Blogs about: Emotional Fallout
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Feeling normal. Normal is good.
Back from Thanksgiving for real, now… Back in the swing of things at work, where everything is going crazy for year-end. They had another round of layoffs at work, but I was magically spared. I… more →
Broken Brain - Brilliant Mind
Feeling normal. Normal is good.
brokenbrilliant wrote 9 hours ago: Back from Thanksgiving for real, now… Back in the swing of things at work, where everything is … more →
Alicia - A film about a brain-injured woman
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brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: I happened upon this film (broken up in to segments) about a brain-injured woman from Australia. Sev … more →
I'm sorry... I think?
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brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been thinking a lot about my reaction to the post about the BIA booting a blogger from th … more →
What she said... about never giving up
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brokenbrilliant wrote 1 week ago: Over at Unsolicited Advice, this wonderful pearl of wisdom about TBI survivors: What these men, wome … more →
Reaching out... reaching in...
brokenbrilliant wrote 3 weeks ago: Something in me wants like crazy to reach out, to make contact, to connect with another human being … more →
Quick - before the snow flies
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brokenbrilliant wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve had an increasingly pronounced sense of urgency about getting my affairs in order. Could … more →
Goal One: Composure
brokenbrilliant wrote 1 month ago: So, I prepped very carefully for this contest I entered. I got all my information together and colle … more →
Protecting the ones I love... from me
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brokenbrilliant wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been thinking a lot, lately, about how well people respond to me, when I am bold and brav … more →
Pick your position
brokenbrilliant wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been thinking a lot, lately, about how I choose to think about my life situation. My ther … more →
Shoring up my reserves
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brokenbrilliant wrote 5 months ago: It’s been a really rough 24 hours. I finally got to a breaking point, and melted down in a hug … more →
Using my head - for real
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brokenbrilliant wrote 5 months ago: A while back, I was wracked with a sort of remorse. It was really sinking in that the way I worked b … more →
Getting it right... most of the time
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brokenbrilliant wrote 5 months ago: Had a mixed weekend… My parents came to visit for their annual catching-up time. We’ve b … more →
The fall of the spider monkey
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brokenbrilliant wrote 6 months ago: I actually didn’t get to see my diagnostic neuropsych yesterday. They had a family medical eme … more →
Rage, rage and more rage...
brokenbrilliant wrote 7 months ago: I’ve had a bunch of people finding their way to this blog, looking for info on rage. Road rage … more →
Where did I go? Losing myself to TBI (the first time)
brokenbrilliant wrote 7 months ago: Actually, this is a story of the first time that I clearly remember – when I was eight. I had … more →
What I did right this past week, and what I did wrong
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brokenbrilliant wrote 7 months ago: I just started my new job this past Monday — it’s pretty wild. The last job I had was re … more →
So, what's "normal" after TBI?
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brokenbrilliant wrote 7 months ago: I’ve been giving some thought to M’s comments about what folks might want to know about … more →
How I found a great neuropsychologist - and you can, too
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brokenbrilliant wrote 7 months ago: I consider myself extremely lucky. Not everyone has the good fortune that I do — finding an ex … more →
"So, have they tried to label you bipolar?"
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brokenbrilliant wrote 7 months ago: Thus asked my neuropsychologist, the other day. I was telling them about my psychotherapist friends … more →
