Follow us: hu Improving life after brain injury Need to talk? 0808 800 2244 Donate Giving a voice to people affected by brain injury Share your story Share your story with us to help others affected by brain injury Featured videos Brain injury and me is an exciting new website that raises awareness of the effect a brain injury can have on individuals and families. Explore the moving and inspirational stories below, and if you'd like to share your own experience click the button to get involved. Animation: Memory loss after brain injury "I just need a bit more understanding" Other | Survivor | 10 things not to say to someone with a brain injury But you don't look disabled! Other | Survivor | 2:45 Candice Ridley It's like I'm fighting with my own mind at times. Fall | Survivor | View all featured videos Video and audio Survivors and their loved ones talk about the reality of life after brain injury. Isolation and loneliness: 'Life with no filter' podcast Having a brain injury is the perfect rehearsal for lockdown Other | Survivor | 00:44 My podcast, by Nikki Webber We need to do what we need to do to make people understand our situation. Road traffic incident | Survivor | 2:10 Gerald Heffernan Help that person, because one day it could be you in that position. Encephalitis | Survivor | View all video and audio The written word Amy Streather It was one of the best things I have ever done Other | Family member/carer Mike Clark Being able to help others has always been important to me Aneurysm | Family member/carer Mindfulness after brain injury I had my mindfulness practice and that helped me settle when my head was noisy and painful Stroke | Survivor View all written word Living with brain injury Sweet dreams? Getting a good night's sleep after brain injury We look at the ways in which sleep can be affected by brain injury, and what can help. Exploring your dreams When the brain has been damaged it will sleep differently and it will dream differently. Headaches: The whats, whys and hows Exploring headaches after brain injury View all living with brain injury Creative expression From artwork and videos to blogs and podcasts, explore these creative expressions of what a brain injury means to people. My poetry: Sam Moore It IS possible to get back out - but HOW? Assault | Survivor 'My Broken Brain' by Sam Hedges I'm OK with My Broken Brain Encephalitis | Survivor Natalie Parr Planting a seed of thought Other | Survivor View all creative expression Find a story Friends of Headway Individual membership Join/Renew Contact Us t: 0115 924 0800 e: enquiries@headway.org.uk Help us improve life after brain injury. Donate Improving life after brain injury 0808 800 2244 Call our free helpline 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. Or email helpline@headway.org.uk Join our online Community 27k Likes 25k Followers 3k Subscribers Privacy policy Cookies Terms & Conditions Accessibility Contact Us Resource centre Find a Headway Approved care providers Charity shops Fundraising comments, feedback and complaints Vacancies Join our mailing list Headway - the brain injury association is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (Charity no. 1025852) and the Office of the Scottish Regulator (Charity no. SC 039992). Headway is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England no. 2346893. © Copyright Headway 2021 - Site designed and developed by MEDIAmaker By clicking 'Accept All Cookies’ you agree to the storing of cookies on your device. This will help us to offer the best possible experience and develop more of the information you need. Accept All Cookies Cookies Settings