Category: Traumatic Brain Injury

After a brain injury, one of the most pressing and difficult questions people ask is, “What does the future look like now?” The answer is rarely simple. Brain injury recovery does not follow a single path, and the outlook varies widely depending on the type of injury, the areas of the brain affected, access to…

Life After a Brain Injury: Adjusting to a New Reality and Finding Your Way Forward Life after a brain injury often looks nothing like people expect. There is the injury itself, and then there is everything that comes after it. The confusion. The exhaustion. The subtle and not-so-subtle changes that affect how you think, feel,…

After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), many people experience periods of shutting down. This can look like withdrawing, going quiet, feeling emotionally numb, or losing the ability to engage with the world for a time. To others, it may appear as avoidance, disinterest, or lack of effort. To the person experiencing it, shutdown often feels…

Brain fog is one of the most common—and often most unsettling—experiences after an acquired brain injury (ABI). Many people describe it as feeling mentally clouded, slowed, or disconnected from their usual clarity. Thoughts may feel harder to access. Focus fades more quickly. Words can feel just out of reach. These changes can quietly interfere with…

Headaches and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): What Survivors Need to Know Headaches are one of the most common and persistent symptoms following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). For many survivors, headaches are not occasional discomforts, but an ongoing part of daily life that affects energy, mood, focus, and emotional well-being. What makes post-TBI headaches especially…

An acquired brain injury (ABI) can change life in ways that are difficult to anticipate. Whether the injury resulted from a stroke, illness, infection, lack of oxygen, medical complication, or trauma, the impact often extends far beyond the initial medical event. ABI affects not only the person who was injured, but also their family, relationships,…

When people think about a brain injury, they often imagine problems with memory or concentration. What many don’t realize—until they’re living it—is that an acquired brain injury (ABI) affects nearly every part of a person’s life. It changes how the body feels, how the brain processes the world, and how emotions are experienced and expressed….

When someone you love sustains a brain injury, life changes for the entire family. Many caregivers step into this role suddenly, without training, preparation, or a clear understanding of what brain injury truly involves. Feeling overwhelmed, confused, exhausted, or unsure whether what you are seeing is “normal” is incredibly common. Education is one of the…

One of the most confusing parts of recovering from an acquired brain injury (ABI) is realizing that healing does not follow a straight line. Many people expect recovery to look like steady improvement—each week better than the last. Instead, what they often experience is a pattern of progress, setbacks, plateaus, and sudden changes that feel…

A brain injury can shake every part of life—including faith. Many Christians expect that during suffering they should feel closer to God, more trusting, or spiritually strong. Instead, after an acquired brain injury (ABI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), or brain bleed, believers often experience confusion, numbness, fear, and doubt. Prayer may feel harder. Scripture may…