The Post Concussion Podcast - Life After A Brain Injury - 91. Moving Forward with Veronique Theberge - Encephalitis, Mental Health, & Brain Injury Recovery

91. Moving Forward with Veronique Theberge - Encephalitis, Mental Health, & Brain Injury Recovery

02/16/23 • 29 min

The Post Concussion Podcast - Life After A Brain Injury

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Brain injuries can occur in a number of ways, but the pathway to recovery can often look remarkably similar. Our guest today, Veronique Theberge, is a French Canadian living in New Zealand and is an encephalitis and brain injury survivor.
In our conversation, Veronique recounts how a rare case of encephalitis (which causes swelling in the brain) resulted in her Acquired Brain Injury, and how being misdiagnosed worsened her symptoms and prolonged her recovery.
Veronique reflects on the physical, as well as mental, challenges she has had to contend with, and what it has meant for her to remove the word failure from her vocabulary as she learns to live with her brain injury. We hope you’ll join us for an encouraging conversation on healing, recovery, raising awareness, learning how to ask for help, and taking things one day at a time.

Check out Veronique's website: https://weirdwonderfulbrain.com
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Check out Veronique's website: https://weirdwonderfulbrain.com
Show Notes, Transcript, & More: https://postconcussioninc.com/podcast

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90. Be Your Own Hero with Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski - Mental Health, Careers, & Concussion

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Normalizing concussion experiences can help minimize the feeling of being alone for other survivors. Our guest today is Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski. Caroline is a passionate young professional and global citizen in the field of international education and international development. She is a champion for Global Youth Empowerment and well-being and has represented several organizations as a youth ambassador over the years.
Caroline suffered her first concussion in the midst of training for her first half marathon, working a full-time job and attending her classes part-time. Throughout her post-concussion journey, she built better habits and practices that will influence her long-term success. Join in on our discussion as we talk about Caroline’s concussion experience, why it’s important to extend grace to yourself in your healing journey, and how concussions impact our mental health. She leaves listeners with important takeaways and encouragements. Don’t miss out, so tune in today!

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92. Improving Your Sleep with Dr. Brigitta Ziemba - Concussion, Medications, & Natural Options

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Trouble falling asleep? Feeling tired all day and awake all night? These are frequent experiences of post-concussion and brain injury survivors. Many lean towards melatonin, so listen in to learn more about why that may not be the best option for you.
Join us today for a talk on why your sleep can be affected post-concussion and what you can do about it. We walk through things from sleep habits, sleep medications, and natural options with today's incredible guest Dr. Brigitta Ziemba a board certified Naturopathic Doctor.
Follow Dr. Brigitta on IG @naturally_neuro

Show Notes, Transcript, & More: https://postconcussioninc.com/podcast

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The Post Concussion Podcast - Life After A Brain Injury - 91. Moving Forward with Veronique Theberge - Encephalitis, Mental Health, & Brain Injury Recovery

Transcript

[INTRODUCTION]

[0:00:05.2] BP: Hi everyone, I’m your host Bella Paige and after suffering from post-concussion syndrome for years, it was time to do something about it. So welcome to The Post Concussion Podcast, where we dig deep into life when it doesn’t go back to normal. Be sure to share the podcast and join our support network, Concussion Connect. Let’s make this invisible injury become visible.

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