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  • Protect Your Peace

    After a traumatic brain injury, recovery is not only about sleep, hydration, therapy, and physical care. It can also mean paying attention to who you spend your time and energy with. In this video, Adeline shares her personal experience as a TBI survivor and talks about learning to be more discerning about the people she…

  • Mental Health Help Is Available

    A mental health crisis does not always look the same for everyone. Sometimes you may feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or like you are simply spinning and need someone qualified to talk to. You may reach out to friends or support groups and still feel like you need additional help. In this video, Adeline shares something…

  • New Friends, New Hope

    Life after a brain injury can come with a lot of loss. Relationships can change. Work can change. Hobbies can become harder. Even the way we connect with people can feel different. For me, grieving those changes has been a big part of my recovery. But I am also learning something important: when one chapter…

  • Hope When It Feels Lost

    There are days when brain injury recovery feels exhausting. Some mornings, hopelessness can take over. You may feel tired, overwhelmed, lonely, or unsure of what to do next. One thing that has helped me is learning from other brain injury survivors. Being part of a community gives us opportunities to share books, ideas, experiences, and…

  • The Rotary Four-Way Test

    What if we paused for just a moment before we spoke or acted and asked ourselves four simple questions? The Rotary Four-Way Test offers a practical ethical guideline for doing exactly that. Created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932, the Four-Way Test asks us to think about the impact of our words and actions…

  • When You’re Triggered

    Being triggered can feel overwhelming. In a moment, an emotion can become so powerful that it is difficult to slow down, think clearly, or understand what is happening inside. The video shared by David Dayan Fischer offers a simple framework for becoming more aware of those moments instead of immediately reacting to them. For people…

  • Make Hydration Special

    Hydration can be easy to overlook, especially when water feels ordinary or boring. For me, I found a simple way to change that. Instead of treating water like something I simply need to drink, I started treating it like something special. Creating a beautiful little ritual around my water makes me more excited to drink…

  • A New Beginning

    Living with a brain injury can change more than your daily routine. It can change your identity, your energy, your abilities, and the way you understand yourself. Sometimes, recovery can feel like a rebirth. You are learning new skills, discovering new limits, and figuring out who you are now. And that process is not always…

  • Building Independence Back

    Living with a brain injury can change the way you approach everyday activities, including something as simple as preparing a meal. For me, safety has to come first. Memory loss, difficulty with brain-to-eye coordination, and dropping things mean that using a knife, pot, or pan can be unsafe when I am home alone. But that…

  • Your Brain Is Like a Seesaw

    Your brain and emotions can sometimes feel like a seesaw. On one side, there can be stress, fear, anger, shame, disgust, and sadness. On the other side, there can be love, joy, trust, calm, and curiosity. Sometimes, one small moment can change which direction you move. ⚖️ The Seesaw of Stress and Connection Imagine your…

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