Family and friends
Well-meant comments can hurt. A lack of understanding can reduce contact and make your world feel increasingly small.
Marjon helps you explain clearly what is happening and what you need from others.For partners, children and family
Brain injury changes your life too.
Marjon helps you understand what is happening, protect your limits and find more calm at home.
What do you need help with?You do not have to solve everything at once.
For partners, children and family
Brain injury affects more than the brain; the whole family changes too.
Practical and emotional support for loved ones of people with acquired brain injury.
When someone close to you acquires a brain injury, your world is turned upside down. The focus is often on medical care, but life changes just as much for you at home.
You do not have to work it out alone
What do you need help with right now?
Choose what you recognise. You do not have to read everything at once.
For partners
From equal partners to carer and patient.
“You miss your partner even though they are sitting right beside you.”
You sit together on the sofa, yet the distance can feel immense. Since the brain injury, life at home has changed. You manage the diary, monitor stimulation and try to prevent escalation. You miss the equality and ease you once shared.
This is known as living loss.
It is understandable to feel lonely or overwhelmed. Continually adapting to an impaired brain takes a great deal of energy.
Your relationship does not have to remain in survival mode. Marjon helps reveal invisible communication patterns, creating room for connection and equality again.
Look at your situation togetherFor children and the family
Mum or dad suddenly acts differently.
A child needs to know:
“It is not my fault.”
A sudden angry outburst over a dropped cup, or a parent who has to withdraw immediately after dinner. Changed rules and reactions can be confusing and frightening for children.
An overstimulated brain reacts differently.
Children often blame themselves for this behaviour: “I must have been too noisy.” A calm, age-appropriate explanation provides clarity and safety.
Marjon helps families find words for what is happening. Simple language and clear agreements help children understand the situation and feel safer at home.
Family, friends and work
“But you look fine, don’t you?”
The invisible effects of brain injury are difficult to explain. You should not have to keep defending yourself.
Your own work
Care at home is unpredictable. Colleagues do not always understand why you are tired or why plans sometimes need to change.
Together, you work on boundaries, expectations and a manageable conversation with your employer.Work of the person with brain injury
Returning to work can create tension when capacity and expectations do not match.
Marjon helps you work towards clear communication and realistic, small steps.The oxygen mask
Caring for someone else starts with caring for yourself.
You are always ‘on’. Your partner’s or family member’s needs come first. And as soon as you take time for yourself, guilt sets in.
But when your battery is empty, you cannot keep carrying the care. Saying no to someone else can mean saying yes to yourself.
Marjon helps you create space for yourself again without feeling guilty.
Talk about what you need
Always tailored to you
What do you and your family need right now?
You may be looking for calm in your relationship, an explanation for the children or space for yourself. In an initial conversation, Marjon listens to what is happening at home and together you explore what support truly fits.
- 1Tell us what is happening
- 2Clarify what is needed
- 3Choose a suitable next step
No obligation · no standard programme · you remain in control