All Posts on this Blog


Starting from the most recent, here are all the posts I’ve put up over the past several years:

  1. The Warrior Ethos and Traumatic Brain Injury
  2. Pay no attention to that drastic mood swing
  3. Introducing the TBI Flies
  4. New video – the Confabulation Kid
  5. Who the hell do I become?!
  6. The quick trip from tbi to ptsd
  7. A great way to make yourself mentally ill
  8. Clumsy, clumsy, clumsy
  9. The incredible shrinking career goals
  10. Getting better… getting worse – life resumes years after tbi
  11. Two more days of travel
  12. The trip is going well
  13. A quick post, then off to start my day
  14. Overcoming overstimulation
  15. Oslo & all of Norway, would do well to consider blast-injury / TBI as well as trauma
  16. keep bumping into things with my head concussion
  17. Last batch of quick responses to loaded TBI questions
  18. after 6 brain concussions should i do pot or any drugs?
  19. Taking the pressure off
  20. Therapy + TBI = Disaster
  21. Going out for a drive…
  22. Still more quick responses to loaded TBI questions
  23. 100,005 readers, as of right now
  24. Quiet for a good reason
  25. What I was meaning to say, is…
  26. Do NOT try this at home
  27. More quick responses to loaded TBI questions
  28. 3 hour nap. Still tired.
  29. The things I will never, ever do
  30. dealing with behavioral health issues from closed head injury
  31. Time for bed
  32. Taking care of my junkyard dog
  33. Building up by bearing down
  34. Some days, I just want to disappear
  35. Whew – that was close!
  36. Quick responses to loaded questions
  37. Time for something different…
  38. The benefits of ignoring bad advice – part 2
  39. How to fall properly
  40. The benefits of ignoring bad advice
  41. Taking it easy
  42. First, the basics
  43. New theme for a new day
  44. Body, Mind, Etc.
  45. It’s all about the bounce
  46. Better days ahead
  47. Trying to keep out of trouble
  48. It just never ends, does it?
  49. War and peace
  50. Sometimes I forget who I am
  51. Is it time to leave my neuropsych?
  52. All rested. Now ready to go.
  53. How little things get big – balance issues
  54. “Pain is weakness leaving the body”
