Blog Archives

BY: ALISON Feelings of apprehension, stress, and loneliness often accompany the anticipation of winter holidays for brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Typical stressors such as finances, unpleasant gatherings, and being too busy are much more difficult to manage. […]

BY: ALISON Not feeling the Holiday Spirit? You are not alone! But in case you want to start feeling those holiday vibes, here’s a list of free, brain injury friendly activities in Toronto. You never know, you may get […]

BY: JANET CRAIG Nothing says fall like root vegetables right? Janet Craig brings you a new take on beets – the reddest vegetable of them all – with a beet bruschetta recipe that will blow your mind! The easiest […]

BY: MARIA LISCIO Out of nowhere things can change and make you feel as though everything you’ve worked so hard for doesn’t matter. That happened to me the summer before my last year of university when I was struck […]

May’s Community Meeting featured Osteopathic Manual Practitioner Ricki Richter who came to talk to us about mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) through an osteopathic and movement lens. About Riki Richter Riki is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner and Movement Based Rehabilitation […]

BY: JANET CRAIG Beans on toast may be a hardcore British comfort food, but that doesn’t mean we can’t glam up the traditional dish on our side of the pond. Here’s Janet Craig’s take on a UK classic – and […]

BY: JULIA RENAUD BIST’s August Community Meeting was an Ocutherapy demonstration with Alex Theodorou.  About Alex Alex’s father sustained a stroke in 2005, changing the lives of him and his family forever. This event lead Alex to pursue a […]

BY: JUlLIA RENAUD June’s Community Meeting was a chair yoga workshop by BIST’s Programs and Services Coordinator, Julie Notto. About Julie Notto She discovered yoga as a way to deal with chronic pain issues. Julie became a yoga and […]

BY: ALISON Most people don’t realize that the most painful part of living with a serious health issue is losing your identity. When every day things – that you’ve never given any thought – become difficult and you’re no […]

BY: ALISON The worlds of brain injury rehabilitation and Virtual reality (VR) are coming closer together. The technology for VR is advancing very quickly, including multi-player games and the development of devices that involve your entire body to create highly […]