied to Asbury theological seminary and was accepted on probation in August 1985. During the 1st year during the J-term, I worked at a hospital as a student chaplain. Things did not go well for me. I received a poor evaluation.
• I was asked to meet with the Department Chair, who had me start to see a counselor in the second semester.
• At the end of my 2nd semester, I was told that I would be contacted at the end of the summer after the seminary council met to(discuss among other things) whether to allow me to start my second year at the seminary.
• I received a call at the end of the summer from the seminary telling me that I would have to go through a year of counseling before being considered to start back at the seminary. I did not return to seminary.
• Worked for a year and a half and then applied to the graduate program in Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Kentucky. I was accepted and began taking classes in the program in  August 1987.
• I did not complete the 1st practicum. I had difficulties writing IWRP’s. I was asked to meet with the graduate program chair because the practicum supervisor would not allow me to complete the practicum. The program chair debated whether to have me withdraw from the program, but decided to give me a second chance.
• The chair told me that I would be given a second practicum, but if I did not pass that practicum would be asked to leave the graduate program. I passed the 2nd practicum.
• I also had difficulties with my internship and as a result, I received a poor evaluation. As a result, the dept. chair told me that he may not allow me to graduate. Would let me know at the coffee an hour before graduation ceremonies. I was told at the coffee by the program chair that I would be allowed to graduate. I graduated in December 1990.
• Sat for and passed the national credentialing exam: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).

Took 3 1/2 years to obtain my graduate degree.

Work-Life Pieces

• Fired from many jobs during the course of 25 + years. The all to the familiar question, “Can I see you in my office?” became words of dread.
• Fired from Intracorp (workers compensation), from an outpatient clinic (substance abuse counselor) fired 8 hours after being hired, from the Florida Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (vocational rehabilitation counselor), from Gulf Coast Community Care (mental health aide 4,) and from Crawford and Company (workers compensation).
• Worked in the cemetery and funeral business in cemetery sales. Fired shortly after being hired by a Funeral Home because of interpersonal difficulties with other sales staff.
• Fired from Winn Dixie –a supermarket – where I worked in the seafood dept. and as a bagger.
• Applied for SSDI with the Social Security Administration 2 times 1994 and 1995 in Florida – denied both times due to making too much money – more than $500 per month.
• Applied for SSDI the 3rd time with the Social Security Administration in 1997-98 in North Carolina. Approved at the end of 1999.

My Brain Injury Awareness Pieces

• After being told that I would be allowed to graduate at the coffee by the dept. chair ( University of Kentucky) I called my Mom. She told me the results from the testing – EEG’s and cognitive/psychosocial — done in 1968. The results showed that I was not expected to succeed beyond high school academically.
• After being fired from Intracorp in Lexington, Kentucky I moved to Florida. I got a job with the Department of Vocational  Rehabilitation. Toward the end of my probationary period, I was having difficulties on the job. During a conversation with my supervisor, I shared that I had experienced a traumatic brain injury in 1967 when I was 10 years old.
• She, in turn, shared the information with the DVR Manager and he, in turn, shared the information with the District Supervisor. The decision was made to make me a client of the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, while I was still a counselor with the Department.
• As a client, I underwent another EEG and a neuro-psych exam. The results from the EEG showed organicity. The results from the neuro psyche exam showed that I was succeeding far above all reasonable expectations. The neuropsychologist told me that working as a master’s level counselor was unrealistic. The neuropsychologist stated in his report that I had succeeded far beyond all reasonable expectations through sheer persistence and motivation.
• I shared the news with my family. My Dad said that Dr. Did not know what he was talking about. I tended to agree with my Dad, with the thinking that how could someone who sustained a traumatic brain injury at 10 years of age obtain a master’s degree.
• I realized that something was affecting my life, but did not want to be identified as a traumatic brain injury survivor. I remained angry and confused.
• The outcome of my vocational rehab experience did not result in job placement.
• After a series of unsuccessful jobs, I applied to and was recruited to North Carolina to begin a job as a CRC in Worker’s Compensation. Four months after being hired I was fired, being told that my services were no longer needed.
• After an unsuccessful job search, I reapplied to the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) in North Carolina. I also applied for SSDI with the Social Security Administration (SSA) for the 3rd time in late 1997.
• Following my evaluation and testing process with the DVR in North Carolina, my Department of Vocational Rehabilitation counselor deemed me to be unemployable.
• Shortly after being deemed to be unemployable by the DVR in North Carolina I was approved to begin receiving SSDI in late 1998, I continued to stay confused and angry, but was reaching a point in my life where I could no longer deny my reality. Denying my reality was becoming more painful, than my need to deny my reality.
• I continued to stay angry and frustrated until I reached a point in time when I could no longer deny my reality. At this time, I began the process of grieving my reality through five stages: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.

