Take Care of Yourself
The rollercoaster that is brain injury means that you must often take care of yourself first because you can't pour from an empty cup.
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Veronique Theberge
- Nov 22, 2020
- 4 min
Perfect Storm (Part 2)
With several changes happening all at once, how do you keep the stress level under control. Follow-up to Perfect Storm Part 1
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Veronique Theberge
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
The Perfect Storm (Part 1)
My work contract is soon coming to an end, but before it all ends, things are ramping up at an incredible pace. How do you manage this?
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Veronique Theberge
- Oct 15, 2020
- 3 min
Neuro-Fatigue After Brain Injury
Neuro-fatigue is far reaching for someone recovering from a brain injury. Nothing make sense once your brain runs out of energy.
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Veronique Theberge
- Sep 24, 2020
- 3 min
The Many Faces of Depression
Depression...there is no one size fits all. Depression can wear many faces and we are all affected differently. Insight on PDD
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Veronique Theberge
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
Stuck in a Dark Moment
Recount of a sad moment and the narrative that helped me get out of my funk.
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Veronique Theberge
- Sep 22, 2020
- 5 min
Anxiety: From Full Throttle to Manageable
How can you de-escalate your level of anxiety? Why does it suddenly sneak up on you? Account of an event where anxiety grabbed hold of me.
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Veronique Theberge
- Sep 7, 2020
- 7 min
Falling Short of Failing
Encephalitis recovery is a long and treacherous road.It can alter a person's psyche to the point where you feel like you are always failing!
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Veronique Theberge
- Sep 3, 2020
- 7 min
What's your friendship recipe?
How do you manage friendships post brain injury? In this blog I compare friendships to the high and low of executing recipes.
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Veronique Theberge
- Aug 24, 2020
- 6 min
When Kids Teach You a Lesson About Anxiety
Anxiety...how it comes about for me, my go to tricks to manage it and how my lovely son added a new tool to help me deal with my anxiety.
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Veronique Theberge
- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
There is something about the mountains
I love the mountains. There has always been something about mountains that makes me want to conquer them.
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Veronique Theberge
- Jul 5, 2020
- 4 min
Statue in a room
When partaking in a social event, I often compare myself to a statue. You are there, but not quite registering what’s happening.
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Veronique Theberge
- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
Two steps forward, one step back
Most would be familiar with the expression two steps forward, one step back...this expression often becomes a way of life for e survivors.
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Veronique Theberge
- Jun 21, 2020
- 7 min
Brain Interrupted
I try to describe the effects an interruption can have on an injured brain. A simple interruption can have far reaching effects.
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Veronique Theberge
- May 2, 2020
- 5 min
Depression, no hard and fast rule apply
By trying to be too many things at once, I feel like I end up falling short on so many levels.
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Veronique Theberge
- Apr 5, 2020
- 7 min
Ambiguous Loss
When "ambiguous loss" helps define that grieving feeling experienced following encephalitis and brain injury.
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Veronique Theberge
- Mar 21, 2020
- 3 min
Isolation
As the world moves into self-isolation, let's reflect on what isolation means and the consequences of isolation.
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Veronique Theberge
- Feb 19, 2020
- 6 min
Life is an adventure
Find out more about the highlights of my latest event and how I came to the conclusion that life is also very much like an adventure race.
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Veronique Theberge
- Feb 7, 2020
- 5 min
Speech Issues After Brain Injury
Brain injury can leave many residual effects such as aphasia. How would you cope if you were faced with this added challenge?
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Veronique Theberge
- Jan 25, 2020
- 2 min
Being realistic doesn't mean giving up hope
Does being realistic means giving up hope? Here's my thinking on the matter and a bit of a description of how I came to it.
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