One of my favorite concepts to share is “The 50/50.” When it comes to emotions, there are “good” ones (that feel positive) and “bad” ones (that feel negative). We tend to think that if we are feeling negative emotions, that must mean there’s something wrong… Read More »The 50/50
For people living with long-term concussion symptoms, relationships can become challenging. The relationship with a spouse or partner can be particularly delicate to navigate, as issues that existed prior to brain injury tend to be magnified after it, and a marriage or partnership relationship is… Read More »PCS & Partner Relationships
One of the recurring themes that I have come across lately as I’ve done interviews for The Concussion Coach Podcast is that of support groups. People need people! Healing happens in connection. We see things from different perspectives, feel validated, and know we’re not alone… Read More »Support Groups
This is something that Bethany’s grandpa said when he was in his nineties, and has been an inspiration to her and her family ever since. It’s good advice to be thinking about as we start a new year and take time to reflect on what… Read More »Get Your Priorities Straight, & Apportion Your Time Accordingly
One of my favorite games, which I don’t play nearly frequently enough, is the “I’m Grateful Game.” It’s very easy. You can play it by yourself or with others. All you have to do is come up with as many things you’re grateful for as… Read More »The I’m Grateful Game
The other day, I was heading to my car as I was leaving a beautiful building. I turned around to admire it and soak in the beauty before hopping into my car. After I started driving away, I looked at the building again through my… Read More »Check Your Lens
Recently, I had a conversation with April Crystal, one of the Cognitive Therapists at CognitiveFX. During this conversation, April shared many helpful tips on how to use life situations as opportunities for improving our cognitive skills. Here are a few of the ideas and principles… Read More »Life as Cognitive Therapy
Summer is upon us (for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere 🙂 This often comes with traveling for reunions or vacations or business trips, etc. Navigating airports and new places can be hard and overstimulating for anyone, but for people dealing with post concussion… Read More »Traveling After A Concussion
Ok, I understand that whether or not taking a hike is actually an option can depend a lot on your symptoms and capacity at the moment, so you don’t have to take the subject of this blog literally, necessarily. But if a hike isn’t an… Read More »Take A Hike
Grief is a topic that can be hard to discuss and hard to understand. It is so personal, and yet almost everyone will experience some degree of grief in their lifetime. Those suffering from concussions and post concussion symptoms are no exception. The losses they… Read More »Grief
You may have heard me mention before that it’s important to prioritize your health, and that taking breaks when needed is not only ok, but actually key and vital to recovery and continued progress. Well, it turns out that in the past few weeks, I… Read More »Taking My Own Advice
This will be a short and sweet one. Just wanted to remind you that the little things make all the difference. The little things done for you: an unexpected gift dropped off on the doorstep, the flower petals lovingly picked and delivered to your… Read More »It’s the Little Things
Have you read the book “The Gap and the Gain” by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy? It’s a good one, and today my mentor, Leah Davidson, shared a very helpful way she applies the principles in this book with her clients who are suffering with… Read More »The Gap and the Gain
My guest on The Concussion Coach Podcast this week shared this thought, and it’s an idea that I’ve come to believe and appreciate over the past few years. I don’t think that believing this thought in a moment when you don’t feel ok means that… Read More »It’s OK To Not Be OK
Do you ever feel like you’re being pulled in too many directions at once? …Or like you want to do all the things but don’t have time to do any of them? …Or that you have so many balls in the air you’re afraid you… Read More »What Are Your Top 5 Priorities?
The other day my son wanted to do something, and I asked him if he’d gotten his chores and homework done yet. He started complaining that we have the rule in our house that chores and homework have to be done before other things, and… Read More »You Don’t Have To Like It… But It’s A Lot More Fun If You Do…
So many people ask to know what they can do to get better from a concussion. This is a good question, and there are in fact many, many things that can be done to improve symptoms and heal the brain. However, one key element that… Read More »When “Not Doing” Is More Important Than Doing
This is one of my favorite go-to thoughts. It’s believable for me when I zoom out and look at the big picture and remind myself that God isn’t up there wringing His hands in worry about whatever it is I’m concerned about. Trusting that there’s… Read More »Nothing’s Gone Wrong Here
The human nervous system is wired for survival, and is constantly scanning for cues of safety or danger. It scans for these cues in the external environment, from our internal organs and systems, and relationally between us and other people. Based on these cues, the… Read More »Befriending Your Nervous System
Remember that you are a human. Sometimes we forget this and think we should not have human experiences like feeling the way we feel or making the mistakes we make. We think we should be happy no matter what, or that we should… Read More »You Are A Human