Finding the Words
I’m Louise Mathewson, a poet, essayist, and author who writes about the sacred moments that shape our lives. My work is rooted in resilience, reflection, and the quiet strength we discover in times of change. After a traumatic brain injury reshaped my world, poetry became the way I found my way back to myself — and today, I share my writing to offer companionship and hope to anyone navigating life’s interruptions.
TBI— Transformed By Injury
This book grew out of the years I spent relearning how to live after my brain injury. Poetry became the place where I could listen inward again — where grief, uncertainty, and slow healing found language. These poems trace the small, steady ways a life can reshape itself, and I share them in the hope they offer light to anyone walking their own path of change.
Praise for A Life Interrupted
Lee Woodruff
Author, speaker, and co‑founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation
A compelling memoir in poetry that tells the story of recovery from and life with a traumatic brain injury... This book would be a help to not only survivors, but to families and health professionals.
Christina Baldwin
Acclaimed author and pioneer of the writing-as-healing movement
Louise's writing is a map to a journey we may not all take, but we all need to understand!
A Shared Commitment to TBI Healing
Grateful to Lee Woodruff — bestselling author, speaker, and co‑founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation — for her thoughtful endorsement of A Life Interrupted: Living with Brain Injury.