The Recovering Brain

Hope Angel's Cognitive Fitness: How Angela stays focused after her Traumatic Brain Injury. Angela describes her recovery strategies of morning routine of prayer, meditation, gratitude journaling, self-care strategies, accountability partners, and "Angie's shakes." Watch the video to learn the ingredients! "You don't just have a brain injury and recover a year later. It's with you for the rest of your life, but it's not you...

Adrian attributes his recovery to helpful therapies and the San Diego Community College District's Continuing Education Acquired Brain Injury Program. He's grateful to be back at work.hat topics would you like to learn about on this channel?

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"For the first 3 years, I cried all the time. They [support group members] told me I used more Kleenex than anyone they'd ever seen. I was more aware of what was going on. Was he going to work? Our finances. And the grieving."

Jane, wife of an acquired brain injury survivor, talks about her journey of coping with her husband's acquired brain injury.

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Acquired brain injury survivor and past president of the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation Don talks about his recovery from a ruptured brain aneurysm.

Don was a Human Resource Executive for a high-tech company for 20 years before he suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and consequent aphasia in 1992. He was never able to work again.

"I was in a meeting. Went out . Boom -just like that, my whole life changed. I had a great job. meet...

Traumatic Brain Injury survivor Cheryl shares her advice for recovering from a TBI. 

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Behavioral Analyst Paul Dores, Ph.D. shares his advice about brain injury recovery. 

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Nurse Case Manager Barbara Greenfield shares her advice about recovery from brain injury. 

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TBI survivor Daniel give tips for recovery. 

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Brain injury survivor Barry shares his advice for recovery. 

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What if you come away from an important discussion with your doctor without a clear understanding of why a specific diagnosis was made or why a certain treatment plan was recommended?

 What if you forget the details of your doctor’s recommendations?  “What other treatment options did she discuss? How many times a day do I take that medication? What potential side effects should I watch for? What further tests did he recommend?”

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"I thought to myself, what do you really want to do with your life? You've almost lost it."

Traumatic Brain Injury survivor Angela was 23-years-old when her car was hit head-on by a reckless driver. This is her recovery story.

Angela had to use a walker, wore an eye patch, and had visible bruises. "When I would go out, people would stare at me."

"Living at home with my parents was 2 steps, 3 steps backwards. I thought, 'What am I ...

The world changes for a child after brain injury. Educational specialist Cindy Pahr talks about working with recovering brain injured students to help them academically and to train them for the "real world" outside the classroom. Learn how she addresses parents' common concerns like "I tell her to do something, and she doesn't remember. It's so frustrating. I have to tell her 5 times."

Cindy states, "Teachers should write it down...

Rehab social worker Richard Green shares his traumatic brain injury recovery advice for survivors, families, and patients.

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Lisa, wife of brain injury survivor, shares her recovery advice for survivors, families, and healthcare providers. Learn what got in the way of her asking for help. 

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Briana Coston, Certified Life Coach, explains how she works with recovering traumatic brain injury survivors and families who are stuck in their progress. "One of my jobs is to get you out of that comfort zone." She talks about case examples, starting with agreed-upon goals like overcoming fears of socializing and advocating for oneself (by role-playing and homework assignments), as well as managing anger. Since survivors may be u...

Heike Kessler-Heiberg, speech and language pathologist and associate professor at an acquired brain injury program shares her recovery advice for survivors, families, and healthcare providers.

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"I had to learn to do everything when I woke up. It was starting from scratch again." Learn how brain injury survivor Cheryl met the challenges of her TBI, which occurred after she had been living with Multiple Sclerosis. Her advice: "Lean on those in your life." Hear about the importance of peer support, a faith community, and becoming a brain injury advocate. Listen to her favorite saying at the end of the video.

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Herb Hein Speech and Language Pathologist shares his recovery advice for survivors, families, and healthcare providers.

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