Living with Parkinson’s | Bryce Perry

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The Good, the Bad, and the Reality Your Source of Strength, Hope, and Support. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2010 at age 40, Bryce Perry has spent over 15 years navigating the daily challenges, unexpected changes, and surprising lessons that come with living with a progressive disease. Through it all, he’s found purpose, perspective - and plenty of humour. Living with Parkinson’s is a real, raw, and often surprisingly funny podcast that explores what life is truly like with Parkinson’s. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, deep into your journey, or supporting someone who is, this show delivers honest stories, practical advice, and a healthy dose of encouragement. From medication and mindset to relationships, work, identity, and adapting to constant change, Bryce dives into the good, the bad, and - most importantly - the reality of life with Parkinson’s. It’s a podcast built on truth, resilience, and the belief that you can still live fully, even when life looks different than expected. Listeners say: “You nailed it. I thought I was alone until I found your videos.” “I laughed out loud… and then cried. This is exactly what I needed today.” “Bryce says what we’re all thinking but don’t always have the words for.” “Your honesty and humor are a gift. Please keep sharing.” New episodes every week. Subscribe and join a growing community of people who are doing life today - together.

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  1. 11h ago

    Parkinson’s Sleep: 5 Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Next Day

    Do you ever wake up feeling like the day is already mad at you? Your feet haven’t even hit the floor. Your body is stiff, your brain is foggy, your energy is gone, and you’re thinking: “How am I already tired? I was literally asleep.” Welcome to Parkinson’s sleep, where being asleep and actually being restored are not always the same thing. 5 Parkinson s sleep mistakes Th… In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, I share five sleep mistakes that may be making tomorrow harder: • Treating sleep as separate from Parkinson’s• Ignoring nighttime wearing OFF, stiffness, and difficulty turning in bed• Letting bathroom trips repeatedly interrupt your sleep without looking for patterns• Using your phone as a sleep aid when it may actually wake your brain up even more• Not tracking what happens overnight, leaving you with nothing more specific to tell your doctor than “I’m tired” One of the biggest takeaways is simple: Sleeping and resting are not necessarily the same thing. Eight hours in bed can still include stiffness, bathroom trips, medication wearing OFF, strange dreams, and long stretches staring at the ceiling. 5 Parkinson s sleep mistakes Th… You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen shares a much better question than: “You slept all night. Why are you tired?” Try: “Was your sleep restful?” And I give you a simple sentence to take to your doctor: “I’m noticing a pattern where I usually wake up around ___, usually because of ___, and the next morning I feel ___.” Timing. Cause. Impact. That gives your healthcare team something much more useful to work with than simply saying you’re exhausted. For more Parkinson’s tips, tools, and community support, visit:🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You’ll find guides, community resources, and practical strategies to help you keep doing life today. 🚨 Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join The Club by Doing Life Today for Parkinson's support, tools, and community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://club.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔴Get information about the Inner Circle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com/inner-circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly motivation and support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3262ymG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ Video Podcast Playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h27D3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Audio Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcast.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “With Parkinson’s, medication is like coffee. It’s not about how strong it is. It’s about when you take it.” ⚠️ Important Note This is my personal Parkinson’s journey. What works for me may not work for everyone. Parkinson’s is different for each person, and medication plans should always be discussed with your doctor or healthcare provider. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #ParkinsonsIsolation #LivingWithParkinsons #ParkinsonsPodcast #ParkinsonsSupport #ParkinsonsTips

  2. 1d ago

    Parkinson’s OFF Times: 5 Mistakes That Can Make Your Crashes Worse

    You took your medication. It kicked in. For a while, your body loosened up, your walking improved, and your brain came back online. Then suddenly your foot starts dragging. Your body gets heavy. Your thinking slows. Your voice gets quieter. It feels like somebody walked over and unplugged you. That’s a Parkinson’s OFF period, and sometimes those crashes aren’t as random as they feel. 5 Mistakes Making your off time… In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, I share five mistakes that may make OFF periods harder: • Waiting until you’re already OFF instead of identifying when symptoms typically begin• Ignoring food and protein timing when it may be affecting levodopa• Forgetting that constipation and slow digestion can affect medication absorption• Not tracking OFF periods, leaving you and your neurologist guessing• Letting dehydration quietly amplify fatigue, constipation, lightheadedness, and other symptoms The goal isn’t to obsess over Parkinson’s. It’s to stop guessing. Track for a week. Look at medication timing, meals, sleep, stress, digestion, hydration, when you go OFF, and which symptom appears first. Patterns can give your healthcare team much better information. 5 Mistakes Making your off time… You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen talks about recognizing an OFF period without making the person with Parkinson’s feel monitored. And I give you one sentence to take to your neurologist: “I’m noticing a pattern where my medication seems to wear off around ___, especially when ___, and the symptoms I notice first are ___.” 5 Mistakes Making your off time… Timing. Trigger. Symptoms. Three pieces of information that can turn “My meds aren't working” into a much more useful conversation. For more Parkinson’s tips, tools, and community support, visit:🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You’ll find guides, community resources, and practical strategies to help you keep doing life today. 🚨 Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join The Club by Doing Life Today for Parkinson's support, tools, and community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://club.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔴Get information about the Inner Circle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com/inner-circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly motivation and support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3262ymG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ Video Podcast Playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h27D3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Audio Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcast.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “With Parkinson’s, medication is like coffee. It’s not about how strong it is. It’s about when you take it.” ⚠️ Important Note This is my personal Parkinson’s journey. What works for me may not work for everyone. Parkinson’s is different for each person, and medication plans should always be discussed with your doctor or healthcare provider. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #ParkinsonsIsolation #LivingWithParkinsons #ParkinsonsPodcast #ParkinsonsSupport #ParkinsonsTips

