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.
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We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop prog…
We're talking to Amy…
We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop program to become a professional player and instructor. With her background in professional services marketing, she naturally gravitated toward wanting to teach professionals how to improve work life and performance through applied improv skills. You can find out more at: https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/amy-westrup/Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belon…
We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop prog…
We're talking to Amy…
We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop program to become a professional player and instructor. With her background in professional services marketing, she naturally gravitated toward wanting to teach professionals how to improve work life and performance through applied improv skills. You can find out more at: https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/amy-westrup/Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belo…
We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop prog…
We're talking to Amy…
We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop program to become a professional player and instructor. With her background in professional services marketing, she naturally gravitated toward wanting to teach professionals how to improve work life and performance through applied improv skills. You can find out more at: https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/amy-westrup/Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belo…
We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop prog…
We're talking to Amy…
We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop program to become a professional player and instructor. With her background in professional services marketing, she naturally gravitated toward wanting to teach professionals how to improve work life and performance through applied improv skills. You can find out more at: https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/amy-westrup/Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belon…
We're talking the Christmas Movie Hero's Journey. Fresh off the first session of our class where we shared 12 clips from classic Christmas films all in the arc of the Hero's Journey, we share some of …
We're talking the Ch…
We're talking the Christmas Movie Hero's Journey. Fresh off the first session of our class where we shared 12 clips from classic Christmas films all in the arc of the Hero's Journey, we share some of the highlights and remind you how you can join us for the next one! Click here for more information: https://www.yesandexercise.org/christmasWho is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the cr…
Join us for a fun, festive, and interactive one-hour online presentation as award-winning filmmaker, Robert Cochrane, PhD will share scenes from 12 of the most popular Christmas movies and show how…
Join us for a fun, …
Join us for a fun, festive, and interactive one-hour online presentation as award-winning filmmaker, Robert Cochrane, PhD will share scenes from 12 of the most popular Christmas movies and show how they follow the 12 stages of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey (as adapted by Chris Vogler). Our first presentation is on Friday, Nov. 15 @ 12 noon Pacific Our 12 Films of Christmas: It's a Wonderful Life Elf Four Christmases A Christmas Story Christmas Vacation The Grinch Die Hard Home Alone A Nightmare Before Christmas Miracle on 34th Street A Christmas Carol (1951) Love ActuallyDon't se…
We're with Dick Chudnow, Founder of ComedySportz (https://www.comedysportz.com/). Dick is a good friend, a great person, and a personal mentor. We're talking everything from the history of ComedySport…
We're with Dick Chud…
We're with Dick Chudnow, Founder of ComedySportz (https://www.comedysportz.com/). Dick is a good friend, a great person, and a personal mentor. We're talking everything from the history of ComedySportz, to Dick's maniacal life as a steel town boy on a Saturday night (take that Jennifer Beals!) and how it all blends into the future of improvisation, including my new book, Acceptance (https://www.yesandexercise.org/acceptance). This is a multi-part interview.Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about …
We're with Dick Chudnow, Founder of ComedySportz (https://www.comedysportz.com/). Dick is a good friend, a great person, and a personal mentor. We're talking everything from the history of ComedySport…
We're with Dick Chud…
We're with Dick Chudnow, Founder of ComedySportz (https://www.comedysportz.com/). Dick is a good friend, a great person, and a personal mentor. We're talking everything from the history of ComedySportz, to Dick's maniacal life as a steel town boy on a Saturday night (take that Jennifer Beals!) and how it all blends into the future of improvisation, including my new book, Acceptance (https://www.yesandexercise.org/acceptance). This is a multi-part interview.Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about …
Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the li…
Who is this show for…
Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 2015. They've both made award-winning films about their experiences with PD and are now co-founders of the non-profit, YAX! - www.yesandexercise.com.The mission of Y…
We're talking with Jacqueline Matyas, committee member of the first ever KingCon event in Las Vegas in October 2024. You can find out more about her and her fellow King Con committee members here: htt…
We're talking with J…
We're talking with Jacqueline Matyas, committee member of the first ever KingCon event in Las Vegas in October 2024. You can find out more about her and her fellow King Con committee members here: https://www.kingconinfo.com/team.html. This is a multi-part interview. Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime c…
We're talking with Jacqueline Matyas, committee member of the first ever KingCon event in Las Vegas in October 2024. You can find out more about her and her fellow King Con committee members here: htt…
We're talking with J…
We're talking with Jacqueline Matyas, committee member of the first ever KingCon event in Las Vegas in October 2024. You can find out more about her and her fellow King Con committee members here: https://www.kingconinfo.com/team.html. This is a multi-part interview. Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime c…
We're talking with Jacqueline Matyas, committee member of the first ever KingCon event in Las Vegas in October 2024. You can find out more about her and her fellow King Con committee members here: htt…
We're talking with J…
We're talking with Jacqueline Matyas, committee member of the first ever KingCon event in Las Vegas in October 2024. You can find out more about her and her fellow King Con committee members here: https://www.kingconinfo.com/team.html. This is a multi-part interview. Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime c…
We're talking with Jacqueline Matyas, committee member of the first ever KingCon event in Las Vegas in October 2024. You can find out more about her and her fellow King Con committee members here: htt…
We're talking with J…
We're talking with Jacqueline Matyas, committee member of the first ever KingCon event in Las Vegas in October 2024. You can find out more about her and her fellow King Con committee members here: https://www.kingconinfo.com/team.html. This is a multi-part interview.Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing!Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime car…
We welcome Nicole Byrne, LMFT (https://counselingwithnicole.com/) to the dose! This is a multi-part series exploring her venture into the Shawshank Hero's Journey.Who is this show for? Short answer…
We welcome Nicole By…
We welcome Nicole Byrne, LMFT (https://counselingwithnicole.com/) to the dose! This is a multi-part series exploring her venture into the Shawshank Hero's Journey.Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 2…
We welcome Nicole Byrne, LMFT (https://counselingwithnicole.com/) to the dose! This is a multi-part series exploring her venture into the Shawshank Hero's Journey.Who is this show for? Short answer…
We welcome Nicole By…
We welcome Nicole Byrne, LMFT (https://counselingwithnicole.com/) to the dose! This is a multi-part series exploring her venture into the Shawshank Hero's Journey.Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 2…
We welcome Nicole Byrne, LMFT (https://counselingwithnicole.com/) to the dose! This is a multi-part series exploring her venture into the Shawshank Hero's Journey.Who is this show for? Short answer…
We welcome Nicole By…
We welcome Nicole Byrne, LMFT (https://counselingwithnicole.com/) to the dose! This is a multi-part series exploring her venture into the Shawshank Hero's Journey.Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing!Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 20…
Yes, And...eXercise! board member BJ Bement joins us on the dose today to talk clinical trials - including one he's participating in.Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say a…
Yes, And...eXercise!…
Yes, And...eXercise! board member BJ Bement joins us on the dose today to talk clinical trials - including one he's participating in.Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 2015. They've both made award-wi…
Join us for a fun, festive, and interactive one-hour online presentation as award-winning filmmaker, Robert Cochrane, PhD will share scenes from 12 of the most popular Christmas movies and show how…
Join us for a fun, …
Join us for a fun, festive, and interactive one-hour online presentation as award-winning filmmaker, Robert Cochrane, PhD will share scenes from 12 of the most popular Christmas movies and show how they follow the 12 stages of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey (as adapted by Chris Vogler). Our first presentation is on Friday, Nov. 15 @ 12 noon Pacific Our 12 Films of Christmas: It's a Wonderful Life Elf Four Christmases A Christmas Story Christmas Vacation The Grinch Die Hard Home Alone A Nightmare Before Christmas Miracle on 34th Street A Christmas Carol (1951) Love ActuallyDon't se…