EPISODE · Aug 25, 2025 · 32 MIN
48. Cognitive Difficulties Following a Brain Injury | August 2025 Webinar
from Brain or Shine - Shining After Brain Injury · host Mark and Jules Kennedy - Brain or Shine
In this latest episode, Jules and Mark introduce a new fuction on this podcast and share a recording of the August 2025 webinar talking about day-to-day challenges within the brain injury community.Processing is how we take in, make sense of, and respond to information. After a brain injury, damage to nerve cells can slow or disrupt this, making even everyday tasks difficult. This can affect:Understanding conversations or written infoFollowing a film or storylineReading situations around youIt’s not about lacking intelligence; it’s about the brain's ability to keep up. For people like Mark who are high-functioning, this hidden challenge can be hard to explain and even harder for others to understand.Tasks like driving or even crossing the road become complex when your brain can't quickly process what it sees and hears. Everyone’s experience is different, but awareness helps make life a little easier.Also, Brain or Shine are pleased to announce the launch of their brand new Fatigue Hub. You can join it by going to https://brainorshine.com/fatiguehub.Going forward, the regular audio podcast will be monthly (instead of every two weeks) and we will share the video recording of each monthly webinar. Visit our website, https://brainorshine.com for more tools.Follow us on Instagram @brain_or_shineJoin our Facebook CommunitySubscribe to our YouTube channelJoin the Fatigue Hub#managingemotions #braininjurysupport #brainorshine #shiningafterbraininjury #hiddendisabilities #judgeandjury
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In this latest episode, Jules and Mark introduce a new fuction on this podcast and share a recording of the August 2025 webinar talking about day-to-day challenges within the brain injury community.Processing is how we take in, make sense of, and respond to information. After a brain injury, damage to nerve cells can slow or disrupt this, making even everyday tasks difficult. This can affect:Understanding conversations or written infoFollowing a film or storylineReading situations around youIt’s not about lacking intelligence; it’s about the brain's ability to keep up. For people like Mark who are high-functioning, this hidden challenge can be hard to explain and even harder for others to understand.Tasks like driving or even crossing the road become complex when your brain can't quickly process what it sees and hears. Everyone’s experience is different, but awareness helps make life a little easier.Also, Brain or Shine are pleased to announce the launch of their brand new Fatigue Hub. You can join it by going to https://brainorshine.com/fatiguehub.Going forward, the regular audio podcast will be monthly (instead of every two weeks) and we will share the video recording of each monthly webinar. Visit our website, https://brainorshine.com for more tools.Follow us on Instagram @brain_or_shineJoin our Facebook CommunitySubscribe to our YouTube channelJoin the Fatigue Hub#managingemotions #braininjurysupport #brainorshine #shiningafterbraininjury #hiddendisabilities #judgeandjury
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