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Geriatrician Offers 4 Tips to Stay Connected During Coronavirus Outbreak

“Social distancing” is the new phrase that describes most of this, and it goes against what we typically advocate for our older patients. As geriatricians, we promote the benefits of social engagement to our patients; we remind them of the poor health outcomes associated with social isolation. Now, with COVID-19, [...]

Susan Troyer2020-03-14T14:47:30-05:00March 14th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: A geriatrician offers 4 tips for seniors to stay connected during coronavirus outbreak, Laurie Archbald-Pannone, TheConversation.com, University of Virginia|Comments Off

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Gateway to Health – Important Docu-Series for Caregivers

“Our oral health reflects the health of our entire body. From infectious diseases, chronic low energy, inflammation, even protection from Alzheimer’s. . . It appears everything is tied to the health of your mouth, gums, teeth and saliva. As you’ll discover, each episode is packed with simple, at-home strategies you [...]

Susan Troyer2020-03-15T16:00:43-05:00March 12th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Caring for Our Caregivers, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Dr. Pedram Shojai, Founder, Gateway to Health: Healing Secrets of the Oral Biome, Interconnected: The Power to Heal From Within, NY Times Best Selling Author, Oral Biome, Strengthening the immune system, The Urban Monk, Well.org|Comments Off

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CPS Awards Scholars for Work on “The Biology of Love”

"In accord with Riane Eisler’s partnership model, Maturana and Yáñez demonstrate how the evolutionary history of humanity is not centered on competition and aggressive striving but on love and cooperation. . . In November of 2019, Humberto and Ximena released their latest book, Historia de Nuestro Vivir Cotidiano (History of [...]

Susan Troyer2020-03-02T01:20:04-06:00March 1st, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Historia de Nuestro Vivir Cotidiano, Humberto Maturana, Riane Eisler's partnership model, The Biology of Love, The Center for Partnership Studies, Ximena Davila Yanez|Comments Off

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Profile in Courage – Mitt Romney

“Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up.” Amos 5:24 (NET Bible). Since the day the president announced his candidacy, I have been listening for words of integrity, authenticity, and decency. After this period of close discernment, my mind and spirit became [...]

Susan Troyer2020-02-12T16:26:46-06:00February 12th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: "Do the right thing", Minority of One, Mitt Romney, Profile in Courage, Social Justice, vascular dementia, Week of impeachment|Comments Off

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Person-Centered Care – Ten Ways to Put It Into Practice

"Person-Centered Care for People With Dementia.” This was a forum offered during an annual conference of the American Society on Aging held in Chicago. Open to professionals from a wide range of healthcare, residential care, and home and community-based care settings, the focus was on non-pharmaceutical treatment and care. The [...]

Susan Troyer2020-01-28T11:00:03-06:00January 25th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: "Person-centered Care for People With Dementia", 2015 Forum, American Society on Aging, Carl Rogers, Focused on values of the person living with dementia, individual preferences, Thomas Kitwood|0 Comments

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How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future

Dr. Riane Eisler’s newest book, coauthored with anthropologist, Douglas P. Fry, PhD, is titled Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future (2019). At a time of great divisiveness in our culture, Dr. Eisler’s most recent publication offers an alternative to domination and division. This [...]

Susan Troyer2020-01-25T17:45:40-06:00January 21st, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Center for Partnership Studies, How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, JD, Leader in the movement for peace and economic equity, Nurturing Our Humanity, One of 20 "Great Peacemakers", Riane Eisler|0 Comments

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The Myth of Alzheimer’s – How It Resonated

This well-researched 2008 publication covers the concept of Alzheimer’s disease from its intriguing history to the monumental challenge it has become today. The book’s practical perspective provides a new lens by which to view the challenges of living with brain aging. Anecdotal sharing of my personal experiences of past [...]

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The Ring Theory – When It’s Not About You

Comfort IN, Dump OUT... How not to say the wrong thing? What is The Ring Theory – and what is its best application? How to unpack this technique? Upon receiving a diagnosis of dementia, one’s social contacts can change abruptly, and sometimes end. Old friends and associates stop coming because [...]

Susan Troyer2020-01-10T18:16:55-06:00January 6th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community, General, Mindful Presence|Tags: Clinical Psychologist, Comfort and support in dementia care, Comfort In - Dump Out, Susan Silk, The Ring Theory|0 Comments

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Human Rights Violations of Elders With Dementia Led to Suffering and Death

I was simply stunned. This time, it hit close to home. My deceased father had been in a highly invisible group of people ... a group which, in many cultures, is revered and held in esteem. Writing this in a chaotic post-truth era, the words of the Acting White [...]

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Amazon #1 Best Seller – Luminous and Scholarly

I learned about The Chalice and The Blade during a 1987 dinner meeting of Women in Management in Chicago's downtown chapter. The book is now considered a classic. It is an important historical review of the shaping of human culture, comparing two basic models of society – the dominator [...]

Susan Troyer2020-01-10T18:15:30-06:00January 5th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Amazon #1 Best Seller in Women's Studies History, Caregivers, Caregiving, Dementia, Dementia community, Dominator model, Dr. Riane Eisler, Influencer, JD, Medicine, Nursing, Partnership model, Pioneer, Researcher, Rights of women and children, The Center for Partnership Studies, The Chalice and The Blade, Women's summit|0 Comments