  55. Why complain?
  56. Nearly there…
  57. Need to stretch
  58. This is where I come in…
  59. It’s all about commitment
  60. The magic of Active Listening
  61. Main task done – feeling good – now for my reward
  62. Without music, it’s a little too loud
  63. Flying solo again this weekend
  64. Learn about MTBI here
  65. Strength to balance
  66. Remembering where I am
  67. It’s not about living less. It’s about living “what else?”
  68. Barefoot & Balanced
  69. The importance of a one-track mind
  70. New sleeping approach is working out pretty well
  71. Real-world TBI recovery
  72. Just staying strong
  73. ‘Cause everybody’s going to be insecure for a while
  74. Getting out of tin can alley
  75. What an awful day
  76. There will always be walls… and reasons… and more
  77. Stop. Then go.
  78. Toward rut-less-ness
  79. Most of us live too small
  80. Keeping at it
  81. This is weird…
  82. Anthem for the Day – Maybe the Year…
  83. Catching up and cleaning up
  84. First I walk, then I work
  85. More space needed
  86. Getting There
  87. Computerized concussion testing – not such a good idea after all?
  88. Sometimes it helps to make a bit of a mess
  89. Search terms for the day
  90. How Pressure and Stress Are Affecting Your Performance
  91. Improvements all around
  92. My time is my own… sometimes
  93. Cooking up my recovery – follow-up
  94. Juggling Languages Can Build Better Brains
  95. Everything changes – let’s get past the guilt
  96. Starter Naps – A different sleeping strategy
  97. No, it was NOT self-sabotage
  98. Just give it your best
  99. Of course you can
  100. Give yourself a chance to recover
  101. A fighting chance after TBI
  102. Most Americans can’t get Giffords’ therapy
  103. You’re not alone
  104. Change it up
  105. When getting hurt feels good
  106. Introducing Project Brain Wave
  107. Brain Injury Radio – and more
  108. Happiness and a bad memory
  109. Stretching for more
  110. But getting hit on the head was just part of the game
  111. Great video, compliments of The Concussion Blog
  112. What’s gone is gone
  113. TBI and Aggression – the comorbid mix
  114. Aggression and TBI and gender – does the mix matter?
  115. Brain Injury Location Tied to Higher Risk of Aggression
  116. Time to catch up
  117. TBI Issue #2 – Aggression
  118. Is EVERYBODY selling something?
  119. It helps if you talk to people
  120. Enemy #2 – Winter
  121. Enemy #1 – Complacency
  122. Change is good
  123. Today I stretch
  124. GREAT reading about defending the “purity” of sports
  125. Chat tomorrow – Sunday 3/13/11 at 9 Eastern
  126. What IS a concussion?
  127. Watch Chara at :46-:50 and 1:38-1:41
  128. The loss of what will never be
  129. A different kind of brain injury
  130. Write it down, or risk forgetting
  131. Who wants to chat?
  132. Good reading
  133. How to help the “hopelessly” impulsive
  134. Taking on our own issues
  135. Making the most of my impulsiveness
  136. I have a page for the series
  137. The Problem with Impulsiveness
  138. Then and Now… Issue #1: Impulsiveness
  139. Then and Now – TBI Issue Management
  140. Where Have All My Issues Gone?
  141. The Post-Concussion Downward Cycle
  142. Down and up again
  143. Remember…?
  144. Miles to stretch before I sleep
  145. BIAA Adopts New TBI Definition – is this better?
  146. A Novel Approach To Post-Concussion Symptoms
  147. Things are picking up again
  148. If we’re going to sit kids out for three months…
  149. Calling Concussion Brain Injury Changes A Lot
  150. Moving through the pain
  151. Taking time to get there
  152. What my neuropsych misses
  153. The things we do to heal
  154. Much better now
  155. Staying open-minded about our cognitive future
  156. We need a plan for addressing concussion
  157. Making it safe to be brain-injured
  158. Then what?
  159. Saving my energy
  160. TBI SoS – Your life is a whole rehearsal…
  161. Head injury recovery – it’s sort of like rebuilding Haiti
  162. Doing to be
  163. Time to eat
  164. Work hard, play hard, and don’t forget to rest
  165. Hands down, one of the worst things about TBI
  166. TBI SoS – Restoring a Sense of Self After Traumatic Brain Injury – How Can We Get Our Selves Back?
  167. The problem with concussion awareness
  168. TBI SoS – What the self does to us…
  169. TBI SoS – Restoring a Sense of Self after Traumatic Brain Injury – The Things We Do for Our Selves
  170. What’s Keeping Me Up
  171. TBI SoS – Speaking of the support of a caring community
  172. A must-watch for those concerned with sports concussions
  173. Brain has ability to adapt and change through life
  174. Actually, I’m not that way at all
  175. TBI SoS – Restoring a Sense of Self after Traumatic Brain Injury – Does Self Matter?
  176. Found this at the NY Times from last September
  177. TBI SoS – Restoring a Sense of Self after Traumatic Brain Injury – What IS the Self?
  178. Just wrong in so many ways
  179. TBI SoS – Restoring a Sense of Self after Traumatic Brain Injury – Intro
  180. And I was doing so well…
  181. After concussion – you’re not stupid, it just feels that way
  182. Off to a good start
  183. Letting This New Year Be Happy
  184. Two steps forward, one step back
  185. Mild TBI/Concussion Recovery Guide online
  186. The best Christmas present ever
  187. Getting My Self Back
  188. Can this help recovery from TBI?
  189. One act of humanity
  190. About Your Re-Employment after mTBI…
  191. Routine reset time
  192. Can we be done with these holidays, please?
  193. When things are very, very different
  194. Back On Plan, Back On Track
  195. Creating a Sustainable Recovery
  196. Help When You Need It
  197. Stamina, stamina, more stamina
  198. TBI – The New Frontier
  199. The benefits of a bad memory – Part II
  200. The benefits of a bad memory – Part I
  201. TBI – Change in Identity
  202. Good reading
  203. Taking the day
  204. Just keep going
  205. Of rest and stamina
  206. The stories we tell
  207. Wiped out… and cleaning up
  208. When in doubt, write — but don’t forget to live
  209. Repairing the damage
  210. Brain injury unfolds over months: study
  211. Gone for a good reason
  212. Someone reviewing books about brain injury
  213. Never quit!
  214. Thoughts from the football world
  215. News from the ice hockey world
  216. No, I’m not changing my theme
  217. Shout out to an excellent blog
  218. Making do
  219. Enlightening Athletic Warriors
  220. Doing what it takes
  221. A better way to approach trauma recovery
  222. Understanding the trauma in traumatic brain injury
  223. Fourteen Years Later, Someone Finally Got It…
  224. Great news on the TBI detection front – a simple test to check for mTBI
  225. The difference between sports concussion and blast injury
  226. Because rust never sleeps
  227. Be very, very careful
  228. A Three-Step Process For Beginning The Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  229. Greatness Goal for the Day: Early to Bed
