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Acceptance

Finding acceptance after a brain injury isn't easy. "For a long while, I bucked against our reality. I found myself caught between what I had once known and an uncertain future. The in-between caused marked turmoil. As much as I didn’t want to accept Taylor’s brain injury as part of our lives, it is. As much as I wish it didn’t affect Taylor and our family … it does."

Acute elevation of serum inflammatory markers predicts symptom recovery after concussion

A study to learn if acute elevations in serum inflammatory markers predict symptom recovery after sport-related concussion (SRC).

Laughing at Life After Brain Injury

David Grant and his wife smiling at the camera

Learning to laugh at challenges means that they don’t own me. It means that I am not going to let them drag me down.

Taisha Rios on Supporting Her Son with a Brain Injury

Taisha Rios shares her story about loving and raising her son Yael and how their lives were dramatically changed by an accident. She discusses behavioral challenges, the impact on Yael's confidence, school accommodations and more.

The Way We Provide and Ask for Support: Life After Brain Injury

Recovering from a horrific accident, brain injury and defying all expectations, Ben Clench tells his story and shares important lessons around the way we provide and ask for support.

The Caregiving Metamorphosis

It was hard for me to track my own evolution. But growth was taking place.

Brain Injury Battle Scars

If you are new to a life that now includes brain injury and everything feels different and unfamiliar, you are not alone. We all go through it. But I can share with you that time will change your perspectives...

Suicide Contagion: The Impact of "13 Reasons Why" and Celebrity Suicide

The Impact of 13 Reasons Why and Celebrity Suicide on Crisis Care, Rajeev Ramchand, PhD

Two new studies reveal how important we must consider our communications and messaging around suicide.

Having a Brain Injury Was Never the Plan!

The Amazing Brain Injury Survivor Support Group in Framingham, MA, shares what they wish they had known earlier about living with brain injury. We invite you to add your thoughts as well!

Amanda Stombaugh on Raising a Young Child with a Severe Brain Injury

Amanda Stombaugh shares how she managed through the trauma, her daughter Ashlyn's rehabilitation, managing the behavior of a young child with a severe TBI, how to practice self-care while parenting three children, communicating with Ashlyn’s school, helping Ashlyn with social situations, and more.

No Greater Love

Over the last few months, a group of people has weighed heavily on my heart. I’ve been thinking about them, and I’ve wanted to express my concern and compassion for them. They are the siblings of brain injury survivors. What happens when your brother or sister suffers with a brain trauma?

How PTSD Affects The Brain

Scientists are now able to see that PTSD causes distinct biological changes in your brain. Not everybody with PTSD has exactly the same symptoms or the same brain changes, but there are observable patterns that can be understood and treated.

Brain Injury Perspectives: Then Vs. Now

Brain Injury Perspectives: Then Versus Now with David Grant

The life that I live today is vastly different than I expected. Let’s talk about then versus now...

The NHL’s Deadly Denial: The Dangers of Hockey and CTE

Todd Ewen, a former professional hockey player, took his own life in 2015. Before his death, he confided in his wife, Kelli, that he feared he may have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Life As We Know It

If you were to look into the windows in our house of life, we would appear to be a “normal” family, but the reality is, we don’t feel normal. Most days are spent figuring out what will help Kyle on that day; how can that brain of his be calmed.

Dear friends...

Hope—love—tenacity—go for it—get mad, let yourself be sad—but don’t let the madness or sadness swallow you. These were repeated themes, said in a thousand ways for a thousand reasons. These are the messages we need to hear again and again.

Alcohol-induced brain damage continues after alcohol is stopped

Although the harmful effects of alcohol on the brain are widely known, the structural changes observed are very heterogeneous. In addition, diagnostic markers are lacking to characterize brain damage induced by alcohol, especially at the beginning of abstinence, a critical period due to the high rate of relapse that it presents.

Role of a deep brain structure in concussion

Through a combination of biometric tracking, simulated modeling and medical imaging, researchers detail how hits to the side of the head cause concussion

TBI and the Meaning of Life

I don’t think the meaning of life is really any different without a brain injury, except it may be more clear after TBI. It is clearer because it is less clouded by alternatives.

Love You Hard

It is impossible to deny that my husband is now a stranger. Despite everything we learned at the hospital, I don’t know how much to help TC and how much to get out of his way. Every morning, I wake up still a little bit shocked that doctors let me take him home at all. Who am I to be trusted with something so fragile?

Staying Positive When the Road is Dark

Last month, I hit a low point and realized that it was time to seek professional help again. I sought out a local doctor familiar with using EMDR to treat my PTSD.

PTSD and Sleep Problems: A Double Whammy

Sleep problems and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) share a complicated relationship, so for those experiencing or at risk for this double whammy, as well as for those treating patients, it’s important to understand how they can influence each other in a cycle. Learn the connection between PTSD and sleep, the different ways to approach treatment, the therapies available, and explore the connection between trauma and nightmares.

Growing Through Trauma

Post-Traumatic Growth: Growth Through Trauma

Post-traumatic growth (PTG) means many who experience trauma can come out stronger as a consequence. Here are some positive changes you might see after trauma.

Breaking Down PTSD Anxiety One Fear at a Time

Generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and anxiety related to PTSD are common. An estimated 31 percent of U.S. adults experience anxiety at some point in their lives. Learn more.

Common Barriers Encountered When Seeking Mental Health Services

There are many barriers that people encounter when seeking mental health support from outside sources. Here are examples of what the most common barriers sound like and some recommended courses of action you can take to start moving past whatever is standing in your way.