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My appointment at the Mind Eye Institute -1 month after wearing my first therapeutic glasses -review
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). Because of Covid, I had to wait so long before I was able to fly all the way from Amsterdam to...

Silvie
Jan 10, 2022


How did I return to work? Planning& Tools - How I built this community with my concussion symptoms
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). 2021 was the year that I started with this community. My first real return to work after...

Silvie
Dec 30, 2021


Christmas and NYE - Before and after my brain injury - How I enjoy/survive the holidays
Christmas and New Year's Eve are always such a big celebration for the whole world. Before I sustained my brain injury, I loved it, but...

Silvie
Dec 13, 2021


Traveling/Flying With a Concussion /TBI - Overwhelming, how I Prepared for my First Long Trip
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). Last month (Sept 2021) , I went on a vacation (a long stay of 1,5 month) and traveled all the...

Silvie
Nov 29, 2021


I look fine, but from the inside, I am not fine. How to deal with this invisible concussion injury
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). An (invisible) concussion injury isn’t something that’s easy to deal with. All people around you...

Silvie
Nov 17, 2021


Sometimes I know where my setbacks were coming from but sometimes I don't - concussion recovery
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). This was one of my biggest struggles, having setbacks in my concussion recovery and not knowing...

Silvie
Nov 4, 2021


People think I am healed, they only see me at my "best moments"- concussion healing
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). During my concussion recovery, I had a lot of bad days when my concussion symptoms were the...

Silvie
Oct 13, 2021


What I lost and what I gained during my concussion recovery
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). During the first 2 years, I could only see what I had lost as a result of my concussion. But...

Silvie
Oct 1, 2021


Post Concussion Syndrome symptoms and negative thoughts - How I let go of them in 6 steps
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). Negative thoughts and stress are something that most people are dealing with while having post...

Silvie
Sep 10, 2021


Yesterday, I Could Do Something, but Today, I Can’t. How Do I Explain a concussion to Others?
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). When you have a concussion or post concussion syndrome, you know that each day will be...

Silvie
Sep 2, 2021


Brain injury in Time of covid - I felt less different than others
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). I know it may sound weird to some people, but during the COVID situation, I finally felt less...

Silvie
Aug 20, 2021


Post Concussion Syndrome Treatments - What did I try after my first 2 years? (part 2)
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). In my previous post, you may have read about the post-concussion syndrome treatments I tried...

Silvie
Aug 13, 2021


The therapies I tried in my first 2 years (part 1)- treatment for long term effects of concussion
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). As we all know, there is no quick fix (one specific treatment for long term effects of a...

Silvie
Aug 4, 2021


Persistent Post Concussion Syndrome: 4 pillars of life collapsed: physical,mental,social & financial
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). Before my accident, I never had any issues with one of those pillars. My life felt stable; I was...

Silvie
Jun 21, 2021


Always searching for a new mild concussion treatment? Or stop and focus on acceptance and coping?
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). I am a person who never gives up, always believing there is hope, and you can change whatever it...

Silvie
Jun 7, 2021


How long does it take for a concussion to heal? Dealing with uncertainty.
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). You may be reading this blog because you’re also part of the “lucky” group of people who have...

Silvie
May 28, 2021


My mild concussion journey happened for a reason; it guided me down a path of self-discovery.
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). When I first sustained my mild concussion, I was mad. I wondered why this was happening to me....

Silvie
May 10, 2021


How I Improved My Sleep Habits - Sleeping after a concussion
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). Since the moment I got my concussion, my sleep has changed . Sleeping after a concussion isn't...

Silvie
Apr 30, 2021


A broken leg gets more attention than a concussion injury. How did the people around you respond?
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). So many times, I wished I had a broken bone instead of a concussion injury. You don’t have to...

Silvie
Apr 21, 2021


My concussion gave me not only physical symptoms but also emotional symptoms
audio format: (Or listen to my podcast). it's not only about the physical symptoms of a concussion Having a concussion is the hardest...

Silvie
Apr 13, 2021
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