Defying the Label — Season 1, Episode 2: Me & My New Brain

Episode synopsis

Charlie Elmore suffered a brain injury in a snowboarding accident four years ago. Now she’s going to retrace the steps of her dramatic recovery and meet other young people adjusting to life after serious brain injuries, including 19-year-old car-crash survivor Callum, avid skier Tai and fashion buyer Hannah, who has to re-learn how to walk and talk after she collapsed while out shopping and hit her head on the pavement. With their help, Charlie embarks on a courageous journey to improve understanding of this 'invisible' disability - which is the biggest cause of acquired disability in young adults in Britain - and discovers the hidden ways it affects her own life too.

About Defying the Label

Explores what it's like to live with a disability in the UK today.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Don’t Take My Baby
• E3The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime
• E4Wanted: A Very Personal Assistant, Episode 1
• E5The Boy Who Wants His Leg Cut Off
• E6The World’s Worst Place to Be Disabled?
• E7The Unbreakables: Life & Love on Disability Campus, Episode 1
• E8Wanted: A Very Personal Assistant, Episode 2
• E9Disabled in an Instant
• E10Life Begins Now
• E11The Unbreakables: Life & Love on Disability Campus, Episode 2
• E12Epilepsy & Me
• E13Find a Home for My Brother