Coping with TBI

(Editor’s Note: Writer, BEST guest blog contributor and brain injury survivor, Isaac Peterson, shares his personal coping strategies for dealing with brain injury in this comprehensive personal essay. KT) Since no two brain injuries are alike, I’ll share some coping with strategies in general terms. One of the most important things you can do to (more…)

2020: A Superhero Year to Come!

Our latest e-newsletter is hot off the press with a 2019 recap and a 2020 preview.  It’s going to be SUPER!  Click here to read.  Would you like our e-newsletters delivered to your email inbox each month? Click here to make it happen quickly and easily!  OR would you prefer a mailed, paper copy? If (more…)

Thank Your Real-Life Superheroes

Who is (are) your real-life superhero(es)?  What’s special about your superhero(oes)? How would you thank them?  One way: Nominate them for the BEST Superhero of the Month. Click here to learn more.   Thank your a superhero today! 

Washington State Brain Injury Conference April 2020

The 2020 Washington State Brain Injury Conference will be held on April 15, 2020 from 3 pm to 7 pm and April 16, 2020 from 9 am to 4 pm at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington.  Here is the save the date flyer with information, schedules, costs and more:  Click HERE to register.  A (more…)

Moving On

(Editor’s note: Writer, BEST blog contributor and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, recently moved residences. He shares the highs of moving on, and the lows of the actual physically moving part, in his latest personal essay for the BEST blog. KT).  There’s one way people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are just like everybody else: nobody (more…)

TAM Community Art Installation: Superhero Fall 2019 Recap

The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) was thrilled and honored to share the art of the Washington State brain injury community. BEST participated in a community art installation at the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM). Work displayed in Tacoma Art Museum’s TAM Local: Community Art Space for the “Superhero” show. The show ran from October 16, (more…)