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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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  • April 29, 2026
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  • 6 min
Tagged Car accident, medical truma, PCS, post-concussion syndrome, self-reflection
I want you to know, I’m a mirrorball
Health / Mental Health / Personal Development / Self-reflection

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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  • April 22, 2026
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  • 6 min
Tagged concussion recovery, healing, masking, post-concussion syndrome., Taylor Swift
The Life of a Sourdough Girl
Health / Parenting and Lifestyle / Personal Development / Self-reflection

The Life of a Sourdough Girl

After my brain injury, I had to stop sewing. It sounds small to some, but for me, it was huge. It was […]

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  • April 15, 2026
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  • 6 min
Tagged concussion recovery, post-concussion syndrome, post-traumatic growth, sourdough bread making, Taylor Swift
Everything you lose is a step you take
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Everything you lose is a step you take

“Time won’t fly, it’s like I’m paralyzed by itI’d like to be my old self againBut I’m still trying to find it” […]

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  • April 8, 2026
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  • 6 min
Tagged concussion recovery, impact of road traffic accident, post-concussion syndrome, post-traumatic growth, Taylor Swift
Am I allowed to cry?
Health / Mental Health / Personal Development / Self-reflection

Am I allowed to cry?

For the last two years, I haven’t just been recovering from a concussion; I have been navigating the five stages of grief. […]

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  • April 1, 2026
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  • 6 min
Tagged five stages of grief, medical truma, NHS challenges, post-concussion syndrome, Taylor Swift
hell was the journey, but  it brought me heaven
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hell was the journey, but it brought me heaven

“hell was the journey but it brought me heaven” invisible string, folklore Since I began struggling with concussion symptoms and vestibular issues, […]

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  • March 25, 2026
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  • 6 min
Tagged cognitive fatigue, dizziness, post-concussion syndrome, Taylor Swift, traveling
Soon You’ll Get Better
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Soon You’ll Get Better

“Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get betterOoh-ah, soon you’ll get betterOoh-ah, you’ll get better soon‘Cause you have to.” Soon You’ll Get Better, Lover Soon […]

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  • March 18, 2026
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  • 7 min
Tagged cognitive fatigue, concussed mum, mum guilt, post-concussion syndrome, Taylor Swift
I’m in a new hell, every time you double-cross my mind
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I’m in a new hell, every time you double-cross my mind

Since starting my concussion recovery, I’ve found that so many of Taylor Swift’s tracks resonate with the complex feelings I carry regarding my medical […]

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  • March 11, 2026
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  • 9 min
Tagged concussion recovery, NHS challenges, patient advocacy, PCS, Taylor Swift
Are You Ready For It?
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Are You Ready For It?

I sustained a concussion and whiplash at the start of 2024 when I was involved in a car accident on my way […]

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  • March 4, 2026
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  • 4 min
Tagged cognitive fatigue, dizziness, invisible illness, PCS, Taylor Swift
Write what you know, looking backwards might be the only way to move forward
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Write what you know, looking backwards might be the only way to move forward

“And the years passedLike scenes of a showThe Professor said to write what you knowLookin’ backwardsMight be the only way to move […]

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  • February 25, 2026
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  • 4 min
Tagged cognitive fatigue, invisible illness, post-traumatic growth, Taylor Swift, vestibular disorders

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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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🤎 right where you left me 🤎 Or more accurately... 🤎 right where you left me 🤎

Or more accurately... right where the NHS left me.

For years, I was told I had PTSD from my car accident. But I didn’t develop a fear of driving—I developed a fear of the medical system meant to help me.

This week’s post is about how @taylorswift lyrics captured the reality of my Post-Concussion Syndrome better than any medical textbook ever could.

I’m sharing how I used Taylor’s words to finally explain the “invisible paralysis” of a brain injury and the soul-crushing medical trauma that followed.

Because where the medical world fails, art speaks. ✨

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Right here! Posting a new entry on The Life of a Concussion Girl.

Yesterday, the @nytmag reminded us why @taylorswift is - without question- the greatest songwriter of our time. 

It’s not just her metaphors; it’s the way she gives a voice to the voiceless. For me, that voice is found in “right where you left me.”

For years, I was told I had PTSD from my car crash, but that label never quite fit. Taylor’s writing helped me process my trauma in a way no medical professional ever could. In a medical system that often refuses to look closer, her lyrics reach into the “restaurant” where I’m still sitting and make me feel seen.

@taylorswift, thank you for giving me the words to describe the trauma I carry. It changed my life. 🤎

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🕯️💙Quote of the week 💙🕯️ “Would’ve, Could’ve, Sho 🕯️💙Quote of the week 💙🕯️

“Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” has always felt like a haunting anthem for the PTSD experience. I relate to it deeply because, for a long time, that was the “easy” label everyone used to define my life after the crash. 

But the truth was more complex.
Tomorrow, I’m sharing how @taylorswift’s lyrics helped me realise the real cause of my trauma. It’s about the “stained glass windows” of a brain injury and the “tomb” that won’t close when you’re stuck in medical limbo.

✨ New blog post drops tomorrow. ✨

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The Concussion Coach Podcast

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Talk Dizzy To Me

with Dr Abbie Ross and Dr Danielle Tolman

ICU - VEDA

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Making Vestibular Visible - VEDA

with Dr Kathleen Stross and Dr Danielle Tolman

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  Long live all the mountains we moved I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you. Taylor Swift, Long Live, Speak Now ‧ 2010  

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