Meet a real-life superhero from two worlds! Renne Emiko Brock is an artist, instructor and superhero advocate who supports and empowers fellow superheroes to be their best selves. She shares her time, talent and support in the real world, both locally and nationally, and in the virtual world platform of Second Life. Known for her (more…)
At the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST), we strive not only to be superheroes for the brain injury community, but superheroes to the earth, too. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated in April throughout the world to bring awareness, advocacy and action for environmental protection. At BEST, Earth Day is every day, from creating (more…)
The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is thrilled to announce our continued expansion of support and education through online and virtual platforms. This fall, BEST will be launching additional online educational opportunities through the BEST Online Learning Center and in the Second Life virtual world platform. Further, in an exciting recent development, BEST Executive Director, (more…)
Most people’s lives are more satisfying when they have a clear picture of what they want for themselves. When people develop a mental image of how to achieve their goals, their sense of hope is strengthened. We use a process that helps individuals create a mental map that illustrates what is likely to be helpful (more…)
“Real-life” superheroes can take many forms; even in a virtual world. BEST has created a virtual presence for reaching out to those with brain injury and their caregivers. BEST hosts a variety of social events, small group discussions, workshops, and skills trainings. Our goal in Second Life is to support those with brain injury engage (more…)
As our #5forsuperheroes giving campaign kicks off this week, we wanted to share with you one of the most important programs that supports our BEST superheroes and their families. We are so fortunate to have many BEST friends. In fact, we’d like to introduce you to some of our very BEST friends in the virtual (more…)