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
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
When my son was about 1½ or so, he was playing at home and had a small toy in each hand. I had a toy in my hand that he wanted. I offered it to him and it was clear that he wanted it very… Read More »You Have To Let Go To Be Open
I have a friend who sustained a concussion recently, and she sent me the link to a blog post that is short and very inspiring. I’ll include the link to the post below, but here’s the summary: In 1995, a world-class violinist, Itzhak Perlman, performed… Read More »With What You Have Left
Today I spoke to a couple who shared with me that after the wife’s concussion, she was told that she should feel better in a few months and if not, then she should seek extra help. She did feel like her symptoms resolved eventually,… Read More »Irritability
“Maybe we should take a break from having hope.” This was what one man said to his wife after they had another failed attempt at getting her effective help for her concussion symptoms. It broke my heart to hear that they had come to that… Read More »A Case for Hope