  230. Towards human greatness, one step at a time
  231. Stronger in the broken places
  232. Cleaning up, clearing out…
  233. For TBI and PTSD, exercise like your life depends on it
  234. Geez – I have GOT to get out of my head
  235. Sleep or chaos – it’s my choice… continued
  236. Sleep or chaos – it’s my choice
  237. Find release from your cares. Have a good time. :)
  238. Back in the game
  239. Back from my business trip
  240. Anger, anger, more anger
  241. A long post on another site – good reading
  242. I finished reading a book
  243. Do all the concussions need to wreck us?
  244. Addressing the trauma in traumatic brain injury
  245. Finding balance
  246. mTBI Pocket Guide
  247. Concussion stampede
  248. Not too broken to do some good
  249. Thank heaven for earplugs
  250. Common sense, vitamins, homeopathy, and sleep
  251. If I can get out of my own way, good things can happen
  252. Leaving well enough alone
  253. Back to sleep – like it or not
  254. Summer’s almost over
  255. Broken body, broken mind
  256. I’m alive, after all
  257. The brain can repair itself
  258. What’s your mission?
  259. Cooking up my recovery
  260. Excellent new blog
  261. Concussion amoung school-age kids getting more press
  262. I love my chiro, but…
  263. Great post about being of use
  264. Teaching my left side to be intelligent, too
  265. How far I’ve come
  266. Soaking it all in
  267. What shall I do?
  268. Overslept – thank heavens
  269. A million little hits
  270. So very, very true
  271. Sinking some thought into it
  272. Vacation lifestyle gone bad
  273. Nobody knows… nobody cares…
  274. Or, I could just make it easy(er) for myself
  275. Closing up shop
  276. What if we all just… WERE?
  277. The fine, fine line
  278. Better ways for better days – my amazing new life without lists
  279. Was the JetBlue slide incident caused by head injury?
  280. Not getting too tired, not doing too much
  281. Getting past faking it
  282. Just help me get there…
  283. The rewiring continues
  284. I haven’t checked out a library book in weeks
  285. Never let anyone else define you
  286. Aaaaahhhhhhhh….
  287. Remembering where I come from
  288. Re-Training for Success
  289. Being better than that
  290. Exercises in frailty
  291. Everyday focus, everyday samadhi
  292. Choosing hope, requesting help
  293. Mind Your Gray Matter – Kim Gorgens at TEDxDU
  294. Making up the difference
  295. What she said
  296. It just seems to take forever…
  297. So I went to a zen meditation group last night…
  298. Knowing your warrior nature
  299. Honesty
  300. Making the most
  301. I’ll pass on the yellow jersey
  302. Like Lance Armstrong racing from behind
  303. mother dementia temper
  304. Tinnitus music therapy-A do it yourself guide
  305. The biochemistry of beginning
  306. ‘Cause I’m not ten years old, anymore
  307. Steady on
  308. The importance of being Earnest
  309. Trusting the good
  310. All of me
  311. First day on the job was good
  312. I’m going to start cooking (more)
  313. Peeling back the screen
  314. If it WAS a TBI, then this is good news
  315. I’m through to the other side
  316. Fear can be my friend
  317. A rare reprieve
  318. Just stay safe
  319. Or was it a traumatic brain injury?
  320. Cheat-Sheet for Noticing Head-Injured Moments
  321. Being bigger than the little problems
  322. I did it – at last
  323. Getting back on track
  324. Wu wei
  325. Taking good care
  326. Wow
  327. Rehab of the everyday
  328. Declining technological help
  329. New nerve cells — even in old age :)
  330. Who says he can’t?
  331. What am I recovering?
  332. Just stay steady…
  333. A grateful heart does not drink…
  334. Chillin’…
  335. The unbearable fullness of being
  336. Better now
  337. Bad decisions make good stories
  338. Is EVERYBODY in love with their therapist?
  339. Going easy today
  340. The comfort of small things
  341. Interesting reading
  342. That anger thing
  343. Simple is good
  344. Stamina = sanity
  345. First, tackle the anxiety
  346. Life without lists
  347. Almost normal
  348. Move UP to feel UP
  349. Ode to neuroplasticity
  350. Do head injury lawyers do more harm than good?
  351. rain
  352. Changing things up – for the better
  353. Old injuries, new havoc
  354. 84 ways TBI can make your life really interesting
  355. Keeping up physically — and cognitively
  356. Changing my stories
  357. Stop saying PTSD (and TBI) is incurable
  358. Give me exercise, or give me trouble
  359. A little behavioral homeopathy
  360. Building up my stamina
  361. Out and about
  362. Not crazy, not bad, not stupid. Just brain injured.
  363. Don’t forget your sunglasses
  364. The challenge of novelty
  365. Not-so-pretty Poison
  366. Just get started
  367. Love your vagus nerve
  368. The brain needs the body to recuperate
  369. I must be in here somewhere…
  370. Sometimes you just need to take a break
  371. The magic of the right foods
  372. Use everything to keep calm – or else
  373. Feeling good, in spite of it all
  374. The vital care for small things
  375. Like Nike on a bad day…
  376. What to do while you’re waiting in the emergency department
  377. And what a beautiful walk it was
  378. It’s a beautiful day…
  379. Cleaning up and cleaning out
  380. I was going to write about mental illness
  381. Rigidity and chaos – mental illness after tbi
  382. Staving off the anxiety, bit by bit
  383. Keeping my brain from filling up with fluff
  384. Another sort of amnesia
  385. The importance of not giving up
  386. How I learned to slow my heart rate
  387. What conscious breathing changes
  388. Chillin’ out the anger thing
  389. Making myself work (again)
  390. Brain experts develop game plan for football concussions
  391. Beyond the “skull-based brain”
  392. Mind the body… mend the mind
