Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work

by Amy Newmark, Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, Lee Woodruff (Foreword)

Whether you are recovering from a traumatic brain injury or supporting someone with a TBI, this collection of 101 inspiring and encouraging stories by others like you will uplift and encourage you on your healing journey.With a traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurring every 18.5 seconds in this country - concussions the most common - chances are you have been touched in some way by this experience. TBIs occur due to accidents and sports, and are also common in returning soldiers. The personal stories in this book, by TBI survivors and those who love and support them, will help and encourage you and your family on your road to recovery.

Genres: Nonfiction

432 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 24, 2014

About the author

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 191 new Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today.

Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the thirty-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.

Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.

Reviews

[Brittany Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a contributor featured in this book. My story is how we as a family came together to help my mother with her seizures. The other amazing stories range anywhere from a newly wed couple who's life was changed by a TBI to sports related TBI and even a soldier. The stories are amazing because they are true. It's the kind of book that people need to read to understand patience, hope, and above all understanding of their fellow humans.
In this book I read a story about a girl who was very smart but after a TBI had trouble counting change and an unkind man called her stupid. No one knows what another person lives with and people with TBI look perfectly normal.
The stories made me cry. The pain is so close to home but also totally unique to the people who had the courage to tell their stories. I am so proud to have my own story surrounded by the stories of such remarkable people.
Chicken Soup has created yet another book that will jerk your heart and emotions. I can't even express what this book has to say because there is so much covered within its pages. I guess what Chicken Soup really gives us is a way to connect with similar people and above all to mankind.

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a wonderful book! I’m definitely keeping my copy to refer to later as it is a great reference for TBI survivors and their friends or family members. It is, just as the cover says, 101 great stories of hope, healing and hard work. These factors (hope, healing and hard work) are so crucial after TBI and any traumatic or troubling experience in life I will continue to use this book for a reference in my career helping others recover from TBI or other experiences and personally. I’m very thankful that I discovered this book while working for NeuroRestorative KY!

[Bruce Gudmundson · Rating 5 out of 5]

TBI stories for survivors and those that suppport them

This book contains real stories about this devastating injury that doctors tend to give a poor prognosis but time and time again the marvelous of the brain finds a way. As a survivor myself, I was able to regain most of my favorites but was not believed when I tried to apply for disability. One doctor even suggested that I was "exaggerating" my symptoms. It was good to see that my symptoms were.validated by others who struggled just as I did.

[Peter Daigle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book be read by everyone. I have received many reports about how eye opening it is, about the hidden plight of TBI survivors and those who relate to them!
Definitely read!

[TJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very helpful and gave me some great ideas and inspiration for healing. Thank you!!

[Karen Ng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the regular Chicken Soup stories when Jack Canfield was still an editor.

[Teresa Downer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Helpful

As a TBI survivor, I could definitely relate to many of these experiences. Life after TBI is definitely a new normal. It helps to
read these experiences because it helps us to understand that we are not alone in living with these issues we face every day.

[Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book - especially when it comes to learning more about brain injuries. I felt like some of the stories are a bit repetitive, but then again, the main struggles in a brain injury are the same for everyone.

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book for friends, families, and workers with people with Traumatic Brain Injury--as well as the patients themselves. It tells from various points of view, stories and advice on handling this life difficulty.

[MomofTeen · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the 5’s! What a magnificent book. I found myself nodding and smiling and sighing. Not until a TBI is part of your world can you truly appreciate the resilience of spirit in this book of short stories. Like these marvelous people, my youngest son is a miracle.