Martial Arts Pieces

• In my experience, I discovered through my process that I had been wounded in various ways, for various reasons. In my experience, I discovered that I needed to be healed in my body, soul,  spirit, soul, and emotions. Martial arts have been one of the ways that I have found healing in my mind, body, and spirit, soul and emotions.
• Martial arts have helped me to improve my hand-eye coordination, foot-eye coordination, agility, coordination, balance, body awareness, reaction time and confidence.
• I started training in martial arts when I was a freshman in high school.
• I trained briefly in different disciplines over the years, however during the past 25 or so years I have been more consistent in my training. Training primarily in muay Thai kickboxing, western boxing, wing Chun, jeet Kune do, Grappling, Kali and in Modern Arnis.
• My study, drilling, and training in these disciplines have given me a way to train on both my dominant (right) and my non-dominant (left) side of my body. By doing so I have developed skills that I never dreamed possible (neuroplasticity)
• By drilling skills a bazillion times I have developed muscle memory in my arms, legs, hands, feet, knees, and elbows. Doing so has helped me to use my whole body more efficiently. Use the dominant and non-dominant sides of my body more efficiently. I use my body more effectively as a martial artist and as an individual beyond my training in martial arts.
• Through my training in the martial arts, I have learned a life-changing principle. The journey and the process are more important than a ranking or color of a belt. As my Sho Sensei reminded me on many occasions (until I learned the lesson, that a belt is merely something that holds one’s pants up).
• Tenacity, persistence, perseverance, resilience, desire, focus, commitment, and dedication have all played a role. A significant role in my development as a martial artist and as an individual.

Second Chance to Live Pieces

• After being declared unemployable and disabled I entered a time of depression. I felt like someone all dressed up with nowhere to go, although I diligently attempted to apply what I had learned through my educational and vocational paths.
• I spent 6 years advocating to have food stamp limits increased unsuccessfully, as I was only receiving $10 per month. I also advocated getting Medicaid eligibility increased, successfully.
• I started to write poems and articles to share what I had learned through my experience. After receiving some back pay, a friend helped me to purchase my 1st computer. I share more about my experience with this computer in my 2 part article, Back Story of Second Chance to Live. Back Story of Second Chance to Live Part 1 and Back Story of Second Chance to Live Part 2
• I imputed my poems and articles on my computer. I then wrote an autobiography and then a book. I registered my book with the library of Congress, however, was unable to get the book published.
• A year or so later a friend encouraged me to start a blog. He told me, “ Your material would be ripe for a blog”. I took the risk to start something I knew nothing about and on February 6, 2007, I created my weblog. My martial arts instructor gave me several suggestions for the name of my blog. I decided on and created the Second Chance to Live blog.
• I had many people help me learn things about the “bloggosphere” that I met through Second Chance to Live and through the WordPress.com community. I want to thank those people who were kind to me, Laura, Judith, Lori and many others who helped me along that way as I was learning. Thank you for the time and kindness that you have shown to me ladies.
• I want to also thank the people who have left comments and words of encouragement. You have been a TREMENDOUS blessing to me. Thank you for your friendship and support. You are the best. Thank you WordPress.com for the happiness engineers who have been kind to me.
• Approximately 4 years ago, my friend Brett, helped me move my blog and contents from wordpress.com to my own domain and real estate. My weblog changed from secondchancetolive.wordpress.com to secondchancetolive.org.
• For a more in-depth view of my process and journey with secondchancetolive.org, please visit my about page by clicking on this link: About Page

