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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Veronique Theberge
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.
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Veronique Theberge
Dec 16, 20226 min read
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
Jan 19, 20214 min read
Beyond the Physical Impacts of Encephalitis and Acquired Brain Injury
Beyond the physical impacts of encephalitis and abi sits a very important aspect...mental health.
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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.
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Veronique Theberge
Nov 30, 20204 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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
Sep 24, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20205 min read
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 7, 20207 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20206 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20203 min read
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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