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Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 132! Today's chat is built around exercise after experiencing a Traumatic Brain Injury. We explore some ways that it is beneficial and pass along some comments from some scientific study on the subject. We all know that movement and exercise in general is good for us, but it can be even more challenging to those in this community to get started or continue. Terry has a very unique perspective on the subject. She was workout machine, a certified personal trainer, and a Special Education teacher prior to her last injury. Currently she is building a modified program for herself. Blending this three attributes together really offers some cool insight into the topic discussed today. We touch base on some science,…

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 131! On the program today, Terry and Drew discuss Misogi's and Big Hairy Goals. We explore what exactly they are and if could be useful in the TBI Community for those healing, no matter where they may be in the journey. Terry tells us the story of how walking down the block initially felt like a Hairy Goal at first, whether or not she believes she will get back on the bicycle, and why she broke out in a cold sweat when asked about her upcoming misogi Maybe you are wondering exactly what a Misogi is? I guess you will need to listen in to learn a bit more? Episode Notes & Resources: NOTES- Terry Is Wondering What Misogi…

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 130! Today we speak pretty candidly around the subject of you the Warrior speaking your truth. As we all know by being in the community being believed and taken seriously after an injury can be quite challenging. Whether it is with family, medical professionals or employers, every Warrior has run across people who simply don't understand or believe you. There is no way around this, but overall awareness is developing. It is critical that throughout the healing process that Warriors find and articulate exactly what they are going through whenever appropriate and needed. Doing this can lead to confidence and a sense of control in their treatment, aid the medical community in assisting and getting those close to understand…

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 128! Drew stumbled across an article a few weeks back on mindset. Is was basically a book review highlighting a book written by Dr. Carol Dweck. A researcher who has been studying mindset for over 20 years. She argues that there are only two -Fixed and Growth. As we have discovered and talked about quite a bit around here, mindset is a big key to healing. I figured I'd present the doctors findings and ask Terry what she thinks in terms of this TBI world we find ourselves in. Terry offered her own experiences and viewpoints and as always we provide some suggestions to help you get into the Growth side a little more. Episode Notes & Resources: NOTES-…

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 126! Today we offer a little bit of a lighter topic. We explore what Drew calls a "Secret Society of Knowing". He finds it quite fascinating how TBI Warriors can pick one another out and form an immediate lastly relationship. Drew tries to learn from Terry on this today why this happens in her view, if she has developed empathy since her injuries, and if she looks back in her life to re-evaluate things since understanding this. In addition, we offer up some feedback that the community offered when I posed this question online.We got some great responses! Let us know your thoughts and what we may have missed. Episode Notes & Resources: NOTES- Terry Figured it Our Quickly!Drew…

Hello Warriors and Battle Buddies! Welcome to A BATTLE WITHIN, Episode 124! Today we are going to tackle routines and why we feel that having them is an important thing, especially in this community. Terry and Drew speak to the fact that good routines lead to good habits, what stacking is, and how Terry has adapted multiple times over the years in her routines based on how she is feeling. As always, when we have these kinds of discussions, we try to offer suggestions which are many times based off of our own experiences. Today is no exception and we offer some insight and strategies for the Battle Buddies as well. "The secret to your future is hidden in your daily routine" - Mike Murdock Let us know your thoughts!…