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Kristi Kragthorpe's accident left her with a brain injury. Her TBI resulted in a loss of balance, the ability to work with numbers, executive function, and taking initiative. Now she uses apps to help her gain back some of the functionality and independence she had before her TBI.

A documentary film about isolation, art, and transformation after brain injury. Co-directed by a peer with TBI, this film takes you into the hearts of three artists and demonstrates how art can be a bridge back to a sense of self-pride and to the community. The psychosocial consequences of TBI can be some of the harshest and most misunderstood.

Many people with a brain injury lose their social connections. In this video three people with TBI bring their experiences of social isolation, stigma, and difficulties with communication to this short comedy film.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a form of talk therapy, teaches people to reroute their negative thought patterns to improve their mental health. Many Veterans have found that CBT helps them process their trauma. Learn from Veterans who found relief with CBT at VA.

There are useful apps that those with brain injury can use to help them apply their cognitive skills in a practical and functional way. 

Dr. Ann McKee, Director of the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, explains what CTE is, what causes it, how it spreads, its symptoms, and how the disease is diagnosed.

Josh Goldberg speaks about the value of struggle in our lives and the new language that can develop from that.

Josh Goldberg talks about his alternative perspective as a civilian and the respect he has for those who attend Boulder Crest.

Josh Goldberg talks about a study of Warrior PATHH and the positive results it shows.

Josh Goldberg discusses the 5 phases of posttraumatic growth.

Josh Goldberg talks about mental health and how it's viewed and addressed.