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Apr 1, 20232 min read

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.

Veronique Theberge

Jan 28, 20235 min read

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.

Processing Strong Emotions After Brain Injury

Veronique Theberge

Jan 5, 20233 min read

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

Practicing Gratitude during Brain Injury Recovery

Veronique Theberge

Sep 15, 20224 min read

Practicing Gratitude during Brain Injury Recovery

What is the negative bias, what are example of gratitude practices and how can practicing gratitude be helpful during brain injury recovery.

Veronique Theberge

Aug 2, 20223 min read

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.

Veronique Theberge

Apr 18, 20227 min read

EMDR: Processing Trauma

This is a collaborative blog where Veronique and Dr. Jen share insight on EMDR from a patient & also health professional perspective.

Veronique Theberge

Feb 14, 20223 min read

That's Life

Normalising and learning from the roller coaster ride that is brain injury recovery.

Veronique Theberge

Jan 6, 20225 min read

Comparison, the Thief of Joy

When comparison between the old and new you after brain injury becomes the thief of joy!

Veronique Theberge

Sep 16, 20213 min read

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.

Veronique Theberge

Jul 13, 20214 min read

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?

Back to a Teen's Brain After Brain Injury

Veronique Theberge

Jun 2, 20213 min read

Back to a Teen's Brain After Brain Injury

When a teen's brain and an injured brain are two peas in a pod.

Veronique Theberge

May 29, 20212 min read

Moments of Grief

I’m very familiar with grief. Since e and abi occurred, it feels as though I’ve been learning to grieve the old me...

Veronique Theberge

May 14, 20215 min read

Emotions After Brain Injury

How can brain injury hinder emotions regulation?

Veronique Theberge

Apr 12, 20216 min read

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.

Veronique Theberge

Feb 10, 20213 min read

Let’s talk about raising awareness

Raising awareness is not an easy task regardless of the cause. But where do we sit in regards to raising awareness of mental health?

Veronique Theberge

Dec 5, 20203 min read

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.

Veronique Theberge

Mar 21, 20203 min read

Isolation

As the world moves into self-isolation, let's reflect on what isolation means and the consequences of isolation.