Victoria Brain Injury Society

10/23/2026

🧠 BRAIN FACT FRIDAY 🧠 Did you know:
Your brain is a pattern-recognition powerhouse!

From recognizing a familiar face to learning a new routine, your brain identifies regularities in the world around you. This ability helps you organize information, learn from experience and anticipate what might happen next.

💡 Here’s the fascinating part: Your brain can learn patterns without you even realizing it! Research into statistical learning shows that people can pick up regularities in what they see and hear, even when they aren’t deliberately trying to learn them.

🧩 Try this: What comes next in this sequence?
2, 4, 6, 8, __?

Your brain can recognize the pattern and predict the next number: 10!

Understanding how our brains process information helps us appreciate just how much is happening behind the scenes every day.

💬 Did you recognize the pattern right away? Tell us in the comments!

10/22/2026

🧠 Connection is good for the brain.

Living with a brain injury can feel isolating. Connecting with people who understand can help you feel seen, share experiences and know you’re not alone.

The VBIS Westshore Peer Support Drop-In is a welcoming space to connect, share and find support alongside others who understand the journey.

📍 VBIS Westshore, Unit 204, 2780 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Langford

🗓 Mondays, 12:30-3:00 PM

✅ Current VBIS clients: just drop in

🆕 New to VBIS? Complete an intake to join. Call 250.598.9339 or email [email protected] to get started.

💙 Know someone who could use a community that understands? Share this post with them.
Sometimes the smallest connections make the biggest difference.

10/19/2026

🏒 Everyone deserves a place to play.

Hockey Without Limits offers free, inclusive hockey for adults in our community, and the impact goes far beyond the ice. Playing together builds confidence, strengthens friendships and creates a real sense of belonging for people of all abilities!

Want to know how it’s making a difference?
Read the full story on our blog. 🔗 Link in bio.

10/16/2026

Happy Brain Fact Friday! 🧠

Andy’s snacking on guac, salmon, and walnuts this week, and for good reason. They’re all brain-healthy fats.

Here are 5 to try:
🐟 Salmon or sardines: omega-3s that help brain cells communicate
🥜 Walnuts: a crunchy snack with antioxidants for your brain
🥑 Avocado: healthy fats that support blood flow to the brain
🫒 Olive oil: a Mediterranean diet staple linked to brain health
🌱 Chia or flax seeds: plant-based omega-3s, easy to add to any meal

👉 Which one are you adding to your plate this weekend? Tell us below!

🔖 Save this post for your next grocery trip.

📤 Share it with someone who could use an easy brain-health tip.

Every brain and every recovery is different, so check with your healthcare provider before making big changes to your diet.

Need support after a brain injury? Our programs are free for survivors and their families. Learn more at vbis.ca 💙

10/15/2026

💙 Thank you, Britannia Royal Canadian Legion Branch #7!

We are incredibly grateful for your generous $2,000 donation to the Victoria Brain Injury Society.

Your support helps us continue providing programs, services and resources for people living with acquired brain injury and their families throughout Greater Victoria.

Thank you for standing behind our brain injury community and helping us make a difference!

10/12/2026

Thanksgiving Holiday Closure 🍂

The Victoria Brain Injury Society office will be closed on Monday, October 12, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

We wish everyone a safe, happy and restful long weekend!  Our office will reopen on Tuesday, October 13, during regular hours.

10/09/2026

🧠 Brain Fact Friday 🧠

Did you know: Research published in Scientific Reports found that gratitude meditation can influence communication between brain networks involved in emotion and motivation.

Researchers also observed changes in heart activity during the practice, suggesting that gratitude meditation may have short-term effects on both brain and body responses.

💡 These findings help us understand how our experiences may influence brain activity and the systems involved in emotional regulation. While this study didn’t examine brain injury recovery, it offers an interesting look at the connection between our emotions, brain, and body.

🍂 With Thanksgiving here, we’re taking a moment to appreciate the people, experiences, and little things that bring meaning to our lives. We recognize that life after a brain injury can bring challenges, too, and everyone’s journey is different. There’s room for gratitude on the good days and room for difficult feelings on the hard ones.

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for our clients, families, supporters, volunteers, and community who make the work we do at VBIS possible.

💬 What’s one thing you’re grateful for this Thanksgiving?

Source:Kyeong et al. (2017), Effects of gratitude meditation on neural network functional connectivity and brain-heart coupling, Scientific Reports.

10/08/2026

10/05/2026

🏃🧠 Team VBIS is getting ready for race weekend — and we need your support!

Our runners are taking on the Royal Victoria Marathon to raise funds and awareness for the Victoria Brain Injury Society.

They’re putting in the kilometres. You can help make every one of them count.
Your donation supports VBIS programs, services and resources for people living with acquired brain injury and their families throughout Greater Victoria.

Whether it’s $10, $25, $50 or more, every contribution brings Team VBIS closer to our fundraising goal — and helps us continue providing accessible brain injury support in our community.

💙 Support Team VBIS today.
👉 Donate through the 🔗 link in our bio.

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