Several Lessons that I Have Learned through my Experience Pieces

• In my experience, I had to break free from the denial systems that sought to keep me stuck in believing that there was nothing wrong with me. That what was wrong with me – as my Dad said – was all up in my head. That if I just kept my mouth shut and worked harder, I could overcome my traumatic brain injury.
• This was the message that I received from my Dad and other people – implied or otherwise. I internalized this message and believed that there was something wrong with me.
• I grew up feeling like a mistake, not that I just made mistakes. I attempted to strive and overcompensate to prove that I was not a mistake. That I was not affected by a traumatic brain injury. Nevertheless, I continued to internalize the difficulties that I experienced throughout my life as there was something inherently wrong with me. I continued to experience these feelings of shame – that I was a mistake, not that I just made mistakes – until I could no longer deny my reality.
• See these articles for more insight:  Don’t Talk, Don’t Trust, and Don’t Feel, The Three Rules Revisited–Consequences, Whose Shame are You Carrying? Displaced Sadness
• In my experience, I had to reach a point in my life that denying my reality was more painful. More painful than my need to deny my reality. Deny the reality that I was impacted by a traumatic brain injury. Deny my reality, in an attempt to prove that there was nothing wrong with me.
• In my experience, I found that I had to grieve my reality, to be able to accept my reality. I needed to move through the 5 stages of grieving – Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance.
• I needed to grieve my reality so that I could begin to accept my reality.
• I needed to grieve my reality so that I could stop beating up on myself. Stop beating up on myself so that I could find ways that would work for me. Work for me to empower my life and well-being.
•  I needed to grieve my reality so that I could recognize when I was being bullied.
• So that I could break free from the denial system that kept me feeling like a mistake. From feeling like a mistake because of my limitations and deficits because of my brain injury.
• So that I could stop fighting against myself while defending the denial system. A denial system that kept me believing that I was bad and defective because of the residual deficits and limitations from the injury to my brain injury.
• So that I could begin to love, accept and celebrate who I am as an individual who is living with residual deficits and limitations from the injury to my brain.
• So that I could live and explore outside of the box that societal stigmatization sought to keep me in through minimization and marginalization.
• So that I could accept my inability to do some things because of my deficits and limitations and stop berating myself for my inability to do those things.
• So I could find ways to use what I could do through my gifts, talents, and abilities in ways that would work for me for people who would want what I had to give.
• So that I could see that disappointments and disillusionment that I experienced for many years as an important part of my process.
• So that I could move me from one piece of the puzzle to another (and not stay stuck by what I could not change) and in the direction of my destiny.
• So that I could see that I am not my traumatic brain injury or my invisible disability.
• So that I could see that my circumstances are a way to build me up, not to keep me down.
• So that I could begin to trust the process, a loving God and myself.
• So that I could do the footwork and let go of the outcomes of my footwork.
• So that I could pursue excellence, instead of being driven by perfectionism.
• So that I could accept the things I can not change, change the things I can, have the wisdom to know the difference and then be at peace with that difference.
• So that I could make peace with a loving God and myself.
• So that I could stop being blamed for what was out of my control. For more information, please read my 2 part article: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Identified Patient — Part 1, Traumatic Brain Injury and the Identified Patient — Part 2
• Life is a process, a journey not a destination.
• My job is to learn how to from various ingredients and then combine those ingredients together to bake various cakes.
• There is no such thing as failure, only an opportunity to learn.
• Harness your Adversity
• With all learning, there is a learning curve.
• I don’t have to have the big picture.
• The pieces of the puzzle will come together at the right time in the right order.
• Switches on the railroad of life – to help point us in the direction of our destinies.
• Set-ups, not setbacks.
• The process is more important than the destination.
• Not When, but Now.
• Our circumstances are not meant to keep us down, but they are meant to build us up.
• Caterpillars and Butterflies
• Elephants riddle
• Home runs, strikeouts and light bulbs
• Ingredients and baking cakes
• tapestries
• cracked pots
• The Power of Identification
• traumatic brain injury and suicide
• What is important is that we are learning from what happens to us,
• We are not victims
• Living beyond the box that societal stigmatization seeks to place us in through minimization and marginalization.
• Seeing disappointment, discouragement, and disillusionment as an opportunity
• Progress, not perfection
• Dreams and Destiny
• Learning to trust my judgment
• Making peace with my past, so that my past does not spoil my present.
• My experiences taught me lessons that prepare me for opportunities. These opportunities provide more experiences that teach me lessons. In turn, these prepare me for more opportunities.
• I believe that collectively, my lessons, experiences, and opportunities are all pieces of my puzzle that are leading me in the direction of my destiny.
• I can do the footwork and trust a loving God with the outcomes.

