Care partners play a vital role in the lives of their loved ones with PD. At the same time, there’s all too often a gap between them. Whether it’s communication, understanding experience or perspective-based, these disconnects can lead to significant problems. This is part of the reason I earned my PhD and developed the clinically-tested […]

The final long run of my marathon training was scheduled for twenty miles. I planned to do it on Friday, Dec. 16 in Walnut Creek, CA before heading down to Las Vegas for my graduation from my PhD program. Unfortunately, due to construction delays on a backyard project, I needed to stay close to home […]

Blog #2 on my first marathon training One of the things I really enjoy about long runs (anything over six miles starts feeling long to me right now) is getting a little lost or at least feel like I’m a fair distance from home. I like to go out in one big loop, making sure […]

I came across the phrase, “the story I’m telling myself” in Brene Brown’s “Rising Strong”. She operationalizes it to identify her emotional state during a disconnect with her husband, Steve. It is a powerful, vulnerable, and courageous demonstration. I highly recommend reading her work and watching her share this work so you can employ it […]

Whenever I mention what I call “The YAX Factor” to people who have played improvisation with Robert Cochrane, they all know what I mean. For the uninitiated, YAX stands for Yes, And eXercise, a fun new online improvisation program for people with Parkinson’s (PWP), care partners and anyone serving or involved with the PD community. […]