Acknowledgement. Acceptance. Action. Those are three steps that are crucial in making a change. Some language from recovery and...

Do you love movies? I do, too. It has grown from a fascination to a passion to nearly an obsession for me. As a teen I loved going to the...

In The Shawshank Redemption , Andy Dufresne is technically an innocent man. He did not kill his wife nor her lover who she was cheating...

The Shawshank Redemption has been the number one rated film on IMDB for over 16 years. It turns thirty this year. I had the honor of...

Many people think of improvisation as just comedy. That’s understandable based on its popularity and the effect it has on audiences when...

You can read the first part of this story here. Frank Darabont opened Darkwoods Productions to have a place to develop his work. He had...

Like many of you, I've been a Stephen King fan and Constant Reader since my first taste. For me it was reading Pet Sematary as a...

My dad and I attended what may be our last A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday, June 9, 2024. It’s not us, it’s them. They’re...

Let’s start here: what if we called Parkinson’s a journey rather than a disease? Defining Parkinson's disease (PD) as a journey...

Robert McKee is known as a guru in Hollywood for his ability to break down and rebuild stories. Hollywood bases its entire existence on...

I’ve spent the last several years listening to stories from the Parkinson’s disease (PD) community. More than just listening, I developed...

The following piece was written by BJ "Cecil the Diesel" Bement as part of the Day One: Parkinson's Prison and the Hero's Journey to...

After about 20 years of being out of college, I decided to go back to school to get my master's in social work.  This is so I can do more...

John Hurley is a dear friend I've had the pleasure of meeting through the Jam for Joy and Day One programs. He has written some of the...

In the movie “Dumb & Dumber”, Comedian Fred Stoller stands outside a phone booth. Stay with me - this was the 90’s. He’s pacing because...

We have a direct ask: please go to this site and leave a message of love and happy 80th birthday for our mom, Paulette Cochrane. Her...

I want to try to take some of the pressure off those given the difficult task of delivering the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD)....

Editor's note: this is a letter written by Ryan Holland, a participant in the Day One: Parkinson's Prison and the Hero's Journey to...

Improv has a funny role in society. It is both revered and feared. It is loved and, at times, loathed. It’s almost inconceivably...

MONDAY - JAN. 15 The next morning was a fun recall of the night before. We shared our favorite memories. My dad had a difficult time...