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For those of us who follow pop culture news, the #FreeBritney movement has been all over social media. If you’re not familiar, in a...
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Derryen Plante
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Excerpted from You’ve Got Some Nerve
If someone is in crutches or in a cast, people can visually see that they are physically injured. They automatically know they will...
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Derryen Plante
Jul 14, 20212 min read
The Silent Majority in Mental Health
The month of June usually centers around school letting out, summer vacations, and Father’s Day. Did you know it’s also Men’s Health...
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Derryen Plante
Mar 20, 20212 min read
Excerpted from You’ve Got Some Nerve: The Battle Back from an Invisible Injury
New Beginnings Despite physically improving and doing well in therapy, my relationship with my boyfriend started to fall apart. I tried...
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Derryen Plante
Mar 6, 20213 min read
Rethinking Self-Advocacy
Often, when we are making changes in our lives, other people butt in and offer their input. You move the sofa to the opposite wall, and a...
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Derryen Plante
Mar 6, 20213 min read
Letting the Weight of the Past Go
Most months, I do a column on helping or supporting someone else when they are dealing with an invisible illness or other struggle. As...
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Derryen Plante
Mar 6, 20213 min read
Spring Cleaning for Your Inner Self
As the weather warms and we move into spring, most people start cleaning out their closets and garages. They pare down, open up the...
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Derryen Plante
Feb 8, 20213 min read
The PTSD Toll on Relationships
Loving someone with PTSD can be a frustrating, difficult rollercoaster. Trauma does a number on the brain, affecting trust, anxiety, and...
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Derryen Plante
Jan 8, 20211 min read
Reader Views - Author Interview
Delighted to have had the opportunity to sit down with Sheri Hoyte and discuss the impact of brain injury and my journey through...
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Derryen Plante
Dec 31, 20203 min read
Expect Less and Empower More
Expectations. Joan Didion once said, “To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves—there lies the great,...
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Derryen Plante
Dec 31, 20203 min read
Change Your Perspective, Not Your Resolutions
January is historically a time of new beginnings, where we all make resolutions to eat healthier, to exercise more often, or finally...
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