The Importance of Sleep after Brain Injury
David A. Grant, TBI Survivor January 7, 2019 It’s time to put a label on one of my biggest fears as a brain injury survivor: Backsliding. In the eight years since my traumatic brain injury, my recovery has continued unabat...
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Traumatic Brain Injury News & Information – from our friends at BrainLine.org
How many drug users who OD’d have brain damage? The latest figures available from the Public Health Agency of Canada say over 9,000 people fatally overdosed across the country between January 2016 and June 2018. British Columbia's coron...
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Brain Injury Treatment and Substance Abuse
This is an oldie, but a goodie, from our friends over at Addiction.com Brain Injury Treatment And Substance Abuse May 20, 2011 Addiction Research, Risk Factors 0 The ripple effects of accidents can spread further than most pe...
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Tips for Staying Sober During the Holidays
Our friends at The Retreat had these tips to share, and we liked them enough to borrow! Here are twelve-time proven practices, techniques and tactics to celebrate the holiday season sanely, safely and in sobriety. Line up a fe...
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American Fix: An Evening with Ryan Hampton – Join Vinland National Center, NuWay and MN Recovery Connection! Thurs., Nov. 29, 7pm
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Join Vinland at the 2nd Annual MARATP Conference this August!
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Celebrate the Superbowl with others in Recovery at SoberBowl!
Every year at this time, football fans young and old, are drowned in messages to party with alcohol. Bars across the nation are implementing $40+ cover charges just to get in and watch the game. The SoberBowl is a fantastic alternative! So...
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Sharing a Client Interview at Vinland
John generously gave his permission for us to share his responses to our standard client interview, as we thought they were pretty cool. We thought you might enjoy, as well. What Brought you to Vinland? A relapse and legal issues. Also, I...
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Living with an Invisible Disability
After an accident, a head injury is easy to spot due to visible wounds. A shaved head with a row of stitches are the very noticeable signs of a head injury. But after the wounds heal and hair covers the scars, sometimes there are no visib...
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Finding Fun in Recovery
How do you help clients at Vinland Center learn how to have fun while in recovery? You start with respect. "You treat everyone with respect so they feel good about themselves," said Tom Everett, who works in Vinland's Fitness and Wellne...
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