“Rebuilding Identity” is led in two sessions, focussing on building an empowering identity after brain injury. We discuss social identity and the impact of brain injury on identity. We work in small groups to create “Identity Maps” for our desired identities. We discuss positive ways to express our identity and the need for our (more…)
Fireworks: In the short video below, a young woman was asked by her friends to produce a PSA about how fireworks can impact a person with a brain injury (and our canine companions, too). How do you handle fireworks this time of year? BEST loves sharing … Facebook0TwitterPinterest0tumblr0Linkedin0Reddit0Email0
Meet our BEST friend, Pacific Northwest writer and poet, Elissa Farmer. Farmer, who has bipolar disorder and advocates for mental health awareness, penned this poem that explores the depths of an emotional, mental and spiritual struggle with self; in other words, what it’s like to feel deeply “numb” and utterly stuck. These kinds of struggles (more…)
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. An estimated 8% of Americans − 24.4 million people − have PTSD at any given time. PTSD is a common condition for people living with traumatic brain injury. The symptoms of PTSD are noted in the (more…)
