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"Do no harm" - Hippocrates
Part II – Reparations Report in Australia – Will This Impact the US System?

Introduction Welcome to ABeautifulVoice.org, where today we're diving into a thought-provoking topic raised in part 1 of our article: "Reparations for harm to people living with dementia in residential aged care." As we explore this issue, we'll be taking a closer look at Australia, the home country of the authors [...]

Susan Troyer2023-09-15T22:39:00-05:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Stand for Justice
Part I – Reparations for harms experienced in residential aged care – a review

“I think all of the people I’ve spoken to in my advocacy journey, the reason they are involved is because they don’t want what happened to them to happen to other people. That is the guiding thing. I don’t want anybody else to go through what my parents went through. [...]

Susan Troyer2023-09-15T01:02:26-05:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Shattering the silence
“Taking It to the Streets” campaign presented by Reimagining Dementia

International Grassroots Campaign to Shatter the Silence Around Dementia NEW YORK, NY, June 13, 2023 — Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice is launching an international grassroots campaign to transform the narrative about and shatter the silence around dementia and through “Taking It to the Streets,” a global campaign launching [...]

Susan Troyer2023-08-05T14:12:06-05:00July 22nd, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Joy rocks!
“Let’s Reimagine” Trailer (1:14) – Experience the JOY

"Reimagining Dementia" is a creative coalition for justice comprised of an international group of people living with dementia, care partners, family and community members, dementia activists and allies, health professionals, advocates, artists, academics, policymakers, and others. It is committed to creativity, belonging, caring relationships, joy and growth for everyone. Launched [...]

Susan Troyer2023-08-05T23:12:49-05:00July 22nd, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: challenge the stigma and stereotypes of dementia, creative coalition for justice, Reimagining Dementia|0 Comments

Being countercultural
Creating rich relationships engaging with older people

The words in this meme were spoken by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper in an interview conducted by Judith Graham, a journalist and contributing columnist with Kaiser Health News (KHN). The article is titled "Minister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings." Judith Graham [...]

Susan Troyer2023-06-03T12:11:36-05:00May 31st, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Alzheimer's, COVID-19, Dementia, Invisible older people in our culture, Promoting storytelling with older people, Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, Societal response to older adults|0 Comments

Refuse to be silent
Psychological tips aren’t enough – policies need to address structural inequities

Our concern is that a narrowly psychological approach overestimates individuals’ control over their own well-being, while underestimating the role of systemic inequities, including those that well-designed laws and policies can help address... Modern public health research shows that the ability to achieve your potential depends heavily on the circumstances in [...]

Susan Troyer2023-05-11T15:32:07-05:00May 11th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Flourishing, Health inequity, Inequality, Medical anthropology, Positive psychology, Psychology, Public health, Social determinants of health, Wellbeing|0 Comments

A matter of heart
Tribute to Adriana: A role model with a heart which moves the world

It was a beautiful day for Sunday brunch with Adriana Iwinski and her daughter, Alexa, in Santa Rosa, a small town in the mountains known for its gorgeous pottery. Elevation: 7356 feet. Since January 2020 – before the pandemic lockdowns began – Adriana has provided me with support as a private [...]

Susan Troyer2023-05-03T12:58:26-05:00May 1st, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Caregiving, Solidarity with dementia care partners, You are not alone|0 Comments

Featured Book
American Dementia – Reflections, highlights, and ruminations from a daughter’s perspective

Awarded a National Mature Media Awards’ Gold designation for 2022 Authors: Daniel George, PhD, MSc, is Associate Professor in Medical Humanities, Penn State University College of Medicine. He is co-author of The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis (2008). He earned his MSc and [...]

Susan Troyer2026-02-25T16:03:59-06:00November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Dr. Daniel George, Dr. Peter Whitehouse, National Mature Media Awards’ Gold designation for 2022|2 Comments

Radical disruption: Awareness!
A Few Facts About Ageism

"Ageism refers to the stereotypes (how we think), prejudices (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age." - World Health Organization There are many forms of ageism, including these: Internalized: how we feel about ourselves as aging people; and ageism in which [...]

Susan Troyer2022-10-08T16:09:04-05:00October 3rd, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: The American Society on Aging observes Ageism Awareness Day|0 Comments

A Clarion Call
ABeautifulVoice.org joins the American Society on Aging in Celebration of Ageism Awareness Day

ABeautifulVoice.org joins the American Society on Aging to celebrate Ageism Awareness Day on Oct. 7, 2022. Modeled after the United Nation’s International Day of Older Persons (Oct. 1), Ageism Awareness Day provides an opportunity to draw attention to the existence and impact of ageism in our society. “Aging is not [...]

Susan Troyer2023-05-11T22:41:11-05:00September 30th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: American Society on Aging observes Ageism Awareness Day|0 Comments