Mindful Presence
The Ring Theory – When It’s Not About You
Comfort IN, Dump OUT... How not to say the wrong thing? What is The Ring Theory – and what is its best application? How to [...]
Creating Community
Human Rights Violations of Elders With Dementia Led to Suffering and Death
I was simply stunned. This time, it hit close to home. My deceased father had been in a highly invisible group of people ... [...]
A Sense of Place
Dr. Bill Thomas and The Power to Transform
A voice for change, Dr. Bill Thomas was featured in the very first regional Alzheimer’s Association publication, Spring 1999 issue, which I received after [...]
Creating Community
Amazon #1 Best Seller – Luminous and Scholarly
I learned about The Chalice and The Blade during a 1987 dinner meeting of Women in Management in Chicago's downtown chapter. The book is [...]
Food for Life
Dr. Andrew Weil – Integrative Medicine Pioneer
Tip #10 – it got our attention! Dr. Andrew Weil was not a new name in our household when he was featured as the [...]
Mindful Presence
A Physician Challenges the Pill Paradigm
In this landmark book, Dr. Power calls for radical change in our system and the way in which we provide care. We must question being [...]
Music as Medicine
Our Essence – Singing the Journey
If there would be just one thing which transformed our intergenerational living experience, it would have been singing together at the piano. One of our [...]
Literary Companionship
The Intergenerational School of Cleveland
Juggling work responsibilities and care giving responsibilities on a busy summer day, I missed an interstate exit while en route to a dental appointment. After [...]