  393. Book Review – How to Be Brilliant
  394. And now… to bed
  395. concussion now i’m stupid
  396. Defining the mind
  397. How you can change your brain
  398. Getting back
  399. Uh oh – another fall…
  400. The brain that changes itself – 3 of 3
  401. The brain that changes itself – 2 of 3
  402. The brain that changes itself – 1 of 3
  403. One of the best books available about sports-related concussions
  404. Lost in the shuffle
  405. Full-range motion… in slow motion
  406. Sorting things out, bit by bit
  407. What I miss most is my composure
  408. It’s all experience
  409. Cheap – and dumb – shots on the ice
  410. CBSSports: Young player helps turn trauma into action on concussions
  411. Achieving more by doing less
  412. How Can I Recognize a Possible Concussion?
  413. Concussions: the silent injury
  414. Keeping Quiet Can Keep You Out of the Game… a Mother’s Story
  415. As goes my workout, so goes my day
  416. Avoiding repetitive stress damage
  417. Bring the pain
  418. It’s about the body, as well as the brain
  419. Brain Injury – Can it be overcome?
  420. Once we’re aware of brain injury… what then?
  421. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
  422. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Not So Mild After All
  423. Keeping Quiet Can Keep You Out of the Game
  424. But what do I really want to do?
  425. Stupid is, as stupid does
  426. Telling stories
  427. The challenge of civility
  428. Well, I sold my bikes
  429. Thanks, but I think I’ll pass on the knitting
  430. Extreme Sports… Extreme Living… Extreme Dying
  431. Storms come, storms go…
  432. Big week, big meltdown
  433. Growing Evidence Suggests Progesterone Should Be Considered A Treatment Option For Traumatic Brain Injuries
  434. Survey for Texans with ABI
  435. The secret havoc of brain injury
  436. Ah, ha – so I’m not a total loser, after all…
  437. The force of habit
  438. Wish List Item #1: Consistent quality information about TBI
  439. Word for the day – Thursday 4 Feb
  440. For what it’s worth
  441. Note to self
  442. You want to know what it’s like?
  443. Word for the day – seriously
  444. The difference between concussion and mild traumatic brain injury
  445. Lost weekend
  446. Video on Concussions & ImPACT Test
  447. Video about Concussions in Sports
  448. Video – A Novel Approach to Concussion Treatment
  449. Specialized exercise regimen relieves post-concussion symptoms
  450. Concussion information
  451. The warrior’s walk
  452. Triage on the battlefield of life
  453. Anger, anger, and more anger
  454. God bless
  455. Ouch
  456. Better Living Habits to Help My Brain Work Better
  457. And we have to help each other
  458. Well then, we just have to help ourselves
  459. Change your mind, change your brain
  460. Tracking my progress, step by step
  461. Daily planning tools to keep on track
  462. The downward spiral of fatigue
  463. Keeping up with keeping up
  464. In denial? It might be neurological
  465. What it is
  466. I swore I’d never do it again, but…
  467. Text Donations to Haiti: the Good News and the (Slightly) Bad News
  468. 10 Myths of Brain Injuries
  469. And life is good
  470. The Well-Adjusted TBI Survivor
  471. Recovery doesn’t happen by accident
  472. Working TBI issues one at a time
  473. There is as much hope as you care to hold
  474. The MTBI Downward Spiral
  475. Narrowmindedness breeds disability
  476. Sequelae and Intervention Following Head Injury
  477. Anger Notes: From mountain to molehill
  478. All or nothing – for real
  479. Slideshow on head injuries in football
  480. Is playing safe? Is it safe to return to play?
  481. TBI Recovery Video of the Day
  482. Small moves
  483. Okay, FINE, I’ll self-assess!
  484. Don’t worry… you’re average
  485. Remind me to never do THAT again…
  486. Back on track…
  487. My neuropsych doesn’t think I need a therapist who knows neurology
  488. My nephew has had at least 12 concussions
  489. Looking back on the last year
  490. But Mr. Scrooge… It’s Christmas Eve
  491. Doing it differently this holiday season
  492. Dangerously dizzy… but life won’t wait
  493. Update 12/18/09
  494. Solutions-Oriented TBI Recovery
  495. I’ve decided not to fire my therapist… yet
  496. So, I’m not the only one whose memory got hosed…
  497. Have you had your exercise today?
  498. Ouch!
  499. Learning to sleep
  500. New NFL concussion guidelines
  501. Losing Tiger
  502. What I do, versus who I am – TBI and Behavior Issues
  503. Though I can’t say all the changes have been bad…
  504. The person I used to be…
  505. Feeling normal. Normal is good.
  506. Woo hoo! It worked!
  507. A learning life is the best rehab for me
  508. Alicia – A film about a brain-injured woman
  509. I’m sorry… I think?
  510. So… work. So what?
  511. Seeking balance
  512. You never know what’s possible
  513. What she said… about never giving up
  514. I guess we’ll have to find TBI information elsewhere
  515. Treating TBI
  516. But I’m not afraid…
  517. Rebel without a cause (yet)
  518. In search of consistency
  519. The joy of messing around
  520. One concussion, two concussions, three concussions, four…
  521. The year after the Berlin Wall came down
  522. The clock is my friend
  523. Duty to Warn: The Fort Hood Murders/Suicide and the Taboo Question
  524. Reaching out… reaching in…
  525. My solution for TBI/PTSD rage
  526. What he said…
  527. Quick – before the snow flies
  528. Concussions: What To Look For When Your Athletes Suffer A Head Injury
  529. How badly do you want it?
  530. A good sturdy kick in the behind
  531. Muscle doesn’t build itself
  532. Building my cognitive-behavioral exoskeleton
  533. Crossing the river(s) when the bridge is washed out
  534. Poor Memory + Anxiety = Too Much To Do
  535. Writing lots to keep things simple
