Nurturing Brain Health & Mental Health
Let's explore how we can better brain heath and mental health through nurturing aspects such as safety, learning and social connections.
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Veronique Theberge
- Sep 28
- 3 min
Tackling the Mental Health Downward Spiral
Brain injury can result in mental health ups and downs. In this blog, I propose a few tips to help find your way out of a downward spiral.
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Veronique Theberge
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Dear Caretaker of a Brain Injured
Brain injury happens to an individual and their loved ones. Let's explore how it affect others, how they can help and look after themselves.
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Veronique Theberge
- Aug 18
- 7 min
Connecting with Brain Injury Survivors
How connecting with other brain injury survivors can be beneficial to your recovery. Tips on initiating connection and sharing my experience
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Veronique Theberge
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Mindfulness for Brain Injury Recovery
What is mindfulness and how can you benefit from introducing it as part of your brain injury recovery plan? Example of practices and tips.
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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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Veronique Theberge
- Feb 3
- 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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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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Veronique Theberge
- Dec 29, 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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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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Veronique Theberge
- Oct 7, 2021
- 5 min
Encephalitis Recovery & Rehabilitation
Recovering from encephalitis and acquired brain injury takes a team & lots of effort. Who's been part of your brain injury recovery journey?
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Veronique Theberge
- Sep 16, 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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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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Veronique Theberge
- Jul 13, 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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Veronique Theberge
- Jun 10, 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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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.
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Veronique Theberge
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
Emotions After Brain Injury
How can brain injury hinder emotions regulation?
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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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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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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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