Gail Waitkun

Gail Waitkun is a nationally recognized advocate for brain health, author, and survivor who turned her greatest challenge into a global mission.

After a devastating accident ended her path as a nursing student and athlete, Gail spent five years in isolation fighting to reclaim her life from the inside out. What emerged was not just recovery—it was a roadmap that is now transforming lives.

She is the author of Heal Your TBI: The 7-Step Approach for Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury, an Amazon best-seller endorsed by Dr. Mark Hyman, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Functional Medicine leader, who called it “a great approach for understanding what it is like to be inside the head of an individual who has had a TBI, with helpful solutions for recovering from a brain injury.”

Gail’s upcoming book, Your Brain Is Lying to You, expands her mission beyond recovery, revealing how anyone—whether healing from trauma or battling self-sabotage—can retrain their brain for resilience, confidence, and purpose.

Known as The TBI Translator, Gail bridges the gap between complex brain science and real-world strategies, helping individuals, parents, and athletes navigate the silent struggle of brain injuries. Her programs and tools focus on eliminating isolation and building step-by-step systems for rewiring the brain.

A certified Institute for Integrative Nutrition Health Coach with a background in education, Gail combines her expertise with lived experience to deliver results that theory alone can’t match. She has taught in Maine’s public schools, coached competitive sports, and built a successful 15-year business in skincare and wellness before her injury changed everything.

Today, Gail is on a mission to ensure no one with a brain injury is discharged without a plan, and to empower people everywhere to challenge the lies their brain tells them—and win.