Mission of WBISC
To improve & empower Washington’s brain injury community through collaboration, advocacy, education and outreach.
Peer Support Works
“When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without trying to mold you, it feels damn good.
When I have been listened to and when I have been heard, I am able to reperceive my world in a new way and go on. It is astonishing how elements which seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens.”
Carl Rogers
“Everything about my brain injury, my ‘new normal’ and how to live my best life, I learned in support groups from other survivors, caregivers and friends dealing with similar issues.”
DAN, TBI survivor
“After my fall, my independence, empathy, natural joy, gentleness, and the steady lifestyle I enjoyed became distorted beyond recognition!
I became closed-off, angry, explosive, self-deprecating, tired, irritable, suicidal and empty.
My isolation and disconnectedness is unbearable at times.
I used to pride myself on my independence and social skills. Now I am guarded, avoid social situations, events and being around family and friends.
I became a person in a shell and like a small child.”
James, TBI survivor thriver
