When You Don't Feel Like Yourself: Grief and Identity After Brain Injury

Explore the emotional and identity-related changes that can happen after brain injury, especially the losses that are not always visible. 1. Why brain injury can affect identity - changes in roles, routines, relationships. 2. How invisible losses can create real grief - grieving who you were before, the life you expected, or abilities and roles that have changed. 3. The emotional impact of feeling misunderstood - "looking" fine but not feeling fine, leading to loneliness, shame, and frustration. 4. Ways to reconnect with self and rebuild meaning - through reflection, values, and coping strategies. Sarah Lo is a Registered Psychotherapist with extensive experience supporting survivors of traumatic and acquired brain injury. With a compassionate, trauma-informed, and client-centered approach, she helps individuals navigate the emotional, relational, and identity-related impacts of brain injury while fostering resilience, healing, and meaningful recovery.