2025 marks the 40 year anniversary of Michael J. Fox’s most iconic role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future. Yes, And…Exercise! is proud to host this free, online discussion to celebrate and explore Michael J. Fox’s Hero’s Journey through 12 films in his career that give further understanding of who he is, what he’s been through and why he means so much to so many of us. As the discussion of rebranding Parkinson’s disease is heating up, this is a perfect time to come together to discuss what has been and what we will be.
Join us for our Cinema Therapy course, Taking Parkinson’s Back to the Future so you can explore, discover and rewrite your story: https://www.yesandexercise.org/backtofuture
Dr. Robert Cochrane is a graduate of UNLV's Integrated Health Sciences department. He's researching the effect of improvisation and storytelling on Parkinson’s disease. He received grants from the Parkinson's Foundation and support from the Davis Phinney Foundation along the way. He is a popular, unique and high energy Keynote speaker, bringing joy, optimism and practical tools for people in the PD community to thrive today.
He has a background in filmmaking, with the Artisan Entertainment release, The Playaz Court, and two Stephen King-based short films among his credits. His father, Dan, was diagnosed with PD in 2001, which shifted Robert’s artistic lens to health. He made his first documentary, the award-winning Boys of Summer in 2004. There are two follow up films in the series with the fourth film coming in 2023.
He moved his family back to Walnut Creek, CA, where he grew up. He lives there with his beautiful wife, two teenagers who are, indeed, "all that" and is a proud care partner for his amazing parents.
