Brain Injury Association of Arizona

01/24/2026

Squad Goals Alert! Team Robbie's Runners is getting ready for the 2026 Run, Walk, & Roll on Saturday, March 21st! You can register yourself and enjoy the event solo, or bring the family along. Get all the details and discount pricing through the end of the month
here https://biaaz.org/run-walk-and-roll/

01/23/2026

Join us as we welcome Pnina Zmora to The Joy of Neuroplasticity
Pnina’s session is titled "Invigorate your life using breathwork." Learn century-old secrets about the breath to optimize your mind, body, and spirit.

Registration is open! https://biaaz.org/event/the-joy-of-neuroplasticity-in-motion/

Thursday – April 9, 2026 from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm

01/23/2026

Happy National Handwriting Day from the Brain Injury Association of Arizona

Handwriting can be something we take for granted—until a brain injury changes what “simple” feels like. For many survivors, regaining the ability to write again is a hard-won milestone in recovery, built one letter, one line, one page at a time.
Today, we also want to hold space for loved ones and caregivers. If you’re supporting someone after a brain injury, consider picking up a pen and journaling about your experience—what’s been hard, what you’re learning, what you’re proud of. Or, if you need a break from “brain injury” being the center of everything, write about something completely unrelated that brings you joy: a favorite memory, a place you want to visit, a recipe you love, a song you can’t stop playing.

Your words matter—whether they’re part of healing, or simply a moment of peace.

01/22/2026

✋🏽 The new year doesn’t have to be about doing more.

🔋For brain injury survivors, it can be about doing what’s sustainable.
Recovery is often limited by energy, not motivation. One helpful tool many survivors use is an “energy budget”:

• Identify what drains your energy
• Identify what helps restore it
• Plan recovery time before and after demanding activities

⚡ Even small recovery buffers matter. And if a day doesn’t go as planned, that doesn’t mean you failed. Healing isn’t linear—and it’s okay to pick up where you left off tomorrow.

The Brain Injury Association of Arizona is here to support survivors and caregivers all year long.

👉 Visit https://biaaz.org for resources, education, and support
👉 Read our blog for survivor-informed tips to help navigate everyday life and major events:
https://biaaz.org/brain-waves/your-brain-injury-informed-guideline-to-the-new-year/

01/19/2026

Last day to register- another great Dr. Sue training!

01/19/2026

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we reflect on how one movement helped ignite another.

Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement laid the foundation for modern disability rights advocacy—demonstrating the power of nonviolent protest, grassroots organizing, and the insistence that equality is a moral imperative.

Disability rights activists later carried these lessons forward, fighting for access, inclusion, and recognition that people with disabilities deserve the same civil rights as everyone else. Their efforts reshaped public spaces, laws, and attitudes—just as Dr. King envisioned for all marginalized communities.

At the Brain Injury Association of Arizona, we honor Dr. King’s legacy by continuing the work toward a more accessible, inclusive, and just society.

01/19/2026

Can’t join us in person? You can still be part of Run, Walk & Roll—virtually! 🎉

Our Run, Walk & Roll Virtual Race lets you participate however and wherever works best for you. Walk, run, roll, use a treadmill, or even complete your race alongside another event. Go at your own pace, on your own schedule.

All virtual participants receive a custom event T-shirt and finisher’s medal, mailed to you after the event.

Every step supports the Brain Injury Association of Arizona and the individuals and families we serve.

👉 Register today:
https://biaaz.org/run-walk-and-roll/

Virtual registrations are limited to U.S. addresses. For international registrants, contact info@biaaz.org or call (602) 508-8024.

01/17/2026

Get ready to Run, Walk, & Roll on March 21st at Tempe Kiwanis Park. Registration is open! https://biaaz.org/run-walk-and-roll/

01/17/2026

Happening tomorrow! Zoom links and reminders were emailed. Let us know if you did not receive yours!

01/17/2026

If you laugh at unfunny jokes, raise your hand too quickly, or can’t decide on your favorite color, you may be exhibiting a fawn response. In a new book, the clinical psychologist Ingrid Clayton recalls hearing about the concept and feeling that she’d found a skeleton key for understanding both her patients’ lives and her own. “It was like I saw fawning everywhere,” she writes. “We were having a collective awakening.”

If you laugh at unfunny jokes, raise your hand too quickly, or can’t decide on your favorite color, you may be exhibiting a fawn response.

01/17/2026

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01/17/2026

UK model and disability content creator Lucy May Dawson has a frank critique of some "inspirational" quotes for you on this holiday weekend. Enjoy.

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