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Everyone needs to feel loved. To feel valued. Like Tom and his wife, we all need people to talk and laugh with, spend time with, share ideas, worries, and joys. But friendships and intimate relationships can often change drastically for both people after a traumatic brain injury.
BrainSTARS: Social Skills
Understand that your child or student may desire friendships but lacks the skills necessary to develop and nurture them. Learn how to help.
Marriage and Divorce in the National Guard and Reserves: A Fact Sheet
Learn the facts and myths about marriage and divorce in these arms of the military.
A Win-Win Partnership: Marriage / Relationship Education and the National Guard
Learn how 'Citizen Soldiers' or 'Airmen' — and their families — have unique needs and opportunities within the military population.
Strengthening Resources and Supports for National Guard and Couples and Families
National Guardsmen face challenges unique from other branches of the military. Learn how they — and their families — can bridge the gaps.
Coming Home: Families, Courage, and Resilience After Brain Injury
"We are just one family among thousands who have suffered injuries in this war ..."
Aceptando a los cambios familiares que vienen con una lesión cerebral traumática
Dr. Judd explica cómo los papeles familiares pueden cambiar después de una lesión cerebral, y cómo el paciente y los familiares pueden acostumbrarse a los cambios.
Healing Your Marriage After Brain Injury
Marriage issues post-TBI? Read these experiences of others and take a quiz.
Who's Helping Our Wounded Vets?
One in five combat soldiers suffers a TBI, who should care for them? Watch clip from PBS show Now.
When Should a Couple Seek Help
Brain injury can deeply affect a marriage. When do you know it's time to seek couples therapy?
Family Counseling Services After Brain Injury
Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer and Dr. Tayrn Strejskal talk about their work as teachers and doctors.
Dr. Kelli Gary Talks about her Relationships After Traumatic Brain Injury
A brain injury can significantly affect a person's ability to make good choices in relationships.
Far from Home, Injured Vet Is Never Alone
Watch this powerful story about two brave and loving wives who care for their husbands after they both sustained severe brain injuries in combat.
How I Re-built Social Supports After My TBI
Kelli Gary talks about the strategies she used to rebuild her social supports after her traumatic brain injury.
Is Facebook the Newest Brain Therapy?
What role do social networking sites like Facebook play in the lives of people with TBI?
Five Crazy Guys, Part 2
Listen to the weekly conversations of this self-named group part 2 of 6.
Living with and Having Mixed Feelings About a Survivor Who Is Very Different
This self-assessment can help you cope.
Dating: What You Should and Shouldn’t Do
Dating can be confusing. These suggestions may help!
Can You Make and Keep Relationships If You Don’t Have Much Money?
More than 30 ideas to help you make friends after a brain injury.
Building Relationships and Overcoming Loneliness
A brain injury doesn't mean you have to be alone. Take this self-assessment and learn skills to connect with people.
BrainLine Talks with Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer and Dr. Taryn Stejskal About Working with Couples in Crisis
You can learn to work together after a traumatic brain injury.
BrainLine Talks with Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer and Dr. Taryn Stejskal About How TBI Can Affect Marriage
Hear what two family therapists have to say.
BrainLine Talks with Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer and Dr. Taryn Stejskal About When Couples Should Seek Help
Brain injury can deeply affect a marriage. When do you know it's time to seek couples therapy?
BrainLine Talks with Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer and Dr. Taryn Stejskal
Strategies and thoughts from two family and marriage counselors.
Lee Woodruff Talks with ASHA
With a husband who sustained a severe TBI and a daughter with a hearing impairment, Lee Woodruff talks about the importance of speech-language therapy.
Caron Gan Talks About Spouses After Injury
Hear what this marriage and family therapist has to say.
Socializing Safely After TBI
Helping an adult child move toward independence comes with risks.
BJ and Abby Jackson on Supporting Intimate Relationships
The story of one marriage after TBI.
The Truth About Divorce After Traumatic Brain Injury
What you can do to reduce the risks.
How Positive Relationships Can Help Recovery
Sometimes friendship is the best medicine. Learn why.
Marital Stability After TBI
What makes a strong marriage after TBI?
BrainLine Talks with Jason and Susannah Ferguson About Family and TBI
BrainLine talks with Jason and Susannah Ferguson about how Jason's brain injury has affected their marriage, family, and outlook on life.
Lee Woodruff Speaks on Supporting Intimate Relationships
Lee Woodruff talks about her experience with her husband, ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff, who sustained a brain injury while reporting in Iraq.
BrainLine Talks with Sarah and Ted Wade About Their Personal Story
Retired Army Sergeant Edward "Ted" Wade and his wife, Sarah, share their story after Ted sustained a severe TBI while serving in Iraq.
I'd Like You to Meet What's-Her-Face: Strategies for Remembering Names
Forgetting people’s names is a common problem after brain injury. Here are some strategies.
What Happens to Relationships After Brain Injury?
Strategies to overcome feelings of loneliness and isolation, and to rebuild or create new relationships.
Expanding Your Social Network
After brain injury, reaching out to others can be challenging.
To Love What Is
“On a moonless summer night my husband fell nine feet from a sleeping loft to the floor and did not die.”
TBI Consumer Report: Coping with Sexual Problems After TBI
Learn what sexual issues can arise post-TBI, which professional can help, and what treatments are available.
Breaking the Silence: Violence as a Cause and a Consequence of Traumatic Brain Injury
Ever wonder about the overlap between TBI and violence?
Social Communication and TBI
Do you have a hard time communicating with your friends, family, or co-workers?
In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing
For Lee Woodruff, that phone call was like being back on the Tower of Terror: "It feels as if speed, motion, light, and time literally freeze."
Sexual Dysfunction Following Injury: Time for Enlightenment and Understanding
Sexual dysfunction is not uncommon after TBI. Learn more about the research and available treatments.
A Hard Chance
A love story — before and after a devastating brain injury.
Memory Matters: How and Where Can I Meet New Friends or People to Date?
Having a hard time making friends? You are not alone. Try these strategies.
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