Heidi Lerner introduces an intriguing book of poetry, Gray Matters, in which she offers an introspective and sometimes humorous view of what it is like to suffer a near-fatal blow to the head and live with its complications. Gray Matters approaches topics such as brain injury, its sequelae (i.e. symptoms), rehabilitation from trauma, the brain itself and its neurological functions, academia with a cognitive or learning disability, nature’s healing influence and the vital importance of support groups. With a creative flair, Ms. Lerner both educates and strikes a chord, sharing struggles with personal changes, loss, and challenges as well as ways that she’s found that help her to get by.

On this site, you can find a wide selection of Gray Matters poetry, as well as information about support groups and one on one counseling or rehabilitative services conducted by Ms. Lerner. As a brain injury advocate, Heidi provides resourceful articles about the rehabilitation of brain injury survivors. Also look into Heidi’s Pilates business and her fondest athletic activity, surf kayaking. Take time, to smell the blossom of the Gray Matters website.