How has your perception of all the small moments that make up your daily routine changed since experiencing your health issues?

When comparison between the old and new you after brain injury becomes the thief of joy!

Acceptance, seems so simple right? What words have helped you being more accepting of the new you after brain injury?

Recovering from encephalitis and acquired brain injury takes a team & lots of effort. Who's been part of your brain injury recovery journey?

Recovering & living with a brain injury comes with many challenges, learning to love ourselves again being one of them. Sharing my thoughts.

Brain fog after brain injury...What is brain fog? What triggers it and some tips to try to alleviate brain fog.

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?

What causes trauma, how does it manifest itself and how do you best learn to move on?

I’m very familiar with grief. Since e and abi occurred, it feels as though I’ve been learning to grieve the old me...

How can brain injury hinder emotions regulation?

I reflected on a lot of things following the back-to-back races. I’m addressing some of the reasons which lead me to retiring the bib.

What are the effects of a payback after overexerting your brain following encephalitis & brain injury? This blog recounts an event.

When a set back sucks all your energy, motivation and strength. How do you slowly find ways to build yourself back up?

Years after encephalitis and ABI, I am still expecting for a magical solution to be presented by my neurologist to reboot my brain.

Moments where you think “something is wrong” because your brain operates better than “normal” after brain injury.

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

Raising awareness is not an easy task regardless of the cause. But where do we sit in regards to raising awareness of mental health?

At one point or another all of us will be looking for some directions to move forward in our lives. Lessons learnt from e on finding my way.

Beyond the physical impacts of encephalitis and abi sits a very important aspect...mental health.

Addressing the challenges no one told me about when I was sent back home. Because surviving e is one thing and living post e another.