Lived Experience

Things I know now that I wish I knew then

Learn valuable lessons from someone who has lived with a brain injury. Don't miss these insightful tips for living a fulfilling life after a brain injury.

Tips for talking to someone with a Brain Injury: Dos and Don'ts

Communicating with someone who has suffered a brain injury can be challenging, but it's important to be mindful of the impact your words can have.

Mary Todd's 13 Memory Tips

Living with a brain injury can be challenging, but here are 13 Mary Todd's techniques and habits that can help make life easier.

Tic Tic Boom - Developing Tics after a traumatic brain injury

In this blog, Brooke Trotter shares their personal journey and offers insights into managing and understanding these post-injury tics.

Sleep problems after a brain injury

How’s your sleep? If your answer is ‘terrible’ then I know what you mean! In this blog, Brooke provides tips to help deal with sleep problems after a brain injury.

My experience with alcohol after my brain injury

In this blog, Brooke Trotter talks about his experience with alcohol after his brain injury in the hope that it might be of help to others.

My experience of personal injury claim expert witnesses 

In this blog, Brooke recalls his experience of what it was like when making a personal injury claim.

Comparing yourself; the dangers of social media!

There is one thing I've found to be really toxic that has limited my progress after my brain injury, and that is when I've compared myself to others.

You’re so lucky!

The one thing I have been told the most, is just how lucky I am, but I don’t think I or anyone with a brain injury are actually lucky at all.

14 bits of advice from 14 years of having a Traumatic Brain Injury

'What have I learned in the last 14 years then? What advice would have I given to myself?' Find out in Brooke's blog

Watch out for scammers after a brain injury!

Even though I have a serious TBI, I often feel pretty confident. However, I recently got scammed which knocked my self-esteem.

My experience of speech therapy

In this blog post, Brooke wants to share some of the exercises that his therapist put into place to help with the problems he was facing.