Program Overview The devastating fires in Los Angeles have left lasting psychosocial and trauma-related impacts on the community. In response, the novel program Raising Los Angeles Up aims to support individuals and families in their healing journey through Cinema Therapy—an innovative, sensory-based approach that uses movies to foster personal growth and resilience. This program will feature […]
You can read part one of this blog series by clicking here. The Danger of Minimizing Parkinson's Disease At a recent Parkinson’s summit, I found myself in a conversation that left my skin crawling. A coordinator asked a person with Parkinson’s (PWP) how he was doing. The PWP smiled and said, “I’ve learned Parkinson’s isn’t […]
The Need to Rewrite Dangerous Stories Storytelling is one of humanity's most profound tools. It connects us, helps us make sense of our lives, and inspires change. But when it comes to Parkinson’s disease (PD), the stories we tell—and the ones we avoid—can be dangerous. We need to rewrite the way we talk about PD, […]
Cinema is built to inspire awe:“the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your current understanding of the world” – Dacher Keltner. Originally Published on https://www.yesandexercise.org/
Andy Dufresne’s journey in The Shawshank Redemption offers profound life lessons that can inspire us to live better, more meaningful lives. Here are five ways his teachings can be applied: 1. Hold Onto, Proliferate and Share Hope Lesson from Andy: Andy famously says, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing […]
Choosing a word as a guiding light for the new year is a wonderful idea. When Dr. Robert Cochrane suggested it a year ago giving Susan the credit for starting the tradition I was happy for the change of perspective. New Year's resolutions, no matter how sincere the intentions, often don’t pan out in the […]
Back in 2021, my dear friend and co-founder of Yes, And…eXercise!, Susan Scarlett gave me my first word of the year. She did it in a very kind way, recognizing that I had a deficit of this keyword in my life. By embracing it as my word of the year, she reasoned, I might be […]
Michael J. Fox’s iconic Back to the Future turns 40 in 2025. The trilogy of films are all about time – the future, the past and the present. As Marty McFly says repeatedly in the Future trilogy, “That’s heavy.” So how does time relate to Parkinson’s disease (PD)? It can have an inspiring effect, leading one to […]
For six Fridays, from mid-November through Dec. 20, we met online to look at clips of classic Christmas movies through the lens of the Hero’s Journey. Joseph Campbell is credited with creating the form that helps us understand how our stories all fit together into what he called the monomyth. Regardless of culture, language, time […]
This Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024, we ask that you support our 501(c)3 nonprofit Yes, And…eXercise! and help us redefine Parkinson’s disease (PD). Beyond the physical symptoms, PD affects emotional, cognitive, and psychosocial well-being. Recent evidence is finally giving voice to the people with and affected by PD so we can rethink the way treatment and […]
