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Are You Ready For It?
Health / Personal Development / Self-advocating

Are You Ready For It?

In early 2024, a winter morning commute turned into a life-altering event. A car accident left me with both a concussion and […]

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  • 04.03.2026
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  • 4 months
Try and come for my job
Health / Medical Appointments / Mental Health / PCS Symptoms / Personal Development / Self-advocating

Try and come for my job

A few days ago, I was talking to someone about sourdough baking. I mentioned that while it isn’t really a high-maintenance hobby, […]

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  • 01.07.2026
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Long story short, I survived
Health / PCS Symptoms

Long story short, I survived

A few weekends ago, I went to a friend’s 40th birthday party. This isn’t a post about personal growth, lessons learned, or […]

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  • 24.06.2026
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And the road not taken looks real good now
Health / Mental Health / Parenting and Lifestyle / Personal Development / Self-reflection

And the road not taken looks real good now

What if the road not taken – the one where we pack up as a family, step away from the daily grind, […]

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  • 17.06.2026
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What happened, you? That’s what happened, you
Health / Mental Health / Personal Development / Self-reflection

What happened, you? That’s what happened, you

I am completely burnt out by Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS), and I have been for months. Looking back, the signs were written all […]

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  • 10.06.2026
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I haven’t met the new me yet
Health / Personal Development / Self-reflection / Teaching Career

I haven’t met the new me yet

A few weeks ago, I was given my personal belongings from my old classroom. It has been two years since I taught […]

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  • 03.06.2026
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it’s time to go
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it’s time to go

Since the start of my brain injury, Taylor’s music has been my nervous system’s barometer. When I subconsciously reach for tracks like Look […]

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  • 20.05.2026
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It’s all just a blur
Health / PCS Symptoms / Personal Development / Self-reflection

It’s all just a blur

It’s taken me two years to find the right words to describe my symptoms and to connect the dots of my experience. […]

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  • 13.05.2026
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There wouldn’t be this if there hadn’t been you
Health / Self-reflection

There wouldn’t be this if there hadn’t been you

I know my most recent posts have been a heavy vent about the medical system. It’s the heavy weight I carry after […]

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  • 06.05.2026
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right where you left me
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right where you left me

Ever since my crash, there’s been a common assumption that I have PTSD. It became the “easy” explanation for everything I was […]

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I want you to know I’m a mirrorball
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I want you to know I’m a mirrorball

For two years, I’ve been living with Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS). And for two years, I have unknowingly been a ‘mirrorball.’ In the […]

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  • 22.04.2026
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The Lyrics that Inspired It All

"And the years passed like scenes of a show, the professor said to write what you know, looking backwards might be the only way to move forward". Taylor Swift, The Manuscript, TTPD, 2024

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“Try and come for my job.” That is my definitive “Try and come for my job.”

That is my definitive answer to anyone who looks at chronic illness, recovery, or a slower pace of life and sees a void of empty time.

Healing from PCS is work. Keeping a compromised nervous system stable is a massive daily achievement.

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15 years ago, a school trip to the Lake District changed my life forever. What a beautiful, wild ride it’s been since. 🏔️✨

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Living with PCS means that going to a birthday party isn’t normal anymore. 🧠💔

Swipe through to see what happens behind the scenes of a simple night out when you live with an invisible illness.

Credit to @taylorswift for the perfect lyric that sums up exactly how it feels to attend a birthday party with PCS.

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  'You said some things I can’t unabsorb', Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus, The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift - 2024.  

Try and come for my job
Long story short, I survived
And the road not taken looks real good now
What happened, you? That’s what happened, you
I haven’t met the new me yet
it’s time to go
It’s all just a blur
There wouldn’t be this if there hadn’t been you
right where you left me
I want you to know I’m a mirrorball
The Life of a Sourdough Girl
Everything you lose is a step you take
Am I allowed to cry?
hell was the journey, but  it brought me heaven
Soon You’ll Get Better
I’m in a new hell, every time you double-cross my mind
Are You Ready For It?
Write what you know, looking backwards might be the only way to move forward
Ask me what I learned from all those years
I find it dizzying
loml
take me to the lakes

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