00:49:56 James Manley: Clay, thanks for your update! 00:55:44 Cika: That is so awesome!!! 00:57:24 Karen L.: I saw a show on TV that said the gut and brain are connected. 00:57:24 Clay CA: Way to go Christine! 00:57:45 Gavin Pfaffinger: Reacted to "I saw a show on TV t..." with ❗ 00:58:25 Christine Ansier: Thx all!! It has been exhausting, but exciting as well. 00:58:44 Gavin Pfaffinger: Reacted to "Thx all!! It has bee..." with 🥋 00:59:36 Christine Ansier: I did decide to take a 3 month break from it to work on other activities. Out of spoons! 00:59:57 Karen L.: I'm leaving for watercolor class. 00:59:57 Mr. Christian: Sorry 4 interrupting 01:00:52 Christine Ansier: That is awesome! I used to play vball and have friends with kids that play. It's tough! 01:02:03 Breanne Boyle: I am so happy that you are all doing things that make you happy and challenge yourselves. 01:06:26 Kirk Paige: Reacted to "That is awesome! I u..." with 👍🏻 01:06:49 Kirk Paige: Reacted to "I am so happy that y..." with 👍🏻 01:07:40 Carol: Recognizing the Hero Within by Carol Lake. Available on Amazon 01:10:20 Kirk Paige: Reacted to "Recognizing the Hero..." with 👍🏻 01:11:38 Christine Ansier: I know how that is Bri....my bike was my best friend and therapy. 01:12:55 Cika: 🥹🫶 01:13:48 Sandi: Thanks for sharing 01:14:17 Brian Liles: Replying to "I know how that is B..." Try a 3 wheel bike IMO its cheating, bvut I'm a willing cheater. 01:14:55 Gavin Pfaffinger: Replying to "I know how that is B..." tricycle supremacy💯 01:15:37 Clay CA: Thank you fir your story Breanne! 01:16:00 Christine Ansier: I feel that too Bre, trying to explain "why" and i sometimes ignore it and move on. Not right! 01:16:14 Breanne Boyle: Replying to "I know how that is B..." Yes, when you lose the ability to do your passion, it is devastating. It can make you feel like you are in a dark pit. I did anyway. Not anymore. 01:17:24 Breanne Boyle: Replying to "I feel that too Bre,..." We shouldn’t have to ignore it and move on but it can be more taxing to actually try to explain it to someone. 01:17:31 Rain Yocky: I'm still getting stress-related "brown-outs," where my brain stops processing visual and audial input. 01:17:59 Breanne Boyle: Replying to "I'm still getting st..." Stress absolutely affects me. I find my symptoms flare back up when I get stressed. 01:18:37 Christine Ansier: Replying to "I feel that too Bre,..." Agreed Bre!!! I don't want to be the "poor me" and have others feel sorry for me. Trying to communicate it differently. 01:19:08 Joan Anderson: We have an "invisible disability" 01:19:22 Christine Ansier: Reacted to We have an "invisibl... with "👍" 01:20:30 Brian Liles: Replying to "We have an "invisibl..." mine's only invisible as long as I don't walk or talk. 01:21:08 Breanne Boyle: Replying to "I feel that too Bre,..." I have learned from my therapist that we shouldn’t feel ashamed about asking for time or accommodations. That if someone asks me how I am feeling, that I should answer honestly and not feel I need to hide it. 01:21:17 Breanne Boyle: Reacted to "We have an "invisibl..." with ❤️ 01:21:41 Christine Ansier: Carol, i bought your book. Looking forward to start reading it. 01:22:15 Joan Anderson: Understand Brian. Mine doesn't show when I walk, but does show when talk 01:24:16 Breanne Boyle: I have this sticker on my car and I love it: https://mychaoticcreations.myshopify.com/products/invisible-disability-club-sticker 01:24:37 Cika: Reacted to "Screenshot2024_09_10_095540.jpg" with ❤️ 01:24:44 Christine Ansier: Reacted to Screenshot2024_09_10_095540.jpg with "❤️" 01:25:19 Rain Yocky: Sorry, got temporarily disco'd. 01:25:37 Sandi: I know stress causes my TBI symptoms worse. I have mental health issues and chronic pain. I know the stress wreck havoc with all 01:26:01 Cindy Hernandez: just got over covid it really affected my tbi 01:26:26 Mr. Christian: I love my coffee shop & book reading days 01:26:32 Breanne Boyle: Reacted to "I love my coffee sho..." with ❤️ 01:26:38 Sandi: I'm working on a paragraph on having TBI, mental issues and chronic pain. It's important to start my journey on paper 01:26:46 Rain Yocky: Cindy, we all need to listen to what the others say about REALLY NECESSARY self-care! 01:26:48 Breanne Boyle: Replying to "I love my coffee sho..." That sounds lovely, honestly. I love my hours at the barn. <3 01:26:56 Breanne Boyle: Reacted to "just got over covid ..." with ❤️ 01:27:06 Shannon Lam: Just glad that you are feeling better 01:30:05 Cika: When you have blurry vision, is it sort of dream-like? 01:30:34 Shannon Lam: I think others mean well but unless they had a similar injury they don’t understand 01:30:53 Breanne Boyle: Reacted to "I think others mean ..." with ❤️ 01:31:00 Joan Anderson: So true Shannon! 