Why Self-Esteem Matters
Self-esteem is a major factor in the decisions we make… whether we are disabled or not! The important part of the word self-esteem is the...
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Tom Quinlan
- May 18
- 2 min
Treating a TBI Early Can Be Life Changing!
A short time ago I attended a TBI class online sponsored by kesslerfoundation.org. The doctor running the class has become a beacon for...
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Tom Quinlan
- May 12
- 2 min
Money Problems and TBI
Money is a massive issue for people who have disabilities, including those with TBIs. I have spent over 10 years on a low fixed-income...
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Tom Quinlan
- Apr 13
- 1 min
Outdoor Buddies
Outdoor Buddies (https://outdoorbuddies.org/) is a non-profit organization that provides outdoor opportunities to those who have been...
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Tom Quinlan
- Apr 6
- 1 min
Bayaud Enterprises
Bayaud Enterprises is a great foundation that helps people with disabilities get job training and enter into (or back into) mainstream...
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Tom Quinlan
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center
I recently ran into someone who worked for an amazing organization, the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center. They work with...
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Tom Quinlan
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Win with Patience and Hope
Despair and Hopelessness First my solution is inner patience and eventually I win….hours, weeks, months or years stay patient with your...
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Tom Quinlan
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Taking care of yourself when no one else will
Often when people are trying to work with me they don’t take into account my disabilities. It can be both frustrating and dangerous for...
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Tom Quinlan
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Have systems and support in place
When we are traveling out in the cities where we live it’s so important to make sure that we have spaces that we can go to, to rest,...
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Tom Quinlan
- Jan 19
- 1 min
One decisive moment
A few weeks after the hit and run that gave me my TBI I was in bed, and I didn’t know why, and I was in massive pain. Alone, I had no...
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Tom Quinlan
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Happy 2023
Another new year is upon us and while able-bodied people are making new years resolutions knowing that they will likely give it up in a...
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Tom Quinlan
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Spiritual Advances
Our closest ally is God Almighty! I recently asked my blogging editor why she hadn’t published any of my new blogs for the last several...
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Tom Quinlan
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Finding your value in the word of God
We all want some kind of physical evidence of God’s presence in our lives. It would be so easy if we were able to see Him and know He is...
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Tom Quinlan
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
Find your way to grow
Like a flower, you must allow yourself to grow. Like a flower, you must find a way to push through the cracks and grow in ways and places...
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krystaltubbs
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
Nurturing Yourself
Please remember as bad as our disability is or how bad the caregiving gets we are still responsible for our behavior towards others....
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krystaltubbs
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
Our inherent value
If you have a TBI then you have lost everything. I'm not going to list all of the things we've lost because of our disability, but it is...
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Tom Quinlan
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
Scared to do nothing
I am always trying to do something... it's the only way I can survive every day with my disability. Doing nothing is really scary. I must...
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krystaltubbs
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
A Counselor’s Responsibility
This Summer I met a counselor that had “skills”! We talked for several hours and I was pleasantly surprised by their ability to carry on...
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krystaltubbs
- Jul 21, 2022
- 1 min
We are not defined by our disability
God states: "For the WORD of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of the soul and the...
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