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Moving forward: Featured Voices
To friends and readers who may have wondered why I suddenly disappeared from Facebook

"Facebook suspension" - What...?! In late March, both my personal Facebook account and my ABeautifulVoice.org page were suspended without warning or meaningful explanation. After considerable research and consultation with experienced technology professionals, I learned that this type of abrupt suspension has happened to many others as well — often through [...]

Susan Troyer2026-06-22T16:42:22-05:00June 22nd, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Abrupt Facebook suspension, Moving forward following Facebook suspension|0 Comments

The silence of the system
Journalist Kelli Maria Korducki discusses “The Daughterhood Penalty” in America’s Caregiving Crisis

America's older adult population is set to experience massive growth in the coming years. Journalist and author Kelli María Korducki is exploring the imbalance and disproportionate financial, emotional, and professional burdens falling on women who care for their aging parents. Korducki joins Michel Martin to discuss the failures of America's [...]

Susan Troyer2026-06-06T14:12:09-05:00June 6th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Author Kelli María Korducki, elder population is set to experience massive growth, failures of America's elder care system, Michel Martin is a journalist and correspondent, women who care for their aging parents|0 Comments

A landmark human rights treaty
Inclusion is Not Optional. It is a Human Rights Commitment

"People with disabilities have the right to liberty, security, and freedom from cruel or degrading treatment." - The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) [...]

Susan Troyer2026-05-31T01:55:44-05:00May 31st, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer's, Author & Facilitator Mary Beth Wighton, Consultant & Educator Jessica Luh Kim, Dementua caregivers, The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)|0 Comments

Featured Caregiver - Neal Shah
63 million caregivers get nothing. This former hedge fund manager is fighting back

Neal K. Shah left a $250 million hedge fund to fix a system that failed his own family. After caring for his grandfather through dementia and his wife through a multi-year cancer battle, he saw firsthand what 63 million family caregivers already know: the care system in America is completely [...]

Susan Troyer2026-05-15T23:55:52-05:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: 63 million unpaid American caregivers, Alzheimer's, American care system is broken, Caregivers, Dementia|0 Comments

The impact of stigma & discrimination
Dementia and Suffering

Author: Kate Swaffer Kaurna Country The discourse of suffering has long been a topic of lived/living experience dementia advocates and activists. Most people who’ve followed me here for a while now will know I have been very vocal about it, and how it is harmful to people living with a dementia [...]

Dementia is not a tragedy
Emotional? Yes. Tragedy? No. My mom, Tom Kitwood, and me

Art by Almeta Fridley. What a joy to watch her work! Author: Mary Fridley Faculty, East Side Institute . . . Founder, The Joy of Dementia (You Gotta Be Kidding!) . . . Coordinator, Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Social Justice February 3, 2026 Republished with permission by Mary [...]

Susan Troyer2026-04-12T16:23:57-05:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer's care partners, British social psychologist Dr. Tom Kitwood, Creating a caring revolution, Dementia care partners, Dementia Reconsidered (1997), Environments doing damage more than the condition, Interactive play and performance-inspired workshop/conversation series, The Joy of Dementia (You Gotta Be Kidding)|0 Comments

365 Ways to Say I Care
The NOVELTY EXPLAINER – Part I: What This Is

🌱 What Makes 365 Ways to Say I Care Different Most resources about dementia focus on decline — and too often, they begin at the end. 365 Ways to Say I Care was created to do something different. This living directory is built on a simple but radical truth: Life [...]

Susan Troyer2026-05-16T22:00:35-05:00January 29th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: What is Novelty Journaling?, What Makes 365 Ways to Say I Care Different?|0 Comments

Still, after decades of research...
Dementia Stigma and Discrimination: A Rights-based Perspective

Author: Kate Swaffer © 2026 Despite decades of research, and public awareness efforts — including the widespread proliferation of the non-inclusive dementia-friendly campaigns— people diagnosed with a dementia continue to experience pervasive issues including stigma, structural discrimination, and social exclusion. These outcomes persist not because of a lack of awareness [...]

Susan Troyer2026-01-08T20:13:33-06:00January 7th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Dementia as a disability, dementia-related stigma and discrimination, Equality and justice for people living with dementia, Failure to challenge biomedical frameworks, Research about dementia and Alzheimer's|0 Comments

Enhancing cognitive health
Creativity is good for the brain and might even slow down its ageing – new study

Creative experience might enhance brain health, which could slow down the brain’s ageing. That’s according to a study by a group of international scientists across 13 countries. They found that creative activities, like dance classes – the tango proved particularly effective – or art classes or music lessons or a [...]

Susan Troyer2026-01-03T23:34:19-06:00January 3rd, 2026|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Alzheimer's, art, Artificial intelligence (AI), Biophysics, Brain, Brain ageing, Brain health, Care partners, Cognition, Cognitive Health, Creativity, Dance, Dementia, Global, Hobbies, Music, Neuroscience|0 Comments

A DRAMATIC reduction in risk
Study: Small Amounts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Are Associated with Big Reductions in Dementia Risk

Findings suggest that even frail older adults may benefit from a little exercise We are all aware that physical activity and movement benefit brain health. A recent study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health now provides us with dramatic findings about reducing the possibilities of developing dementia. Findings: [...]

Susan Troyer2025-12-18T16:31:06-06:00December 13th, 2025|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Activity associated with lower dementia risks, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Dementia risk decreased with increased amount of physical activity, Physical activity, Physical movement|0 Comments