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Meet Heather Wiech-Barnes

Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) Board Director, Heather Wiech-Barnes believes in the value of personal and community empowerment. It is at the heart of everything she does, personally and professionally. She has always worked to protect and empower vulnerable populations. As a board director at BEST, Heather provides an ActuallyAutistic perspective to the BEST Team (more…)

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Coping with Change

“Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.” The quote to the above really says it all, doesn’t it? We hate and love change at the same time, but in a perfect world many things would stay the same, but (more…)

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Caregivers: Leaning Into Love

“Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn’t know possible.” ― Tia Walker Caregivers, thank you for leaning into love. At the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST), caregivers have a critical role in our recoveries, support, care and lives.  That’s why supporting caregivers with resources, tools, and more is one of our top (more…)

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Empower Your Brain With Food

“Eating healthy food fills your body with energy and nutrients. Imagine your cells smiling back at you and saying, ‘Thank you!’” (Quote from Karen Salmansohn).  Let’s take it a little further: imagine your brain smiling back at you and saying, ‘Thank you!’”   We know that our bodies thrive on healthy foods, right? However, did you know (more…)