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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

Blog Recap

The Lotus Speech & Wellness Blog is an Online Resource

Caitlin and I started the Lotus Speech & Wellness blog over two years ago, in November of 2020 (read our first blog post HERE.) Our private practice actually started as an online resource focusing on holistic approaches to speech, language, and cognition for adults with neurological communication disorders. We’ve continued posting a new blog post at least once a month… Read More »The Lotus Speech & Wellness Blog is an Online Resource

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

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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

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

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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

More than my brain injury - Brain Injury Association

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