My Story Till Now

The darkest nights produce the brightest stars.

This is my stories about my journey back to a meaningful life after a serious accident. They are solely my experiences, thoughts and feelings as I experience the challenges I encounter on my journey, for better or worse.

And if you are struggling, please remember this: You matter. You are not alone. And this world is better with you in it. I believe in you ❤️

Jørn Rasmussen

Lifestyle blogger

Self-Esteem, tips and hacks
ExperiencesLearningsLifehacksSelf-Esteem

Self-esteem can affect many areas of your life, including your mental health, relationships, and sense of self-worth. In this storie I will share my tips and experince about my ongoing process to re-gaine my self-esteem, booste my self-confidence.

About My Story

Welcome to My Story Till Now (MSTN). This is my blog about my journey back to a new normal life after a serious bicycle accident in May 2023. I want to tell my story as I see and experience it, and how I use the help and knowledge I have gained through the journey.

Are you kind to yourself ?
ExperiencesLearningsLifehacks

A story about an old rusty beetle and how its get to shine again. We all have a backpack of history that we carry with us. This backpack is filled with experiences, emotions and stories that we have experienced throughout the life we ​​have lived. This has helped shape who we are and how we think about ourselves. Do you feel that your backpack has shaped how you talk to yourself? I have 😊

The art of starting over
ExperiencesLearningsLifehacks

Why New Year's resolutions fail and how to finally succeed. The art of starting over. Every year the calendar turns to January 1st, and we collectively experience the "Fresh Start effect". It's a psychological reset button that convinces us that the "new us" will be disciplined, organized and energetic, even if the "old us" was tired and overwhelmed just 24 hours before. We set ambitious goals: lose 20 kg, cycle Tronheim - Oslo in record time, change our lifestyle to a healthier one.

Things I've learned
ExperiencesLearningsLifehacks

In this story, I'm going to share some lifehacks I've learned on my journey over the past years. There are in a way my "new" rules of thumb, some of them I probably knew before, but it's only now that they really matter and I've learned how important they are.

Consistency, routines and new habits
ExperiencesLearningsLifehacks

When you live with fatigue, it's important to find a way to get things done differently than you used to. When you realize you don't have the energy you used to, your understanding of time changes. You have to build new routines, habits and consistency.

Growing apart and growing together
LifehacksThoughts

As your life changes, it will change who walks beside you. Letting go is not unkind, it is honest. And it creates the space we need to step into who we are becoming.

November 26th is a remarkable day
ExperiencesMy Story Till NowThoughts

It's been a year since I checked into Sunnaas Hospital, 12 months that have been an emotional rollercoaster in many ways, mostly positive. A year where my life has been turned upside down, from darkness to light.

How I managed to regain an active life
Active rehabilitationExperiencesLearningsLife at homeLifehacks

I used to describe myself as an active person, exercising, being outside and doing lots of different activities... that changed. After my accident in May 2023, that part of me disappeared. I wasn't, couldn't be active anymore like I had been..., and I didn't understand why, I didn't know, I couldn't understand, the couch became my best friend, my active life was gone.

My Story About Fatigue
ExperiencesHealthLearningsLife at homeMy Story Till Now

This time I'm going to talk about fatigue, my thoughts. My experiences from my life with fatigue/brain injury, how my everyday life has been and is. What it's like to be greeted with "you look fresh then." But yes, that's on the outside..., dare you ask about the inside?

Brain Camp 2025
Active rehabilitationCampsSunnaas Foundation

I'm really lost for words to describe what I feel. But again I'll try. First, I would like to say a big thank you to the Sunnaas Foundation, the leaders, the mentors, the health personnel, the students and others who volunteer and make these Camps possible.

Camp MTB Adapt 2025
Active rehabilitationCampsSunnaas Foundation

My first Camp with Sunnass Foundations. Camp MTB Adapt in Trysil, this was a Camp where focus and most participants were spinal cord injury participants, so here we were only a few who had brain injuries this time. And an incredible experience🫶

Follow-up week at Sunnaas
HealthRehabilitationSunnaas Hospital

Short update from my follow-up week at Sunnaas Hospital, a brief summary of my experiences and lessons learned so far.

Update and some reflections after being home for a while
ExperiencesMy Story Till NowThoughts

Short update and some reflections, Some time since my last update, time passes and I try to find myself, understand who I am now, give my life a new meaning a new content.

A hard time, Rehabilitation after Sunnaas
ExperiencesHealthLife at homeMy Story Till Now

A bad period..., back to before the start, must learn to use the knowledge from Sunnaas.

Home again. Rehabilitation after Sunnaas
ExperiencesHealthLife at homeMy Story Till Now

Trying to uses the knowledge from Sunnaas. Training to fly again, understanding the new me. Learn, understand, change, adapt

Rehabilitation week 8, the last week
HealthLearningsRehabilitationSunnaas Hospital

What have I packed in my backpack and am taking home with me?

Rehabilitation week 7
HealthRehabilitationSunnaas Hospital

Learning to fly (again) - I'm not who I was, but I'm still me.

Rehabilitation week 6
HealthRehabilitationSunnaas Hospital

This week we have focus on sleep, relatives and social interaction.

Rehabilitation week 5
HealthRehabilitationSunnaas Hospital

Back after Christmas to Learning to fly (again), The batteri model

Rehabilitation week 4, half way through
HealthRehabilitationSunnaas Hospital

May 2023, one day I fell from the sky and crash landed, broke a wing, couldn't fly anymore, I tried and tried but couldn't fly again, sitting on the ground and looking up at the sky, I have to fly to live, I want to fly again.

Rehabilitation week 2 & 3
HealthRehabilitationSunnaas Hospital

A new week here at Sunnaas is ahead of me, and I am motivated for the challenges that must come.

The beginning of my rehabilitation at Sunnaas Hospital
HealthRehabilitationSunnaas Hospital

Now I'm going to Sunnaas Hospital, it feels both good and a little scary, I've heard a lot of positive things about them, I've heard about the wonderful work Sunnaas does How they helping people back on there feet after accidents, I had heard about Sunnaas all the years I have stay in Norway.

The start of My Story
My Story Till NowThe start of My Story

The beginning. The accident there changed everything, My life will never be the same again.

Jørn RasmussenLifestyle blogger

I have been through some big changes in my life, I have chosen and choose to be open about what I have been through and share my experiences in the hope that it can inspire and help others. I am a positive person with a focus on living healthy, thinking positively, living life by looking forward and letting what lies behind be as educational experiences.

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