Read this guest blog post I wrote for Reviving Vet Med.

I’m discovering several things that help me save energy on a daily basis. I feel strongly that these things would have been helpful even if I hadn’t experienced brain injury. I just wasn’t ready to make those changes yet :)

Most of my life, I considered my worth to be equal to my ability to help others. Helping myself just seemed selfish.

I’ve made some progress on my mental health, but I sometimes feel ashamed of how much it took to motivate me.

I’m trying to be more aware of two words - should and just. They’re unhelpful on their own, but I think the combination is particularly awful.

I have noticed that I have two speeds - full speed…and almost dead.