Thinking Forward After A Traumatic Brain Injury

09/21/2025

This makes sense! I learn something new every day! Ever since my accident I have struggled with cervical pain, proprioception, right-sided pain, postural stability, and intermittent dizziness. Trying to activate the muscles on the right side of my body while lifting weights feels impossible (but I still try!). My mind-muscle connection is limited. I have regular chiropractic adjustments and Always feel better, but my body likes to slip right back. At times I’ve had weekly adjustments. I’ve also had physical therapy and neuro-ophthalmology treatments, but I always backslide. I’ve heard a lot about this clinic. I’ve debated scheduling a consultation. Maybe Medicare would cover it…but probably not (don’t worry, I’ll check 😜). We shall see! My body’s “new normal” isn’t very fun. 🧠

The Overlooked Link Between the Neck, Dizziness, and Scapular Function: A Comprehensive Approach to Restoring Body Awareness

Neck pain and dizziness often seem like separate problems, but research and clinical experience tell a different story. At The Functional Neurology Center, we see every day how dysfunction in the cervical spine, particularly in its proprioceptive system, creates a cascade of effects on balance, coordination, scapular mechanics, and whole-body awareness.

For many patients, the journey begins with something simple—an injury, whiplash, poor posture, or progressive cervical degeneration. Over time, these changes disrupt the body’s finely tuned sensorimotor control system. The result is not just pain, but a disorienting sense of dizziness, postural instability, and difficulty moving with confidence.

Our comprehensive approach seeks to reconnect the dots between the neck, the scapula, and the brain’s awareness of the body in space.

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Cervical Proprioception: The Neck as a Sensory Hub

The cervical spine is one of the most sensorimotor-rich regions of the body. Muscle spindles and joint mechanoreceptors in the neck provide high-density proprioceptive input—more than almost any other region except the eyes and inner ear. These receptors constantly inform the central nervous system (CNS) about head position, speed, and direction of movement.

This proprioceptive stream plays a critical role in:
• Gaze stabilization (coordinating eyes and head during movement)
• Postural control (keeping balance under dynamic conditions)
• Scapular positioning (integrating cervical input with shoulder stability)
• Spatial orientation (creating a reliable map of the body in the environment)

When cervical proprioception is impaired—through whiplash, spondylosis, or chronic muscle dysfunction—the brain’s “GPS system” becomes unreliable. This mismatch can lead to dizziness, visual motion sensitivity, balance deficits, and faulty motor patterns.

Clinical Evidence

A 2024 Applied Sciences study (Alahmari & Reddy) found that patients with cervical spondylosis demonstrated clear joint repositioning errors and diminished limits of stability—quantifiable proof that altered cervical proprioception compromises balance【MDPI, 2024】.

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The Cervical Sensorimotor Control System

The neck is not an isolated structure; it is part of a sensorimotor control loop that includes:
• Proprioceptors in cervical muscles and joints
• Central nervous system processing (brainstem, cerebellum, cortex)
• Motor strategies for cervical and scapular muscles
• Kinematic feedback from ongoing movement

Qu et al. (2022, Frontiers) describe this as a continuous feedback–feedforward system: the CNS receives proprioceptive input, generates motor commands, and adjusts based on the resulting movement【Frontiers, 2022】.

When this loop is disrupted, maladaptive plasticity occurs. The nervous system “learns” faulty strategies—tightening superficial neck muscles, recruiting scapular stabilizers poorly, or restricting head movement—all of which further reinforce symptoms.

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Scapular Function: The Missing Piece in Neck and Dizziness Syndromes

The scapula is a floating structure, stabilized by dynamic muscular control rather than fixed joints. Proper scapular positioning relies on coordinated activation of the serratus anterior, trapezius, rhomboids, and levator scapulae. But here’s the key: these muscles are heavily influenced by cervical proprioceptive input.

When the neck sends distorted information to the CNS, scapular mechanics often break down. This is called scapular dyskinesis—abnormal movement such as winging, tilting, or poor upward rotation.

Why This Matters
• Abnormal cervical input → delayed scapular muscle activation
• Scapular dyskinesis → shoulder overload and pain
• Shoulder dysfunction → compensatory neck strain
• Compensation → further proprioceptive distortion

A 2025 Cureus case-control study confirmed that patients with neck pain often demonstrate measurable scapular dyskinesis, directly linking cervical proprioceptive dysfunction with abnormal scapular movement【Cureus, 2025】.

