Empowering the PD Community Through Success Stories™ Parkinson’s disease has always been surrounded by stories—some helpful, many harmful. “It’s just tremors.” “You don’t look like you have PD.” “It’s not that bad.” These phrases, often spoken casually, can land with surprising weight. They erase complexity. They minimize struggle. And, perhaps most damaging, they silence possibility. Hope may not be the best strategy, but hopelessness is definitely an emotional tourniquet. Let us find our...

For many, the words “Parkinson’s disease” (PD) elicit fear. Decline. Stillness. A gradual shrinking of life. That’s part of the narrative people in the PD know and subscribe to—the one dominated by stigma, misunderstanding, and hopelessness. But that isn’t the whole   story. It ’s not even the most important one. Success Stories™  were created to shift the narrative. They are a vibrant, storytelling celebration of real people living with Parkinson’s disease. Produced by Yes, And…eXercise!...

Cinema Therapy is a creative therapeutic approach that leverages the power of film narratives to support emotional insight, healing, and personal growth. Rather than simply watching movies for entertainment, Cinema Therapy invites participants to witness, reflect, and respond  to cinematic stories as mirrors of their own inner lives. ( Link )  At Yes, And…eXercise! , we use Cinema Therapy as a narrative engine . We help people not just heal, but create Success Stories™ whose voices expand the...