September 30, 2020: We Are Reaching Out For Your Help

We are reaching out for your help. We know that COVID-19 has touched all our lives in profound and unimaginable ways. We know you’re worried, and we’re worried, too. Our team knows from years of personal experience that navigating a brain injury or other cognitive challenges is hard on individuals, caregivers and families. It’s without (more…)

Show Your Support Today!

You are only ONE click away from showing your support for:  Love and Care.  Healthy and Happy Brains.  New Ideas. Ready to engage, energize and empower an entire community in love, care, health, happiness, and education?  Click here and support the supporters to do just that.  Thank you! 

Support Group Facilitators are Superheroes!

Support group facilitators are superheroes indeed, especially now, in these unprecedented and challenging times.  Today, for #ThankfulThursday, we honor and give thanks for support group facilitators for their hard work, dedication and passion to help others.  It’s our mission and passion to help the helpers here at the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST).  Our BEST (more…)

Stroke and Community Impact

(Editor’s note: Writer, BEST guest blog contributor, and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, analyzes the root causes of strokes, the impact of strokes and post-stroke outcomes in different communities of color. Thank you Isaac for this important information and insight. KT).  One time I wrote here that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a great equalizer. I (more…)

Thankful Thursday: Our BEST Friends in Second Life

The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) has created a virtual presence for reaching out to those with brain injury and their caregivers and those interested in brain health and wellness.  BEST hosts a variety of social events, small group discussions, workshops, and skills training. Our goal in Second Life is to support everyone to engage (more…)

TBI and Work

(Editor’s note: Writer, BEST guest blog contributor, and brain injury survivor, Isaac Peterson, shares what he’s learned about returning to work after a traumatic brain injury. Thank you, Isaac for the valuable information. KT) Of all the things I’ve managed to accomplish since my traumatic brain injury (TBI), going back to work isn’t one of them. My doctor (more…)