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Second Chance to Live Author’s Autobiography in Bullet Points

2070 Article/Video Presentation Links within 12 Peer Support Categories

Navigating Life After a Traumatic Brain Injury 449 Video Presentations Playlist

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Second Chance to Live 12 eBooks for Ongoing Brain Injury Recovery

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Building Your Life After a Traumatic Brain Injury 30 Video Presentation Playlist

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Stroke, Brain Injury and the Benefits of Neuroplasticity

Neuroplasticity, Small Successes and Learning/Relearning Skills/Skill Sets

Nine Habits to Benefit from Using the Principle of Neuroplasticity

How I Use Neuroplasticity to Create Neural Pathways/Brain Reorganization

Childhood Stroke (Brain Injury) and Healing our Brain and Body

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Among the places spoken publicly:

Cleveland Clinic, Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Hospital, Overland Park Rehabilitation Hospital, Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Carolinas Rehab, Colorado Department of Education, the University of North Dakota, University of California at Berkeley and Harvard University.

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Public Speaking; Book Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA — Second Chance to Live

I have done so through several 30-40 minute presentations via Zoom at no cost.

Over the past 30 months, I have spoken publicly at 102 events with 5 more scheduled.

 Click on the below links to view outlines of the 21 presentations. Scroll down the page below the 16 presentations to see the events and presentations given at different locations.

Presentations Designed to Inspire Hope

Finding Purpose after Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Acceptance and Creating our New Normal after Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Living with a Brain Injury and Finding Freedom from feeling “Stuck” in Time and “Spinning” our Wheels Presentation

What I share in the below presentations helped me to stop feeling stuck, because of my brain injury. What helped me to stop feeling stuck may also help you to stop feeling stuck, because of your brain Injury or stroke.

Neuroplasticity, Setting Goals and Creating Hope After Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Believing in Ourselves through Self-Advocacy — A Guide to Owning Our Power after Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Brain Injury and The Power of “I CAN” in an Ongoing Brain Injury Recovery Process Presentation

Finding the Freedom from Feeling Stuck after a Brain Injury Presentation

12 Ways to Enhance Our Lives, Well-Beings and Relationships after a Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Cultivating Healthy Relationships after Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Living with a Brain Injury and the Messages We Tell Ourselves Presentation 

Grieving the Guilt and Shame of a Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Living with a Brain Injury, an Invisible Disability and Change after Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Living with a Brain Injury and an Invisible Disability — How are You Defining Success? Presentation

 Living with a Brain Injury — I Can Not Do Everything, But Still I Can Do Something Presentation

Brain Injury, Stress, Anxiety, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Zoom Presentation

The Progression of Living My Best Life after My Brain Injury Presentation

Making Our Lives Magical One Day at a Time after Brain Injury and Stroke Presentation

Brain Injury — Why Do I Feel so Misunderstood and Shunned? Presentation

Comprehensive History of Second Chance to Live — Answering the Call that never Came Presentation

Second Chance to Live and Succeeding Beyond my Special Needs from 10 Years of Age Presentation

Craig is available to offer one or both of these presentations to your participants. The members of your Brain Injury Association, Brain Injury Alliance, Brain Injury Clubhouse, Hospitals, and Rehabilitation Centers through Zoom at no cost or expense to you or your organization.

By clicking on the titles, the article will open for you. As you read the article (s) and watch the video presentations and questions come to mind, please share them with me. If the articles and video presentations help you, please leave a comment. Please also share your insights with me.

As you have questions, please ask. All questions are good questions and welcomed.

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

Category Brain Injury Recovery An Ongoing Process — List of Articles

Category Self-Acceptance after a Brain Injury — List of Articles

Category Celebrating Success Following a Brain Injury — List of Articles

Category Creating Hope after Brain Injury — List of Articles

Category Finding and Knowing Peace after Brain Injury — List of Articles

Category Finding Purpose after a Brain Injury — List of Articles

Category Fulfilling Dreams after Brain Injury — List of Articles

Category My Journey Living with a Brain Injury — List of Articles

Category Overcoming Bullying after Brain Injury — List of Articles

Category Peer Support after Brain Injury — We are Not Alone — List of Articles

Category Relationships Following a Brain Injury — List of Articles

The Global Brain Injury Peer Support Network

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 Empowering my Brain/Body Connection

The Goal — Being a Work in Progress

The goal has been to improve my ability to mirror the same abilities on both the non-dominant side (left side) of my body with the dominant side (right side) of my body.  As in the below demonstrations, I engage both sides of my body (my hands, arms, elbows, legs, knees, and feet).

