Susan Troyer, Author at A Beautiful Voice

Ms. Digest for Dementia Carers
The Pills They Keep Prescribing: Overmedicating Women’s Mental Health — and Why Nothing Has Changed

There is a moment in every overmedicated woman’s story when the prescription pad comes out before the conversation begins. The appointment is fifteen minutes. The chart has a score. The waiting room is full. The woman sitting in the chair has lost her mother, or her marriage, or her sense [...]

Susan Troyer2026-10-18T00:22:59-05:00October 17th, 2026|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: Benzodiazepines, Caregivers deserve a system that treats them as infrastructure, Céline Dion, Hayden Panettiere, Huge increase in the use of antidepressants, Lindsay Clancy, MAHA Action Plan, No convincing evidence that depression is caused by serotonin abnormalities, Professor Joanna Moncrieff, Psychiatric overprescribing, Shifting the standard of care toward prevention and a more holistic approach to mental health, What if human well-being rather than profit were placed at the center|0 Comments

365 Ways to Say I Care
WAY #17 – Print Jokes from the Internet for Some Much-Needed Laughter

Why this helps: Laughter is one of the most powerful non-pharmacological tools in dementia care. It reduces stress, releases endorphins, and creates connection. A dedicated "laughter hour" with a collection of printed jokes invites humor and play—and can be a highlight of the week! How to do it: Print a [...]

Susan Troyer2026-10-05T23:01:35-05:00October 4th, 2026|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Alzheimer's, Care partners, Caregivers, Dementia, Frida Kahlo - Mexican artist, Humor therapy, laughter, Laughter is healing, Laughter is medicine, Lead a laughter hour, One of the most powerful non-pharmacological tools in dementia care, Steven Charleston - Episcopal bishop and member of the Choctaw Nation, The Australian SMILE study - led by Dr. Lee-Fay Low, What is Novelty Journaling?|0 Comments

Our core values matter
See me – hear me

Dear friends, We are holding this space for “transforming thoughts.” The message is about caring for a person living with dementia and the monumental need for societal change in our approach to caring for older people. From old narratives To new narratives. From impossible To what is possible. [...]

Susan Troyer2026-09-29T23:46:22-05:00September 29th, 2026|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Actionable steps to transform dementia care, Alzheimer's, Caregivers, Dementia, How core values matter in dementia care|0 Comments

Collective Cruelty: Distorted Truths
Bullying and Social Bravery—Why Amy Cuddy’s Ted Talk May Resonate With Caregivers

“Bullying - the act of harassing, intimidating, or abusing others, especially habitually or from a perceived position of relative power.” – Dictionary.com In Amy’s words… “… this kind of bullying is simultaneously this horrible public spectacle of shame where you're in a spotlight. And at the same time, it's a [...]

Susan Troyer2026-10-07T14:47:55-05:00September 27th, 2026|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: Alzheimer's, Bullying, Caregivers, Dementia, Dr. Amy Cuddy, Family criticism of caregiver, social bravery, Target, Ted Talk|2 Comments

Partnership Is Practical
Riane Eisler at 95: Matriarch of the Partnership Movement

At 95, Riane Eisler remains actively engaged in the work she has pursued across a lifetime: helping humanity move from systems of domination toward systems of partnership. Her recent online program, Peace Begins at Home, brought together more than 2,000 registered participants around a principle that reaches far beyond the [...]

Susan Troyer2026-09-17T20:50:00-05:00September 17th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer's, Caregivers, Caring Economy, Dementia, Dr. Riane EislerJD, Neal Shah, Overmedication of mental health, Peace Begins at Home|0 Comments

Bulletin Board Update: September 2026
This is happening now!

Staying abreast of what is unfolding! Posted by: Susan TroyerFounder / Author, ABeautifulVoice.org 🌿 Member:

Susan Troyer2026-09-07T12:05:09-05:00September 7th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Leadership Matters
Riane Eisler: Leading the shift from a dominator culture to a partnership culture

Reprinted from August 29, 2022 Since her 1987 publication of The Chalice and the Blade, I have followed the work of Riane Eisler, JD, social scientist, attorney, and author. “Partnerism,” a word which she has introduced, is a model for creating a more equitable, sustainable, and less violent world based on partnership [...]

Susan Troyer2026-09-06T17:10:53-05:00September 6th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer's, Becoming a partnership culture, Caregivers, Dementia, Dr. Riane Eisler, Lucy Garrick, TheSystemsThinker.com|0 Comments

Our core values matter
See me – hear me

Dear friends, We are holding this space for “transforming thoughts.” All are included here because the message is about caring for someone living with dementia. The message speaks to the monumental need for societal change in our approach to caring for older people. From old narratives To new narratives. [...]

Susan Troyer2026-09-01T20:18:43-05:00September 1st, 2026|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Actionable steps to transform dementia care, Alzheimer's, Caregivers, Dementia, How core values matter in dementia care|0 Comments

Ms. Digest for Dementia Carers
The Science They Didn’t Want You to See: Alzheimer’s research fraud — and what caregivers deserve to know

Editor's Note: This article begins a three-part series examining the human and global consequences of our reliance on pharmaceuticals. Part One begins inside one family—with a medication that was intended to help my mother but instead placed her life at risk. Part Two turns to the work of Riane Eisler [...]

Susan Troyer2026-09-06T15:54:32-05:00August 29th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's research fraud, American reliance on pharmaceuticals, Amyloid beta plaques build up in the brain, Amyloid research scandal, Big pharma, Caregivers, Dementia, Dr. David Perlmutter broadcast, Investigative journalist Charles Piller, Key whistleblower Matthew Schrag MD at Vanderbilt, Neuroscientist Karl Herrup, Side effects of Aricept|0 Comments

Remembering Miss Ethel
How Anderson Cooper’s “All There Is” Became A Life-Saver

On the 15th annual observance of Miss Ethel's passing and burial (August 6, 2011), sharing Anderson Cooper's grief podcast could not be a more fitting tribute to her courageous walk with Alzheimer's over a 14 year period. Anderson's deep empathy towards people suffering grief and loss has made his podcast, [...]

Susan Troyer2026-08-06T16:54:55-05:00August 6th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: "All There Is", Alzheimer's, Caregivers, Colbert interviews Anderson Cooper, Dementia, Grief, Loss|0 Comments

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