How can brain injury hinder emotions regulation?

I reflected on a lot of things following the back-to-back races. I’m addressing some of the reasons which lead me to retiring the bib.

What are the effects of a payback after overexerting your brain following encephalitis & brain injury? This blog recounts an event.

When a set back sucks all your energy, motivation and strength. How do you slowly find ways to build yourself back up?

Years after encephalitis and ABI, I am still expecting for a magical solution to be presented by my neurologist to reboot my brain.

Moments where you think “something is wrong” because your brain operates better than “normal” after brain injury.

This is a short narrative or Paula's story with Encephalitis, ABI and OCD.

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

At one point or another all of us will be looking for some directions to move forward in our lives. Lessons learnt from e on finding my way.

Beyond the physical impacts of encephalitis and abi sits a very important aspect...mental health.

Addressing the challenges no one told me about when I was sent back home. Because surviving e is one thing and living post e another.

When your brain goes in near complete shut down mode and the ugly aftermath it leaves behind...time to rebuild my strength once again!

Managing emotions can be a challenge. This blog is a narrative describing a moment when I let that iron armour down after brain injury.

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.

With several changes happening all at once, how do you keep the stress level under control. Follow-up to Perfect Storm Part 1

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.

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?

Depression...there is no one size fits all. Depression can wear many faces and we are all affected differently. Insight on PDD

Recount of a sad moment and the narrative that helped me get out of my funk.

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.