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    EMDR: Processing Trauma
    Veronique Theberge
    • Apr 18
    • 7 min

    EMDR: Processing Trauma

    This is a collaborative blog where Veronique and Dr. Jen share insight on EMDR from a patient & also health professional perspective.
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    That's Life
    Veronique Theberge
    • Feb 14
    • 3 min

    That's Life

    Normalising and learning from the roller coaster ride that is brain injury recovery.
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    The Introvert and Extrovert Challenge After Brain Injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • Feb 2
    • 5 min

    The Introvert and Extrovert Challenge After Brain Injury

    Personality changes are common after brain injury. This blog address how your extrovert may now be leaning towards introvert & vice versa.
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    It's the Small Moments
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jan 14
    • 2 min

    It's the Small Moments

    How has your perception of all the small moments that make up your daily routine changed since experiencing your health issues?
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    Comparison, the Thief of Joy
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jan 6
    • 5 min

    Comparison, the Thief of Joy

    When comparison between the old and new you after brain injury becomes the thief of joy!
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    At a Stand Still?
    Veronique Theberge
    • Dec 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    At a Stand Still?

    Holidays are a very special time if the year, but they can also be a harsh reminder that things are different for those with chronic illness
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    Parenting with a Brain Injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Parenting with a Brain Injury

    Parenting is hard in the best of times, how does brain injury makes this role more complex?
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    Loving ourselves after brain injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    Loving ourselves after brain injury

    Recovering & living with a brain injury comes with many challenges, learning to love ourselves again being one of them. Sharing my thoughts.
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    Sound the Foghorn
    Veronique Theberge
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Sound the Foghorn

    Brain fog after brain injury...What is brain fog? What triggers it and some tips to try to alleviate brain fog.
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    Help anyone?
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    Help anyone?

    Do you ask for help? When not reciprocated, how does it make you feel? Why was your call unanswered? How do you process/interpret this?
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    Trauma, the Chicken or the Egg?
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Trauma, the Chicken or the Egg?

    What causes trauma, how does it manifest itself and how do you best learn to move on?
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    Driving After Brain Injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jun 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Driving After Brain Injury

    When the challenges linked to driving after encephalitis and acquired brain injury result in a loss of independence.
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    Back to a Teen's Brain After Brain Injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Back to a Teen's Brain After Brain Injury

    When a teen's brain and an injured brain are two peas in a pod.
    700
    Moments of Grief
    Veronique Theberge
    • May 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Moments of Grief

    I’m very familiar with grief. Since e and abi occurred, it feels as though I’ve been learning to grieve the old me...
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    Emotions After Brain Injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • May 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    Emotions After Brain Injury

    How can brain injury hinder emotions regulation?
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    Adventure racing on a wonky brain
    Veronique Theberge
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    Adventure racing on a wonky brain

    What are the effects of a payback after overexerting your brain following encephalitis & brain injury? This blog recounts an event.
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    Motivation, strength or dare I say absence of it!
    Veronique Theberge
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    Motivation, strength or dare I say absence of it!

    When a set back sucks all your energy, motivation and strength. How do you slowly find ways to build yourself back up?
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    When Hope Translates into Running for the Hills
    Veronique Theberge
    • Mar 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    When Hope Translates into Running for the Hills

    Years after encephalitis and ABI, I am still expecting for a magical solution to be presented by my neurologist to reboot my brain.
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    Something is wrong here
    Veronique Theberge
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Something is wrong here

    Moments where you think “something is wrong” because your brain operates better than “normal” after brain injury.
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    Paula’s story with encephalitis and OCD
    Veronique Theberge
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    Paula’s story with encephalitis and OCD

    This is a short narrative or Paula's story with Encephalitis, ABI and OCD.
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