Over the last few years, I have been writing and presenting on the topic of Loss of Self. My awareness of the role of loss has grown from my work with people living with brain injury and the depression which many of them experience and the long term outcome studies we are operating where loss…
ReadOur friend Craig J. Phillips has been busy! Craig recently reached out to us to share several free resources. Craig survived a severe traumatic brain injury resulting from an open skull fracture in a motor vehicle accident when he was 10 years old in 1967. To read more about his journey during the past 48+ years,…
ReadAccess to peer support resources can greatly improve the lives of people living with brain injury disabilities. Peer support programs can be found through the state and provincial Brain Injury Associations and Brain Injury Alliances and there are also websites and internet resources operated by people living with brain injuries which offer much information. Here…
ReadCraig Phillips has been a frequent contributor to NeuroNotes and offers people living with a brain injury insight into living successfully from the perspective of his experiences in his personal journey. The importance of accepting changes brought about by brain injury and meeting life challenges is a message which Craig Phillips delivers well and clearly.…
Read“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.” Buddha Our friend, Craig Phillips, a thriving survivor of a childhood brain injury, has explored the issue of anger in a recent post on his site. We wanted to share this post with our NeuroNotes readers. So often, when we…
ReadOur friend, Craig Phillips, has contributed a lot of inspiration to our blog and his e-books and website are a regular staple in our Resources section. Craig openly shares his story of living with the effects of a traumatic brain injury sustained when he was a child and his redefining of his life. Recently, Craig…
ReadThe issue of recovery of self after brain injury is important to the person with a brain injury, their family and loved ones and rehabilitation professionals. Following a brain injury, many are confronted with a profound and complex loss of identity and social role. As we consider the realities of living with a brain injury,…
ReadCraig Phillips, founder of the website, “Second Chance to Live,” is celebrating the site’s eight year anniversary. Craig continues to thrive as a survivor of brain injury, and is a friend to many of us here at the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute at Brookhaven Hospital. He has contributed to NeuroNotes in the past, and is…
ReadI have come to know Craig Phillips through his blog, Second Chance to Live, as well as through his past contributions to our blog, NeuroNotes. Craig has much to offer in the way of inspiration to all of us. He continues to communicate his personal story of living with the effects of a traumatic brain…
ReadNeuroNotes is pleased to host Mr. Craig Phillips as a guest blogger. I met Craig through his blog, Second Chance to Live, and most recently at Southwest Disability Conference where he was a keynote speaker. Craig brings his personal story of living with the effects of a traumatic brain injury sustained when he was…
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