Can you believe that it's been 365 days since my concussion? To mark this milestone, I celebrated with a day at the spa courtesy of a couple of my girlfriends (I'm so blessed) followed by ice cream cake and sparkling apple juice!!!! I know some may find it surprising that I am celebrating the occasion, but I decided a few months back that this is how I should and would approach the day. Instead of focusing on how difficult this year has been and everything I've lost, I have chosen to celebrate the things I've learnt and how I've grown. (Plus, the spa and cake? Why wouldn't I do that?!) What's in my toolkit? I've compiled the following list of the top 5 skills/tools that I have acquired through my experiences this last year. I have learnt to: 1. Let things go and accept the things that I cannot change 2. See setbacks and disappointment as opportunities for growth and learning 3. Be grateful even when it feels like nothing is going my way 4. Deal with s
Hi! My name is Kirsten. I'm a 32 year old CPA, CA with post-concussion syndrome. My concussion's name is Stella. Since February 2017, Stella and I have been on quite the adventure. We've loved, lost, cried, laughed, grown and made (TONS OF) mistakes. AND I wrote about it! Enjoy!