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Mental health
Looking after our mental health when living with brain injury or PKU
Everyday acts of kindness
We are all aware that it is good to be kind. New research has found that, as well as benefiting the person you are being kind to, offering an act of kindness has benefits for you too.
The dogs of change
Dog sitting has helped me realised how quickly we can adapt. Change may happen quickly or slowly, but we can adapt to either.
100 in June 2021
June was a busy month for the PKU family as we ran, cycled, walked, planked, push-upped our way towards International PKU day.
100 for PKU
The campaign aims to get people active by setting a target to hit this month. Your target is 100. 100 km cycling or running, 100 minutes exercising, 100 push-ups, 100 lengths of the pool, 100 hula hoops-a-hooping... The possibilities are endless.
PKU awareness month 2021
PKU Awareness month has been difficult for me. My adherence to diet has not been great. It is odd to admit that I’m over 40 and still find myself sneaking food.
Fatigue after ABI: boom and bust
Fatigue caused by an illness or injury is known as pathological fatigue. This isn’t the same as simply being tired...Pathological fatigue is always there.
Change and neuroplasticity
Just as a brain injury survivor can find hope in neuroplasticity, so can someone rebuilding during and after the pandemic.
Dear New Zealand,
I want to tell you what we have learned so far. It will get worse before it gets better.
Just because someone is being a dick, it doesn’t mean you should be a dick too.
Follow a plan, not a feeling: Finding a way out of low mood.
Even with the promise of a better feeling ahead, it can be difficult to drag yourself into an activity when in a low mood. This is where the research meetings helped me.