I recently posted a piece I did for CCPA’s The Monitor recommending five readings on big change. Here I will try to distill some of what I gleaned about what it might take. Know the barriers: Big change is hard so it makes good sense to know the obstacles and
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A Personal Conversation About Caring with Mark Stolow of HUDDOL
Yesterday I had the pleasure and privilege of chatting with my friend and colleague in caregiving, Mark Stolow. Mark is the founder of HUDDOL.COM, a terrific resource for caregivers everywhere.I really encourage you to join me and Mark there to continue to conversation! Have a listen and let me know
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: How Our Book Became a Fabulous Short Film
Dr. Zachary White and I have co-written a new book called The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation From Loved One to Caregiver. It’s coming out on June 8th (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.) and we are really excited to begin the public conversation about our ideas! Eric Schultz and
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: THE INFALLIBLE PRESENCE OF JOY
Priya Soni is a new friend and fellow caregiver. Like me, Priya has a background in theatre as well as a natural love for storytelling. Like me, she seeks meaning in her caregiving experience and wants to help others do the same. I encourage you …
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Caregiving With Strength – A Guidebook for Grieving Caregivers
Eleanor Silverberg understands grief. She is a child of holocaust survivors who often witnessed her mother silently weeping. An unspoken sorrow infused the Silverberg family home…..grief seeped into their furniture, their walls and of course their hearts. Eleanor Silverberg’s book Caregiving With Strength: Raising Self Care to New Heights by
Continue reading350 or bust: Shift Happens
* Here in Northern Ontario our lovely boreal summer is in full swing. The blueberries are starting to ripen, the ethereal call of the loons drifts up to our windows at night, and the zucchini are plentiful. This summer in my community we are lucky to be growing some “really
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The book of transformation
He had no idea how long he’d been there. It seemed like an age. All around him was the sound of the other body parts. Two pages over the heart wouldn’t shut up. Thump-whoosh, thump-whoosh, it pumped its non-existent blood, … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: All Breasts Are Fake To What A Woman Is
Some say the world is too fake, where in reality it isn’t fake enough. Because silicone breasts, money and lies aren’t real, we know more about what actually is real. The fact is the more we embrace materialism, the more we recognize how artificial and temporary it is, we recognize
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