Day One to the rescue - again!
Written by YAX's own First Follower, Susan Scarlett Prior to my diagnosis of Parkinson’s, I began to notice my handwriting shrinking....
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bromack
- Feb 23
- 4 min
A Care Partner’s Advocacy - a time when I missed the mark
Traveling is not easy for my dad, a 78-year-old man who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 2001. At the same time, him...
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bromack
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Yeah, but what happens when it’s not acute?
Our current medical system is brilliant at acute and emergency care. We have fantastic and dedicated practitioners, surgeons and...
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bromack
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Your Daily Dose of Dopamine: Featuring Cole Galloway, PhD
Here's a snippet of our interview with Cole Galloway, PhD. His research Research focuses on physical rehabilitation for children. He is...
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bromack
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Your Daily Dose of Dopamine: Featuring Cindy Copley
The following is the opening transcript from an interview with an awesomely inspiring Run Disney enthusiast who has been making and...
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bromack
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Care Partners - we need YOU!
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....
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bromack
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
The longest run: Almost bonking...
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...
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bromack
- Oct 8, 2022
- 2 min
When taking the long road, we need to refuel
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...
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bromack
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
The stories we tell ourselves
I came across the phrase, "the story I'm telling myself" in Brene Brown's "Rising Strong". She operationalizes it to identify her...
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Susan Scarlett
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
The YAX Factor
Whenever I mention what I call “The YAX Factor” to people who have played improvisation with Robert Cochrane, they all know what I mean....
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Robert Cochrane
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
You're lost (and that's great!)
One of the power phrases of improvisation is “trust the unknown”. While this sounds exciting to me, as someone who adventures into the...
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Beth Donegan
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
Say yes to smiles and laughter
Who doesn’t like to smile and laugh? Who doesn’t like to belong to a group of people that you know you will enjoy spending time with? ...
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Robert Cochrane
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
Why humor matters with Parkinson's
You’ve probably heard the saying that laughter is the best medicine. There’s some evidence for it (see: laughter prescription). Laughter...
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Rachel Borders
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
Journey into “YES, AND”
Imagine a black hole slowing sucking you in… With each second, you go further in, to the point where your reality becomes a broken...
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Susan Scarlett
- May 13, 2020
- 4 min
AAAA-OOOOO-GAAAA!!!!
In the world of improv, as I am beginning to understand from my improv to improve Parkinson’s disease (i2ipd) class, saying or hearing...
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Lauren Lewis
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Improv to Improve? YES! (and...)
I was introduced to my first improv experience a few years ago when a librarian friend learned of a free trial class in town. She wanted...
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Robert Cochrane
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Crossing the threshold
Photo Credit: https://telecoms.com/484383/where-is-the-line-in-the-sand-for-zero-rating/crossing-a-line-in-the-sand/
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Robert Cochrane
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Superheroes and Science
I began a recent session of YAX by asking my brave participants, what a superhero looks like. They said, "Strong, genuine, passsionate."...
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Robert Cochrane
- Apr 19, 2020
- 3 min
A money back guarantee
Improv is a unique challenge, a unique joy and a unique intervention. I’ve experienced the challenges and joys of it for over 25 years as...
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Robert Cochrane
- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Power of "Yes, And..."
Improv is about “yes, and”. Yes accepts the reality. And is the power to do what we will with that truth. Dr. Kelly Papesh of the Lou...
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