We Need To Talk - My Story: I Would Never Be The Same Again

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We Need To Talk - Real Talk Unfiltered

Real Talk: Unfiltered

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Real Talk: Unfiltered What does “resilience” really mean? For years, I thought it meant “pushing through.” Then a traumatic brain injury (TBI) shattered my old self and taught me that true strength is found in grace, not grit. This is my story of: Losing my voice literally: I called Portobello ("mushrooms-goblin-pasta”). Almost missing my son’s birthday… and the hug that saved me. Rebelling against doctors who said I’d “never recover past 70%.” Flying to India broken and finding peace in breath-work, yoga, and silence. Learning what healing really means

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We Need To Talk - My Story: I Would Never Be The Same Again

We Need To Talk - Real Talk Unfiltered

20 minutes 4 seconds

4 months ago

We Need To Talk - My Story: I Would Never Be The Same Again

They told me I would never be the same again.

And in some ways… they were right.
But what they didn’t see coming,
it that I would build something new from the ruins.

Not the same.
So much Stronger.

📌Timestamps:

00:00 - The most important thing I will ever say: Brain Injuries are invisible, people don’t see the battles gaining in in my head.

02:46 - Need to take a breath, hard to talk about my pain and damage my TBI caused.

04:50 - I couldn’t even remember why I was holding my toothbrush. Realising that my TBI didn’t only steel my past it also stole my present. And sensory overload on the beach.

06:53 - And then there is the memory loss. 70% of my childhood is gone. 99% of all my childhoods memories are stories told by others. Every memory I have of my childhood, even if it's not mine, I take it. Makes me connect to myself and my loved ones more.

08:27 - Word finding problems & facial recognition. They are both a different kind of hell. The way to find ways to find words, for me filler words helped me to connect some dots again.

10:12 - Sometime I look like I’m having a stroke miming words. And conversations can feel like driving a car without a steering-weal.

11:32 - Watching for clues so I don’t crash. There are so many way to reconnect… find one or two that help you.

12:39 - Reading “Atomic Habits by James Clear” helped me a lot (the 1% rule) even with my dyslexia problems.

13:59 - The game changer “food” and food supplement with a test base. Brains are made up of roughly 60% fat, so the right omega’s helped me see better through my foggy brain. Word finding problems became lest.

15:04 - Cognitive training made me crash for days. Overload - felt like torture.

16:12 - To anyone listening, even the smallest effort counts. Here are a few tips.

Build new bridges.

Plan your exit

Honer your brains hangover

Time your fights and battles

Know your triggers

Feed your brain, omega 3, polyphenols feeds your brain.

Celebrate your survival

18:19 - Low stimulus options are an option to. Remember you are not a lab rat. My brain isn’t broken, it’s relearning.

Join the conversation: #realtalkunfiltered #TBIWarrior #InvisibleBattles #Healing #AtomicHabits

To anyone fighting silent battles:

You are not your trauma.

Not your worst day.

You're the space where healing happens.

! Disclaimer: I'm not a medical professional.

This is all my personal experience.