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From artwork and videos to blogs and podcasts, explore these creative expressions of what a brain injury means to people.

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My poetry: Sam Norris

My poetry: Sam Norris

I am determined to get back to where I was.

Sports | Survivor |

Survival is a Team Dream by Philippa Bateman

Survival is a Team Dream by Philippa Bateman

I would not be in the positive place I am now without their listening ear, information and support.

Fall | Survivor |

Blue Mundane Monday Mix by Glen Stephenson

Blu Mundane Monday Mix by Glen Stephenson

My music and mixing are both therapeutic and stimulating.

Aneurysm | Survivor |

My artwork: Sandra E Ball

My artwork: Sandra E Ball

My art makes me focus on the better things in life

Brain tumour | Survivor |

Creative Expression: Lucy Pugh

Creative Expression: Lucy Pugh

I don’t think I’d be able to get through my days without doing some sketching to calm me down

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Creative Expression: Mark and Jules Kennedy

Creative Expression: Mark and Jules Kennedy

Balancing rest and creativity really helps me to stay positive.

Fall | Survivor |

My poetry: Helen Wilson

My poetry: Helen Wilson

I hope this may provide encouragement for others to write.

Other | Survivor |

Paintings by Hannah Jenkins

Hannah Jenkins

Even when I struggle to string a sentence together I can pick up my pallet knife and disappear into myself.

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Disinfectant by Sarah-Louise Lennon

Disinfectant by Sarah-Louise Lennon

You go from awesome to primal and basic in a heartbeat.

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

My poetry: John Marshall

John Marshall

A brain injury is 'a bungee-jump' into a very unpleasant place.

Other | Survivor |

My poetry: Joseph McAloon

Joseph McAloon

Try to understand yourself and your limitations, because by doing this you can gain confidence.

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Brain Injury Sunblock and the Infernal Birdsong

Andy Nicholson

The infernal birdsong of chronic illness.

Other | Survivor |

Caroline Spiers

Caroline Spiers

It's good physiotherapy, and coming up with patterns makes my brain work.

Brain haemorrhage | Survivor |

Q&A: Hollie-Blue Huntsman

Q&A: Hollie-Blue Huntsman

Continue to give your family member all your love, support and patience, and do not give up on them.

Fall | Family member/carer |

Rock painting by Deborah Johnston

Deborah Johnston

I have never painted before, but I found it so relaxing and I surprised myself

Aneurysm | Survivor |

CinderZ

CinderZ

Music takes me to a safe place. It has over time helped me to remember certain memories and events.

Fall | Survivor |

Christina Sweeney

Christina Sweeney

After the accident, poetry helped me to express my emotions and reconnect with my old self.

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Fighting the bear

Fighting the bear

Adjusting to life after brain injury is a bit like learning to fight a bear

Other | Survivor |

Carol Evans

Carol Evans

I enjoy being creative and painting takes me to a happy place!

Aneurysm | Survivor |

Lorna Lancaster

Lorna Lancaster

When I was in hospital all I could think was ‘will I paint again?'

Stroke | Survivor |

Andrew Purnell

Andrew Purnell

Poetry has allowed me to revisit challenges and experiences I have been through and conquered.

Brain haemorrhage | Survivor |

Keith

Keith

Writing helps me maintain the more intact elements of my communication

Hydrocephalus | Survivor |

Clare Hull

Clare Hull

I got a standing ovation

Encephalitis | Survivor |

Rebecca Ivatts

Rebecca Ivatts

Brain imaging came as an epiphany - a springboard for the imagination

Other | Family member/carer |

Lara Newson: Head Smash

Lara Newson

I wasn’t a patient any of them would forget in a hurry.

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Pete Bourne

Pete Bourne

The fatigue can be relentless

Brain haemorrhage | Survivor |

Rebecca Hutchings

Rebecca Hutchings

I hope my photographs can get people talking about the condition

Other | Family member/carer |

After my brain injury I kept questioning, 'what if I have lost my ability to be creative?'

Tim Moor

After my brain injury I kept questioning, 'what if I have lost my ability to be creative?'

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Joanne Wood - Who

Joanne Wood

What’s this tumour doing in my brain, why can I not just, stay the same?

Brain tumour | Survivor |

Dr Amy Izycky's Headway Exhibition

Amy Izycky Headway Exhibition

She hopes to communicate someone’s story in the most realistic light

Other | Survivor |

Donnie McHarg

Donnie McHarg

Only once you've been through the darkness can you find acceptance and understanding

Brain haemorrhage | Survivor |

Writing a book after brain injury

Adam Nicke

My prose and purple passages are better than ever

Brain tumour | Survivor |

HiddenInMe

Simon and Becky

After my stroke I never dreamt that I could be where I am now

Stroke | Survivor |

The Face of Brain Injury With Dee Snider

Andy Nicholson

I realised quite how invisible brain injury and related conditions can be

Fall | Survivor |

Dislabeled

Christina Sweeney

Dislabeled

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Dad 2.0

Alison Cram

Dad 2.0

Road traffic incident | Family member/carer |

Never give up

Lee Hughes

Never give up

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Brain injury didn't steal my future

Debra Jones

Brain injury didn't steal my future

Fall | Survivor |

Headway is a haven

Nell Whitelaw

Headway is a haven

Brain haemorrhage | Survivor |

Riding my horse Johnny keeps me focused

Katie Atkinson

Riding my horse Johnny keeps me focused

Brain tumour | Survivor |

I see Headway as the pit stop

Matt Johns

I see Headway as the pit stop

Brain tumour | Survivor |

The old me is not the new me

Kevin Brown

The old me is not the new me

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

The new me and my Jumbledbrain blog

Michelle Munt

The new me and my Jumbledbrain blog

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Holiday from brain injury

Andy Nicholson

Holiday from brain injury

Fall | Survivor | 6:06

Dear my new brain

Anna Khan

Dear my new brain

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Kerry Jeffs

Kerry Jeffs

Art gave me a sense of purpose after brain injury

Road traffic incident | Survivor |

Pip Taylor

Pip Taylor

New found love of art has given my life meaning

Brain haemorrhage | Survivor |

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