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Caregiver Abby Maslin finds that focusing on the question “What is good about right now?” helps with the uncertainty of family life with a brain injury.

"Caregiving is stress personified. It’s anticipatory stress, stress in the moment, and stress that feels never-ending," writes Rosemary Rawlins. Here she brainstorms some stress busters.

For Janna Leyde, her father, and her other students, yoga is often "the path away from the unfairness"

"Instead of slouching in a chair when I felt tired, I began to go outside. Pulling weeds in the garden and planting a few flowers made me feel less trapped."

Caregiver Abby Maslin takes a brave look at marriage after brain injury.

“Your husband is a strong man in good shape, Mrs. Rawlins. I think he’ll make it, but I can’t promise anything.”

"Ambiguous loss is about learning to live with lots of uncertainty and learning to live with different goals."

Caregiver Abby Maslin talks about how it's easy to be married when things are going well, but after a traumatizing, life-changing event like a TBI, everything changes and moving forward takes a lot of mental work.

Caregiver Abby Maslin talks about the process of helping her injured husband gain more independence, especially in caring for their young son.