Anthony Aquan-Assee – Page 2 – ANTHONY AQUAN-ASSEE – Motivational Speaker, Author, Educator

My Greatest Enemy

BlogAugust 19, 2024270Views 0Likes 0Comments

Screenshot My greatest challenge is overcoming my own Brain. I have learned that I am NOT my Brain and that I am much more than my Brain. My brain is a tool that I use to interact with my environment. Sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury forced me to learn that I need to use my Brain…

Memories

BlogAugust 2, 2024310Views 0Likes 0Comments

Memory is everywhere, similar to Air. Unfortunately, memory is often taken for granted. Many people do not realize that memory is extremely important to thinking. The memory challenges that Brain Injury Survivors often experience may keep the survivor existing in the present moment (or the NOW), as their past and future might cease to meaningfully…

LOVE Heals

BlogJune 22, 2023405Views 0Likes 0Comments

The majority of people would agree that LOVE is a very important healing energy. Unfortunately, a doctor’s therapeutic bag of tricks often does not recognize the healing powers of LOVE and it is largely ignored in scientific research on treating and healing brain injuries. How is it that some catastrophically injured patients are able to…

Stop comparing yourself

BlogJune 20, 2023364Views 0Likes 0Comments

Everyone has a a very unique brain. We shouldn't compare ourselves to others when everybody is so different. We have over 100 billion neurons in our brain and these are all interconnected in so many different ways for all of us. We also have very different life experiences, different backgrounds, different families, different perspectives…

Sex and Relationships after a TBI – “I’m too tired”

BlogJune 14, 2023336Views 0Likes 0Comments

It is my opinion that someone who survived a TBI is definitely worth it ! A survivor has been given a “Second Life and a Second Chance.” Very few people will ever get to experience a "Second Chance" at life. This is priceless. *** Nina turned off the lights and then climbed into bed…

Leave Room for the Magic

BlogMay 7, 2023373Views 0Likes 0Comments

A Trauma or a personal crisis will show itself differently for different people. Unfortunately, there is no magic pill that will restore your “normal” and make everything “all good” again. I have learned that when I open my heart and leave room for the Magic, it often appears. FYI - Music has created Magic…

Courage and Perseverance

BlogMarch 23, 2023321Views 0Likes 0Comments

A Brain Injury didn’t make us rich nor did it make us famous, but we are definitely leaders when it comes to courage and perseverance as well as changing one’s perspective in the face of adversity. Namaste, “Always Believe”

Rethink, Redo, and Rewire Your Brain.

BlogMarch 19, 2023507Views 0Likes 0Comments

Strategies to help you cope. (A) Rethink : (1) Rethink your negative self-talk. (2) Show gratitude: Gratitude is the ability to experience everything in your life as a gift. Unfortunately, many people use the “if and then” model for happiness, e.g., If I get this new computer, then I will feel happy., or, If…

Volunteering is Priceless

BlogMarch 18, 2023468Views 0Likes 0Comments

Many people, like myself, were brought to St. Michael's Hospital as a patient via their helipad. After my my motorcycle accident, I was unable to return to my job as a school Teacher. I had several years of retraining and relearning before I could return to this job. So, I started…

Grief seen as a blessing

BlogMarch 17, 2023385Views 0Likes 0Comments

I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out, “It tastes sweet, does it not?” “You’ve caught me,” grief answered, “and you’ve ruined my business, how can I sell sorrow when you know it’s a blessing?” “The falls of our life provide us with the energy to propel ourselves to a higher…