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TBI Hope and Inspiration Magazine
Listen to this post: I take a firm stance against calling disabled people inspiring on this blog and especially in my work in Criptiques On Film. I bristle when a non-disabled person refers to a disabled person as inspiring. Life after a brain injury is still life. One person’s new routine involves practicing reading a calendar, while…
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I wouldn’t know you had a brain injury and other cultural myths
Listen to this post: Stand-up comedian and disability trainer Nina G. has this great line about how if you have a disability, then suddenly everyone you meet has a PhD in the thing you have. Nina G. has a learning disability and stutters. People’s outrageous responses to her stuttering makes up the heart of much of…
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Hope for the best but don’t stop there
Listen to this post: Have you heard a phrase that goes something like “Hope for the best, but prepare the worst”? I like that sort of realism. Sometimes you hear it with “expect the worst.” Even for someone as cynical as me that feels a little doomy and gloomy. So for today, let’s stick with hoping…
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The Chariot and The Fool
Listen to this post: Not long ago–I can’t remember when because I’m enemies with calendars–Cynthia Lopez and I became models in Theresa Pridemore’s newest artistic creation, The Portland Tarot. In addition to being a wonderful friend and the fantastic graphic designer who developed our film logo, Theresa made this unique Tarot deck amid a million…
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BIRRDsong Speakers Panel bringing story to public schools
Listen to this post: While I’m highlighting work that peers with brain injury do, let me tell you about a gem here in Portland: BIRRDsong (Brain-injury Information Referral and Resource Development). BIRRDsong is a non-profit serving the Portland Metro area. It started in 2004 when a handful of brain injury survivors and family members talked about…