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Dizziness as a Body Awareness Disorder

Patients with neck-related dizziness often describe it not just as spinning, but as a vague sense of being “off,” “disconnected,” or “floating.” This reflects a deeper problem—disrupted multisensory integration.

The brain relies on three primary systems for orientation:
1. Vision – what we see
2. Vestibular system – what the inner ear detects
3. Proprioception – what the body feels

When cervical proprioception is faulty, these three systems fall out of alignment. The result is a sensory mismatch, where the brain receives conflicting information. This mismatch can shrink the patient’s limits of stability, making them feel unstable in busy environments, crowded spaces, or during quick head turns.

Over time, this mismatch reinforces maladaptive neural plasticity. Patients may develop rigid postures, avoid head movements, or rely excessively on vision for balance—all of which worsen the problem.

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Clinical Presentation at TheFNC

Patients with combined cervical dysfunction, dizziness, and scapular dyskinesis often present with:
• Chronic or recurrent neck pain
• Dizziness, lightheadedness, or motion sensitivity
• Scapular winging or shoulder instability
• Headaches
• Poor tolerance to busy environments (grocery stores, driving, scrolling on screens)
• Difficulty with exercise, sports, or even daily activities

These symptoms often resist conventional therapies that treat only one system in isolation.

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Our Comprehensive Approach at TheFNC

At The Functional Neurology Center, we design integrative rehabilitation programs that restore accuracy in the cervical–scapular–vestibular network.

1. Cervical Proprioceptive Retraining
• Laser-guided head repositioning exercises
• Joint position error testing and correction
• Eye–head coordination drills

2. Visual–Vestibular–Cervical Integration
• Gaze stability training with simultaneous cervical and scapular control
• Optokinetic stimulation to recalibrate visual motion processing
• Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) drills at graded speeds

3. Scapular Neuromuscular Re-education
• Closed-chain stabilization (wall slides, quadruped positioning)
• Serratus anterior and lower trapezius activation
• Dynamic coordination of cervical alignment with scapular positioning

4. Postural and Whole-Body Awareness Training
• Balance and gait retraining with dual-tasking
• Virtual reality rehabilitation (Virtualis, immersive OPK)
• GyroStim multi-axis vestibular stimulation
• Proprioceptive platforms (unstable surfaces, perturbation training)

5. Integration Into Daily Life
• Education on posture, ergonomics, and safe movement strategies
• Sports-specific drills for athletes
• Progressive return to complex environments (crowds, driving, visual tasks)

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The Big Picture

Neck pain, dizziness, and scapular dysfunction are not isolated issues. They reflect a broader breakdown in the cervical sensorimotor control system and the brain’s integration of body awareness. Left unaddressed, this cycle perpetuates pain, instability, and reduced quality of life.

By combining advanced diagnostics with targeted rehabilitation, we help patients reconnect their cervical proprioception, restore scapular control, and reintegrate body awareness. This not only reduces symptoms but also empowers patients to move confidently, perform at higher levels, and regain control of their lives.

At The Functional Neurology Center, our mission is to treat the root cause—not just the symptoms—and to restore hope through cutting-edge neurorehabilitation.

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References
• Alahmari KA, Reddy RS. Unveiling the Nexus of Cervical Proprioception, Postural Stability, and Impeding Factors in Cervical Spondylosis. Appl. Sci. 2024;14(1):193.
• Qu N, Tian H, De Martino E, Zhang B. Neck Pain: Do We Know Enough About the Sensorimotor Control System? Front Comput Neurosci. 2022;16:946514.
• Cureus. The Correlation Between Cervical Proprioception and Scapular Dyskinesis in Patients with Neck Pain: A Case-Control Study. 2025.

09/11/2025

*Level 40*

I dreaded turning 40 for the past few years. My life looks so different going into my 4th decade of life than it did going into my 3rd. Maybe that's why I was having such a hard time believing I would be 40. Kevin and I had a great conversation about this yesterday. He has a way of putting things into a positive perspective and has been my biggest supporter. Kevin says the same thing about me. We have gotten each other through the past few years.

