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From Grief to Growth: A Survivor's Journey

Explore the personal journey of a traumatic brain injury survivor, Dr. Nancy Reeves, as she shares insights on overcoming grief, understanding emotions, and finding meaning. Learn about healing versus cure, managing emotions, reducing anxiety and stress, and discovering life's purpose through affirmations and symbols.

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From Grief to Growth: A Survivor's Journey

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  1. WA State 2011Traumatic Brain Injury ConferenceFrom Grief to Growtha survivor’s journeyDr. Nancy Reeves

  2. I. Become informed • Knowledge is power • What is one personal quality that helps you on your journey?

  3. 2. Understand Grief • We grieve for meanings and implications of our change such as: way of viewing self relationships with others financial change in role status change change in dreams and expectations

  4. 2. Understand Grief continued 2 styles of grieving from Ken Doka • Instrumental style - doesn’t need to talk much, does something productive and thinks about change and loss • Intuitive style - helped by talking, showing emotion

  5. 3. Know the difference between healing and cure • Cure - brain injury totally gone. Life the same as it was • Healing - the focus is not completely on the brain injury life feels worth living you are able to access support you use inner resources you like yourself

  6. Set realistic goals • Give and receive love and gratitude

  7. 4. Expensive Emotions • Anger – bitterness resentment hate vengeance • Guilt – healthy to unhealthy • Longing for healing – envy/jealousy • Sadness – depression/despair

  8. 5. See healing as a job

  9. 6. Anxiety and stress reduction • Holistic - mind, body, emotions, spirit • Visualizations for relaxation and pain reduction • Journaling • Thought-stopping

  10. 7. Finding life meaning • Affirmations to comfort and guide • Develop symbols of the journey - healing, growth, new person

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