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Keeping the Faith and Never Giving Up: Jessica Garcia's stroke story

Nov 21, 20226 min read

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.

Veronique Theberge

Nov 11, 20226 min read

Travelling with a Brain Injury

Travelling after brain injury can be daunting. Sharing a personal experience and tips when travelling with a brain injury.

Four Great Reads on Keeping Your Brain Healthy

Allie Crestwood

Oct 18, 20223 min read

Four Great Reads on Keeping Your Brain Healthy

Guest post by Allie Cooper on how reading can help keep your brain healthy. Four book suggestions to combine brain health while reading.

Veronique Theberge

Sep 30, 20224 min read

Nurturing Brain Health & Mental Health

Let's explore how we can better brain heath and mental health through nurturing aspects such as safety, learning and social connections.

Physical Health, Brain Health and Mental Health

Veronique Theberge

Sep 29, 20224 min read

Physical Health, Brain Health and Mental Health

Physical health is an aspect of brain health that is often covered, but I'd like to provide further examples of how they are linked.

Veronique Theberge

Sep 25, 20222 min read

Brain Health and Mental Health

In this blog we explore how brain health and mental health are closely intertwined. But what is brain health? Well let's find out more.

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

Sep 9, 20225 min read

Knowing your Limits after Brain Injury

How far is too far following brain injury? Knowing our limits can be very helpful in our recovery, but how do we do that? Find out more

Veronique Theberge

Sep 1, 20224 min read

Dear Caretaker of a Brain Injured

Brain injury happens to an individual and their loved ones. Let's explore how it affect others, how they can help and look after themselves.

Veronique Theberge

Aug 18, 20227 min read

Connecting with Brain Injury Survivors

How connecting with other brain injury survivors can be beneficial to your recovery. Tips on initiating connection and sharing my experience

Veronique Theberge

Aug 8, 20224 min read

Brain Injury Anniversaries

Love them or hate them, brain injury anniversaries are bond to happen each year. How do you approach them? Are they a happy or sad moment?

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 27, 20226 min read

Nutrition and Brain Injury Recovery

Let's address the cycle of inflammation that can take place after brain injury and how nutrition can help minimise it from taking over.

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

Mar 21, 20227 min read

Setting Up Goals After Brain Injury

Setting goals following brain injury is an important part of moving forward, but it is also much easier said than done.

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 14, 20222 min read

It's the Small Moments

How has your perception of all the small moments that make up your daily routine changed since experiencing your health issues?

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

Nov 1, 20213 min read

Acceptance After Brain Injury

Acceptance, seems so simple right? What words have helped you being more accepting of the new you after brain injury?

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.