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Stories, encouragement, and gentle wisdom for the healing road.

  • Saturn Return

    What happens when you achieve everything you once dreamed of, but still don’t feel fulfilled? In this conversation with Adeline, Aisha Marshall opens up about growing up as a high achiever, building a successful creative agency, and receiving prestigious recognition while struggling to find happiness and personal fulfillment. She reflects on how years of conditioning…

  • Leisure Sickness

    Have you ever worked so hard for so long that the moment you finally take a break, you end up feeling sick? In this conversation, Aisha Marshall shares a personal experience that changed the way she viewed work, rest, and her relationship with productivity. She describes how years of pushing herself and working long hours…

  • People Don’t Understand Your Invisible Struggle

    We often pay attention to our physical health, fitness, and appearance, but how much attention do we give to our brain health? In this conversation, Adeline and Alex Lombardi discuss why brain health deserves more awareness, how brain injuries can affect people in different ways, and why taking care of our brains should be a…

  • Finding the New You After Brain Injury

    Life after a brain injury can require more than adjusting your daily routine. It can also mean rethinking your goals, understanding your current abilities, and learning to accept a version of yourself that may feel very different from the person you were before. In this conversation, Adeline and Alex Lombardi discuss how to organize your…

  • Setting Boundaries When You’re Vulnerable

    A brain injury can change many parts of life, including how we interact with other people and how we protect ourselves. Sometimes, people may notice that we need additional support, but that does not give anyone permission to take advantage of us or disregard our boundaries. In this conversation, Adeline and Alex Lombardi discuss personal…

  • Brain Injury Healing Isn’t like Broken Arm Healing

    Recovering from a brain injury can be difficult to understand, especially for people who have never experienced it themselves. Unlike some injuries or illnesses that may have a more clearly defined treatment and recovery process, brain injury recovery can be an ongoing journey with challenges that are not always easy to see. In this conversation,…

  • Stop Comparing Yourself to Your Former Self

    After a brain injury, it can be difficult to accept that life may not look the way it once did. You might miss your old routines, career, business, independence, or the person you were before your injury. In this conversation, Adeline and Alex Lombardi discuss an important part of moving forward: learning to recognize small…

  • Adeline’s Happiness List: Simple Ways to Ease Anxiety

    Anxiety can sometimes make everyday life feel overwhelming. When worries, negative thoughts, or uncomfortable feelings start taking over, it can be difficult to know what to do next. For Adeline, one helpful approach is to have a personal Happiness List, a collection of little things she can do to feel happy, peaceful, loved, and joyful.…

  • 8 Things to Tell Your Brain Daily

    What if the words you tell yourself every day could change how you approach life’s challenges? In a video shared by Dr. Lee Warren, a brain surgeon, he presents eight powerful statements that encourage a mindset focused on healing, hope, personal growth, and resilience. Combining ideas from neuroscience and Scripture, Dr. Warren explains how changing…

  • One Goal, One Step at a Time

    Have a big goal but don’t know where to start? Sometimes, our dreams feel so far away that taking the first step can seem overwhelming. In this conversation with Adeline, Alex Lombardi introduces the concept of The ONE Thing, a goal-setting approach from Gary Keller’s book. She explains how breaking a big goal into smaller…