  536. I haven’t got time for the pain
  537. Practice, practice, more practice
  538. Journaling for TBI Recovery
  539. Does blogging make me brilliant?
  540. What an amazing article on brain injury
  541. And SHAME on you, if you take advantage
  542. What a difference some exercise makes
  543. sinfull women with tbi
  544. Goal 2: Doing what I plan/promise to do
  545. Goal One: Composure
  546. Then again… not being smart about my energy levels
  547. Being smart about my energy levels
  548. Protecting the ones I love… from me
  549. A happy accident?
  550. Putting it into pictures, getting on the good foot
  551. Vacation’s over… thank heavens
  552. Remembering how good it feels to move
  553. Because it must be done
  554. Learning to read… again
  555. … the winding milestones of my identity exoskeleton unraveling…
  556. Work is my rehab
  557. Taking a break from my brain… or?
  558. Too much of (a) good thing(s)
  559. Getting back into it…
  560. Get on the bike and ride!
  561. Yes, I’m back…
  562. A new focus for this blog
  563. Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop
  564. Oh, the uncertainty…
  565. The Paradox of Sleep
  566. Connections between pain and PTSD
  567. Good progress on the insomnia front
  568. What will you do with your one precious life?
  569. Of course it’s awful… Life is awful.
  570. More talk about resiliency
  571. Which mistakes do I keep?
  572. Can Cognitive Exercises Prevent the Onset of Dementia?
  573. The perils of pseudo-psychological problems
  574. Blah… blah… blah…
  575. Pick your position
  576. Clearing the mind so the brain can work better
  577. More morning brain boosts
  578. A day that didn’t start with exercise…
  579. My early-morning brain treatment
  580. Or, perhaps more accurately, can LIVES be saved?
  581. Can Brains Be Saved?
  582. An attitude of gratitude
  583. In praise of shape and color
  584. Getting beyond the broken to find the brilliant
  585. Harnessing the force of habit
  586. Customizing my workdays
  587. What if I have nothing to prove?
  588. Waking up early again
  589. When in doubt… do nothing
  590. A do-over makes the difference
  591. Tracking my progress in a way that makes sense
  592. The importance of focus
  593. Sleep mask + earplugs = magic
  594. The beauty of structure
  595. Constructing a common-sense strategy for tbi recovery
  596. Shoring up my reserves
  597. Using my head – for real
  598. Getting it right… most of the time
  599. Confessions of a compulsive list-maker
  600. Beyond the Invisible – TBI Video for and about Military Veterans
  601. Woo hoo! I’m on Wellsphere
  602. But today was a really, really good day
  603. Yesterday was a wash
  604. TBI Symptoms – Common Cognitive Dysfunction
  605. No one has a clue how hard this is for me
  606. How severe was my injury when I was 8?
  607. My books have arrived from the library!
  608. No lengthy posting today…
  609. Yet more thoughts on TBI and mental illness
  610. The Wounded Healer
  611. Behavior After Brain Injury in Children
  612. When TBI help is not helping
  613. Good TBI help shouldn’t be this hard to find
  614. A Perilous Relief – The Physical Backdrop(s) of My Risk-Taking Behavior(s)
  615. MTBI and mental health
  616. i have a tbi is there any help for me
  617. The Disordered Life and the Need for Psychotherapy
  618. Getting it done – and enjoying it
  619. So, I have to work… harder
  620. All new me… all the time…
  621. Strategies for avoiding TBI overwhelm
  622. Brain-lock in the “all-clear” position
  623. The problem with sunny summertime
  624. Completing the rewiring
  625. Resources for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
  626. Constant vigilance is the price…
  627. I really need to feed myself
  628. Getting on with just living life
  629. Now I don’t feel so presumptuous
  630. The Magic of “Analgesic Stress”
  631. Basic ideas behind recovery from TBI
  632. 90% of the people who have head injuries don’t get brain rehabilitation
  633. Turned-around number memory… again
  634. Give Back Orlando Rocks!!!
  635. Picking and choosing and trimming the fat
  636. The adventure continues
  637. It’s been a rough 24 hours
  638. Using my physical memory
  639. The fall of the spider monkey
  640. Life is good – if I keep it in perspective
  641. no one believes me after mtbi
  642. How to ask for medical help
  643. Ouch
  644. Life – the best therapy of all
  645. An answer right under my nose
  646. A beautiful day to pace myself
  647. Moment by moment – on mindfulness and TBI
  648. Brian Scalabrine keeps his head up
  649. Basta with the credit lectures!
  650. TBI Survivor Loved Ones – Don’t Put Up With Our Crap!
  651. Flash in the (brain) pan
  652. Figuring this out, one day at a time
  653. A TBI toolkit for your doctor
  654. A constant restlessness
  655. Back to tracking my TBI recovery
  656. Cognitive skill-building doesn’t matter?
  657. So, what have we been treating, all these years?
  658. The lessons of the lost keys
  659. New workbook for brain injury survivors and their loved ones
  660. From talent to TBI
  661. I was afraid this would happen…
  662. Rage, rage and more rage…
  663. Surely, we must be eternal
  664. A Perilous Relief: Bliss From Within – The Glory of Endogenous Opioids
  665. Where did I go? Losing myself to TBI (the first time)
  666. If I had gotten help for my TBIs sooner…
  667. Sears is hiring
  668. How to have a working vacation
  669. What I did right this past week, and what I did wrong
  670. Heart is just as important as brainpower
  671. So, what’s “normal” after TBI?
  672. Hits madness… the good kind
  673. More senseless gun violence
  674. What do you want to know about TBI?
  675. Temping Tips for TBI Survivors
  676. How I found a great neuropsychologist – and you can, too
  677. “So, have they tried to label you bipolar?”
