This article marks the 1800th article that I have written for Second Chance to Live since February 6, 2007. Back Story My name is Craig J. Phillips. I was in an automobile accident with my Dad, Mom and Brother when I was 10 years old in 1967. I sustained an open skull fracture with right frontal lobe damage, a severe brain bruise with brain stem involvement. I fractured … [Read more...]
Discovering a “New Normal” after Experiencing a Brain Injury Part 3
If you have not already read Part 1 and Part 2 of this article, please do so at this time by clicking on these links: Part 1 and Part 2. Strategies for Discovering Our New Normal after a Brain Injury Strategies that have Given me the Ability to Own My Power in my Ongoing Brain Injury Recovery Process What Makes Me Who I Am In My Life Mind – Growing in wisdom and … [Read more...]
Discovering a “New Normal” after Experiencing a Brain Injury Part 2
If You have not already read Part 1 of this article, please do so before reading Part 2, by clicking on this link: Discovering a “New Normal” after Experiencing a Brain Injury Part 1 Re-birthing, Re-framing and Seeing My Life’s Experience in a New Way after my Brain Injury While answering the professional working within the brain injury industry, I used the … [Read more...]
Discovering a “New Normal” after Experiencing a Brain Injury Part 1
I recently was interviewed by a professional who works within the brain injury industry. During the interview, he asked 26 questions. Among the questions, he asked me, "What comes to mind when you hear the term 'new normal' after experiencing a brain injury?". Below is the answer to that question with details. Because of the length of the article, I divided the article … [Read more...]