01:31:12 Mr. Christian: It starts on my left eye....then I know I have to take a good break,nap, or sleep 01:31:25 Cindy Hernandez: i have vertigo from covid i can relate celeste 01:31:52 Breanne Boyle: I got the new COVID vaccine last weekend and the vaccine always makes the next day or so rough. 01:31:55 Shannon Lam: Glad that you are healthy, healing and aware of everything. Thank you for sharing 01:31:57 Sandi: I can tell when my brain is tired. I have the dropping things and words don't come out. My vision blurry 01:32:31 Sandi: I know sometimes when I'm driving distance to pull over and breather 01:32:42 Mr. Christian: Joan: and yes it's kinda dreamy/euphoric...??? Accompanied with dizziness, poor gait, etc 01:33:58 Sandi: I totally understand Rain 01:34:10 Brian Liles: I know it's break time for me, when EVEN I can't understand the words coming out my mouth! 01:35:02 Sandi: Sometimes in Zoom meetings I get visual overstimulation that I close the browser not leave the meeting 01:35:33 Cika: Yesss I get that now! So good 01:37:26 Raul Pantoja’s iPhone: How do you raise your hand on the zoom to be called on 01:37:59 Breanne Boyle: https://www.brainandlife.org/ Scroll to the bottom to see the subscription part 01:38:34 Mr. Christian: Welcome @ 01:38:49 Cika: Barrelhouse Brewing! Are you in the central coast?? 01:40:28 Breanne Boyle: You are in the right place to talk about this, Raul. We’ve all been there. It’s a lot to deal with. 01:40:31 Cika: You’re in a safe place Raul. So sorry this happened to you. 01:40:59 Gavin Pfaffinger: Thats a really hard thing to go through 01:41:23 Sandi: Welcome Raul. I really appreciate this support so I don't feel alone 01:41:54 Mr. Christian: Raul where are you located? 01:42:47 Joan Anderson: I so very much appreciate these meetings. Makes me feel not so alone and feel understood 01:43:08 Breanne Boyle: They remember YOU though and they LOVE YOU. 01:44:00 Breanne Boyle: You might consider EMDR therapy. It helps with PTSD and trauma and I wonder if it would help with memory. 01:44:24 Christine Ansier: Reacted to I so very much appre... with "❤️" 01:44:30 Breanne Boyle: Reacted to "I so very much appre..." with ❤️ 01:46:41 Sandi: Going to log off. I can tell my brain is tired. 01:46:51 Cika: I’ve done EMDR a bit as well. It’s a nice tool. 01:47:14 Breanne Boyle: I googled it and it says it can be used for memory. 01:47:24 Christine Ansier: EMDR? Eye. Movement, Desentization, what is the R? 01:47:57 Mr. Christian: Reprocessing 01:48:02 Breanne Boyle: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22641-emdr-therapy 01:48:32 Christine Ansier: Reacted to Reprocessing with "👍" 01:51:01 Cindy Hernandez: threw the years i have collected memories from family and friends to replace memories i don't have any moresomtimes it trigures slightly the actual memorys 01:51:02 Celeste Palmer: celestemp@aol.com 01:52:51 Gavin Pfaffinger: Aphasia is really jarring 01:53:47 Christine Ansier: Raul. Glad you joined! 01:56:54 Gavin Pfaffinger: So right - the biggest thing that helped me was continuing to use those pathways and focusing on them until then began to improve 01:57:40 Breanne Boyle: Reacted to "So right - the bigge..." with ❤️ 01:57:46 Breanne Boyle: Replying to "Aphasia is really ja..." It totally is. 02:00:26 Breanne Boyle: We need Raul to write his story for Carol’s book! 02:01:15 Carol: Great idea - new book is focused on Building Meaningful Connections 02:01:41 Breanne Boyle: Replying to "Great idea - new boo..." @Raul Pantoja’s iPhone 02:03:35 Cindy Hernandez: i agree ive been with this group for 6 years 02:03:37 Joan Anderson: I can;t imagine life without this group 02:03:54 Breanne Boyle: Same! I love all of you so much and I have never met a single one of you in person. 02:04:27 Breanne Boyle: Special shout out to Carol, who has been so supportive and actively engaged in my life in a way that was never expected but is so appreciated. 02:04:32 Christine Ansier: I'm glad I skipped my self defense class today which conflicts with this call. 02:05:56 Beatrice: Indeed this group has helped me out more than any medical professional has. It feels good to be amongst others who understand and get you! 02:06:00 Cika: I do the same. Well said Rosalina💞