10 years ago, I went back to college to pursue an RN to BSN degree while working full-time and taking care of Quincy. One month after earning that degree, I started graduate school to become a nurse practitioner. I continued to work and was taking care of Quincy. I don’t know how I got through that period of time (five years total by the end), but I did it. Then came COVID-19.

Fast-forward, and my world came crashing down just 2 1/2 months into working as a nurse practitioner 5 1/2 hours away from home. I almost died due to the negligence of a sheriff's deputy who T-boned my car at 60 miles an hour. At the age of 34, I became disabled. 34.

I have fought ever since. I still haven’t “given up,” but I have definitely slowed down in my pursuit of normalcy. Normalcy of being like everyone else. Of working as the nurse practitioner I worked so hard to become. I was forced to look at my life in a different light due to the deficits a traumatic brain injury caused. I needed to find my own sense of normal.

Five years later, I am still trying to figure it out.

Turning 40 definitely looks different than it did turning 30. When I turned 30, I was pursuing my dreams. Nothing could stop me. Almost 10 years later, I felt like I wasted my 30s pursuing a pointless dream that ended in heartache. I was going to turn 40 and felt like I failed myself and others in my life. Once again, I needed a new perspective.

Now back to my conversation with Kevin. Despite everything, I now have the opportunity to live life how most people would like to. I have time I can enjoy with those I love and care about. I can take the time to take care of myself (at least I try!). I still have enough income to get by. I get to be fully present while Quincy finishes high school and watch as he pursues his own dreams (as of right now, he wants to become an ER doctor caring for those in rural areas; maybe pursuing my dreams wasn’t so pointless after all). I get to be fully present in life with my best friend who will help me when times get tough. We have and will continue to help each other. I get all of this as I enter my 4th decade of life. I am one lucky woman.

My life may not look like I thought it would, but maybe that’s okay. I have Kevin to thank for helping me find a new perspective. I love him, and I am so thankful to have him by my side.

Here’s to 40. ❤️

09/03/2025

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09/03/2025

Five years later I still experience most of the symptoms mentioned in this post. Some symptoms are a little better, but depending on the day, that could change.

Things that I personally find helpful:

•Turning off lights, resting in bed with my eyes closed in a dark and quiet room, limiting the amount of time I spend in busy places (like the grocery store), avoiding over scheduling my days (especially when an activity will likely be overstimulating), using noise canceling earbuds, and so much more.

Sound sensitivity, or noise sensitivity, is a common symptom after a brain injury, due to the brain's difficulty in processing and filtering sounds.

This can lead to distress, fatigue, headaches, and other physical symptoms in response to loud noises or even small sounds. Management involves reducing exposure to overstimulating environments, using noise-canceling headphones or earplugs as a temporary aid, and gradually increasing tolerance to noise over time through a structured rehabilitation process.

Here is why:

•🧠 Processing: After a brain injury, the brain may not have the energy to ignore and block out background noise, making it difficult to filter out sounds and causing discomfort.

•Inflammation: Inflammation in the brain can also contribute to these sensory sensitivities.

•Hyperacusis & Misophonia: Sound sensitivity can manifest as hyperacusis (pain from sounds) or misophonia (strong reactions like anger or disgust

Here are some examples of the symptoms might experience:

•Discomfort and distress: Loud noises or crowded environments can become intolerable and cause significant discomfort.

•Physical symptoms: Headaches, fatigue, and balance issues can be triggered by overstimulation.

•Cognitive difficulties: Brain fog, confusion, and difficulty focusing can occur.

•Emotional changes: Irritability and anxiety are common, as sensory overload can be draining.

Sound sensitivity, or noise sensitivity, is a common symptom after a brain injury, due to the brain's difficulty in processing and filtering sounds.

This can lead to distress, fatigue, headaches, and other physical symptoms in response to loud noises or even small sounds. Management involves reducing exposure to overstimulating environments, using noise-canceling headphones or earplugs as a temporary aid, and gradually increasing tolerance to noise over time through a structured rehabilitation process.

Here is why:
•🧠 Processing: After a brain injury, the brain may not have the energy to ignore and block out background noise, making it difficult to filter out sounds and causing discomfort.
•Inflammation: Inflammation in the brain can also contribute to these sensory sensitivities.
•Hyperacusis & Misophonia: Sound sensitivity can manifest as hyperacusis (pain from sounds) or misophonia (strong reactions like anger or disgust

Here are some examples of the symptoms might experience:
•Discomfort and distress: Loud noises or crowded environments can become intolerable and cause significant discomfort.
•Physical symptoms: Headaches, fatigue, and balance issues can be triggered by overstimulation.
•Cognitive difficulties: Brain fog, confusion, and difficulty focusing can occur.
•Emotional changes: Irritability and anxiety are common, as sensory overload can be draining.

