Do you struggle with post-concussion symptoms? Foggy-brain, dizziness, headaches, overwhelm?
You’re not alone.

Hi, I’m Jessie.

In a car accident in 2013, I sustained a concussion, or what is also known as a mild traumatic brain injury. Unlike the majority whose symptoms are resolved within weeks or months, I am in the minority whose symptoms persist for months and years. It so sucks, right? ​No one seems to understand!

But I do. I do understand.

I am here to tell you that as hard as it is, there are so many strategies we can learn to cultivate calm clarity even in the middle of our concussion storms. I am here to humbly offer you the hard-earned lessons I have learned along the way.

I describe mindfulness more in my blog, but simply put when we practice mindfulness we use our five senses to notice (and allow) what is happening in the present moment. This differs from our usual pattern of focusing on our thoughts, which take us away from the present and lead us to regrets about the past and/or worry about the future.

While no two concussions are alike, all concussion and trauma survivors tend to be easily overwhelmed. We go to fear/anxiety/anger and/or shut down/foggy-brain much more readily than we did before. I want nothing more than for you too to feel the sense of relief that comes from quieting the mind, and to empower you to skillfully meet the challenges of concussion symptoms. With practice,  you too can learn how to go into overwhelm less often, less deeply, and for less time.

I introduce Mindful Concussion concepts in the step-by-step order I think works best. We start in the ‘parking lot’ of learning, with practices that are least likely to overwhelm. Of course we need to learn how to go ‘downtown at rush hour’ and lean into the hard stuff too, but through trial and error I have found ways to start slowly, and build up to the hard stuff over time. My blog and on-line and in-person courses and workshops offer you the life raft full of tangible tools I wish I had had from day one.

Try this: Place your hand on your heart. Yeah, right now, even if it feels silly. Repeat after me: “This is hard. This is really hard. But I am not alone.”

There are millions of us all around the world who struggle with prolonged post-concussion symptoms. You are not alone. So come, sit with me. Let’s pretend we are chatting over tea in my Vancouver home (I’ll serve it up in these special cups I bought in Korea that I save for one-on-one chats with friends). Let’s circle up folks. Join the Mindful Concussion community now.