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Where Have All My Friends Gone?

December 11, 2016 by Jeff Sebell 10 Comments

Where Have All My Friends Gone?

There you are, on a mountaintop, alone, listening to the wind blow through the scrub brush and the mountain grasses, and all you can think is, "Where did my friends go?" You've never felt so alone. That's what it's like when you've experienced a Brain Injury. Friends disappear, just when you want to share stuff with them, or you need them. You're left listening to the ... Read On

When it’s Hard to Feel Thankful

November 20, 2016 by Jeff Sebell 14 Comments

When it’s Hard to Feel Thankful

  Many of us who have experienced a brain injury have to reach down deep to find anything to be thankful for during the holiday season. We squint into our mirror, wanting to see a reflection of the smiling, carefree face we used to know. We search for the good in our lives, trying to be objective so that we can find gratitude and be thankful for what we have. But ... Read On

Finding Freedom after Brain Injury

October 30, 2016 by Jeff Sebell 10 Comments

Finding Freedom after Brain Injury

Is a little freedom too much to ask? Free from worry. Free from pain. Free from confusion. Free from doubt. Free from all the "little" nagging, ever present stuff   that can make life after TBI difficult. We focus on repairing ourselves so we can get back what we lost, but really, what we are looking for in one word, is freedom. Those Limits Many of us feel held ... Read On

Brain Injury and the Pain of Being Confused

October 9, 2016 by Jeff Sebell 13 Comments

Brain Injury and the Pain of Being Confused

It's hard for others to understand what's going on with us when we say we're confused. Heck, it's even hard for us to understand. This lack of understanding leads to incredible frustration for others and for us. What exactly is brain injury "confusion", why is it different from everyday confusion and why are we, TBIsurvivors, brought to our knees when faced with it? Well, ... Read On

TBI Survivors Have Earned the Right

September 25, 2016 by Jeff Sebell 8 Comments

TBI Survivors Have Earned the Right

TBI survivors work hard. We have to. TBI survivors toil away, not to get some great monetary reward or a medal, but simply to recapture what we have lost so we can live a fulfilled life. There are no shortcuts and nothing is given to us. Everything we get is earned. Whether it's the endless days you spend in physical rehab learning how to walk, the time in cognitive rehab ... 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

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    Lost My Car & Nearly Fell Into the “Brain Injury Trap”

    January 6, 2019
    I get a laugh when I mention to somebody that I lost my car in the parking lot and they respond with, “Oh yeah, I do that all the time.” I …Read More »
  • My Mental Balancing Act-Post Brain Injury

    My Mental Balancing Act-Post Brain Injury

    September 16, 2018
      For the last forty three years, since my car crash and month long coma, I have essentially been performing one big balancing act. Over this time I have learned …Read More »
  • “Strategies” Are Important, but We Need Solutions

    “Strategies” Are Important, but We Need Solutions

    April 22, 2018
    After we experience a brain injury we want answers to some important questions: when will I be my old self again, and how do I get myself back? Unfortunately, there …Read More »
  • The Truth About Football, CTE and Us

    The Truth About Football, CTE and Us

    March 17, 2018
    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 …Read More »
  • How I Dealt with Abuse Following A Chronic Injury/Illness

    How I Dealt with Abuse Following A Chronic Injury/Illness

    February 11, 2018
    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 …Read More »

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