Our Latest E-Newsletter: All About Change

Our latest e-newsletter focuses on change: how BEST changed in the face of COVID; our newest board director and how she creates change: how to cope with change, both good and bad; and much more. Read all about it here. Not a subscriber yet? Click here for a fast and secure sign up! Thank you (more…)

BEST Shares Transformation Story With International Audience

Be the change you wish to see in the world.  In a world full of change, especially as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST), took the quote above to heart.  In 2020, BEST was rocked by the pandemic, like many other organizations. BEST in-person programs were closed, and a (more…)

Empowerment: Tips for Autism Awareness Month

It’s April again, and so that means it is Autism Awareness month. I’m not going to spend a lot of time on why that is problematic and how Autistic adults feel about this, but suffice to say that the vast majority do not support the sponsor of this disaster, nor do we like the #lightitupblue (more…)

Brain Injury Awareness Month Marches On!

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This special month marks an opportunity for the brain injury community and the community at large to share awareness, knowledge, support, education, care and conversation.  The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) warmly invites you to join us online for some brain empowerment!        As individuals and as (more…)

Meet Heather Wiech-Barnes

Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) Board Director, Heather Wiech-Barnes believes in the value of personal and community empowerment. It is at the heart of everything she does, personally and professionally. She has always worked to protect and empower vulnerable populations. As a board director at BEST, Heather provides an ActuallyAutistic perspective to the BEST Team (more…)

Befriending Yourself and Your Experience

What is mindfulness?  Mindfulness is noticing what is happening right now. What are your senses and emotions telling you? What is your mind telling you?  At the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) we see mindfulness in this way, too:  Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience (Jon Kabat Zinn).  Through the practice (more…)