Brain Injury Recovery Toolkit

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  • Energy journal template with sections for activity, time, energy level before and after, comments, and battery icons for recording energy levels.

    Energy Journal

    It’s normal to experience lower energy levels or fatigue after brain injury. One way to help you deal with this fatigue is by tracking how your daily activities affect your energy usage and then planning a day that optimizes the energy you have. To help you do this we have created this energy journal.

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  • A diagram with concentric circles centered around a yellow circle labeled 'ME'. The diagram is part of instructions on how to list names, with lines and text providing guidance on personal name listing and interaction with those names.

    Circle of Support

    Your brain injury recovery can be a difficult time, but knowing you have people who support you can make a big difference in this process. Mapping out your circle of support is a great way to help you visualize all of the people that care about you and would be happy to help you in any way they can.

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  • Weekly schedule planner with daily activities. Monday through Saturday include 20-minute walks, with laundry and reading scheduled on specific days. Sunday has a walk, laundry, and reading planned.

    Goal Setting

    When recovering from a brain injury it can be difficult to stay motivated. It may be difficult to complete tasks because one's energy level and/or symptoms can be very unpredictable. We created this tool to help individuals recovering from brain injuries build skills that will allow them to feel more in control over their ability to meet their daily goals.

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  • A symptom tracker worksheet with sections for date, feelings, foods eaten, and drinks. Contains handwritten entries and highlighted lines, with a header titled "Symptom Tracker" and a subheading "Try it out!"

    Symptom Tracker

    Trying to understand and recognize the onset of brain injury symptoms can be confusing. This tool is an easy and effective way to monitor any symptoms associated with what you eat and drink.

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  • A printable sleep tracker sheet titled 'My Total Hours of Sleep', with a section for the month, a grid for tracking daily sleep hours from 1 to 14, and columns for rating sleep quality from poor to excellent. It includes a moon icon and a sleeping mask icon, with notes at the bottom.

    Sleep Journal

    Getting a good night's sleep is an important part of your recovery process. This journal has 2 different pages, allowing you to track when you are sleeping, the total hours slept and the quality of your sleep.

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  • Wellness plan template with sections for month and year, with a motivational quote, and a weekly chart listing categories 'Move,' 'Connect,' 'Enjoy,' and 'Achieve' for each day of the week.

    Wellness Plan

    During brain injury recovery, it's important to create a flexible daily structure that allows you to take care of your health while also allowing time for you to rest and heal.

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