Just $2,50! Buy it here! My ebook, Detour, is about my 2003 brain injury, coma, and recovery. It is also about my 2002 cycling trip across Canada. However solitary they both appear to be, having the support of friends and family were essential to each! I hope you enjoy Detour! Thank you everyone!

I wrote an article for the Canadian Physiotherapy Association's blog, shoPTalk. Read it here.

It's been over a month since my last post or podcast, but come the end of August more will be on the way! Next week I'm heading to Toronto to visit my sister, more family, and friends. Thanks to Moira Merrithew, my guest on Concussion Talk Podcast Episode 16, I am excited to have a session ...

In episode 17 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Sandhya and Swapna Mylabathula. They are sisters from Toronto who have done a lot of research on concussions and concussion awareness, with the aim of ultimately bridging the gap between what those who've had a concussion need, and what is available. By working with their ...

On Episode 16 of Concussion Talk Podcast, I will be talking with Moira Merrithew, of Merrithew, mind-body education and equipment (of which STOTT PILATES is a brand) about post-rehab Pilates, knowing and understanding one's body, and how being mindful is important for efficient movement. Pilates is a type of exercise that my sister encouraged me to try after ...

In April I wrote a post, Speaking, which, appropriately, was about how I wanted to start speaking to audiences. The title of this post is much more original and exciting, as is apparent by the exclamation point! On Wednesday night I was able to speak to the Rotary Club of Avalon Northeast. Thank you very much to ...

My guest for episode 15 of Concussion Talk Podcast is Kristine Miller, PhD and PT (physiotherapist), researcher, and Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Kristine Miller was one of the authors of, "Feasibility and results of a case study of yoga to improve physical functioning in ...

Brain injury affects millions of people, many directly, and many more indirectly. yet, until recently, it has been virtually absent from public discussion and public consciousness. That being said, great strides have been made, and/or recognized, in the past few years. There is a better, but far from perfect understanding as to what causes a brain ...

My guest for episode 14 of Concussion Talk Podcast is Kit Darling of Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, which, along with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto General Hospital, and Toronto Western Hospital, comprises the University Health Network (UHN).  Kit is a physiotherapist (PT) on the inpatient Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) rehab team. Currently working in the "neurocognitive stream" which ...

I have been writing Concussion Talk for almost six years and doing Concussion Talk Podcast for almost a year (150 posts written and 13 episodes down, with more to come). I have also written an ebook, Detour, about my bike trip across Canada in 2002 and my 2003 crash and resulting severe brain injury. I ...