  678. Getting to Sleep… a meditation of sorts
  679. Just keep working
  680. And my ears are ringing
  681. Thinking about TBI “recovery”
  682. Light-sensitivity solutions
  683. Vision-related side-effects of head injury
  684. Giving hope its due
  685. The gateway of despair
  686. Oh, look – there’s hope after all…
  687. A Perilous Relief – When Survival Backfires
  688. Defending Natasha Richardson… and everyone else
  689. PTSD/TBI Factor #1 – Proximity to a traumatic event
  690. Thinking about PTSD and Tetris…
  691. PTSD from TBI – Exploring some possibilities
  692. What keeps me going
  693. More evidence of analgesic stress in my life
  694. When in doubt… sleep
  695. On being beyond help…
  696. Yes, I do have problems with getting mired in details…
  697. PTST – Post-Traumatic Stress Tetris
  698. Normal MRI and EEG… or not?
  699. Busy brain… hopefully brilliant mind
  700. Thoughts on getting help for TBI
  701. Five excellent things about blogging
  702. Learning as pain/stress relief
  703. Stress So Bad It Hurts — Really (From WSJ)
  704. TBI and PTSD – The chicken or the egg?
  705. Quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen
  706. ‘Thirst For Knowledge’ May Be Opium Craving
  707. A Tale of Two Concussions – What went wrong, what went right
  708. Playing Past PTSD – Using Tetris to Relieve Trauma
  709. TBI Videos – Living With Traumatic Brain Injury
  710. Stepping away for a few days…
  711. A Perilous Relief – Wired to Survive
  712. Disaster at Sea – My ill-fated encounter with “Life of Pi”
  713. It’s Brain Injury Awareness Month 2009
  714. My Phantom Brain
  715. Nap a little now… Sleep a lot later
  716. Is it me, or is there a constant ringing in here?
  717. 2D/3D Medical Animation: TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury Part 2
