1 person sustains a brain injury every 9 seconds in the United States. Resource: Brain Injury Association of America So many times, we in the world of brain injury concentrate on the negatives. I believe brain injury education advocacy is my new purpose. I spent many years learning the “new” me, and who I am… Continue reading Our Triumph
Author: dawncorbelli
Mental Illness Recovery Part 2/2
My last blog was part 1of 2, titled, With Every Up Comes a Down Recap: I have bipolar disorder. After being on the same dose of my mood stabilizer for many years, I became so exhausted it was hard for me to think. Just functioning, trying to do everyday tasks, was becoming a huge challenge.… Continue reading Mental Illness Recovery Part 2/2
With Every Up Comes a Down. I Went Manic Again.
Part 1 of 2 I’m grateful to be back! I haven’t posted a blog since May of this year, 2025. I have bipolar disorder, and I became tired and exhausted from all the meds I am on to treat it. I have been on the same medicines for years and wanted to see if I… Continue reading With Every Up Comes a Down. I Went Manic Again.
It’s a different kind of beautiful
It has been 17 years since my moderate tbi and I’m 56 now. I can’t remember what I do day to day. That makes me sad because then I think I didn’t do anything and that I’m lazy. My family says that’s not true, so I’m going to journal about my life. I did two… Continue reading It’s a different kind of beautiful
We Know Our Truth
Teaching high school students about brain injuries has been a blessing for Veronica and me. We have met literally thousands of new people. We have taught students, teachers, and counselors things they didn’t know. So many of them have already had concussions/traumatic brain injuries (TBI). We have taught well over 60 classes in the past… Continue reading We Know Our Truth
Dawn Corbelli 