Stories, encouragement, and gentle wisdom for the healing road.
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Crucial Conversations
Through the Eyes of a Brain Injury Survivor One of the most helpful books I’ve read is Crucial Conversations. It’s about how to have difficult conversations without attacking, shutting down, or damaging relationships. For many people, that’s challenging. For someone living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can feel almost impossible. 🧩 Why It’s…
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Stuck in a Rumination Loop?
Have you ever caught yourself replaying the same conversation… over and over? 😔 “Why did I say that?”😢 “I should have done something different.”😡 “I can’t believe they said that to me.”😰 “What if something bad happens tomorrow?” Welcome to the rumination loop. After a brain injury, PTSD, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or even a…
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Is Your Body Getting Enough Love?
We spend so much time trying to “fix the brain.” But what if one piece of the puzzle is simply helping the whole body relax? ❤️ Many healing traditions share a surprisingly similar idea: when we’re stressed, overwhelmed, or anxious, we tend to live “up in our heads.” Their goal is to help us reconnect…
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11 Powerful Mental Models
🪒 Chesterton’s Fence Don’t remove something until you understand why it was put there. Before changing a rule, system, or habit, learn its original purpose. 🧠 The Dunning-Kruger Effect The less we know, the more we tend to overestimate our abilities. Real expertise usually comes with humility. 🎯 Goodhart’s Law When a measure becomes the…
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Atomic Habits: Book Review
The biggest lesson from Atomic Habits is this: 💚 Small improvements, repeated every day, create extraordinary results. You don’t have to be perfect.You just have to keep showing up. 📈 1. Improve by 1% Every Day Tiny improvements add up. Instead of trying to change your whole life today… Just get 1% better. 💡 Examples:…
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Love Love Brain SUDS Scale
🌻 A Simple Guide to Understanding Your Stress Level The SUDS Scale (Subjective Units of Distress Scale) helps you recognize how hard your brain is working right now. Checking in with yourself can help you know when it’s time to keep going – and when it’s time to slow down. 🩵 0/10 – Peaceful ✨…
