Just for You: BEST Holiday Tips

Here at the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST), we are getting ready for the holidays. When it comes to navigating the holiday season and the fall months, we think early preparations, conversations, and getting our tools and strategies at the ready are best. The holidays can be stressful and overwhelming for everyone; it can be (more…)

Giving Tuesday: BEST November 2017 Facebook Giveaway!

We are kicking off the countdown to Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday), the international day of giving back to causes that make a difference in the lives of others, with a little giving back of our own, superhero-style! Beginning November 20, 2017 at 10 a.m. PST, BEST will be giving away a superhero bounty of gifts to celebrate (more…)

In Words and Art: BEST Holiday Tips

Here at the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST), we are getting ready for the holidays. While it may seem a bit early, when it comes to navigating the holiday season and the fall months, we think early preparations, conversations and getting our tools and strategies at the ready are best. The holidays can be stressful and (more…)

In Words and Art: BEST Holiday Tips

Here at the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST), we are getting ready for the holidays. While it may seem a bit early, when it comes to navigating the holiday season and the fall months, we think early preparations, conversations and getting our tools and strategies at the ready are best. The holidays can be stressful and (more…)

Path to Acceptance: Art Installation Day 5 “Acceptance”

When someone experiences a brain injury, the whole family experiences this, too. The most common emotions and feelings family members and caregivers experience according to experts are disbelief, stress, grief/sadness, anxiety, and in time, acceptance. Erin Thompson, a Washington State high school student, artist, BEST volunteer and family member of a survivor,  decided to represent (more…)

Path to Acceptance: Art Installation Day 4 “Anxiety”

When someone experiences a brain injury, the whole family experiences this, too. The most common emotions and feelings family members and caregivers experience according to experts are disbelief, stress, grief/sadness, anxiety, and in time, acceptance. Erin Thompson, a Washington State high school student, artist, BEST volunteer and family member of a survivor,  decided to represent (more…)