One of my Cinema Therapy students, Terri Van Bibber, said those beautiful words to me after doing her fantastic presentation at the ...

When I picked up my dad on the morning of the A’s final game in the Oakland Coliseum, I asked how he was feeling. In what has become his...

We are all Unwritten. Natasha Beddingfield’s 2004 hit “Unwritten” is one of my favorite songs. The beat is magnetic and immediately gets...

Ryan Reynolds’ star power is soaring. He’s had a long string of solid hits, but nothing like what the role of Deadpool has done for him -...

And I’m on a hunt for stories. Your stories. However this is not the story you know, it’s the one you don’t yet. This is the one you’re...

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...