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Why meeting other brain injury survivors helps
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Why meeting other brain injury survivors helps

Posted on June 3, 2017January 25, 2018 by Evie

Meeting other brain injury survivors always does me good. I’d instantly feel a sense of kinship. Even though no two brain injuries are the same,…

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Dealing with your new limits
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Dealing with your new limits

Posted on May 20, 2017January 31, 2018 by Evie

I think I could write a whole book about dealing with the limits of your abilities.  About the search to what your body can handle…

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Refinding the joy in reading
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Refinding the joy in reading

Posted on May 6, 2017January 31, 2018 by Evie

Reading, I think, is one of those things which you either really like or dislike. I definitely belong to the former category. Ever since I…

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Why I love sleeping
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Why I love sleeping

Posted on April 15, 2017January 23, 2018 by Evie

One of my favourite times of day is when I can go to bed again. Admitting this  feels slightly embarrassing and I’m pretty sure the…

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Six valuable lessons to remember
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Six valuable lessons to remember

Posted on April 1, 2017January 23, 2018 by Evie

I’m sure you’ve also noticed (on social media) that March was brain injury awareness month. There even was an international brain awareness week. Hopefully, this…

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Deciding what (not) defines who I am
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Deciding what (not) defines who I am

Posted on February 18, 2017January 23, 2018 by Evie

I was planning to write a follow up on last week’s post. About the things people will say to you. Specifically the kind of comments…

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The difficulty of having an invisibly injury
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The difficulty of having an invisibly injury

Posted on February 10, 2017January 23, 2018 by Evie

A brain injury is an invisible injury, or at least it is in my case. (Of course this is not the case when it resulted…

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Feeling better by spending time in nature
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Feeling better by spending time in nature

Posted on January 27, 2017January 23, 2018 by Evie

Hello again, my previous post was more on the heavy side of things. So this week a post on the lighter side. To balance it…

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Losing energy: combination of ‘what’ and ‘where’
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Losing energy: combination of ‘what’ and ‘where’

Posted on January 4, 2017January 23, 2018 by Evie

This post is a continuation of last week’s post. So if you haven’t read that one yet, check it out here. The influence of your…

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The case of the missing energy
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The case of the missing energy

Posted on December 28, 2016December 29, 2017 by Evie

2013: the year of denial I didn’t even realize something was missing. Sure I was tired all the time and would lay on the couch…

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