Brain Injury, Fears and Growth
Are you finding brain injury recovery daunting and scary? In this blog I explore how we can turn some of the associated fears into growth.
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Veronique Theberge
- Oct 24
- 5 min
Tips for returning to work after brain injury
Return to work is an important step following a brain injury. In this blog I provide tips to maximise you return to work.
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Veronique Theberge
- Oct 6
- 3 min
Achieving a family/work balance after a brain injury
Returning to work after a brain injury poses some additional challenges. In this blog I talk about how it affects the work/family balance.
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Veronique Theberge
- Aug 28
- 4 min
The impact of neurofatigue on relationships
Cognitive fatigue after brain injury often translate in managing your situation differently. Here we explore how it affects relationships.
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Veronique Theberge
- Aug 14
- 5 min
Redefining your belief system after brain injury
Are your beliefs supporting or hindering your brain injury recovery? We chat about identifying our beliefs and tips to tweak them.
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Allie Crestwood
- Aug 3
- 3 min
Home Modifications Supportive of Brain Injury Recovery
Weird Wonderful Brain guest blogger Ashley Crestwood talks about home modifications that can be supportive of brain injury recovery.
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Veronique Theberge
- Jul 25
- 5 min
Maintaining a strong relationship with your partner while living with aphasia
Aphasia can impact the relationship with your spouse/partner. We look at some of the added challenges and provide helpful tips.
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Veronique Theberge
- May 23
- 3 min
Tips to Tackle Depression After Brain Injury
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 depression.
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Veronique Theberge
- May 9
- 5 min
Am I an Introvert or Extrovert Since my 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
- Apr 1
- 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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Veronique Theberge
- Mar 6
- 4 min
Brain injury setbacks
What can trigger a brain injury setback or a flare of symptoms? Do we always have control over setbacks? What can we learn from a setback?
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Veronique Theberge
- Jan 28
- 5 min
Processing Traumatic Memories
Being confronted with painful memories from earlier days of brain injury recovery is inevitable? In this blog, I recall a particular event.
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Veronique Theberge
- Jan 16
- 8 min
72 Hour Water Fast as a Brain Injury Survivor
Fasting is a bit of a trend. Let's explore how intermittent fasting or water fasting can be a tool to explore as a brain injury survivor.
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Veronique Theberge
- Jan 9
- 4 min
Communication Tips for Someone with Aphasia and for Their Loved Ones
Aphasia explained and this article shares tips to help communicating with others as an aphasic person or as a loved one.
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Veronique Theberge
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Processing Strong Emotions After Brain Injury
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 19, 2022
- 4 min
Tips to monitor your Brain Injury Recovery
In this blog, I try to capture a few tips to help you evaluate how far you’ve come and empower you during your brain injury recovery.
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Veronique Theberge
- Dec 16, 2022
- 6 min
Alcohol Use After a Brain Injury
Demystifying the potential effects of alcohol on the brain after sustaining a brain injury.
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Veronique Theberge
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Christmas after Brain Injury
Christmas after brain injury can come with additional challenges. Find out a range of tips to help you better manage the Holidays.
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Veronique Theberge
- Nov 21, 2022
- 6 min
Keeping the Faith and Never Giving Up: Jessica Garcia's stroke story
In this blog, I relate Jessica’s story. I address how spirituality became part of her recovery and approach to life after brain injury.
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Veronique Theberge
- Nov 11, 2022
- 6 min
Travelling with a Brain Injury
Travelling after brain injury can be daunting. Sharing a personal experience and tips when travelling with a brain injury.
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