Through my experience I learned a painful reality. Learning to accept ourselves when other people can’t or won’t can be very difficult. Such a difficulty can leave us feeling stuck behind invisible walls. Background Information on my Living behind the invisible Wall As you may know, I sustained a traumatic brain injury when I was 10 years old in 1967. I sustained an … [Read more...]
Learning to Accept Ourselves when Other People Can’t or Won’t
Through my experience I learned a painful reality. Learning to accept ourselves when other people can't or won't can be very difficult. Such a difficulty can leave us feeling stuck behind invisible walls. To watch and listen to a video presentation of the article, click on this link: Learning to Accept Ourselves when Other People Can’t or Won’t Video … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and the Illusion of Failure Video Presentation
“When progress becomes the goal, failure becomes the illusion.” Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA In June 2007 I wrote an article. Last night I offered the article to different social media: Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Today, I will create a video presentation of the article for individuals who learn through watching and listening. To watch and listen to a video presentation … [Read more...]
Living with a Brain Injury — “it’s all up in your head” — Lest I be lulled back into Denial Video Presentation
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. Several days ago I wrote this article, Living with a Brain Injury — “it’s all up in your head” — Lest I be lulled back into Denial. To share the information with individuals who learn more effectively through watching and listening, I create video presentations of my articles. … [Read more...]
Living with an Invisible Disability — Accepting Ourselves when Other People Can’t
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. As you may know, I sustained my brain injury in 1967. Once the external wounds healed, the impact of my traumatic brain injury was never again factored into the difficulties that I experienced for the next 39 years. Consequently, I found myself living with bewildering conundrum of … [Read more...]