By Christie Young There is so much more I know now about why socialization became difficult for me after my mild traumatic brain injury. I learned that it took several months after my accident for the slow cascade of my brain injury to affect the visual and auditory sensory pathways in my brain. My short-term [...]
By Christie Young The beautiful holiday of Christmas celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is upon us. I must admit it took me time this year to adjust to the idea of decorating my home. It was that human element of “one more chore” added to the list. I rationalized with myself that since I [...]
The first time I heard 2 conversations going on at once, and was able to tune in to one at a time, it was so long after injuring my brain that I no longer realized I was going through a world of chattering humans without a vital superpower. That's the difference - that feeling of [...]
Prior to my car accident and mild TBI, when it came to bible study, I was never very good at following through. It required a discipline and commitment of time, reflection and understanding that I sadly seemed to think I didn’t have. The concussion and physical injuries I sustained forced me to slow down and [...]
by Christie Young One of the TBI survivors I follow is Nathalie Kelly, the TBI Recovery Coach from Vermont. https://www.brainrecoverycoach.com/nathalie-s-story Her efforts to record every aspect of her journey has helped me tremendously. One of the critical components of my recovery has been proper nutrition. Of the many talented health professionals that Nathalie Kelly interviewed [...]
by Deana Adams, Ph.D., LPC-S We all know that vitamins are great for our physical health. However, many people forget to take vitamins for their emotional/spiritual health. So, I thought I would share with you some of the vitamins that I’ve taken over the years that has helped me recover from depression and live in [...]
By Sara Joy Here are a few things I've learned the hard way that may help you in managing YOUR TBI fatigue: You are hardly going to be able to stand being around certain friends, for 5 minutes. Others, you will gravitate to like a balm. That's OK, they're just too overwhelming in their [...]
By Sara Joy Within 5 days of hitting my head on that black ice on Valentine's Day 2014, I didn't feel anything. I didn't even feel "Nothing". And that's the first thing I learned. "The Nothing" (To borrow from The Neverending Story) is an emptiness. A chasm. A lack. I didn't even detect that I [...]
On Saturday, September 30, Patti Foster (www.PattiFoster.com) and I will be presenting at the American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference in Nashville. (www.worldconference.net) It is a God-cool opportunity to share with other mental health professionals about how they can best support and help those in the brain injury community. So, I thought I would [...]
by Dr. Jeff HuxfordI would like to share ten things I have learned after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). But before I tell you what they are, I should first tell you something else. I don't deserve credit for any of it!You see, for all of my life, I used my mind to learn new [...]