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Silence is complicity
Our Stories Still Matter in the Wake of the 2024 Election–Part I

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The 2024 election is over, but its wounds are fresh. The chasm between us feels wider, the rhetoric harsher, and [...]

Mindful Presence
Gems of wisdom from Mr. Rogers to inspire a last-minute Valentines gift

100% of Amazon earnings for February are being contributed to the Food Bank of Guanajuato City. Included in the list which follows are gifts chosen especially for loved ones living with dementia, the care partner team, their household, and those who identify in any way with the dementia community. The [...]

Food for Life
10 best and worst foods for your brain

Here's a useful tool that lists the 10 best (and 10 worst!) foods for your brain's health. Renowned neurologists Ayesha and Dean Sherzai, both MD's, have helped tens of thousands of people to boost their brain health and wellness. Now they've condensed highlights from their decades of research into a [...]

Food for Life
Be a part of the food revolution — instantly, on-demand, & for free

My friends, John and Ocean Robbins, just hosted a very successful Food Revolution Summit that inspired and empowered hundreds of thousands of people around the globe. The response was so amazing that they’ve decided to offer the entire Summit on-demand for two very special days. >> It’s 100% complimentary — sign [...]

Creating Community
Could Different Cultures Teach Us Something About Dementia?

Picture two different families, each dealing with a diagnosis of dementia in one of its members. In one case, the patient is a retired executive, whose family tries as long as possible to keep the diagnosis secret, relying primarily on professional caregivers and eventually a nursing home. In another case, [...]

2020-06-26T16:25:36-05:00June 26th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
Could Different Cultures Teach Us Something About Dementia?

Creating Community
More Than 1 in 5 Americans Are Taking Care Of Their Elderly

"Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life... The nation’s family caregivers provide the lion’s share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults’ access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need [...]

2020-06-17T10:57:00-05:00June 16th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
More Than 1 in 5 Americans Are Taking Care Of Their Elderly

Mindful Presence
I Help People to Live Until That Very Last Moment

We bear witness to the heart-breaking stories of adult children about their parents - older adults dying alone during COVID-19. Each one has a story cut short too soon - in the absence of family, loved ones, and a human connection. It feels far removed from a time when one [...]

2020-05-10T14:21:41-05:00May 8th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Mindful Presence
I Help People to Live Until That Very Last Moment

Mindful Presence
Hope and Hopelessness – How A Friend’s Academic Research Contributes to Culture Change

We came from similar rural backgrounds in the Midwest, and eventually, we became part of some of the same networks.  Following undergraduate studies at the same college, our paths were linked via the alumni network for which she and Ramzi, her spouse, were later named as recipients of the [...]

Creating Community
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 [...]

Creating Community
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 [...]

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