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New Year’s resolution tips for 2021: Focus on getting to the end of COVID-19

"The future has become less predictable, which also means that setting long-term goals is much more difficult. It’s hard to imagine an ideal self without knowing what that self will be experiencing." - Katherine Arbuthnott, Professor of Psychology, University of Regina Welcoming the new year may feel a bit [...]

Susan Troyer2020-12-31T09:37:06-06:00December 31st, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: challenges of 2020, Coronavirus, COVID-19 2021, Goals, Longterm goals, Mental health, New Year’s resolutions, Pandemic, Pandemic lessons, Pandemic problems, personal vulnerabilities, physical and mental health, resolutions for 2021, The importance of long-term aspirations, Thinking beyond day-to-day activities, Uncertainty about the future|0 Comments

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How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic

"Humans, Boccaccio seems to be saying, can think of themselves as upstanding and moral – but unawares, they may show indifference to others. We see this in the 10 storytellers themselves: They make a pact to live virtuously in their well-appointed retreats. Yet while they pamper themselves, they indulge in [...]

Susan Troyer2020-12-27T10:17:26-06:00December 27th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Black Death, Cities, Coronavirus, Inequality, Italy, Literature, Plague, Poor, Wealth|0 Comments

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Stop pathologizing! Start humanizing!

“People without dementia are not used to enforced isolation, or social and physical distancing, whilst people with dementia experience it from the day we dare to share our diagnosis.” – Kate Swaffer Do you ever wonder about stigma and where it begins? Have you ever experienced it? How does stigma [...]

Susan Troyer2020-12-25T23:14:01-06:00December 23rd, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: "Behaviours and symptoms of COVID-19", "Behaviours and symptoms of dementia", Alzheimer's, Care partners, Dementia, Isolation, KateSwaffer.com, Physical distancing, Social distancing, Stigma, Stigmatization, Why study Alzheimer's?|0 Comments

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The stigma of dementia

"People with dementia often deal with stigma and social isolation. What is stigma and how does it affect individuals living with dementia? Watch, find out, and share! It is up to us to change the conversation around dementia!" - by Culture Change Network of Georgia https://youtu.be/BjeFnqOVcgQ Music by [...]

Susan Troyer2020-12-12T20:51:34-06:00December 12th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Dementia care partners, Social isolation, Stigma|0 Comments

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Poor US pandemic response will reverberate in health care politics for years, health scholars warn

"The country’s pandemic response has been politicized, making comprehensive changes to public health more difficult." - Authors, Simon F. Haeder, Penn State, and Sarah E. Gollust, University of Minnesota Much has been written about the U.S. coronavirus response. Media accounts frequently turn to experts for their insights – commonly, [...]

Susan Troyer2020-11-03T22:11:34-06:00November 3rd, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Coronavirus health care policy, COVID-19, Pandemic, Public health, Trump administration, US health care reform|0 Comments

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Dominance or democracy? Authoritarian white masculinity is more than a political debate strategy

Authoritarian white masculinity has made a resurgence because it doesn’t only appeal to men. People of all genders can be socialized into patriarchal systems, and white women, in particular, sometimes benefit from their proximity to, and participation in, authoritarian white masculinity. - Author: Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University [...]

Susan Troyer2020-11-03T00:24:29-06:00October 20th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: 2020 US elections, black women, Democracy, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Political debates, Vice President Mike Pence, Women in politics|0 Comments

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Dementia deaths rise during the summer of COVID leading to concern

On the best of days, caregiving for a family member with dementia is difficult. Watching the decline of a loved one is hard. Having to help them with things that are basic and personal makes it even harder. The commitment - 24 hours a day - offers little time for [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-19T21:54:10-05:00October 14th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer’s disease, Caregivers, Coronavirus, Dementia, Elderly, Infections, Pandemic, Social isolation|0 Comments

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Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

Family care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the US health care system, with 83 percent of long-term care provided to older adults coming from family members or other unpaid helpers. As the population of older adults grows, so too does the expectation of family [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-15T09:18:35-05:00October 12th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Aging, Dementia, Dementia Aging Healthy Aging series 2018, Healthy Aging Series - 2018|0 Comments

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Trump receives socialized health care – and what about everyone else?

"Not only has the White House refused to agree on a robust and critical second relief package, but it has also not pressured its lapdog GOP-controlled Senate to negotiate a package with Democrats. And even as we speak, Trump’s lawyers are pushing the Supreme Court to throw out the Affordable [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-07T22:50:05-05:00October 7th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: 210000 deaths, COVID-19 White House, lapdog GOP-controlled Senate, single-payer health care plan, Trump|0 Comments

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Partnerism campaign for a new era: Beyond being stuck

“In the dominator system, the blade is the metaphor for power: a symbol of power to dominate, exploit and take life. In the partnership system, the metaphor for power is the chalice: an ancient symbol of the power to give, nurture, and illuminate life.” – From The Chalice and the [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-10T23:51:46-05:00September 27th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Chalice and the Blade, Partnerism in a dominator-led culture, Riane Eisler|0 Comments