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Voices of Brain Injury and Speech Therapy Blog Post for Brain Injury Awareness Month

Voices of Brain Injury: Inspiring Stories and the Value of Speech Therapy

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. To kick it off, I am excited to share an interview I did recently with Jasper Delichte from Voices of Brain Injury. Keep reading to learn about her organization, and to read an excerpt from the interview. For more information and resources about brain injury, visit the Brain Injury Association of America’s website, or… Read More »Voices of Brain Injury: Inspiring Stories and the Value of Speech Therapy

social communication after brain injury

Social Communication after Brain Injury

What is social communication? How is it affected by a brain injury? What can people and their family, friends, and other communication partners do to help support social communication after brain injury? Keep reading this month’s blog post to find out. Or, if you’d rather listen to learn: I was recently invited back on the “Hope Survives: Brain Injury Podcast”… Read More »Social Communication after Brain Injury

Hope Survives Podcast

Communication and Cognition after Brain Injury

Communication and cognition are often affected after a brain injury. Brain injuries include traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussion, and stroke. Katherine was honored to be a guest recently on the “Hope Survives | Brain Injury Podcast” with Cristabelle Braden to talk about communication and cognition after brain injury. Cristabelle is a brain injury survivor and advocate, and her podcast is… Read More »Communication and Cognition after Brain Injury

occupational therapy month

The Role of Occupational Therapy (OT) in Neuro Rehab

April is Occupational Therapy (OT) Month April is Occupational Therapy (OT) month! At Lotus Speech & Wellness, we often work closely with occupational therapists (OTs) as part of our holistic speech therapy approach to improving our clients’ communication, cognition, and mind-body wellness. This month we had the opportunity to talk to Ali Chamberlin, OTR/L, CSRS to learn more about OT… Read More »The Role of Occupational Therapy (OT) in Neuro Rehab

Concussion is a type of brain injury, but I am more than my brain injury

Speech Therapy for Concussion: Brain Injury Awareness Month

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is leading a month-long campaign to increase awareness about brain injury. Read more about the #MoreThanMyBrainInjury campaign in our blog post from earlier this month. This week, we are bringing awareness to concussion, and the important role of speech therapy for concussion. A concussion is also… Read More »Speech Therapy for Concussion: Brain Injury Awareness Month

How can routine help in brain injury recovery? Blog post from an SLP.

How routine helps with brain injury recovery

Routine helps facilitate brain injury recovery in a number of ways. Keep reading this week’s post to learn more! What is routine? According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, routine is “a regular course of procedure.” It is a sequence of actions or activities that are followed in a regular, consistent way. For example, your morning routine might be something like this: Wake… Read More »How routine helps with brain injury recovery

Lotus Speech & Wellness holiday gift guide

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide

With the holidays in full swing, I am happy to share our holiday gift guide, with 10 gift ideas connected to communication, cognition, wellness, and the brain. Please feel free to share any other gift suggestions for our community in the comment section below. Books I’ve compiled an updated list of book recommendations relating to topics within the brain injury,… Read More »The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide

reading on vacation at the beach

Vacationing after brain injury: Tips to make your time away more enjoyable

Summertime is in full swing, and here in New England, that means we’ve hit peak vacation season. Whether you prefer a seaside getaway or time spent hiking in the mountains, we can all agree some time away can be just what you need to refresh and renew. During the summer months, I often spend time talking with my clients about… Read More »Vacationing after brain injury: Tips to make your time away more enjoyable