Susan Troyer, Author at A Beautiful Voice

Silence is complicity
Our Stories Still Matter in the Wake of the 2024 Election–Part I

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The 2024 election is over, but its wounds are fresh. The chasm between us feels wider, the rhetoric harsher, and [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:34:48-05:00September 14th, 2025|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Dementia community, healing in caregiving, storytelling confronts misogyny, storytelling honors caregiving, storytelling in caregiving, valuing truth and clarity|0 Comments

Evidence-based health insights
Come Together: Be Part of a Global Movement for Health and Sustainability

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I look forward to the Food Revolution Summit every single year. For over a decade, this transformative online event has [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:34:31-05:00September 10th, 2025|Categories: Food For Life|0 Comments

Meaning matters
Pope Francis’ death right after Easter sounds miraculous – but patients and caregivers often work together to delay dying

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Author: Michelle Riba, University of Michigan On the morning of Easter Monday, after his final public address the day prior, [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:34:19-05:00April 25th, 2025|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Cancer, Death and Dying, Doctor-patient communication, Doctor-patient relationship, End-of-Life, Meaning, Oncology, Positivity, Psychosocial support, Social determinants of health, Terminal illness|0 Comments

Music transcending division
How Music Can Bridge Generational Differences

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Brandi Carlile & Joni Mitchell at the Newport Folk Festival in 2022 - WFUV Public Radio/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 By Marc [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:33:53-05:00April 21st, 2025|Categories: Music as Medicine|Tags: Benefits of musical collaboration, Intergenerational music-making|0 Comments

May truth be told!
Medicaid Advocates Say Critics Use Loaded Terms To Gain Edge in Congressional Debate

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We put “loved ones” in nursing homes, underfund them as a society, and hope to never need one ourselves. – [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:32:19-05:00April 10th, 2025|Categories: A Sense of Place|0 Comments

This moral moment
US Senator Cory Booker just spoke for 25 hours in Congress. What was he trying to achieve?

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"Moments like this require us to be more creative or more imaginative, or just more persistent and dogged and determined." [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:32:01-05:00April 7th, 2025|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Cory Booker, Democrats, Donald Trump, US Senate Filibuster, World news|0 Comments

Managing dementia complexities
Just adding nursing home staff won’t ensure quality dementia care

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“Our findings highlight the fact that high-quality care involves not only increased staffing, but also specialized training in practices proven to [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:31:45-05:00March 16th, 2025|Categories: A Sense of Place|0 Comments

Prioritizing our brain health
10 Transformative Practices for improved memory & sharper focus [FREE eBook!]

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As we stand on the brink of life-changing discoveries in neuroscience, it’s more evident than ever that the decisions we [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:29:41-05:00March 15th, 2025|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Brain health, Dr. Austin Perlmutter, e-book - Top 10 ways to rewire your brain, Mental health|0 Comments

Fostering cognitive health
Your environment can increase your dementia risk

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A new study focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia risk. The meta-analysis demonstrates that factors [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:29:22-05:00March 7th, 2025|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Air quality, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Environmental effects upon dementia risk, fine particulate matter in the air, Green and blue spaces, Living near major roadways, Noise pollution, Walkability in a community|0 Comments

Unlock a better brain!
Better brain health is possible – here’s a blueprint

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Have you ever felt drained, anxious, unable to focus, or like you’re struggling to think clearly? If so, it’s not [...]

Susan Troyer2025-10-21T02:29:27-05:00March 1st, 2025|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Alzheimer's, Anxiety, Austin Perlmutter M.D., Better Brain Blueprint, brain health issues, cutting-edge science-backed information, Dementia, Depression, free online broadcast, low mood|0 Comments

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