Posts Tagged ‘Second Chance to Live’
By jasonmaddox On February 2nd, 2017
When Craig J. Phillips was 10 he had a severe brain injury which has impacted his life. Craig went on to complete a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and operates Second Chance to Live which provides inspiration and help to people living with brain injury disabilities. Craig’s articles and videos are part of a tremendous…
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By jasonmaddox On June 3rd, 2016
Craig Phillips is always thinking of how he can better serve those with brain injury and their loved ones. As Craig has pointed out, one of the most frustrating aspects of brain injury is the invisible nature of the disease. If others don’t know about someone’s brain injury (and sometime even when they do), all…
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By jasonmaddox On April 22nd, 2016
Our 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,…
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By jasonmaddox On December 21st, 2015
Access 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…
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By jasonmaddox On October 5th, 2015
Craig 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.…
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By jasonmaddox On September 25th, 2015
“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…
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By jasonmaddox On March 25th, 2015
The 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,…
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By jasonmaddox On March 13th, 2014
Craig 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…
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By jasonmaddox On January 9th, 2014
I 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…
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By jasonmaddox On November 11th, 2013
NeuroNotes 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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