  718. The physiology of anger
  719. Hello, Officer… A Temper Flare (Almost) Gone Wrong
  720. Mind Over Body? Body Over Mind?
  721. Tired of being tired
  722. Diving Into My MRI
  723. Got a copy of my MRI on CD
  724. Mind-brain-body-stress connections
  725. Head injuries make a big difference
  726. The best cure for self-pity
  727. Add Your Name to the Open Letter to the President
  728. I may need to find another job…
  729. Growing up with TBI – The Confabulation Kid
  730. One Potato, Two Potato… A Tale of a Temper Flare
  731. Snap! Anatomy of a TBI temper flare
  732. Thoughts on the importance of a gender-free TBI blog
  733. Thoughts on the importance of a gender-free TBI blog
  734. Shout-out to the guided imagery folks
  735. Oh no – crappy test results!
  736. EEG and MRI are both normal!
  737. Center helps with psychological health, traumatic brain injury
  738. Prepping for my neuro visit tomorrow
  739. Updated site map now posted
  740. A Perilous Relief : Because Extreme Duress Makes Me Feel Better
  741. ptsd & mild tbi
  742. Finally got eight hours of sleep…
  743. A Perilous Relief – I Would Like to Think I Know How to Learn
  744. Ways that neuropsychological evaluation/testing has helped me
  745. TBI Zeitgeist – search engine terms for the past week
  746. Tired, tired, tired…
  747. TBI Complication No. 763: Being defenseless against vampires
  748. TBI and Fibromyalgia
  749. Too smart for my own good?
  750. Hitting the 10,000 mark today
  751. i think i’m in love with my therapist
  752. A Perilous Relief: Risks I Took that Turned Out Badly
  753. I’m okay… I’m good… Pepsi delivers food/drink for thought
  754. After creating memories, will NFL stars recall them?
  755. Avoiding insurance fraud…?
  756. Army sees sharp rise in suicide rate
  757. Blast overpressure is generated from the firing of weapons and may cause brain injury
  758. An Army of Lost Souls
  759. More attention for the invisible disability – TBI
  760. A Perilous Relief – Risks I Took that I Barely Escaped
  761. Throwing nuts at the cheetah
  762. Beginner’s Mind – On Learning from Back to Front
  763. Post-TBI Job Strategies for the New Year
  764. Temper Guidelines Post TBI
  765. At last, an MRI…
  766. Help for a teen-age girl who had a brain injury
  767. What do you think of George Prigatano?
  768. Common sense for quality psychotherapy
  769. Head-banging may lead to head injury
  770. Of danger-seeking and head injury
  771. What a difference a year makes…
  772. Speaking of analgesic stress…
  773. Very bright, yes, but in some ways, oh so dense
  774. A Perilous Relief – Risks I Took that Turned out Well
  775. More thoughts on Brain Injury and Mental Illness
  776. I love my therapist, but…
  777. Redemption time at work
  778. Catching up with catching up
  779. The importance of routine
  780. A Perilous Relief – Conventional Wisdom About Risk-Taking/Danger-Seeking Behavior
  781. A Perilous Relief – Introduction
  782. A New Paper – A Perilous Relief
  783. The benefit of proof
  784. More thoughts on pain and TBI and PTSD
  785. The scars of war: ‘The look in her eyes was the look of a lost soul’
  786. My internet connection is slow today… and so am I
  787. Surviving the Storms of Combined TBI and PTSD
  788. On Pushing Through the Post-Traumatic Stress
  789. A great way to send traffic to your blog
  790. When PTSD and TBI Intersect, Hide, and Exacerbate Each Other
  791. A weary post after a long weekend
  792. Of pain and agitation and PTSD
  793. “Cognitive Disability: A Challenge to Moral Philosophy” Podcasts Available
  794. No, I am *not* going to be seeing my neuropsych today
  795. Today I meet with my neuropsych again
  796. Medical Humanities has some interesting things to say
  797. The good – and bad – news is, I’m pretty bright
  798. Better today… pain is a bit less
  799. Exhausted and in tremendous pain, but feeling great!
  800. Brain injury blogs
  801. Links to stories on TBI and vets
  802. Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked to Long-Term Health Issues for Iraq Vets
  803. How I deal with the source(s) of my temper issues
