After the Fire: How the Brain Rebuilds Paths

This one-page handout uses a forest-fire metaphor to explain neuroplasticity after stroke or brain injury, including what’s lost, what’s protected, and how new routes form (blaze, smoke, scar, new growth, new trails, weeds, distant trees). Use it in-session to set expectations, coach clients on why meaningful practice matters, and redirect maladaptive habits toward efficient, therapy-shaped pathways.