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Boost your brain health with this read

January 24, 2018Leave a CommentTagged With: alzheimer's, assess your risks, books, brain health, brain injury, brain smarts, cognitive ability, concussion, diet, disease, exercise, health, human brain, illness, insight, medical science, nutrition, Outsmarting Alzheimer's, prevention, quiz, reading, self care, TBI, traumatic brain injury

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I am a strong proponent of brain health, having dealt with the aftermaths of a brain injury which made me realize just how vulnerable of a position one can be…

First Aid when feeling isolated….

August 16, 2017Leave a CommentTagged With: avoidance, Brain Injury Network Radio, caregivers, community, concerns, concussion, depression, Emma's Skiing Adventure, family, friends, happiness, health, hope, injury prevention, inspiration, isolation, journey, judgement, Keeping A Head, loneliness, love, loved, moving forward, peace, perception, problem solving, recluse, rejection, safety, safety for children, self acceptance, self care, self compassion, self preservation, self-love, social groups, solutions, strategies, stressors, struggles, support, Talk Radio, TBI, tips, trauma change management, traumatic brain injury, well-being

I was recently invited to be a guest speaker on Keeping A Head, a segment on the Brain Injury Network Radio, where I was part of an important conversation offering…

Staying safe while having summer time fun

May 17, 2017Leave a CommentTagged With: advocacy, Alberta, alberta injury prevention, ATV, awareness, brain injury, Brian Mason, Calgary, Canada, Canada Olympic Park, children safety, concussion, COP, cost of injury, Cuming & Gillespie, Emma's Skiing Adventure, fatalities, fishing, golfing, head injury, health, health and safety, healthy living, helmet usage, helmets, hiking, holidays, injuries, injury prevention, law, legislation, May long weekend, nature, NDP, off road vehicles, OHV, predictable injuries, preventable injuries, safety, skiing, summer, swimming, TBI, well-being

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The May long weekend is just around the corner in Canada and this marks the official start of summer for many as campers, trailers and motorhomes start hitting the highways…

World Health Day – April 7, 2017

April 7, 2017Leave a CommentTagged With: 300 million people, better life, depression, disease, emotions, freedom, global disability, global illness, health, healthy lifestyle, healthy living, help, medical help, medication, medicine, mental health, mental illness, owning your story, quality of life, recovery, WHO, World Health Day

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Do you know today is World Health Day? It was on April 7, 1948 that the World Health Organization (WHO) was formed with one goal in mind – to build…

March 13 – 19, 2017 is brain awareness week

March 1, 2017Leave a CommentTagged With: BAW, brain, Brain Awareness Week, brain health, brain power, brain research, cognitive skills, complex organs, Dana Foundation, ears, education, educational, energy, eyes, five senses, health, medical research, memory, mental health, nose, organ, skin, supercomputer, tongue

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Each year the brain gets celebrated throughout the world during brain awareness week in an effort to increase the awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Events will…

Because sometimes all we need is just a good laugh…..

January 25, 20174 CommentsTagged With: children, comedy, comical, dad, daughter, dialogues, emotional well being, father, health, humour, laugh, laughter is the best medicine, mental well-being, mom, mother, parent, parents, physical well-being, son, well-being

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A while back I wrote a blog on how life is so much better when you’re laughing as I’d become aware of just how positive of an impact laughter has…

The link between Essential Oils and your well-being

April 3, 20154 CommentsTagged With: Dr. Joseph Mercola, essential oils, executive functions, frontal lobe, health, herbal oils, Huffington Post, medication, reference guide for essential oils, testimonials, traumatic brain injury, well-being

If you are like me, you appreciate how much more health conscious we have become over the past decade. The majority of the people I know are continually striving to…

There are two ways to look at life…

March 18, 20151 CommentTagged With: cardiovascular diseases, common cold, Dr. Martin Seligman, Flourish, flu, health, health fads, immune system, learned optimism, optimist, personality trait, pessimist, traumatic brain injury

Are you as frustrated and confused as I am about all the latest health fads? It’s hard to know what to believe when you see an article online telling you…

How We Can All Feel Better About Ourselves in 5 Easy Steps

February 18, 20152 CommentsTagged With: anxiety, awareness, compassion, depression, emotions, forgiveness, happiness, health, inadequacy, inner turmoil, kindness, meditation, negative self-talk, optimism, relaxation, resilience, self compassion, self-criticism, self-love, suffering, support, traumatic brain injury, well-being

In today’s world we are always looking for ways on how we can feel better about ourselves! I know everyone is familiar with the word compassion and the emotional response you…

Are you a laugher or an anti-laugher? Five interesting facts about laughter and how you can bring it on!

December 10, 20142 CommentsTagged With: brain injury rehabilitation, health, laughter, research, statistics, traumatic brain injury, well-being

Did you know that it has been reported that laughing for at least 15 minutes can add about 2 days onto your overall lifespan? A laugh a day may keep…

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