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Hello dear listener, It is wet here in Los Angeles, Judy and I talk about what it talks to navigate it especially when you have mobility challenges. Note: I know that it’s a Bon Jovi album, not the Stones album. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

Hello Dear Listener, In this episode Judy and I chat about self compassion. Judy gives us an update on her recovery from her ass reattachment surgery and I share some thoughts on compassion as taught by Tibetan Buddhism. Hope you enjoy. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

In this episode Judy and Travis have the privilege of speaking with Mr. Jimmy Burns. Jimmy is an elementary school teacher turned standup comedian. Judy and I had a great time speaking to Jimmy & we think that you will enjoy listening to it. Jimmy can be found at https://www.theteachercomedian.com/ Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

What happens when a care partner gets sick, or is in need of caretaking themselves? In this episode Judy & Travis discuss Judy's recent surgery & post opperative convelessance. Judy talks about needing to use a walker herself after advising so many Parkys to get and use one. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

Hi Listeners, If you've ever wondered how Judy and I got started doing the show or why, this episode explains some of it. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

Greetings! Welcome back from our break! In this episode Judy and Travis have a conversation with Michelle Sheppard. Michelle was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease (YOPD) in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tune in to hear what this amazing lady from Long Beach has to say! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

Hi Folks, We wanted to let you know that we’re taking a break here at the end of the year. We’ll be back with more episodes in January 2023 As always, Thanks for listening. Travis Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

On this episode Judy and Travis discuss Travis's dilemma when he finds out that his prescription has expired on a Friday afternoon. Find out what happens... Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

In this episode Judy and Travis talk a little bit about what it means to be a young onset and what it means for Travis to be young onset and how it correlates to aging in general. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

This week Judy and Travis talk about productivity and ways that Travis has re-cast his thinking on what it takes to accomplish "anything." Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

This episode Judy and I continue our discussion on sex and intimacy and some best practices for communicating with care partners.  Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

Sex, the great motivator, some would say that it is the driving force behind all relationships and the pursuit of it can certainly move mountains of money and launch a thousand ships. Everyone knows that the role sex plays in life and in the dynamic of a relationship changes as we age but how is it impacted when one of the persons' has PD? Judy and Travis discuss this and more. Co-hosts: Judy...

In this episode Judy and I discuss the grieving process & grieving for the part of you that is lost to the encroach of PD. Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, Meditation XVII : "Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have cause...

Or dat auto gnome ia, it's really all the same. :p What differs is how the manifestations of Dysautonomia can wreak havoc on the lives of people living with Parkinson's disease. What are we even talking about? Listen to find out. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

This episode Judy & Travis are on different sides of the country. At the time of recording Judy is. in Manchester By The Sea, MA while Travis is in Las Vegas, NV. Both are having new and interesting experiences. Enjoy their discussion! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

I attended a destination wedding last weekend and while I was there my friend Cheryl and I were discussing the show, and she had a question, When do I as a friend offer help & when do I to let the person with Parkinson's manage on their own? Tune in to hear how Judy and I answered. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

In this episode Judy and Travis discuss the value of completing projects both artistic and otherwise & how that is often a challenge with PD. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

Judy and Travis talk about this question: Do you want to live forever? They also discuss aging and what it means to be old(er). What is life like when you age & age with a disease? Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

In this episode Judy and I are discussing my scholastic experience, in college and it came up that I didn't attend high  school. Not that I didn't graduate but rather I wasn't even there past my freshman year. What kind of person comes to your mind when you think of a high school dropout? What kind of employment do they have? What kind of car do they drive? How well spoken are they?...

"He's only a superhero in the movies, sweetie." - Mom But what if I told you that while on stage the actor showed markedly reduced symptoms of Parkinson's? His voice normally reduced to an unintelligible near whisper now was strong and clear for in this moment he was no longer an actor with PD but King Henry 5th, and endowed (courtesy of the Bard) with a great sense of poise, p...

Judy and Travis discuss executive function and how this becomes impaired with PD. Travis gives a brief update on his climbing trip to Mount  Williamson. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

Is something hard to do? Is a task overwhelming? Then how could you ever hope to accomplish a series of complicated steps? Listen to Judy and Travis discuss how hard or easy something is by how we perceive it. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

This episode Judy and Travis talk about how frustrating it can be when you can't breath properly. Judy shares how many minutes of the day she has learned to set aside for self care. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson www. INDYpodcast.net

No, this wasn't about equality, justice nor peace. It was a dream about war. Not the kind you see on the news today, sterile, waged upon people halfway around the world. this was the kind of personal kind of battle where you saw the whites of their eyes and could smell their last meal on their breath. Think of the battle at thermopylae or Gettysburg, the viking sack of Paris.  It was that sor...

Food, folks we're talking food and drink, but as we lean in this episode bolus can be anything that you put in your mouth. Join Judy and Travis as they take a deep dive into the mechanics of swallowing, what are all of the moving parts & how this can be affected by Parkinson's disease. This episode features guests Hillary Welty and Sabrina Horowitz both are Speech Language Pathologis...