On Self-Care: Thoughts from Marc Macialek, recoveringfromtbi.com

(Editor’s Note: For Brain Injury Awareness Month, I reached out to our BEST Team and BEST guest bloggers to gather their thoughts, ideas, tips and strategies on self-care. Marc Macialek, writer, mentor and creator of recoveringfromtbi.com , shares some important ideas and thoughts in his latest guest article below. Thank you, Marc! KT) Kim wrote me (more…)

In Pictures: WA State TBI Conference 2019

The 2019 Washington State TBI Conference in Spokane, Washington April 15-16, 2019, is a wrap!  Here are some of our favorite pictures in video to mark the event. We will be sharing additional recaps and more soon. Stay tuned!  Many thanks to the real-life superheroes of the brain injury community. You are truly the BEST!  (more…)

BEST Artist Spotlight: Diane Rasch

The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is thrilled to be participating in a community art installation at the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) this fall. Work will be displayed in Tacoma Art Museum’s TAM Local: Community Art Space for the Superhero show from October 16, 2019 to December 26, 2019. We will have an opening reception Thursday, October 17, 2019 in (more…)

Happy Anniversary to Me: Celebrating Writer Isaac Peterson

(Editor’s Note: On this very day, two years ago, Isaac Peterson submitted his first article for this blog. Today, Isaac celebrates that milestone in the essay below. Since the beginning, Isaac and I quickly developed a fast and terrific friendship and working relationship. Isaac’s work has graced these pages with many personal essays and  articles (more…)

Feedback Opportunity: TBI Brain Waves

Our BEST Friends, TBI Brain Waves are looking for brain injury survivors to fill reviews on treatments.    Check out their site, by clicking here. There are reviews, resources and more.    To submit your treatment suggestions along with your reviews and doctor suggestions, click here.            BEST loves sharing … (more…)

A SUPER Thank You!

While the March 2019 Brain Injury Awareness Month has come to a close, our theme for the month, Super Self-Care has not. Self-care is an important part of our recoveries, journey forward and day-to-day lives.  Thank you for participating in sharing information, conversation and support about self-care topics in March. What a terrific month of learning!  (more…)