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The Truth About Football, CTE and Us

March 17, 2018 by Jeff Sebell 1 Comment

The Truth About Football, CTE and Us

The last several years we have learned about the repercussions of repetitive hits to the heads of our football heroes. Do we really understand though? We see stories about them on the news or read about them in newspaper articles, focused, not on past glories or achievements, but on present day despair. On regrets. On wishing they had lived their lives differently. We see ... Read On

How I Dealt with Abuse Following A Chronic Injury/Illness

February 11, 2018 by Jeff Sebell 2 Comments

How I Dealt with Abuse Following A Chronic Injury/Illness

Those of us who have experienced a chronic injury or who have a chronic illness are used to being treated poorly by others. You would think people would be more understanding, but apparently, that's not the way it works. Our Reality We all have war stories. We can all testify to the number of times we have been insulted, demeaned, overlooked, made fun of, criticized or ... Read On

Living Large and Howling at Our TBI Demons

August 27, 2017 by Jeff Sebell 5 Comments

Living Large and Howling at Our TBI Demons

Everyone has their demons; ghosts that haunt us because of something that has or hasn't happened in our past. For those of us with brain injuries, our collection of demons is varied and extremely powerful. We feel overwhelmed when we face those things that haunt us: peoples' comments, the can't do's, the used to be able to's, the relationship issues, the work issues. They ... Read On

Don’t Walk…Run!

July 16, 2017 by Jeff Sebell 9 Comments

Don’t Walk…Run!

When you have a brain injury many things change. Life is different in a way  you can't explain and other people don't understand. Those other people who don't understand, in an attempt to help us, are always suggesting ways we should approach our injury or live our lives. The trouble is, what they are suggesting is based on their reality, which is the same reality we used to ... Read On

Facing & Winning the Daily Brain Injury Struggle

June 20, 2017 by Jeff Sebell 8 Comments

Being TBI survivors, we all live the struggle; it's in our face every day. The battle we are in can be physical, mental, emotional or a combination of all three, but it's always there; and it takes strength and perseverance. Every day we wake up to face the same struggle. The same #{%^ struggle. The individual challenges and the details we face each day may be different, but ... Read On

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Jeff Sebell Author and TBI SurvivorJeff Sebell is a published Author, Speaker and Blogger writing about Traumatic Brain Injury and the impacts of his own TBI which he suffered in 1975 while attending Bowdoin College  He has been active in the community since the inception of the NHIF, and was on the founding board of directors of the MA chapter. His book "Learning to Live with Yourself after Brain Injury", was released in August of 2014 by Lash Publishing.

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From the Archives

  • Great Job, All You TBI Survivors!!!

    Great Job, All You TBI Survivors!!!

    April 3, 2017
    We struggle so much and we all need that occasional good word; that boost of confidence that comes when someone acknowledges you. Many times during the first two to three  years after my …Read More »
  • Brain Injury, Mindfulness and an Owl

    Brain Injury, Mindfulness and an Owl

    March 19, 2017
    The first years after my brain injury were a time filled with an incredible amount of confusion and despair. I had suddenly lost my skills and abilities; the stuff that …Read More »
  • Once Upon A Head Injury…

    Once Upon A Head Injury…

    March 5, 2017
    Once upon a time, many years ago, before there were MRI machines and little was known about head trauma…a young man was out with some friends on a summer vacation. He …Read More »
  • Living with a Brain Injury and Feeling Disconnected

    Living with a Brain Injury and Feeling Disconnected

    February 20, 2017
    The best way I can explain to someone what it is like to be living with a brain injury and feel so disconnected from life, is for me to relate something that …Read More »
  • Finding Our Toothpaste Confidence

    Finding Our Toothpaste Confidence

    February 6, 2017
    We are all aware that, in life, many things can be accomplished with the right blend of attitude and skill. Tell that to those of us who have experienced a …Read More »

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