Day One: PD Superheroes is another part of the Yes, And...eXercise experience. The program is intended to help people with and affected by PD understand their personal narrative in regard to Parkinson's and how they, as the heroes, can do something about it. In today's dose, we discuss the program as a whole. Robert and Susan 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 YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert is a third-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and will soon be publishing the results of his clinical trials. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

Day One: PD Superheroes is another part of the Yes, And...eXercise experience. The program is intended to help people with and affected by PD understand their personal narrative in regard to Parkinson's and how they, as the heroes, can do something about it. In today's dose, we discuss the first step of the journey, the Ordinary World. Robert and Susan 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 YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert is a third-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and will soon be publishing the results of his clinical trials. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

Day One: PD Superheroes is another part of the Yes, And...eXercise experience. The program is intended to help people with and affected by PD understand their personal narrative in regard to Parkinson's and how they, as the heroes, can do something about it. In today's dose, we discuss the second step of the journey, the Call to Adventure. More at www.yesandexercise.com. Robert and Susan 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 YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert is a third-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and will soon be publishing the results of his clinical trials. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

Day One: PD Superheroes is another part of the Yes, And...eXercise experience. The program is intended to help people with and affected by PD understand their personal narrative in regard to Parkinson's and how they, as the heroes, can do something about it. In today's dose, Susan talks about her how she told her family about having PD and, as it applies to the Hero's Journey, the third step: the Refusal of the Call to Adventure. Robert and Susan 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 YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert is a third-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and will soon be publishing the results of his clinical trials. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

Day One: PD Superheroes is another part of the Yes, And...eXercise experience. The program is intended to help people with and affected by PD understand their personal narrative in regard to Parkinson's and how they, as the heroes, can do something about it. In today's dose, they discuss the fourth step on the journey, Meeting the Mentor. Robert and Susan 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 YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert is a third-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and will soon be publishing the results of his clinical trials. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

Day One: PD Superheroes is another part of the Yes, And...eXercise experience. The program is intended to help people with and affected by PD understand their personal narrative in regard to Parkinson's and how they, as the heroes, can do something about it. In today's dose, they discuss the fifth step on the journey, Crossing the Threshold. Robert and Susan 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 YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert is a third-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and will soon be publishing the results of his clinical trials. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

Day One: PD Superheroes is another part of the Yes, And...eXercise experience. The program is intended to help people with and affected by PD understand their personal narrative in regard to Parkinson's and how they, as the heroes, can do something about it. In today's dose, they discuss the sixth step on the journey, Tests, Allies & Enemies. Robert and Susan 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 YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert is a third-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and will soon be publishing the results of his clinical trials. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

Day One: PD Superheroes is another part of the Yes, And...eXercise experience. The program is intended to help people with and affected by PD understand their personal narrative in regard to Parkinson's and how they, as the heroes, can do something about it. In today's dose, they discuss the seventh step on the journey, Approach to the Inmost Cave. (Vogler, Campbell) Susan's Magic Words (Gibberish) video: https://youtu.be/IY4HYHyBoII Robert and Susan 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 YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert is a third-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and will soon be publishing the results of his clinical trials. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).