Category Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury

Life with a traumatic brain injury.

In this video, Rosemary talks about the importance of respect, open communication — and laughter — all key ingredients for healing and loving relationships.

“Never seems to work out the way I had it planned.” Whenever I’m asked to share my life motto or add some attributed line of wisdom to a yoga bio, it’s unfailingly those words. More so than a quote, it’s a line from a Jimmy Buffett song (“Mañana,” if you’re curious.) Those of you who know me (or have read He Never Liked Cake) probably aren’t surprised by this, because you already know that if I could have a beer with anyone on earth, it would be Jimmy.

Girls who suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) may be more susceptible to behavioral problems like psychological distress and smoking compared to boys, according to a new study.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic have received major grants from the National Institutes of Health’s “BRAIN” Initiative, a national research effort to map the human brain in hopes of finding new ways to prevent and cure brain disorders.

I have so often referred to the first year or so after my own traumatic brain injury as “TBI boot camp.” It was undoubtedly the hardest year of my life. Nothing, absolutely nothing in life can prepare you for all that encompasses a brain injury.

Rarely does the general public see such a horrific act of domestic violence like what we saw this week in the video of former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice hitting his then-fiancée and rendering her unconscious. The media firestorm that followed has been focused on the management of Rice’s professional career, as well as how the NFL generally responds to domestic violence.

Girls who suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) may be more susceptible to behavioral problems like psychological distress and smoking compared to boys, according to a new study.

Scott Widmayer calls Ranger his “fur child.” The Coeur d’Alene veteran credits the dog, a Korean Jindo, with saving his life. Widmayer was deployed three times while serving in the Marine Corps, the last two during the battles of Fallujah in Iraq.

An estimated 5.3 million Americans — about 2 percent of the U.S. population — currently have a long-term or lifelong need for help with everyday activities due to traumatic brain injury (TBI).