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Finding our compassion
Aiding her dying husband, a geriatrician learns the emotional and physical toll of caregiving

"Reading about caregiving of this kind was one thing. Experiencing it was entirely different." - Dr. Rebecca Elon, an experienced geriatrician, speaking with author Judith Graham. Author: Judith Graham May 18, 2021 The loss of a husband. The death of a sister. Taking in an elderly mother with dementia. [...]

Susan Troyer2022-08-02T23:56:52-05:00July 27th, 2022|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: Aging, Caregiving, Dementia, End-of-Life|0 Comments

Our one and only planet
100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes – Don’t miss this critically-acclaimed film!

If you love watching movies that transform the way you see the world, you won't want to miss this film. It’s called Fantastic Fungi, and it has rocked audiences since its debut, with 100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and rave reviews from big-name critics… This week, you can screen the special [...]

Susan Troyer2022-07-26T14:39:12-05:00July 26th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: Best-selling authors Michael Pollan and Dr. Andrew Weil, Healing human health and healing the planet, The Food Revolution Network, Transformational film about fungi|0 Comments

Stand for social justice
Emergency physician writes about our urgent need to improve overall healthcare access

My sister Alice brought Dr. Fisher’s book to my attention. My personal encounter with the vast inequities found in healthcare and society in general was derived from a chapter in my career while working in a similar environment … a medical center and teaching hospital located just minutes from Dr. [...]

Susan Troyer2022-07-18T12:28:51-05:00July 17th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Best books of 2022 so far!, Inequities in healthcare, Inequities in society, One of Newsweek's most anticipated books of 2022, Standing for social justice|0 Comments

Dementia justice matters
Reparations for Harms Experienced in Residential Aged Care

Kudos to Kate Swaffer and her co-author, Dr. Linda Steele, for this article recently published in Health and Human Rights Journal, a publication of Harvard University. Linda and Kate are Dementia Justice researchers. Deep-felt thanks for their tireless efforts to advance the human rights of people living with dementia. Linda [...]

Susan Troyer2022-07-01T11:34:12-05:00June 30th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Dementia justice researchers, Dr. Linda Steele, Experiences of people with dementia, Kate Swaffer, Nursing Homes, Reparations for harms suffered by people, Residential aged care|0 Comments

Changing the culture of care
Kate Swaffer speaks about “Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care”

Kate Swaffer is a well-known activist, independent researcher, and leader in the international community who was diagnosed with a form of younger onset frontotemporal dementia in 2008. Her bio can be found here on ABeautifulVoice.org with other esteemed Influencers. Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care In this video (6:57 [...]

Susan Troyer2022-08-22T15:02:14-05:00June 19th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Ageism, Alzheimer's and dementia, Human rights in dementia care, Neglect and abuse of older adults living with dementia, Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care, Stigma about dementia|0 Comments

A New Lens: Soul Care
You are invited to submit a Selfie – Join our Selfie Project page

The SELFIE PROJECT page has undergone a recent renovation. Always "under construction," we are in the process of upgrading and expanding the GALLERY and we are ready for your submissions! Learn more here. WHAT: Celebrating being together – via a Selfies “photo op.” WHO: You and a favorite elder or [...]

Susan Troyer2022-06-22T10:09:53-05:00June 18th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|0 Comments

Transforming Thoughts
See me – hear me

Dear friends, We are holding this space for “transforming thoughts” - featuring actionable ideas from past and present thought leaders. This column presents beliefs articulated not only by the voice, the laptop, the mic, the megaphone of today’s great authors and thought leaders – but also the quill pen and [...]

Susan Troyer2022-07-17T19:48:37-05:00June 10th, 2022|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: "Loneliness Helplessness Boredom", David Augsburger PhD - Author, Dr. Bill Thomas, Jude Thomas|0 Comments

Justice for ALL
How can we be silent? Remembering the children and elders who died

"Prayer of the children" Performed on June 5, 2022 by the First Community Church Choirs & Orchestra, Columbus, OH Conducted by Dr. C. Andrew Blosser, Director of Music, leading the combined choirs of two campuses This performance followed the recent tragic events at Buffalo and Uvalde – while the war [...]

Susan Troyer2022-06-22T10:12:17-05:00June 8th, 2022|Categories: General, Music as Medicine|Tags: "Prayer of the children", Andrew Blosser, Columbus Ohio, First Community Church Choirs & Orchestra, Kurt Bestor, Randall Rocke, Remembering Uvalde and Buffalo|0 Comments

The importance of role models
Implications for our future: Understanding the dominator model and the partnership model

"Domination Systems have superior/inferior relationships and view power as 'power over.' Partnership Systems have egalitarian relationships and view power as 'power with' and 'power to' (creative power)." Author: Riane Eisler, JD, President, Center for Partnership Systems Author: Susan Troyer, BA, MS As a child, Riane Eisler, JD, fled [...]

Susan Troyer2022-06-22T10:13:06-05:00April 25th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, International leader for compassionate healthcare, Neuroscience and early childhood education, Riane Eisler, Robin Youngson, Roshi Joan Halifax, Teaching compassion in major medical centers, The importance of role models in early education and in our culture|0 Comments

Join the food revolution!
Brain fog? Read this…

Memory loss, brain fog, and fuzzy thinking can be scary and frustrating. You lose confidence and just can’t get as much done as you used to. And, you might worry that these symptoms mean you’re on your way to getting dementia or even needing 24/7 care. Backed by the most [...]

Susan Troyer2022-04-19T15:35:12-05:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: Brain fog, Fuzzy thinking, Improving brain health, John Robbins, memory loss, Ocean Robbins|0 Comments