The Brain or Shine Podcast
Shining After Brain Injury, is a podcast spoken from the heart, about how we have coped individually and as a family, when Mark suddenly sustained a traumatic brain injury during a freak accident on holiday.
Our lives were changed forever but for many years we were told that things would go back to ‘normal’. We didn’t receive the support, resources, or tools to help us understand what could happen and how to live with an acquired brain injury. We are here to make sure that doesn’t happen to you!
We’ll be sharing our honest lived experiences and hopefully help you to positively change the way you think with our expertise in behavioural psychology, creating growth mindsets and mindfulness.
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Whether you're on the go, doing some housework or just chilling on the sofa, our short and sweet podcast episodes will provide you with our thoughts, tips, and advice about living with a brain injury!
All Episodes
A new episode will be released every month and will focus on a different subject around issues such as, brain injury side effects, mental wellbeing, and coping strategies. To make sure you don’t miss an episode, remember to subscribe to our channel on your favourite platform!
56. Brain Injury Awareness Month & The Hidden Disabilities
55. Trying to Stay Focused After a Brain Injury
54. Pacing Yourself and Being Patient
53. Stay Calm Over The Festive Period
52. Differences Between Traumatic Brain Injuries and Acquired Brain Injuries
51. Role Changes Following a Brain Injury
50. How a Brain Injury Changed Our Lives
49. How Brain Injury Can Impact Relationships
48. Cognitive Difficulties Following a Brain Injury
47. Using Executive Functions After Brain Injury
46. Simple Things Aren't So Simple Following B.I.
45. I Can't Remember-Memory Issues Following B.I.
44. How to Manage and Control Emotions
43. Challenging Negative Thoughts Following B.I.
42. How to Calm Anxiety Following a Brain Injury
41. Setting Boundaries Following a Brain Injury
40. Personal Health & Well-being Tools After Brain Injury
39. Behavioural and Speech Difficulties Following Brain Injury
38. Cognitive and Emotional Difficulties After B.I.
37. Relationships After a Brain Injury
36. Living With Hidden Disabilities Together Following Brain Injury
35. The Ps For Managing Fatigue After Brain Injury
34. The F-word - Fatigue After Brain Injury
33. Taking Your Hidden Disabilities to Work
32. B.I. Hidden Disabilities and the Workplace
31. To Party or Not With a Brain Injury
30. Coping on Christmas Day with a Brain Injury
29. Coping With The Build-up to the Festive Period
28. What to Tell Your Brain Following a Brain Injury
27. Understanding & Accepting Brain Injury
26. Seeking Support Following Brain Injury
25. Awareness (or Lack of It) Following Brain Injury
24. The Cycle of Emotions Following Brain Injury
23. Decision-Making and Planning Following B.I.
22. Brain or Shine One Year On
21. Information Processing Following Brain Injury
20. The Structure of the Brain
19. Driving, Travel, Work and Home Functions
18. Day to Day Functioning Following Brain Injury
17. Managing Emotions Following Brain Injury
16. Creating Growth Mindsets Following B.I.
15. The Right People Will Stay
14. Coping With Hidden Disabilities
13. Setting Goals Around Brain Injury
12. Living Well With Brain Injury
11. Positive Personal Development Following B.I.
9. Tools for Managing Fatigue (Pt2)
8. Tools for Managing Fatigue (Pt1)
7. Recognising Fatigue & the Triggers
5. Attention Difficulties, Mobility and Grief
4. OCD, Noise Sensitivity and Avoidance/Isolation: Common Side Effects of Brain Injuries
3. Low Mood, Anxiety and Frustration/Anger: Common Side Effects of Brain Injury
2. Memory Loss, Slurred Speech & Fatigue: Common Side Effects of Brain Injury
1. Meet The Brains Behind Brain or Shine
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