David BrimacombePost-concussion syndrome (PCS) recovery coach

Your PCS Recovery WHY Needs More Power #PCSRecovery #PostConcussion #Mindset

15 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this motivational segment, David Brimacombe explains that a weak, superficial reason for recovering from post‑concussion syndrome (PCS) is like a small car (a Honda Civic) lacking the torque to pull you out of a ditch. He argues that on the hardest days you need a substantially larger, more compelling "why"—a powerful motivation comparable to a Ford F‑150 or a semi‑truck—that can generate enough force to rescue you from the setback. Minor goals such as wanting to work out, eat better, or feel good are deemed insufficient; instead, a deeper, more substantial purpose is required to sustain recovery during dark moments.

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Now, if a car drives by that's not very big, it tries to pull you out. It can't, doesn't have the torque, doesn't have the capacity. The same applies to your reasoning, your whys. If your why isn't substantial enough, like, I want to be better, I want to be able to work out, I want to be able to eat what I want to eat, I want to be able to get up and feel good. Those are okay. Those are very minor whys. So that is like your your Honda Civic coming by and trying to pull you out of that ditch, okay? What you need is a Ford F-150. You need a semi-truck. You need someone who is going to rip you out of that ditch. On those darkest days, you need a reason, okay? Your reason has to be substantial.