Brain Injury Yukon
@braininjuryyukon.bsky.social
Information about brain injury support in Canada's Yukon.
An email from my favourite online concussion therapist, Molly Parker, describes ways to take pressure off your neck. The final of 6 points caught my attention in particular. Movement snacks - small bouts of movements (less than a minute) done throughout the day, perhaps 3 times, perhaps every hour.
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
An email from my favourite online concussion therapist, Molly Parker, describes ways to take pressure off your neck. The final of 6 points caught my attention in particular. Movement snacks - small bouts of movements (less than a minute) done throughout the day, perhaps 3 times, perhaps every hour.
In the introduction to his excellent series of videos about concussion, Dr. Cameron Marshall spends 19 minutes setting the biological groundwork - what exactly is a concussion? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWVw... If you find this overwhelming, it's okay, just absorb what you can and continue with them.
What is a Concussion? | Concussion Patient Education Series | Ep. 1
YouTube video by Complete Concussion Management
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November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In the introduction to his excellent series of videos about concussion, Dr. Cameron Marshall spends 19 minutes setting the biological groundwork - what exactly is a concussion? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWVw... If you find this overwhelming, it's okay, just absorb what you can and continue with them.
Memory loss is a frequent symptom of brain injuries. This 55-minute interview with Charan Ranganath, neuroscientist and author of Why We Remember, gives a foundation for knowing what memory is, and how and why they are created and modified - www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDkB...
How Your Memory Can Remake the Past | The Gray Area
YouTube video by Vox
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October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Memory loss is a frequent symptom of brain injuries. This 55-minute interview with Charan Ranganath, neuroscientist and author of Why We Remember, gives a foundation for knowing what memory is, and how and why they are created and modified - www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDkB...
"It's not easy to bring a new practitioner up to speed when you have a long, complicated medical, dental, social, economic, and cognitive history after brain injury." www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/conc...
Health Care Turnover Cuts Trust and Erodes Patient Care
Personal Perspective: When health care practitioners move on and clients with traumatic injuries are forced to educate and adapt to new faces, trust breaks and coping fails.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"It's not easy to bring a new practitioner up to speed when you have a long, complicated medical, dental, social, economic, and cognitive history after brain injury." www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/conc...
After a brain injury, getting “helpful” advice you never asked for can be very unhelpful. Here are five simple, effective ways to respond, from very polite to setting a very clear boundary. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/22/p...
Psychology expert: Use these 5 phrases to shut down unsolicited advice every time
"Advice will always come, whether you want it to or not," writes Dr. Shadé Zahrai. "Your power lies in how you receive it."
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October 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
After a brain injury, getting “helpful” advice you never asked for can be very unhelpful. Here are five simple, effective ways to respond, from very polite to setting a very clear boundary. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/22/p...
A free online course about preventing, detecting and managing concussions begins January 19th.
The next session of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on concussion from @ucalgary.bsky.social and Université Laval begins in January 2026. Register now!
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Free online concussion course at the University of Calgary
YouTube video by Faculty of Kinesiology - University of Calgary
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October 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A free online course about preventing, detecting and managing concussions begins January 19th.
On Thursday, November 20, 2025 @ 2pm ET, a free online Brain-Injury-Friendly Painting Class is being held by Hope Survives. All experience levels welcome! Register by November 7th. hopesurvives.org/art
Art Workshop — Hope Survives
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October 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
On Thursday, November 20, 2025 @ 2pm ET, a free online Brain-Injury-Friendly Painting Class is being held by Hope Survives. All experience levels welcome! Register by November 7th. hopesurvives.org/art
A brain injury due to a fall during a bike ride destroyed life as Stacia Bissell had known, but she has rebuilt it as a brain injury coach, author, speaker, and educator. biausa.org/brain-injury...
Stacia Bissell
Five million people in the U.S. live with permanent, chronic, brain injury-related disabilities. I’m one of them. And it’s ongoing. This is the word I would say describes my brain […]
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October 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A brain injury due to a fall during a bike ride destroyed life as Stacia Bissell had known, but she has rebuilt it as a brain injury coach, author, speaker, and educator. biausa.org/brain-injury...
A group of brain injury organizations and advocates have released a joint statement, "Communicating about Brain Injury," aimed at improving how brain injuries are discussed and understood, including a new classification system for severity. biausa.org/wp-content/u...
October 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A group of brain injury organizations and advocates have released a joint statement, "Communicating about Brain Injury," aimed at improving how brain injuries are discussed and understood, including a new classification system for severity. biausa.org/wp-content/u...
Blake Hyland's story highlights the wide-ranging challenges brain injury survivors face: physical setbacks, cognitive difficulties, and the emotional toll of rebuilding a life. But it's also a story of incredible resilience. biausa.org/public-affai...
Blake Hyland: Sharing Smiles and Hope
In many ways, Blake Hyland is a typical twenty-something. However, he is also eight years into his recovery from a severe brain injury.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Blake Hyland's story highlights the wide-ranging challenges brain injury survivors face: physical setbacks, cognitive difficulties, and the emotional toll of rebuilding a life. But it's also a story of incredible resilience. biausa.org/public-affai...
