Introduction Planting the Seed: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
1. Setting the Context Trek One: Budding Through Non-Ideal Conditions: Off-Road: Years 1 and 2 Post-TBI: Changes in Self-Perception: Loss of My Old Self
2. Potholes: Diagnosis and Evolving symptoms
3. Stepping Stones: Speech Language Therapy
4. Lost in the Alleyway: Impact of Awareness
5. The Broken Path: Hallmarks of Communication Trek Two: Rising Through Mud and Adversity: The Rocky Road: Years 3 and 4 Post-TBI: Changes in Interpersonal Relationships: Re-Identification
6. Not a Throughway: Intellect, Emotionality, Control of Behavior 7 Lost Trailways: Relationships and Loss of Identity 8 Finding a Footpath: Rehabilitation and My Life Coach 9 Unearthing Stepping Stones: Learning to Read and Write 10 Road to Recovery: Beginning of Self-Discovery
11. Road to Recovery: Beginning of Re-Identification
12. Taking a Toll Road: Concurrent Mental Health Issues
13. Speed Bumps: Co-Morbidity with TBI and PTSD
14. Ruts in the Road: Reckoning with Anger
15. Breakdown Lane: Impatient Rehabilitation Trek Three: Petals Opening One by One: Changing Lanes: Years 5 and 6 Post-TBI: Changes in Philosophy of Life: Acceptance of My New Life
16. At the Cross Roads: Spiritual Crisis
17. Staying the Course: Transcending My Story
18. In the Right Lane: Moving Forward Trek Four: Ultimately Blossoming in the Sun: Paving a Way: Years 7 and Beyond Post-TBI: Toward New Growth: Hope
19. Opening Passageways: Insight, Value and Growth
20. Trail Blazing onto a Steady Path: Blossoming into Disability Culture