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Identities are

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Identities are:

Multiple
Ramarajan, 2014 Gergen 2000, Meyerson & Zuckerman, 2020

Social
Shadden, 2005; Strong, Lagerwey, and Shadden 2018

Dynamic
Maitlis, 2005; Shadden, 2005; Strong and Shadden, 2020

A Choice
Frankl, 1959; Strong and Shadden, 2020; Meyerson & Zuckerman, 2020

 

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Stroke Onward

Stroke Onward
  • The Long View of Stroke Recovery
  • A Journey of Transformation Through the Arts
  • How Ingrid Clarfield Reinvented Her Musical Life After Stroke
  • Carepartner vs. Caregiver
  • Loneliness After a Stroke
  • Using 21st-Century Innovations
  • A Mindful Approach to Reclaiming Your Identity
  • Will They Ever Really Know Me?
  • How AI Helped Me Learn to Write Again
  • Recovering in Community
  • Peer Support
  • Supporting the Emotional Journey in Recovery
  • Living with Conflicting Emotions
  • Relationships Under Pressure
  • Adventures: A Step Beyond Engagement
  • Life Engagement
  • Stroke Across America
  • The Power of Sharing Your Story
  • Adaptation, Compromise and Identity
  • Fun, Friends and Community
  • Small Wins Add Up
  • Rebuilding Identity
  • What Do You Mean by Recovery?
  • Did We Have a Stroke?
  • The Hardest Part of My Recovery
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