Soccer is a sport that allows for movement, feeling, energy, connection, fitness, flow, and competition. Concussion can change everything.

Read this story to learn about how our knowledge of concussions has grown over time, and how the decision to completely heal from a concussion changed one woman's experience of soccer forever.

If you are a parent, watch your children and players carefully for any signs of head injury, (in soccer or any other sport).

If you are a referee, protect players from this potentially invisible and devastating injury.

If you are a coach, be mindful - you want your player to be healthy for their life.

http://aeon.co/magazine/altered-states/how-concussion-put-me-on-the-bench-for-good/