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    Fitting In
    Veronique Theberge
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    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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    Emotions Galore
    Veronique Theberge
    • Dec 4, 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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    Take Care of Yourself
    Veronique Theberge
    • Nov 29, 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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    Perfect Storm (Part 2)
    Veronique Theberge
    • Nov 21, 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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    Healing of a Weird Wonderful Brain
    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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    The Perfect Storm (Part 1)
    Veronique Theberge
    • Nov 12, 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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    Neuro-Fatigue After Brain Injury
    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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    The Many Faces of Depression
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 23, 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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    Stuck in a Dark Moment
    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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    Anxiety: From Full Throttle to Manageable
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 21, 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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    Alcohol Use After a Brain Injury
    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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    Falling Short of Failing
    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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    What's your friendship recipe?
    Veronique Theberge
    • Sep 2, 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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    When Kids Teach You a Lesson About Anxiety
    Veronique Theberge
    • Aug 23, 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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    There is something about the mountains
    Veronique Theberge
    • Aug 16, 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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    Decision Making Post Brain Injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • Jul 20, 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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    Statue in a room
    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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    Brain Interrupted
    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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    The Bucket List
    Veronique Theberge
    • May 26, 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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    Friendships After Brain Injury
    Veronique Theberge
    • May 17, 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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