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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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How Telepractice Can Make Quality Therapy More Accessible

One of the many benefits of becoming a Certified Brain Injury Specialist is receiving access to a newsletter offered by the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists called the ACBIS Insider. The most recent newsletter covered topics related to telepractice in brain injury rehabilitation and care. The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought telepractice, which is the practice of using technology… Read More »How Telepractice Can Make Quality Therapy More Accessible

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5 Tips to Improve Attention

“I have a hard time focusing”. “I get distracted easily”. “I lose my train of thought”. These sentences are examples of a common deficit found in people living with brain injury, stroke, concussion, dementia, and a wide range of other neurogenic communication disorders: impaired attention. There are many domains of cognitive-communication that SLPs address in therapy (e.g. attention, memory, processing,… Read More »5 Tips to Improve Attention

12 Days of Wellness

The holiday season is upon us, and though it is a time for celebration, it can also be a hectic time of year for many people. The various activities that make the holidays special – decorating, shopping for gifts, planning and attending holiday parties (though virtually this year!) – can leave us feeling burnt out and exhausted. There is, of… Read More »12 Days of Wellness

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Benefits of a home yoga practice

Last month, The New York Times Magazine published an article about Adriene Mishler of “Yoga with Adriene”, describing how her already incredibly popular, free YouTube yoga channel has become even more popular during the pandemic. There are many known benefits of yoga for the mind and body, and now more people are discovering the benefits of practicing yoga at home.… Read More »Benefits of a home yoga practice

Can mindfulness change brain structure?

This post summarizes a research study that looked at the effect of mindfulness and yoga on brain structure. The researchers found significant increases in brain matter concentration in participants who completed an 8 week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course. Read on to learn more about the study, why brain matter concentration matters and the body of evidence that points to a… Read More »Can mindfulness change brain structure?

Holiday Gift Guide 2020

There’s no denying that 2020 has been an unpredictable whirlwind of a year. With the holidays officially upon us, we thought we’d put together a little Gift Guide, with 10 gift ideas connected to speech and language, wellness, and brain injury recovery. Please feel free to share any other gift suggestions for our community in the comment section below. JOURNAL… Read More »Holiday Gift Guide 2020