Overall, sensory overload manifests in different ways for each person. It is very helpful to create a structured plan that help regulate the brain’s response. Ex: reducing noise exposure, using earplugs or noise-canceling headphones, and gradually increasing tolerance to sound in a controlled way etc. Think of it as creating a balanced “sensory meal” for your brain throughout the day, ensuring it receives the right types of sensory help function optimally.

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08/23/2025

As you all know I Love volunteering as a family nurse practitioner at my friend’s clinic. However, it doesn’t take long for me to become overstimulated. 🧠

Bright lights, computer work, conversations with patients and co-workers, listening to conversations others are having, hearing social media videos in the background as I am attempting to concentrate, shifting tasks, providing patient care, performing procedures, etc. quickly drain my energy battery. I hit the brick wall and can’t attempt to push my limits. Once I’ve hit my limit, I’m done. I need to shut down my senses.

Resting on my bed with the lights off, wrapped up in a blanket for an hour or two is what I need to feel better. Sometimes I need a cat nap. Quincy and Kevin encourage me to do so because they know I’m my own worst enemy and will try to finish “just one more thing” even when my word finding ability and executive functioning abilities tank.

Even 5 years after my car accident, I struggle. My neuropsychologist and I determined a few weeks ago that my TBI recovery has plateaued. I need to be okay with this fact…for now. It sucks, but focusing on the negative side of my circumstances would stop me from seeing all the positives in my life.

For now, I’ll rest and re-charge my batteries when I need to! 🪫🔋 🧠

08/15/2025

Amber’s story hits home for me:

Amber: “As a former psychiatric nurse, I've always been driven to care for others. But after my TBI, I had to face the harsh reality that I could no longer perform my duties safely. My career, such a significant part of my identity, was suddenly out of reach. Losing that was devastating, and the journey to acceptance was one of the hardest battles I ever fought.” ❤️

I can still perform my duties as a nurse practitioner safely, but the neuro fatigue I experience is too great for me to be gainfully employed. There are no employers that would adjust or modify a job for me as a nurse practitioner in order for me to function at the fast pace they require.

I plan to keep volunteering to work my brain and continue to do what I love. No paycheck needed.

Thank you, Amber, for sharing your story!! 👩🏻‍⚕️🧠

Amber Lohret, 40, a former psychiatric nurse, finds resilience, healing, and hope in the aftermath of a life-altering traumatic brain injury.

07/14/2025

I Know I’m brave. I’m still going 5 years later despite the odds being stacked against me. 🧠 Despite what I lost 5 years ago, I gained a new life. I can now focus on my family, my best friend, Kevin Thomas, my friends, my health (at least I try!), and my passion for caring for others as a family nurse practitioner (as my neurofatigue allows). Kevin’s now hooked me on watching movies and playing video games together. He takes the time to find games he thinks I can play with him. If you ever want to be amazed by how fast I can forget how to play a game or remember a map, feel free to stop by! 😂 I have limitations…

I have accepted Most of my limitations (I keep pushing myself because that’s me). I consider each day to be a gift, but I am pretty tired each day by 10AM! Naps are my friend! 😂

Kevin is my biggest cheerleader and encourages me to rest when he sees I need it. He can immediately tell. It’s crazy and awesome! Quincy encourages me to do the same! He literally leads me to my bed, tucks me in, turns off my light, tells me to “shush” and to take a nap. 😂 My mom, Tina Herold, told me I start to look more pale when I’ve reached my limit (weird, right?!)! My family is amazing.

I think it’s brave to keep living even if you don’t really know how to anymore. Maybe a nap is all we all need. To slow down. To stop over-scheduling our days. To just Be. And maybe play some COD WWII. ❤️

06/21/2025

Have you ever heard of an ambiguous loss?

Most people don’t understand that even though a person who has experienced a traumatic brain injury did not experience a death, the person still experiences loss and has a grief process to go through. Sometimes repeatedly! (I’m raising my hands as high as they’ll go. It’s painful.)

