Self advocacy requires that you know who you are and where you want to go…

Editor's Picks, Stroke RecoveryStacie BroekMarch 14, 2024SelfAdvocacy, your2point0Comment

I know that my anger has caused pain, ripped away relationships and left scars. A gaggle of therapists, countless friends and acquaintances (and my very own sister) can attest to this. So, that leaves me considering the question, “Should I get mad or get even?”

Editor's Picks, Most Popluar, Stroke Recovery, The Power of YouStacie BroekJanuary 19, 2024getmad, geteven, stroketransformation, StrokeAwareness, passionbasedtherapy Comment

What Is Passion-Based Therapy?

I don't know what would have happened if I would have gone to a rehabilitation facility, instead of recovering from home. Would I be this far in my transformation? Further? Would I have written a book? Would I be able to speak? What I do know about my transformation is that it would not be possible without Passion-Based Therapy.

Read on to find out more.

Stroke Recovery, The Power of YouStacie BroekJanuary 9, 2023passionbasedtherapy, thrivingastrokeComment

Mud In, Mud Out

Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you took refuge in a safe place?

Soul, Stroke Tales, Stroke RecoveryStacie BroekApril 26, 2021strokeawareness, stroke rehabilitation, strokerecovery, sensoryintegration, youngstrokesurvivorComment

The life-changing effects of surviving

The simple definition of recovery is a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. I suffered a multitude of set-backs from my stroke. From non-fluent aphasia, agraphia, emotional regulation disorder, impaired cognitive functions, sensory integration disorder to right-sided hemiparesis. I have spent the better part of the last year and a half working on my recovery.
But I’m not there yet.

Stroke Recovery, Your Village, The Power of YouStacie BroekNovember 8, 2020strokeawareness, strokerecovery, myvillage, lifeafterstroke, stroke healingComment

Getting back to the basics

Stroke Recovery, The Power of You, MindStacie BroekSeptember 6, 2020findyour2pt0, strokeawareness, strokesurvivorness, strokerecovery

My 3 ingredients to finding your recovery groove

I have been there.... where you are…. slogging thru the days. It has taken me a long time to understand that without finding your recovery groove, your sweet spot, your true passion, you can get lost in a never-ending mountain of to-dos.

Stroke Recovery, Lifestyle, Editor's Picks, The Power of You, Your VillageStacie BroekAugust 16, 2020strokeawareness, strokewarrior, strokerecovery, strokesurvivor, yourrecoverygroove Comments

Why marriage and stroke have more in common that you think

Sometimes I think my marriage had a stroke

Stroke Recovery, Lifestyle, Editor's Picks, Your Village, Soul, Family BabeStacie BroekAugust 9, 2020strokeawareness, strokeofinsight, strokerecovery, strokesurvivorComment

I think I can, I think I can

4 fundamentals to live by during your recovery

Lifestyle, Most Popular, Stroke Recovery, Most Popluar, Invisible Disabilities, The Power of YouStacie BroekJuly 26, 2020strokerecovery, strokesurvivorness, strokeawareness, strokewarriorComment

3 steps to find your smile during your recovery

Lifestyle, Most Popular, Editor's Picks, Stroke Recovery, The Power of YouStacie BroekJuly 12, 2020strokeawareness, believeinyourwhy, strokewarrior, livethelittlethings, sticktoitness, carotidarterydissection, holistic stroke healingComment

She’s broken or she’s better

I have become a master of the black or white. There are no in-betweens for me. You either see a well-put-together master of disguise or a shockingly, unraveled woman coming apart at her seams. I am definitely broken.

Lifestyle, Stroke Recovery, Editor's Picks, Family, Family Babe, BodyStacie BroekJuly 5, 2020my2pt0, strokerecovery, strokeawareness, myvillage Comments

You are a bi*ch and a bully

After suffering a life-changing event, here are 7 steps I found to help mend the broken fences of my soul.

Stroke Recovery, Stroke Tales, Lifestyle, Your Village, SoulStacie BroekJune 28, 2020braininjury, braindamage, emotionalregulation, strokerecovery, strokeawareness Comments

Finding your stroke-recovery mojo

3 Steps to finding your stroke-recovery mojo:

#1 Take a Break

#2 Reconnect with Your Goals

#3 Set Yourself up for a Win

It sounds simple, right? To put it into action, to get back your stroke-recovery mojo or to just get you re-focused on your path read along.

Stroke Recovery, Lifestyle, The Power of YouStacie BroekMay 31, 2020strokerecovery, strokesurvivor, youngstrokesurvivor, strokewarriorComment

52 weeks, a tale of stroke-survivor-ness

As I sit here, I’m celebrating 52 weeks of pain. One solid year of learning everything from how to walk and how to talk. However, this milestone, encapsulates my life’s starting point. It is like everything has been brought, suddenly, to life and I'm celebrating my one year birthday.