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Trauma can be a strange and often insidious beast. We can be traumatized by directly being impacted by an event like a violent physical attack, a rape, a natural disaster, or an experience in combat, but we can also be traumatized indirectly by caring for, hearing about, or witnessing the intense suffering of others. Both the direct and indirect impact of traumatic events can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Anyone can experience “brain fog,” but it can be exacerbated by TBI and/or PTSD ...

The human brain is a three-pound organ that remains largely an enigma. But most people have heard of the brain’s gray matter, which is needed for cognitive functions such as learning, remembering and reasoning.

The National Military Family Association understands deeply that “military families serve, too,” alongside their service member or veteran parent or spouse.

The suffering caused by domestic violence is emotional, spiritual and physical. But there's one aspect of that suffering that is almost invisible.

Information on brain injury in kids, symptoms to watch for in children, what to do if a child hits their head, and tips on how to prevent injuries.

The introduction of COVID-19 to the human population around December 2019 has resulted in a pandemic that continues to affect the entire world. While the research to date has focused on potential neurological impairment to COVID-19 patients, little attention has been placed on the effects of the fallout caused by COVID-19 on individuals who are living with brain injury. Specifically, the pandemic has resulted in job loss, social isolation, interruptions to routine, and a need to adjust previously successful compensatory strategies, all highlighting some of these unique challenges. The general population has experienced the same issues. However, individuals with brain injury were already experiencing these prior to the pandemic.

Five skills to support to support communication during conversation.

Caring for someone with a brain injury can be challenging sometimes. After a brain injury, people often behave differently than they did before. Sometimes people become more angry or irritable. Finding ways to accept and cope with these emotions can help you and the person you love. Here are some ideas that might help: 

Questions about how to manage emotional reactions in people with brain injury, how to address caregiver concerns, and other issues are answered by Dr. Dawn Neumann.

After his brain injury, her husband "never comforted her in times of sadness or worry...He never participated in her joys, not even when their first child was born. Was this because he didn’t care?"