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Free Download: How Yoga & Mindfulness Support Communication & Cognitive Skills after Brain Injury

Are you curious how yoga and mindfulness can support communication and cognitive skills in brain injury recovery? Click here for a free download of our new infographic, “How Yoga & Mindfulness Support Communication & Cognitive Skills.” This easy-to-read resource describes some of the key cognitive-linguistic areas that can benefit from yoga and mindfulness, including: Attention Memory Executive Function Receptive and… Read More »Free Download: How Yoga & Mindfulness Support Communication & Cognitive Skills after Brain Injury

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Speech Therapy for Aphasia

Aphasia is a communication disorder affecting more than two million people in the United States. The American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) defines aphasia as “an acquired neurogenic language disorder resulting from an injury to the brain – most typically, the left hemisphere.” Continue reading to learn more about speech therapy for aphasia. What does aphasia look like? Aphasia varies… Read More »Speech Therapy for Aphasia

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LoveYourBrain: A yoga and mindfulness program for people affected by brain injury

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend LoveYourBrain’s 4-day online Health Professional training. I am excited to share some of what I learned about this wonderful organization, especially its research-backed accessible yoga and meditation program for people affected by brain injury. The LoveYourBrain Foundation is a non-profit organization that improves the quality of life of people affected by… Read More »LoveYourBrain: A yoga and mindfulness program for people affected by brain injury

My speech is fine. Do I need to see a speech therapist?

My speech is fine. Do I need to see a speech therapist (SLP)?

We have heard this question from clients and their families many times. Because speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are often just referred to as “speech therapists”, it is not surprising that many people think that SLPs only help people who are having difficulty speaking clearly. In our previous blog post, “What is the role of a speech-language pathologist?“, we describe what SLPs… Read More »My speech is fine. Do I need to see a speech therapist (SLP)?

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Support for Living with Brain Injury

As mentioned in previous posts linked here and here, March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. There are many topics that deserve to be highlighted pertaining to brain injury, and today our focus is support for living with brain injury. The scope of impacts from brain injury can be life-altering and wide-ranging. Domains commonly affected by brain injury can include: Physical… Read More »Support for Living with Brain Injury

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Brain Injury Awareness Month: Concussions are a Type of Brain Injury

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 last week’s blog post. This week, we are bringing awareness to concussion. A concussion is also described as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). However, this classification of… Read More »Brain Injury Awareness Month: Concussions are a Type of Brain Injury

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Why Speaking Up About Brain Injury Matters: Brain Injury Awareness Month

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has long been a leader in raising awareness of this often misunderstood diagnosis. BIAA’s  theme for 2021 is #MoreThanMyBrainInjury.  The goal of this campaign is to improve understanding of what it is like to live with brain injury. The phrase, “living with brain injury” speaks volumes… Read More »Why Speaking Up About Brain Injury Matters: Brain Injury Awareness Month

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Article Summary: How Yoga Can Help People with Traumatic Brain Injury – Brain & Life Magazine

About a year ago, after participating in her first LoveYourBrain yoga program, Katherine collaborated with Brain & Life Magazine and LoveYourBrain to help publish an article about the benefits of yoga for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Brain & Life Magazine is “The American Academy of Neurology’s patient-education magazine, available free to patients, caregivers, and all interested in neurology… Read More »Article Summary: How Yoga Can Help People with Traumatic Brain Injury – Brain & Life Magazine

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Compensatory Strategies For Word Finding

I recently shared a post outlining tips to manage difficulty with attention, in which I enumerated the many domains of cognitive-communication SLPs address when working with the adult neurogenic population. Word finding difficulty is one such domain, and is a common complaint of many who have suffered a stroke or brain injury. Word finding difficulty is a hallmark symptom of… Read More »Compensatory Strategies For Word Finding

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Language, Thought, & Speech: Cognitive-Communication Skills After Brain Injury

Neurological impairment can be due to a number of causes. These include traumatic brain injury (e.g., moderate to severe TBI, mild TBI or concussion), acquired brain injury (e.g., stroke, tumor, anoxia), and neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, Primary Progressive Aphasia, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis). People with neurological impairment may experience a variety of speech, language, and/or cognitive impairments, which… Read More »Language, Thought, & Speech: Cognitive-Communication Skills After Brain Injury