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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…

The art of deception and how to spot it

January 13, 2016Leave a CommentTagged With: allegations, alright dollar, brain health, brain injury, cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, concussion, consumers, deception, Doctors, Dr's, greed, helmets, injury prevention, Luminosity, medical professionals, mental health, money, motivation, movie, NFL, protocols, rehabilitation, reports, research, Will Smith

Concussions have gained a lot of attention in the professional sports world over the last several years and it’s a word that has become synonymous with the NFL. Several weeks…

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