  804. Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at Elmendorf AFB gives hope to wounded troops
  805. EEGs show brain differences between poor and rich kids
  806. My answer to (almost) everything: Just Keep Going!
  807. Better today… of pain and ptsd
  808. New tbi screening tool
  809. I can’t believe it’s back… Pain redux
  810. Back from the holidays, back to work
  811. Website for Veterans with TBI/PTSD at Work
  812. That’ll learn me… learning to back up my work
  813. My memory seems to be slipping
  814. Saturday chores – a-la tbi
  815. A normal weekend, at last…
  816. Discretion is the better part of valour
  817. This just in — video by and about mild tbi
  818. Thanksgiving anniversary #2 — 2004
  819. A picture of what happens to me when I’m “not listening”
  820. Of Curses and Candles
  821. Getting a grip on my fatigue
  822. A reply to a comment that took on a life of its own
  823. My “last” test with my neuropsychologist
  824. What happened in the field that day
  825. Lost to TBI: Enjoying Going to the Beach
  826. Lost to TBI: My Lifelong Love of Reading Fiction
  827. Making the most of my self-assessments
  828. What is it about Thanksgiving?
  829. I’m listening… but I didn’t hear you…
  830. I wish my therapist knew… I need more help than regular folks
  831. TBI Benefit #27 – An increased refund from the IRS
  832. Watching Kung Fu Movies and Wondering…
  833. Impulse Control 101
  834. My mission for this blog – and our veterans
  835. I have started an art gallery to explain my tbi experiences
  836. Temper, temper…
  837. TBI Symptom of the Day – Such trouble sleeping!
  838. The doctor’s visit was a 75% success
  839. Reverse-engineering my “depression”
  840. google1e8bb9167432e121
  841. TBI Symptom of the Day: Auditory (Hyper) Sensitivity
  842. Catching up with myself
  843. Invisible Me – The interactive dynamics of a doubly-hidden disability.
  844. How I figured out something was REALLY wrong
  845. TBI Issues Tracking – How I Keep It All Together
  846. Basic Facts about Traumatic Brain Injury – Video from www.brainandspinalcord.org
  847. Checking my stats from the past few days…
  848. The Computed World : The most massive exercise in inclusiveness in the history of the human race?
  849. There is no shame in asking for help
  850. A brilliant opportunity
  851. My second neuro visit OR If only they could walk in my shoes…
  852. A few thoughts on light and enlightenment
  853. My catalog of injuries (that I remember)
  854. My Common Indicators of Head Injury
  855. Putting the logic in “neurological”
  856. Things are looking up on the job front!
  857. Working my way through all this…
  858. I am so tired of paying attention to myself and my brain…
  859. TBI and Mental Illness
  860. Keep it simple. Or else…
  861. Getting up early…
  862. But the next job interview did go well
  863. Now it’s starting to sink in… avoiding the trap of extremes
  864. The job interview did not go well. Oh, well…
  865. I really am very tired…
  866. Ruminations of a high-fuctioning mtbi survivor
  867. Straight to execution…
  868. TBI self-assessment challenges are a biggie
  869. When they think your TBI is PTSD
  870. I’ve been waking up early a lot, lately
  871. It’s easy to get overwhelmed…
  872. TBI Symptoms “Laundry List”
  873. Great post about a soldier returning with PTSD/TBI
  874. A good day… sort of… I think…
  875. I’ve got a TBI… now what?
  876. TBI & Polytrauma Single-Topic Issue in JRRD
  877. How I got here
  878. Headaches? Really…?
  879. What makes the mind?
  880. TBI Stats
  881. So, what IS a traumatic brain injury?
  882. Greetings from inside my unusual head

2 thoughts on “All Posts on this Blog

  1. I have nominated you the Sunshine Award. I know you are very busy. But, I truly hope you can accept it. The details are in my latest post. Congratulations and Warmest Wishes.

  2. Wow, thanks very much Michael! Much appreciated! I’ll happily accept it, though I’m not sure when I can pass it on… probably this weekend. Thanks again!
    BB

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