After an accident, many people tell TBI survivors “at least you survived,” thinking they are being supportive (or, they often don’t know what to say or don’t understand the gravity of loss). While this is true, it needs to be understood that there is a unique grief process the survivor and their family go through that people don’t truly understand.

The statement on the last picture says, “Just labeling these experiences as grief experiences can provide normalization and validation that is tremendously useful, especially as these losses have been disenfranchised.”

Many of us who have experienced a TBI want to be understood. Please read through the statements in each picture to get a better understanding. Please like, share, and comment. ❤️🧠

06/20/2025

I Swear I don’t need a hearing aid and don’t have selective hearing! Quincy disagrees. 🙄 Frontal lobe damage is to blame.

TBI One Love

Some people can tune out background noise effortlessly, while others struggle to follow a conversation in a bustling café or loud office.

According to a new study, the difference may come down to how efficiently certain 🧠 regions communicate during challenging listening tasks. Researchers found that individuals with weaker connections between key brain areas are more easily overwhelmed by background noise, which may explain why noisy environments are more difficult for some than others.

The study involved over 100 participants who listened to conversations in noisy settings while undergoing functional MRI scans. The researchers monitored activity in brain regions involved in hearing, attention, and language processing, specifically looking at how these areas synchronized during the task. They discovered that people who had more trouble understanding speech in noise showed less coordinated activity between auditory and frontal brain regions. These frontal areas help with focus and filtering out irrelevant sounds, so weaker connections make it harder to isolate a voice from background chatter.

Interestingly, this difficulty was not linked to hearing ability alone — even people with normal hearing could struggle if their brains weren’t working together efficiently.

Overall, the findings could help explain why some people with good hearing still find it exhausting or frustrating to be in noisy environments.

One love

06/20/2025

Support the Brain Injury Survivor Engagement Event!

Some background:

My name is Amanda Mitchell and I am a traumatic brain injury survivor. Following my car accident on July 13th, 2020, my life changed. So much was taken away from me in a matter of seconds. My story is not unique. Those of us living with traumatic brain injuries need to figure out what our new "normal" is. We all want to know how to feel better.

According to the Brain Injury Association of America, "The desire to make your life better is rooted in two basic human needs that guide your behavior: the need to feel connected to others around you and the need to contribute to your community. In other words, the need to receive and show love as well as the need to be constructive rather than feeling inadequate. These are powerful needs that can propel you to create a better life.

As you recover from brain injury, you begin to want more out of life. You may feel constrained, however, by your inability to follow conversations, to remember things, and to do physical activities that were once effortless. You feel lonely but reluctant to leave the house, so you withdraw into your own world of TV, reading, eating, and doctor’s appointments. Greater isolation and loneliness set in. Your basic need to feel connected to others goes unmet.

As humans, we try hard to avoid isolation and loneliness by creating expansive lives through school, friendships, sports, art, religion, and family. After a brain injury, your world shrinks. You can quickly withdraw into isolation and loneliness, which feel like shackles that constrain recovery.

You can break free from loneliness."

Following my traumatic brain injury, I am on a mission to reach out to others who are living in the aftermath caused by brain injuries. I am a family nurse practitioner and volunteer my time at a local clinic but, most importantly, I volunteer for the Brain Injury Survivor Opportunity Network (BISON) and for the North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN). I'm excited to be a part of the Brain Injury Survivor Engagement Event! Once again, thank you for your help!

The Brain Injury Survivor Opportunity Network (BISON) is hosting a picnic on July 19th, 2025 from 11:00AM - 3:00PM to help bring brain injury survivors from across North Dakota together for a day of connection, healing, and hope. Your donation will directly support this meaningful event!

$175 reserves the shelter at the park where the picnic will be held

$55 provides hot dogs, hamburgers, and picnic food

$100 funds a fun, therapeutic activity for survivors

Every dollar makes a difference--please feel free to give any amount! Your generosity helps create safe spaces where survivors can build community, find support, and feel seen.

Thank you for believing in the mission of BISON and the power of survivor-led advocacy and engagement!

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06/02/2025

Support the Brain Injury Survivor Engagement Event!

The Brain Injury Survivor Opportunity Network (BISON) is hosting a picnic on July 19th, 2025 from 11:00AM - 3:00PM to help bring brain injury survivors from across North Dakota together for a day of connection, healing, and hope. Your donation will directly support this meaningful event!

