Fatigue Management with Natalie Mackenzie | Hope Survives Brain Injury Podcast
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- After a brain injury, fatigue can become one of the most draining and difficult parts of getting through the day or week. Today we going to talk about some strategies and tips on how to manage that fatigue with Natalie Mackenzie, who has worked in the field of Neuro Rehabilitation for 20 years. Part of this is learning about what Natalie calls the 3 P’s: Planning, Prioritization, and Pacing.
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Natalie Mackenzie has worked in the field of Neuro Rehabilitation for nearly 20 years. As a Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapist and Certified Brain Injury Trainer, she has worked with hundreds of families and clients as Founder and Director of a Community Cognitive Rehabilitation service in the UK.
Natalie is also known as The Cognitive Rehab Coach, providing online support and education, blog writing, and contributions to the industry magazine, The NR Times. Natalie has trained a huge number of employees, as well as other industry professionals and spoken at conferences, whilst holding board positions for charities. She strives to increase standards in long term brain injury rehabilitation in the UK and providing more support to those struggling with any level of brain injury.
Natalie holds a BSc in Psychology and MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology, and is currently completing her ADHD Coaching qualification with IACT. Natalie has a wealth of experience and training in the field both with adults and children, across severities of TBI from concussions to severe injuries. Natalie focus on a large range of goals, identified with the client, from day to day functional skills to return to work or education settings.
Natalie works closely with clients and families to educate and provide support with understanding the challenges of living with a hidden disability. Strategies, insights and training is provided to help navigate the pathway, with a holistic approach. As a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Natalie also provides sessions to deal with anxiety, stress, adjustment and general relaxation to all ages.
Areas of expertise include fatigue management, insight and awareness, adjustment and formation of self and strategy implementation. As well as enjoying some geek level brain education to explain in simple why the brain doesn’t quite work the way we want it to sometimes! But with huge emphasis on the strengths of strategy implementation and adjustment to change of roles and formulation of changed values post injury.
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ABOUT CRISTABELLE:
Cristabelle Braden is an award winning singer/songwriter, keynote speaker, writer, podcast host, brain injury survivor & advocate. www.cristabellebraden.com
I am a social worker who is a. TbI survivor I'd love to work in tbi now.
Thank you for your comment! I am so glad to know that we are not alone as survivors. That would be so great to be able to use your experiences to help others. :)
This somehow deleted my message but I try to write it short again.
So, nothing that works for healthy brain dont work for for TBI ppl. As far as I knowliving over 30 years with TBI, haveing sllept normally over 30 years ago. Good sleep hygine works for healthy ppl but when your circadian rhtyhm is destroyed, white matter tracks are destroyed, sleeps systems are destroyed and your neurotransmitter are totally Fxxd up, good sleep hygiene has zero effect. Tried everything, still I try to sleep being completely awake 8-10 hour a night,, neing in pain, listening terrible lousd tinnitus and shouting to God in the middle of the night to kill me. Melatonin, she is really talking about melatonin, thats an insult to me. Luckily I have found neurologist that tell to forget melatonin it not gonna put you in sleep, they are for non-TBI persons. It seems that there is very little research made for TBI patients and neurologist use information got from research made to healthy ppl. I actually tried to get into new sleep med study just to be denied since TBI, well I guess I should have never told I have TBI. Please please, dont give TBI patients advices that are made for healthy people, I think Im notthe only one who gets frustrated and basically insulted because TBI brain is like a computer from 50s compared to healthy brain. They are from two differnt world and dont work alike.
Also telling not to use phone or tv in bedroom. I can tell that listening like someone is playing trumpet next to your bed (tinitus) TV or whatever tht covers ab it the tinnitus is a blessing. Also getting blue ligh etc from phones etc.. they have no effect when your brain just cant sleep, they are all for healthy brain those set of advices. yes I use blue light filter and my tv goes more and more red as night goes on imitating the sunset but Cmon, most of advices I have got in these over 30 years kind of make me puke.. dont you really have anting better to say.
Sorry my rant =)
I 100% get where you’re coming from. My fiancé really struggles. I’d love to know if you have some tips on what to try, medication, alternative therapy or experts to visit??
Thank you! I have not heard about about lack of insight. That was huge for me, first 2 years. Now I'm struggling with the realities.
My view has become, "these are the tools and this is the place i'm at today, so I have to make this good and make this work; but if anything can be improved, I will aim for that."
I have an ongoing tbi ..getting worse can't even get a neurologist I feel like a zombie and my nerves and muscles are not working properly..also my tonque is burning dry and neck and lower back is painful
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Thank you Cristabelle for providing this interview. You are a wonderful interviewer and asked many amazing questions.
Night after night I only get 2 to 3 hours of sleep. Tonight I decided to get up and here I am watching this video. My goodness Natalie provides so many things to consider changing. I never experience fatigue, smell, taste, hunger, heat, cold or any senses including pain. Time management/pacing myself is one of my biggest challenges. I will implement some of Natalie's techniques.
Thanks for this. I also think diet is good. Like no sugar. I went on a no sugar diet last fall and it helps a lot.
I still have some fatigue but I am able to do more.
That is a great suggestion. Nutrition is so important to our brain health and key to our recovery. An anti-inflammatory diet helps, and definitely, eliminating sugar is huge! Thank you for sharing your experience, and thank you for being here!
I like this micro break concept... I have already been eating chocolate with My eyes closed ! now i know why i like that
She did a great job explaining it, I do think it is so important for us to take breaks, even small ones, to help us manage our fatigue. And yes! Chocolate is amazing! haha. Thank you for being here and watching!
@@CristabelleBraden no, thank You. these videos have helped Me learn a lot about My TBI . Have a good one!
@@kylz5551 So glad to hear this! Thank you so much! :)