A placid lake scene with mist on the water, surrounded by forest

Monday Motivation: June 27, 2022

Prioritize peace.  If it nurtures, calms, and revitalizes you, make time for it.  If it stresses, distresses, or depresses you, reconsider it.  BEST loves sharing … Facebook0TwitterPinterest0tumblr0Linkedin0Reddit0Email0

Coping with Short Term Attention Span

It seems like there’s no end to the list of things that go haywire after a traumatic brain injury. One of the things I haven’t written about is short attention span. Of all the more frustrating things that I was left with after the stroke I experienced, it was hard it was to focus and (more…)

Stacks of caution signs with the word "anger" on them

Coping with Anger

One day you’re going about your day and  minding your own business. Next thing you know something happens, out of the blue, and suddenly you have a traumatic brain injury.  And suddenly, although you had always been calm and mild mannered, you have anger issues.  When I first got my stroke-related brain injury, I found (more…)

A windy staircase ascending into the sky with the sun shining bright text reads: We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps. - Francis Bacon

Monday Motivation: June 6, 2022

“We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps.”   All steps onward and upward, even if small and twisty, matter. 💙     BEST loves sharing … Facebook0TwitterPinterest0tumblr0Linkedin0Reddit0Email0

Resilience

If there is one thing traumatic brain injury (TBI)  survivors know about, it’s resilience. Being a TBI survivor, I know a thing or two about resilience myself. I get comments about my resilience all the time. I think a lot of people are probably thinking about my physical resilience, how I’ve started to gradually walk (more…)