School-level strategies to better understand and meet the needs of young people with ABI (Acquired Brain Injuries).
One week to go until the next webinar in our Teachmeet series with @twinklresources.bsky.social
If you would like to explore practical, school-level strategies to better understand and meet the needs of young people with ABI, sign-up here: buff.ly/V2CBIf3
If you would like to explore practical, school-level strategies to better understand and meet the needs of young people with ABI, sign-up here: buff.ly/V2CBIf3
September 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
School-level strategies to better understand and meet the needs of young people with ABI (Acquired Brain Injuries).
Whitehorse, Yukon. Our Fall series of Concussion Cafe support group meetings begins on October 5th. If a brain injury of any kind is causing challenges in your life, there's no need to be embarrassed or struggle alone. One-on-one discussions are also available. Please reach out - we're here to help.
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Whitehorse, Yukon. Our Fall series of Concussion Cafe support group meetings begins on October 5th. If a brain injury of any kind is causing challenges in your life, there's no need to be embarrassed or struggle alone. One-on-one discussions are also available. Please reach out - we're here to help.
The Foundations of Brain Injury for Health Care Professionals. This introductory course is designed for health care professionals - but it's meant for anyone that wants to build their foundational knowledge of brain injury. Only $65. brain-injury-canada-online-learning.thinkific.com/courses/foun...
Foundations of Brain Injury E-Course | Brain Injury Canada
This introductory course for health care providers on brain injury will provide a foundation of knowledge, tools, and supports for individuals with ABI.
brain-injury-canada-online-learning.thinkific.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Foundations of Brain Injury for Health Care Professionals. This introductory course is designed for health care professionals - but it's meant for anyone that wants to build their foundational knowledge of brain injury. Only $65. brain-injury-canada-online-learning.thinkific.com/courses/foun...
You're not alone. People living with brain injury and their families are sharing their personal stories with Brain Injury Canada to provide hope and support to people having similar experiences. braininjurycanada.ca/en/stories/
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You're not alone. People living with brain injury and their families are sharing their personal stories with Brain Injury Canada to provide hope and support to people having similar experiences. braininjurycanada.ca/en/stories/
Neuroplasticity - the brain’s capacity to continue growing and evolving in response to life experiences - can be extremely important in recovering following a brain injury. www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/ne...
September 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Neuroplasticity - the brain’s capacity to continue growing and evolving in response to life experiences - can be extremely important in recovering following a brain injury. www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/ne...
Neurostimulation and neuromodulation are among the next-generation brain injury treatments that your doctors may not tell you about. www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/conc...
Next-Generation Brain Injury Treatments
Personal Perspective: Neurostimulation and neuromodulation are next-generation treatments that harness the brain's regenerative ability to restore health.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Neurostimulation and neuromodulation are among the next-generation brain injury treatments that your doctors may not tell you about. www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/conc...
Do you know the song, "Don’t Stop Believin’?" Jonathan Cain of Journey says nearly all of his accomplishments came as a direct result of overcoming pain, including narrowly escaping death twice as as child. Pain changes you, but you can control how. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTmv...
Bolder Backstage with Jonathan Cain
YouTube video by GrowingBolder
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September 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Do you know the song, "Don’t Stop Believin’?" Jonathan Cain of Journey says nearly all of his accomplishments came as a direct result of overcoming pain, including narrowly escaping death twice as as child. Pain changes you, but you can control how. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTmv...
Who am I? I'm a brain injury survivor, still trying to recover from an injury in August 2019 during a wilderness hike. I'm an active participant in Concussion Cafe Yukon, and will be taking training as a brain injury peer support worker in a few weeks. From 2022: explorenorthblog.com/a-glimpse-in...
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Who am I? I'm a brain injury survivor, still trying to recover from an injury in August 2019 during a wilderness hike. I'm an active participant in Concussion Cafe Yukon, and will be taking training as a brain injury peer support worker in a few weeks. From 2022: explorenorthblog.com/a-glimpse-in...
Yesterday was the first webinar in the Concussion Awareness Week series by Transcendant. You can now watch "The Invisible Injury: Managing Headaches, Sleep, & Mental Health Symptoms after a Concussion!" (and other previous webinars) at www.transcendentconcussion.ca/recordedtalks
Recorded Talks | TRANSCENDENT
Access recorded talks from the TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Program featuring expert insights on concussion diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, available for on-demand viewing.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yesterday was the first webinar in the Concussion Awareness Week series by Transcendant. You can now watch "The Invisible Injury: Managing Headaches, Sleep, & Mental Health Symptoms after a Concussion!" (and other previous webinars) at www.transcendentconcussion.ca/recordedtalks
Concussion Cafe Yukon is presently the main brain injury support resource in the Yukon. We have in-person meetings for several weeks during each Spring and Fall. www.facebook.com/ConcussionCa...
September 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Concussion Cafe Yukon is presently the main brain injury support resource in the Yukon. We have in-person meetings for several weeks during each Spring and Fall. www.facebook.com/ConcussionCa...