Posts tagged Disability
Episode 6 - Living with a Concussion/TBI: Adapting to a New Way of Life

Becky Moran, Occupational Therapist with the Acquired Brain Injury Outpatient Team at Parkwood Institute facilitates this discussion about adapting to a new way of life following a concussion. Some of the topics this episode explores are the challenges of pacing oneself, relationships, and changes in identity.

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Recovery Jealousy

Everyone deals with the concussion recovery process differently. The journey is non-linear and some people notice their symptoms prolong for extended periods of time. Much longer then they were told by their doctor or had previously planned for. Seeing others recover from the same injury as you can bring a lot of hope, but it can also spur the ideologies of jealousy. It’s important to note that we all deal with this injury differently and this post looks at the different ways to deal with the stigma’s associated within the recovery process.

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