BY: ALISON Feelings of apprehension, stress, and loneliness often accompany the anticipation of winter holidays for brain injury survivors and…
FREE and ABI friendly activities to do in Toronto over the holidays
BY: ALISON Not feeling the Holiday Spirit? You are not alone! But in case you want to start feeling those…
Quick & easy: try beet bruschetta this weekend
BY: JANET CRAIG Nothing says fall like root vegetables right? Janet Craig brings you a new take on beets –…
How I graduated from university after my TBI
BY: MARIA LISCIO Out of nowhere things can change and make you feel as though everything you’ve worked so hard…
Community Meeting Recap: Osteopathy with Osteopathic Manual Practitioner Riki Richter
May’s Community Meeting featured Osteopathic Manual Practitioner Ricki Richter who came to talk to us about mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)…
Glazed beans on toast
BY: JANET CRAIG Beans on toast may be a hardcore British comfort food, but that doesn’t mean we can’t glam up…
Community Meeting Recap: Ocutherapy with Alex Theodorou
BY: JULIA RENAUD BIST’s August Community Meeting was an Ocutherapy demonstration with Alex Theodorou. About Alex Alex’s father sustained a…
Community Meeting Recap: Chair Yoga with Julie Notto
BY: JUlLIA RENAUD June’s Community Meeting was a chair yoga workshop by BIST’s Programs and Services Coordinator, Julie Notto. About…
How to redefine yourself after brain injury
BY: ALISON Most people don’t realize that the most painful part of living with a serious health issue is losing…
The future is now: virtual reality as a potential new therapy for brain injury
BY: ALISON The worlds of brain injury rehabilitation and Virtual reality (VR) are coming closer together. The technology for VR is…
