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Dr. Herman Lukow says that a person who was a pessimist before his injury will probably remain so after his injury, but by finding new interests and small jobs, positivity can slip in one step at a time.

Dr. Herman Lukow talks about how support groups and club houses can help people with TBI find common ground as well as a place to learn to socialize successfully again.

Dr. Robert Cantu explains the four "baskets" of concussion symptoms parents should know about: emotional, cognitive, sleep, and physical.

Hospital Executive Amy Mansue talks about how rehab specialists can help kids with TBI and their families deal with the social challenges that can arise soon after the injury, but often more importantly, months or years after the injury.

Dr. Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa talks about education and effective programs to help teens with TBI make positive choices.

Hypervigilance is a crucial skill to have while in combat, but once in the civilian world, it is hard to turn off. Occupational therapist Kristen Maisano talks about how to create step-by-step goals to do just that.

Lt. Col Jeffrey Yarvis, PhD discusses strategies to help families recognize what triggers anger from TBI and/or PTSD and what strategies to use to minimize it.

Wtih any topic that is uncomfortable for people to experience or talk about — like sexual issues post-TBI — simply addressing it, normalizing it, then moving on is the best strategy.

Citizen soldiers have one boot in two worlds ... the civlian and military cultures being very different. Healthcare providers need to educate themselves on the many ways Guard and Reservists, especially after a TBI, may see themselves.

Glenn Parkinson, MSW says she often hears from people with TBI that there have been so many losses that sex is often the only thing they have left that is pleasurable. It's important to help people find healthy ways to be intimate and sexual.

People with brain injury often experience hypersexuality, an increase in sex drive and/or disinhibition. Glenn Parkinson, MSW talks about why it's important to help patients with hypersexuality retrain or redirect their behaviors.

For people with PTSD, the fight or flight response can be an effective way to avoid unwanted feelings. But avoidance is not a long-term strategy for a happy life.