Hope for Brain Injury Recovery | How Functional Neurology Helped Me

Today I’m sharing my personal brain injury recovery journey over the last decade, and how finding functional neurology helped me to get to the root cause of my symptoms and find hope for healing. 0:00 Brain Injury is Invisible 1:25 Introduction 3:16 Neuroplasticity + Never Give Up 4:19 My Brain Injury Story 5:38 Overlooked Symptoms + More Concussions 6:23 Finding My Voice 8:25 Meeting Dr. Schmoe 9:37 Dysautonomia Diagnosis 11:43 FNC 5 Day Intensive 14:05 My Whole Life Changed 15:48 Another Concussion 17:33 Struggling with Symptoms 20:25 Back to the FNC 21:11 Flare Up vs. New Injury 22:06 There is Hope 🧠 Subscribe and stay tuned for more! Detailed video blogs coming soon from my 3 Day Intensive at the FNC. MENTIONED: • The Functional Neurology Center | https://thefnc.com • Podcast Episode: Finding Hope - my Story with my mom | https://hopesurvives.org/podcast/1 • Podcast Episode: Dysautonomia with Dr. Jeremy Schmoe | https://hopesurvives.org/podcast/12 • Podcast Episode: Re-Injuries & Symptom Flare-Ups with Natasha Wilch | https://hopesurvives.org/podcast/9 • Cristabelle’s Music | https://cristabellebraden.com/music JOIN THE COMMUNITY: • Join the online support groups: https://www.hopesurvives.org/community • Brain Injury Bible Study: https://braininjurybiblestudy.com ABOUT CRISTABELLE: Cristabelle Braden is an award winning singer/songwriter, keynote speaker, writer, podcast host, brain injury survivor & advocate. https://www.cristabellebraden.com

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