Relearning to Speak after Brain Injury – The Importance of Speech Language Pathology
Relearning to talk after my brain injury was a tremendously difficult and arduous feat. What few people realize is that…
No Such Thing as “Walk it Off” – How Brain Injury Changed the Way I Watch Football
As a traumatic brain injury survivor, watching my home team win Super Bowl 50 was incredibly conflicting.
Podcast 9 – A Look Inside the Brain After Head Trauma
What’s going on inside the brain after injury? We sat down with Dr. Peggy Mason to better understand how can we use that information to prevent and treat head trauma.
FaB – Brain Injury Rehabilitation through Nutrition and Supplementation
People are often curious as to why I, a severe traumatic brain injury survivor, place so much emphasis on nutrition and supplementation during and after recovery.
Podcast 6 – Amy Zellmer & Finding the Road Back to “Normal”
Brain injury survivor Cavin Balaster and co-host Alek Hess interview fellow survivor, recent author, and contributor to the Huffington Post, Amy Zellmer.
Survivor Stories: My Conversation with Claire
Claire is an incredibly strong person and adamant to get back to stability and return to work. I’m honored to know her and incredibly proud of how well she’s dealt with her difficult symptoms and limited options in the face of so much instability.
FaB – Rebuilding the Brain, Building Bridges – Keynote Speech NORA 2014
In this segment from my keynote speech at the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association conference 2014, I briefly touch on mechanisms of...
The Nurses’ Guide to Real Food – My Podcast Interview on Paleocare
I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview with Chelsea and Katy of Paleocare.com. Chelsea and Katy are incredibly kind, well-informed...
Three of Cups – Celebrating the Three-Year Anniversary of my TBI
It was an ordinary New York summer night in the East Village of Manhattan. The sun had almost finished tucking...
A Letter From Mama Bear!
WOW! This is a letter from my mom just an hour ago or so. What she wrote to me is...
Betrayal After TBI: Moonshine Tears
There is a very important event that I have not written about, but I feel that I am now ready...
Why The Study of Neurology is a Toddler: Little Neuro
While the field of neurology has grown out of its infancy, neurology is still but a toddler. We know precious...
