Craig Sicilia founder BIR

Unlovable Hosted by Craig Sicilia   But this is the feeling i have had inside since my accident, and there are many reasons I feel this, but the biggest is the unability to connect emotionally, the fear inside and the thoughts that sabatoge any chance of a healthy relationship, many donot know that I did write a book called "Lost Self" but it is dark and don't want to be known for this deep dark s...

HEROES OF BRAIN INJURY - HOSTED BY CRAIG SICILIA In our TBI community in the last few years so many wonderful survivor and family leaders have emerged to to empower survivors and their families creating support and services that are real and meaningful, but most importantly driven by by those who need them.  For years organizations which have lost their original mission of why they became gave us...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Craig Sicilia will be interviewing Dr. Schmidt from Tennessee hyperbaric and what it can do for brain injury and what you can expect Dr. Schmidt will discuss hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a treatment for traumatic brain injury on this talk show. During hyperbaric oxygen therapy at THC, patients relax in a six-person chamber and breathe 100% oxygen under pressure. This driv...

BRAIN INJURY DISABILITY RIGHTS "nothing about us with out us" There is lots of focus around disability rights and inclusion but many of us with brain Injuries rights are ignored, many decisions our made for us, and about us with out out us.  Survivors compared to other disability communities have not stood up for our selves  to be included in all aspects of our services and how others would define...

Bullying is a national problem, taking away from the quality of peoples lives, bullying takes many forms, persons with disabilities are bullied in so many ways from our peers to the people who serve us.  We must learn to speak up for ourselves and others together we can stop this type of discrimination and improve the lives of everyone.  We will have a special guest Rose Moore who is a national ad...

It is our one year anniversary show, so I am bring on the folks who have inspired me, director of People First or Representative for Donna Lowary was the first person to accept this new me the person who I couldn't stand the most, Then Penny Condoll who believed in my concept of survivors being the leaders of their future and actually Lived it, and then Lorraine Shank one of the many educators who...

A BRAIN INJURY THRIVER PERSPECTIVE This show will focus on survivors' experiences with suicide, what they learned from them and how they have been thriving since. Kevin and Craig will share their own personal stories and unique perspectives on how they turned the lights on to thrive.

As our community of survivors has grown at such astronomical rates I find my self stuck sometimes keeping up with things and at times not putting priority on what is important because of things going so fast and intense with a world of obstacles being thrown at me from financial to emotional.  During the last week I have been reminded that i need to keep connected to people and groups and that is...

After spending several years after my injury, ashamed of my injury, hiding from those I thought loved me.  Being a punching bag because people did not understand and I could not explain it though I tried.  Hiding in the shadows of my own life, trapped with no where to run.  Only questioning why I am alive, praying that the pain will stop.  No one knows how it destroys ones soul as people look at y...

well here we go, you have to love our tbi community I know I do, but the east coast is having a heat wave and here we froze during our camp out but it was how it was supposed to be just like to night someone needs to be able to have a voice let start the topic the types of support that are out there, the reason there are so many type is because that is the need.. OPEN MIC so call in lets keep the...

So here we are on the verge of enlightenment, our worlds are crashing but our cause is big, there are so many people who have lost their way.  They got hit on the head, and they don’t know if their coming or going.  Leaders emerge across the county with such greatness inside of each of them.  For some reason they don’t see eye to eye and pride gets knocked around.  I know mine has been knocked and...

One of the hard truths with brain injury, especially from those who once knew us, they still see the old person and in many cases refuse to even concider this new creature that is developing behind the eyes of what they believe to be true so anything else is a lie.  Or those folks who say "I tell you what by looking at you I would never know anything is wrong with you." Got to love that one too......

A New Me Here we come into a new spring, each year we see improvement in ourselves as well as our supports, it can be a really tough road as we re discover this new person, we are like a catapilar and we are going to turn into something more beautiful than a butterfly we are going to be come this new person ready to take on this new life ready for all things possible.  Lets share how and what we h...

I can remember just 5 years ago when I had my brain injury there was nothing out there, no groups, no opportunities, no peer websites lots of lawyers and medical but no real support just services that fell very short of being successful. Now there are dozens and dozens if not hundreds and hundreds of people doing some great stuff, I hope to have some of the advocates out there who are getting voic...

With Brain Injury so many things are forgotten, weather it be some of the tasks that we once could do well to the reason we got up off the couch and walked to the fridge as we stand there asking ourselves now why did I come here staring blankly at everything on the shelves, to our friends, careers and many, many other things, from the simplest enjoyment from the things that once interested us to t...

After my last show going silent for 6 minutes serves as a reminder of some of the deficits I now have, things that I used to be so good at now I struggle just to maintain, but the harsh reality is I still fall so short. I have to tell you it makes me feel less than a person, I get so down on myself that I make things worse, I find myself trying to pick back my confidence and self worth. And there...

MLK set the way for so many of us trying to achieve civil equality, after a disability such as brain injuries our rights and participation in our own lives is taken away or sometimes abandoned in the confusion. People begin to believe we do not matter as much as we once did because of our disability, but it is that very disability that makes us who we now are. As we become strong as a community we...

So here we are in a new year, so much change is needed to my life to make it a happier place for myself. Where to begin what things do I need to improve on, and what things do I need to change in my environment, my friends, my work and my community. So much needs to happen, where do we begin. Lets get the ideas out there let us change our tomorrow into something we can want. As overwhelming as it...

After a brain injury many times we lose what once was, and we can be left living a life that seems meaningless. Life is meant to be lived with purpose and passion. Often we need to find or reinvent purpose in our live. It is not an easy journey in the face of so much loss. But like it or not it becomes a time to rebuild. It’s a time to reestablish our lives, to learn to love and appreciate this ne...

As the holidays approach this becomes a very difficult time for many of us. Weather we are dealing with this new self and trying to embrace and discover who the heck we are. Or we are remembering who we once were, the feeling that we no longer belong in this life that we are living. For many of us we remember the things we once valued and how that change has affected our lives. How in the world di...

Wish I Would Have Died After are traumatic incidents and the people we used to love have abandoned us, for many of us we wonder why couldn't we just have died, what purpose does this serve. Through the pain and hurt, and not to mention the struggle to get back what we lost, poverty and loneliness take their toll on our souls. We will talk about the dark undertones of death and this life we have be...

One of the hardest things many brain injury survivors go through is the loss of loved ones in our lives. These changes we perceive as subtitle are extreme and overwhelming for our friends and family. The soon lose the ability and desire in many cases to support us. Most times it is because they are clueless to what is going on and by the time people figure it out it is to late. As we watch our rel...

One of the hardest things many brain injury survivors go through is the loss of loved ones in our lives. These changes we perceive as subtitle are extreme and overwhelming for our friends and family. The soon lose the ability and desire in many cases to support us. Most times it is because they are clueless to what is going on and by the time people figure it out it is to late. As we watch our rel...

So many times we know what we want and desire we have lost the way we used to communicate, no one understands us now. Talk about ways we can get out the prison we find ourselves in, our-self. We need to learn how this new self ticks and communicate and enjoy all that life has to offer. Sometimes life just seems to be in slow motion and we are stuck behind a glass room where we cannot get out or an...

Brain Injury - The Silent Epidemic - What The Hell You Think I look Fine!!! If your a survivor then you know what I am talking about, you can be sitting with someone and they say well I would have never thought you have a brain injury, people don't get it. We can change this, lots of education needs to happen in our communities. The effects of this not being understood destroys families and lives...