Fitting In
How do you fit in following a brain injury? Life is so different, you can often feel lost making you wonder where you and how you fit in.
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Veronique Theberge
- Dec 5, 2020
- 3 min
Emotions Galore
Managing emotions can be a challenge. This blog is a narrative describing a moment when I let that iron armour down after brain injury.
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Veronique Theberge
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
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 16, 2020
- 3 min
Healing of a Weird Wonderful Brain
Do you heal a broken heart the same way you heal a broken bone? Sometimes I wish people realised that the same logic applies to my brain.
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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 13, 2020
- 6 min
Alcohol Use After a Brain Injury
Has your view in regards to alcohol use changed following a brain injury?
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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 21, 2020
- 7 min
Decision Making Post Brain Injury
The complexity of simple decision making post brain injury is out of this world. So many aspects have to be factored in!
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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 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 27, 2020
- 3 min
The Bucket List
Have you got a bucket list? If so, what is your motivation for having one? What are the most important items appearing on the list?
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Veronique Theberge
- May 18, 2020
- 4 min
Friendships After Brain Injury
It is very well documented that most brain injury survivors go on living with a life characterized by declining relationships...
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