$175 reserves the shelter at the park where the picnic will be held

$55 provides hot dogs, hamburgers, and picnic food

$100 funds a fun, therapeutic activity for survivors

Every dollar makes a difference--please feel free to give any amount! Your generosity helps create safe spaces where survivors can build community, find support, and feel seen.

Thank you for believing in the mission of BISON and the power of survivor-led advocacy and engagement!

Some background:

My name is Amanda Mitchell and I am a traumatic brain injury survivor. Following my car accident on July 13th, 2020, my life changed. So much was taken away from me in a matter of seconds. My story is not unique. Those of us living with traumatic brain injuries need to figure out what our new "normal" is. We all want to know how to feel better.

According to the Brain Injury Association of America, "The desire to make your life better is rooted in two basic human needs that guide your behavior: the need to feel connected to others around you and the need to contribute to your community. In other words, the need to receive and show love as well as the need to be constructive rather than feeling inadequate. These are powerful needs that can propel you to create a better life.

As you recover from brain injury, you begin to want more out of life. You may feel constrained, however, by your inability to follow conversations, to remember things, and to do physical activities that were once effortless. You feel lonely but reluctant to leave the house, so you withdraw into your own world of TV, reading, eating, and doctor’s appointments. Greater isolation and loneliness set in. Your basic need to feel connected to others goes unmet.

As humans, we try hard to avoid isolation and loneliness by creating expansive lives through school, friendships, sports, art, religion, and family. After a brain injury, your world shrinks. You can quickly withdraw into isolation and loneliness, which feel like shackles that constrain recovery.

You can break free from loneliness."

Following my traumatic brain injury, I am on a mission to reach out to others who are living in the aftermath caused by brain injuries. I am a family nurse practitioner and volunteer my time at a local clinic but, most importantly, I volunteer for the Brain Injury Survivor Opportunity Network (BISON) and for the North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN). I'm excited to be a part of the Brain Injury Survivor Engagement Event! Once again, thank you for your help!

05/04/2025

Almost 5 years later, I continue to struggle with my self-worth/esteem. I am volunteering 2-3 times per week at Infinity Wellness Clinic on an average of 4 hours each time. Those 4 hours, even with 1 of those 4 hours being a lunch break, “break” me. Word finding gets harder. My brain processing slows (I eventually get from point A to point B, it just takes longer 😉). Each day is so different! What I do know is that I’m exercising my brain and encouraging it to mend.

I try focusing on how fortunate I am to be able to function the way I am and give myself a pat on the back, even when I need a nap before dinner! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤪 I have an amazing partner in crime who encourages me to take care of myself and to take a break. Having his support, along with the support of my family and friends, keeps me going. 🧠

Quincy toured Concordia College last month and wants to pursue a medical career as a physician (first it was a radiologist, then family practice, and now an ER physician). He says he wants to make a difference in people’s lives and help them feel better. I reminded him that an awesome ER doctor with an extensive background in neurosurgery helped pull me through the hardest day of my life. The same ER doctor mentored me in the short time I worked alongside him in urgent care as a brand new nurse practitioner. Q said he wants to be able to do the same for others. ❤️

I’m now focusing on my new role of providing guidance and support to my son who wants to pursue a medical career despite what he saw me go through. That young man has no idea how proud I am of him and how much he is loved. ❤️

Has your view of yourself & your self-worth been impacted by your brain injury?💙👇

If so… please take a listen to this week’s podcast episode #51 on “Survivor Self-Worth.”

This one gets personal.😭

🧠How can the "invisible" injury affect our self worth?
Survivors often don’t realize their own identity as separate from their brain injury. Living with symptoms for so long can take a toll on mental health. It's also easy to take in how other people view the "invisible" injury and let it negatively impact how we view ourselves. But you are more than your injury, and there is hope for improvement!

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🎙This week on , Cristabelle Braden goes deeper into some lesser known pieces of her own story, candidly sharing some of the harder parts to talk about including mental health struggles, navigating social cues, abuse and trauma, and more.
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✅Hear “Hope Survives | Brain Injury Podcast” on all podcast platforms or directly on our website (click the link!): https://hopeafterheadinjury.com/1482/tbi-survivor-self-worth-cristabelles-mental-health-journey/