I engage both sides of my body to improve my gross, fine motor skills and muscle memory. I engage both sides of my body to improve my dexterity, hand-eye coordination, agility, balance, stamina, precision, focus and awareness. I engage both sides of my body to improve my skills and abilities.

  I engage both sides of my body to improve and enhance the quality of my life and well-being.

I engage both sides of my body to create.

Neuroplasticity, Small Successes and Learning/Relearning Skills/Skill Sets (Article)

Neuroplasticity, Small Successes and Learning/Relearning Skills and Skill Sets Video Presentation

Neuroplasticity, Setting Goals and Creating Hope After Brain Injury and Stroke Zoom Presentation

Neuroplasticity, Setting Goals and Creating Hope After Brain Injury and Stroke Power Point Presentation

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Create Your Own Program

In the event that you have not begun, I would encourage you to create a program. Create a program that will empower you to create neural pathways and brain reorganization. Brain reorganization through repetitive mirrored movements on your dominant and non-dominant sides of your body. Brain reorganization to improve and enhance your quality of life and well-being.

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Neuroplasticity through Martial Arts 2013

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Neuroplasticity Demonstration August 2014

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Brain Injury, Neuroplasticity and Personal Gains August 2015

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Balance and Coordination through Repetitive Mirrored Movement 2016

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Brain Injury Recovery and Repetitive Mirrored Movements 2017

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Improving Our Brain and Body’s Ability to Excel after Brain Injury 2018

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Due to a shoulder injury I was unable to create a video presentation in 2019. Due to Covid I was unable to create a video presentation in 2020.

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Stick Fighting, Knife, Western Boxing &Wing Chun Drills

Created September 2, 2021

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Transition Drills to Improve Agility, Focus, Speed & Coordination

Created September 6, 2021

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Hand Eye Coordination and Precision Drills using Fine Motor Skills

Created September 12, 2021

Using upper and lower body coordination and movement to improve focus, agility and balance of upper body and lower body martial art skills. Created February 14, 2022

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Below are my 12 eBooks (PDF files to Read) and Download Links for Each of the 12 eBooks

Living with a Brain Injury eBook Putting the Pieces in Place 60 Video Presentations (PDF file)

Being Your own Hero through Overcoming Adversity – Tool for Rebuilding Your Life eBook

Living with a brain injury and Building Self-Esteem and Self-Acceptance eBook

Living with a Brain Injury, Making Sense of Why and What is my Destiny? eBook

Living with a Brain Injury, What Helped Me to Stop being my Enemy and Create a life for Myself eBook

It’s Never too Late to Create Hope eBook

Moving Forward Following a Brain Injury eBook

Living with a Brain Injury and Taking Care of Ourselves eBook

Having a Relationship with Myself and Other People after a Brain Injury Video Presentations eBook

Celebrating Success after a Brain Injury Video Presentations eBook

Avoiding the Trap of Our Brain Injury e Book for PDF File

Don’t Let Anyone Tell You (Including Yourself) that… Video Presentation e Book

In my desire to be of service and make the information available, I decided to offer my 12 eBooks as a free download.

Living with a Brain Injury eBook Putting the Pieces in Place 60 Video Presentations

Living with a brain injury and Building Self-Esteem and Self-Acceptance eBook

Living with a Brain Injury, What Helped Me to Stop Being my Enemy and Create a Life for Myself eBook

Living with a Brain Injury, Making Sense of Why and What is my Destiny? eBook

Being Your own Hero through Overcoming Adversity — Tools for Rebuilding Your Life eBook

It’s Never too Late to Create Hope eBook

Moving Forward Following a Brain Injury eBook

Living with a Brain Injury and Learning to Take Care of Ourselves

Having a Relationship with Myself and Other People After a Brain Injury Video Presentations eBook

Celebrating Success after a Brain Injury Video Presentations eBook

Introducing the “Avoiding the Trap of Our Brain Injury e Book

Don’t Let Anyone tell You (Including Yourself) that…Video Presentation e Book Download

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