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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…

Preventing head injuries from winter sports

December 4, 20171 CommentTagged With: ABI, acquired brain injury, Alberta skiing, brain injury, children, children's book, Christmas vacation, concussion, cross country skiing, deaths, disability, downhill skiing, Emma's Skiing Adventure, fun family time, helmet usage, ice, icy patches, injury prevention, mountains, safety, ski hills, ski lodges, ski safety, ski season, skiing, skis, sledding, snow, snow skiing, snowmobile, sports, TBI, tobogganing, travel, winter, winter activity

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Winter has arrived and where I live that brings snow covered roads and icy sidewalks, driveways and pathways. Everyone knows that the smallest slip can leave us with a broken…

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…

3 myths that could lead to brain injuries in children

July 13, 2016Leave a CommentTagged With: brain health, brain injury prevention, car safety, children, concussions, heat, heatstroke, injury prevention, kids, reminders, safety, summer, summer heat, summer time safety, TBI, vehicles, warm temperatures

It’s summer time! While your thoughts are likely all around how you plan on enjoying the warm weather, did you know summer heat can also raise your level of risk, or…

The link between safety and your quality of life

June 17, 2015Leave a CommentTagged With: accidents, ATV, brain injury, brain injury awareness month Canada, deaths, decisions, disaster, discussions, helmet safety, injury, injury prevention, legislation, media interview, newspaper, normalcy bias, radio, safety, serious injury, TBI, television, viewpoints

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With it being Brain Injury Awareness month in Canada, I have been on a media blitz over the last two weeks speaking out on the importance of prevention, specifically around…

Concussions can occur more often than you’d think, here’s what you need to know

June 10, 2015Leave a CommentTagged With: anxiety, assessment, behavioural, brain injury prevention, cognitive, concussions, depression, dizziness, Doctor, double vision, frontal lobes, headache, irritation, medical exam, mTBI, nausea, physical, rehabilitation, sensitivity to light, symptoms, TBI, tinnitus fatigue, traumatic brain injury, vomiting

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In last week’s blog I listed a statistic that 75% of traumatic brain injuries are considered mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), also known as concussions. Concussions are often misdiagnosed or…

Boost your brain health with this read

Preventing head injuries from winter sports

Staying safe while having summer time fun

3 myths that could lead to brain injuries in children

The link between safety and your quality of life

Concussions can occur more often than you’d think, here’s what you need to know

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