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Recognizing Our Personal Strength

Have you ever seen a circus elephant standing serenely, tied to a little peg in the ground?  How does that work?  I mean, elephants can grow to be over a ton.  Why does an elephant just stand there? Why doesn’t this creature, one of the most powerful animals in the world, just rip the peg (more…)

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Happy 2022: Reflections, Plans and More

With 2022 just around the corner, we’re expanding our resources to help you live a quality lifestyle. And to help our community stay strong and confident in what’s right with the world, we’ve committed our energy to ensure you have the most accurate information and the best resources to make navigating the challenges of each (more…)

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Oxymorons

It’s been quite a while since I wrote an essay about writing. Some people had let me know they were interested in writing, but had no idea how to get started writing, so every once in a while I devote a column to that topic. This time I thought I’d get back to how I (more…)

Meet Our Community!

We’d love to have you meet (and join!) our community! 💚 Check out the video attached below!  Thank you for sharing your superhero care and support for brain injury survivors, their caregivers and their families. You’re the BEST! (Note: there is background music in this short video. Please adjust your volume as needed). BEST loves (more…)

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On Confidence

I got some advice in my younger years that has worked very well for me since and no doubt will continue to be valuable for many years to come. That advice was from a (then) well-known actor. In an interview he was asked about stage fright and what he did to get over it. His (more…)

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The Support is Still Here: Kathi’s Story

Kathi Sturgeon knows one thing for sure: support is still here. The home care professional, nonprofit board director, sports enthusiast and brain injury survivor, recently reflected on how COVID-19 has impacted her. The quick conclusion: it hasn’t been easy. Kathi explains. “One of the challenges has been keeping up with the seemingly constant changes,” shares (more…)