September 2020 - A Beautiful Voice

Mindful Presence
“ElectroConvulsive Therapy” (ECT) for people living with dementia – Where’s our humanity?

“I believe dementia is the greatest shame of modern medicine; not because there have been no significant advances in treatment, but because - from restraints, to locked units, to antipsychotics, to ECT - we have lost our recognition of the humanity of those living with the diagnosis. And there are [...]

Susan Troyer2021-10-30T23:07:49-05:00September 29th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Dementia Beyond Disease - Enhancing Well-Being, Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care, dementia-care, Dr. Al Power-MD, Geriatric-psychiatric care|0 Comments

Creating Community
Partnerism campaign for a new era: Beyond being stuck

“In the dominator system, the blade is the metaphor for power: a symbol of power to dominate, exploit and take life. In the partnership system, the metaphor for power is the chalice: an ancient symbol of the power to give, nurture, and illuminate life.” – From The Chalice and the [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-10T23:51:46-05:00September 27th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Chalice and the Blade, Partnerism in a dominator-led culture, Riane Eisler|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
Important Full Series Replay This Weekend – starting now!

Dr. David Perlmutter, MD, is hosting a FREE online event this weekend which offers cutting edge information and which is not to be missed! Dr. Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist and #1 NYT bestselling author whom I’ve followed in recent years and for whom I hold great respect. As physician [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-10T23:51:11-05:00September 25th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: #1 NYT bestselling author, Alzheimers - The Science of Prevention, Board-certified neurologist, Dr. David Perlmutter, How to Protect Your Brain During a Pandemic, MD, physician and teacher|0 Comments

Sense of Place
“Vitamin G” – the color of green provides a natural high!

I had just completed the final tweaking and posted an article about "green space." Then - checking email messages, the first one found in my inbox was from Michael Greger, MD. It contained a brief video with the scientific research to support "green exercising," the value of "green spaces," and [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-10T23:50:42-05:00September 21st, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Dr. Michael Greger, green exercising, green space and dementia, value of green spaces|0 Comments

A Sense of Place
Two prescriptions – “green space” or “confinement” … You choose.

Both parents had lived non-stop, very active lives - Mother in teaching and Dad in farm management. In retirement, they traveled internationally and domestically, and wintered in Sarasota where they had many good friends and family... Supporting their need and desire to be out and about at a time they [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-10T23:50:29-05:00September 21st, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: "Human Rights and Confinement", Australian academic group, Dementia care partners, Ending Confinement and Segregation Barriers to Realising Human Rights in the Everyday Lives of People Living With Dementia in Residential Aged Care, Good dementia care, Good for community, Good for health, Good for people, Green spaces, Human Rights and the Confinement of People Living With Dementia in Care Homes, Kate Swaffer|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
Why Study Alzheimer’s?

During the September observance of "Dementia Awareness Month 2020," we again raise the question, "Why Study Alzheimer's?" In this April 2016 post, republished with video in February 2020, Kyrie Carpenter challenged conventional views about "the war to eradicate Alzheimer's disease" and questioned whether Alzheimer's is a disease. The post below appeared on [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-10T23:49:56-05:00September 20th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer's, DISRUPT AGING, DISRUPT DEMENTIA, Dr. Bill Thomas, Kyrie Carpenter|0 Comments

Literary Companionship
How our simple gratitude list evolved into a “memory journal project”

Why journal? Many reasons! On both a personal and professional level, journaling is a powerful tool which can be life-changing. Why did I journal? The following post describes some of the phases involved in keeping the Memory Journal for my parents over a ten-year period. Context matters People have been [...]

Susan Troyer2020-11-03T15:30:41-06:00September 15th, 2020|Categories: Literary Companionship|Tags: "100 Journaling Benefits", John and Patrice Robson, Journaling as individual or with family in pandemic, Journaling for dementia care partners, neuroplasticity, the gratitude journal, the meditation journal, the memory journal, the reflective journal|Comments Off

Food for Life
“The Need to Grow” – an award-winning film – available here until September 14!

The facts are grim. But - if we act - it’s not all doom and gloom. If you’re ready for a serious dose of heartwarming hope and real solutions, check this out. Question: According to UN officials, at current rates of depletion, how many years of farmable soil does [...]

Susan Troyer2020-09-13T08:35:17-05:00September 12th, 2020|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: Cutting-edge technologies emerging as best solutions to climate change, Earth Conscious Films, Food Revolution Network, Prevent drought and flood, Protect drinking water and oceans, Restore human health, Reverse climate change, The Need To GROW|Comments Off

Mindful Presence
Commemorating “Dementia Awareness Month 2020” – Language guidelines for conveying respect

Being conscious | Words matter The words we choose and the language we use in talking about dementia matter in the lives of individuals living with dementia and their families. Our words and our language can show understanding and acceptance – or they can contribute to ongoing stigma, discrimination, and [...]

Susan Troyer2020-09-11T23:41:26-05:00September 11th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: “Person-Centred Language Guidelines" - 2017, Alzheimer Society of Canada, pervasive stigma and discrimination known to people living with dementia and their caregivers, Words and language, Words matter|Comments Off

Mindful Presence
Don’t count on a pill to save you. Learn why current Alzheimer’s meds do not work.

We live in a pill-popping culture which turns to medicine for a pill to cure every ill. In Episode #2 of this groundbreaking series, we learn why current Alzheimer's medications do not work. The series is called Alzheimer’s – The Science of Prevention. Episode #2 - Untangling Alzheimer’s - What’s [...]

Susan Troyer2020-09-11T12:37:16-05:00September 10th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Alzheimers - The Science of Prevention, current medications do not work, How Alzheimers is diagnosed, How Alzheimers progresses over time, pill-popping culture, Signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, Untangling Alzheimer’s - What’s Going Wrong|Comments Off

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