When was the last time you snapped? I don't mean your fingers. We, who have experienced a TBI, have all been there: the situation where it's too noisy, or too busy, or too bright or, with our lowered threshold, too almost anything. I'm sure you know the situation. It's the thing others don't understand because it is normal for them, but for us, unable as we are, to ... Read On
Three Angry Words: You Don’t Understand!
Don't you just hate it when someone doesn't "GET" it? We've all been through this: out of frustration or anger or just plain annoyance at having to explain ourselves yet again, we say something that we might regret or that's not helpful. We're not trying to be mean, ... Read On
How We Create and Keep Hope
We all go through down times. These down times are, many times, caused by everyday things that hover over us like a dark cloud spewing thunder, lightning and rain. Sometimes they are caused by huge, life changing ... Read On
Climbing Back Up that TBI Cliff
Experiencing a TBI is like falling off a cliff, and we all want to climb back up. Although everyone's TBI cliff is different, all of us, at some point, stand at the bottom, looking to the top of our TBI cliff, where we hope to find the cherished, ... Read On
Yeah. You Heard Me Right. I’m Disabled.
Ten years ago I found myself in a place I thought I had left behind, and it made me think that regardless of how far ... Read On