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Our soul purpose
Research findings, media stories and articles to inspire new narratives about people living with dementia

Welcome to ABeautifulVoice.org...! Mission: A lifestyle digest amplifying ways to humanize the care of people living with dementia, including approaches from psychology, society and culture. The digest not only challenges the conventional model but also seeks to enlarge the discussion of soul care. It is created, curated, and compiled for all [...]

2022-09-08T15:55:45-05:00September 8th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Food for life
Important Rush University study: Just one cup of leafy greens adds 11 healthy years to your life!

Can eating just one cup of greens per day add 11 healthy years to your life? A 2017 study from Rush University involving 1,000 adults came to some stunning conclusions. The researchers found that people who ate just one serving of leafy greens per day (think spinach, kale, collard greens, [...]

2022-09-08T20:51:02-05:00September 8th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Addressing Ageism Awareness
‘Covid Hit Us Over the Head With a Two-by-Four’: Addressing Ageism With Urgency

“Covid hit us over the head with a two-by-four, [showing that] you can’t keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results” for seniors, Jess Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging, said in an October webinar on ageism in health care sponsored by [...]

2022-09-03T12:53:09-05:00September 2nd, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Mindful music support
The music app supporting dementia care at home

"Currently, the aged care sector is in crisis, with devastating outcomes reported by the Royal Commission into Aged Care. The Commission’s report highlighted the benefits and subsequent need for music therapy, and MATCH goes at least a part of the way to increasing access to the benefits of music therapy [...]

2022-09-01T22:11:13-05:00September 1st, 2022|Categories: General, Music as Medicine|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Leadership matters
Riane Eisler: Leading the shift from a dominator culture to a partnership culture

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 rather than domination. [...]

2022-09-05T22:19:39-05:00August 29th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Our one and only planet
100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes – Don’t miss this critically-acclaimed film!

If you love watching movies that transform the way you see the world, you won't want to miss this film. It’s called Fantastic Fungi, and it has rocked audiences since its debut, with 100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and rave reviews from big-name critics… This week, you can screen the special [...]

2022-08-25T14:41:46-05:00August 25th, 2022|Categories: A Sense of Place, General|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Changing one's mind
Achieving a new personal reality through the use of meditation and mindfulness

Deepak Chopra, MD, is one of the best-known figures in alternative medicine. Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD, is a Harvard neuroscientist and pioneer in Alzheimer's research. The message of Dr. Chopra's PBS special presentation with Dr. Tanzi was powerful, positive, and persuasive. Following the presentation, I purchased Super Brain, which I [...]

2022-09-05T22:25:15-05:00August 25th, 2022|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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A new political morality
Fostering true democracy

Title: The Soul of Politics Author:  Jim Wallis, American theologian, writer, teacher and political activist, outlines a new political morality based on social justice and renewal. Publication date: 2006 In The Soul of Politics, the author guides us to look beyond the traditional corridors of power to find the resources [...]

2022-09-01T22:57:59-05:00August 22nd, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: |0 Comments
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Just the facts
End-of-life costs for dementia far greater than for other diseases

"Health care costs for dementia in the last years of life can be a huge financial burden for families as well as for society at large." Published: November 23, 2015 |  Source:  NIH.gov   At a Glance Health care costs for people with dementia were significantly higher in their last [...]

2022-08-22T14:44:18-05:00August 22nd, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Do no harm
Tufts University physician asks: Want to fix America’s health care? First, focus on food

Author, Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, is Dean of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. He writes, "Recent research estimated that poor diet causes nearly half of all U.S. deaths due to heart disease, stroke and diabetes. There are almost 1,000 deaths from these causes alone, every day."   The national [...]

2022-08-22T11:51:08-05:00August 21st, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: |0 Comments
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