Susan Troyer, Author at A Beautiful Voice

Creating Community
How should schools teach kids about what happened at the US Capitol on January 6? We asked 6 education experts

Miss Ethel - "A Beautiful Voice" - was a classroom teacher. Curator for this e-magazine and daughter of Miss Ethel, I was a school counselor. On Wednesday when I caught the live images on the TV screen, I turned to a retired classroom teacher to find comfort. It was all [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-12T20:45:24-06:00January 12th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Civics lessons, Current events, K-12 education, Social studies, Teaching civics, US Capitol incursion|0 Comments

Creating Community
Here’s why some people are willing to challenge bullying, corruption and bad behavior, even at personal risk

"Psychologists like me describe those who are willing to defend their principles in the face of potentially negative social consequences such as disapproval, ostracism and career setbacks as 'moral rebels.'” - Author: Catherine A. Sanderson, PhD, Poler Family Professor and Chair of Psychology, Amherst College Updated January 7, 2021 [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-08T23:50:56-06:00January 8th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: 2020 US elections, Bullying, Morals, Neuroscience, Peer pressure, Psychology, Psychology research, Self-esteem, Social pressure, US Capitol attack, US Capitol incursion, Whistleblower, Whistleblowers, Whistleblowing|0 Comments

Creating Community
Populism erupts when people feel disconnected and disrespected

"Although people voted for Donald Trump for many reasons, there is growing evidence that much of his appeal is rooted in problems of social integration. Trump seems to have secured strong support from Americans who feel they have been pushed to the margins of mainstream society and who may have [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-09T00:00:13-06:00January 8th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: 2020 US elections, Cultural wars, Democracy, Donald Trump, Emile Durkheim, MAGA, Populism globalization|0 Comments

Creating Community
5 strategies for cultivating hope this year

"As a research scientist whose work focuses on positive psychology among people facing challenges, I am deeply aware that if ever there were a time for a conversation about hope, it is now." - Author: Jacqueline S. Mattis, PhD, Dean of Faculty, Rutgers University - Newark The raging coronavirus [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-09T00:03:02-06:00January 8th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Goals, Hope, optimism, Psychology, Religion and Society, US Capitol attack, US Capitol incursion|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
Can’t keep your New Year’s resolutions? Try being kind to yourself

"Why is it so hard to stick to resolutions that require us to make effective or lasting changes? I would argue the problem isn’t that we try and we fail – the problem is how we treat ourselves when we fail." - Author, Kristin Neff, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-06T22:10:23-06:00January 6th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: all humans are imperfect, Anxiety, curiosity, Depression, emotional well-being, Failures, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Motivation, negative mind states, New Year Resolution, optimism, positive mind states, Resilience, self-compassion, self-kindness, Stress, Success|0 Comments

Food For Life
Great time to try pickling – 4th in a series

Are you a care partner at home during the pandemic - with no respite and no relief in sight? This just might be a great time to try something new in which you could involve elder loved ones. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to [...]

Creating Community
This mask-wearing appeal could work better than shaming

"Emphasizing the act of protecting others may help people who would otherwise be reluctant to practice COVID protection to feel independent and strong, rather than compliant or obedient.” - Co-Authors: Lawrence An, MD, and Kenneth Resnicow, PhD, The University of Michigan Appealing to people’s concerns for their loved ones [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-04T17:10:56-06:00January 4th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: BELIEFS, COVID-19, Social lives, Vaccines|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
How to use habit science to help you keep your New Year’s resolution

"The key to mastering habits is to understand how difficult it is to simply will them away. But you can deploy a kind of 'reverse-engineering' based on the science of habits." Wendy Wood, PhD, Provost Professor of Psychology and Business, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences More [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-04T14:08:34-06:00January 3rd, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: act on your goals, behavioral change, cues change, Cues change naturally, cultivate good habits, decision making, Fitness, Habits, Human behavior, mastering habits, New Year’s resolutions, New Years resolutions 2020, Overeating, Psychology, Willpower|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
A Good Time to Recall This Geriatrician’s 2017 Words About Living With Dementia

In January 2017, Geriatrician Al Power, MD, wrote for ChangingAging.org on the subject, “Living Well with Dementia: What It Means, and What It Doesn’t Mean.” Dr. Power is an author and international educator on transformational models of care for older adults, particularly those living with changing cognitive abilities. He is [...]

Susan Troyer2021-01-05T10:09:07-06:00January 2nd, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: change in the culture of dementia care, ChangingAging.org, dementia care partnering, Finding solutions hidden among challenges, Geriatrician Al Power MD, inadequate systems—systems of thought and systems of care, Living Well with Dementia: What It Means and What It Doesn’t Mean, my father’s treatment in a regional hospital in 2001, Poignant words to begin a new year, rejecting the narrative of pure loss and tragedy|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
Living more deeply by nourishing our insights

“We have to nourish our insight into impermanence every day. If we do, we will live more deeply, suffer less, and enjoy life much more.” — Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist 2020 has been a year we will all remember. A Chicago friend who [...]

Susan Troyer2021-10-30T15:39:32-05:00January 2nd, 2021|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, A-gift-each-day, Adult Coloring Book, Adult Weighted Blankets, AeroGarden Sprout Indoor Garden (2020 Model), Air Popcorn Machine, Alarm Clock with Extra Large Display for memory loss, Alzheimers and dementia care, and Courage, Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser Bracelet, Blue Zones Kitchen by Dan Buettner, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, Calendar for Care Partners' Schedules, Digital bathroom scale, Every Day Is a Poem: Find Clarity, Gift Gallery, Gifts for mind-body-spirit, Holiday face masks, Paint by Numbers, Rick Steves’ European Travels, Shelf organizer, Simple gifts, The Essential Preservation Hall Jazz Band - DVD, The Five Minute Journal, The Three Tenors 25th Anniversary, Thich Nhat Hanh, Wisdom|0 Comments

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