  3. 4d ago

    How to Explain Parkinson’s to Family & Friends Who Just Don’t Get It

    Sometimes the hardest part of Parkinson’s isn’t the symptom. It’s trying to explain that symptom to someone who can’t see it. They see you sitting there, but they don’t see the stiffness. They see you cancel plans, but they don’t see the fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, or medication crash behind that decision. And when someone says, “But you look fine,” they may mean well, but it can still hurt. trying to explain Parkinson s t… In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, we talk about how to explain the invisible side of Parkinson’s without turning every family dinner into a neurology lecture. We talk about: • Why Parkinson’s is about much more than tremor• Facial masking and why your expression may not match what you’re feeling• Fatigue and brain fog and why everyday tasks can consume so much energy• OFF times and why symptoms, mood, voice, movement, and energy can change quickly• What family and friends can say that actually helps• Why being believed can matter more than being completely understood You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen gives family and friends three simple pieces of advice: Don’t assume. Ask gently. Believe what they tell you. trying to explain Parkinson s t… And I share one sentence I wish I’d had years ago: “I don’t need you to fully understand Parkinson’s. I need you to believe me when I tell you what it’s doing to me.” trying to explain Parkinson s t… Because sometimes we don’t need another explanation. We just need the people we love to believe what they cannot see. For more Parkinson’s tips, tools, and community support, visit:🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You’ll find guides, community resources, and practical strategies to help you keep doing life today. 🚨 Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join The Club by Doing Life Today for Parkinson's support, tools, and community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://club.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔴Get information about the Inner Circle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com/inner-circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly motivation and support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3262ymG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ Video Podcast Playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h27D3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Audio Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcast.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “With Parkinson’s, medication is like coffee. It’s not about how strong it is. It’s about when you take it.” ⚠️ Important Note This is my personal Parkinson’s journey. What works for me may not work for everyone. Parkinson’s is different for each person, and medication plans should always be discussed with your doctor or healthcare provider. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #ParkinsonsIsolation #LivingWithParkinsons #ParkinsonsPodcast #ParkinsonsSupport #ParkinsonsTips

  4. 5d ago

    The Parkinson’s Medication Clock: When Your Pills Start Running Your Life

    Your alarm goes off. Time for another Parkinson’s dose. But you’re at dinner, in Costco, watching a movie, at church, or having one of those rare moments when you almost forgot Parkinson’s was there. Then the alarm sounds and suddenly your whole day stops for one tiny pill. That’s the Parkinson’s medication clock. And if you live by it, you know it’s much more than a reminder. the medication time clock Edite… In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, we talk about the hidden mental load of organizing life around medication. The timing. Food. Protein. Wearing OFF. Waiting for medication to kick in. Wondering whether you already took the dose. Planning outings around your next pill. It can feel like a full-time job you never applied for. I share some practical things that help me, including: • Creating a simple leaving-the-house medication kit• Building a system around alarms instead of relying on the alarm alone• Having one sentence ready when taking medication in public• Planning around patterns instead of perfection• And the most important thing I personally do every day: track what happens AFTER I take my medication the medication time clock Edite… The timer tells me when to take the pill. The pattern tells me whether the plan is actually working. How long did it take to kick in? Did I feel anxious before the dose? Did food affect it? Did I wear OFF early? Was my sleep terrible the night before? One strange day is frustrating. Three similar days may be a pattern worth discussing with your healthcare team. You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen talks about something we don’t discuss enough: care partners often live by the medication clock too. Because Parkinson’s may be the diagnosis, but that little pill timer has a remarkable ability to boss around the entire household. For more Parkinson’s tips, tools, and community support, visit:🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You’ll find guides, community resources, and practical strategies to help you keep doing life today. 🚨 Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join The Club by Doing Life Today for Parkinson's support, tools, and community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://club.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔴Get information about the Inner Circle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com/inner-circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly motivation and support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3262ymG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ Video Podcast Playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h27D3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Audio Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcast.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “With Parkinson’s, medication is like coffee. It’s not about how strong it is. It’s about when you take it.” ⚠️ Important Note This is my personal Parkinson’s journey. What works for me may not work for everyone. Parkinson’s is different for each person, and medication plans should always be discussed with your doctor or healthcare provider. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #ParkinsonsIsolation #LivingWithParkinsons #ParkinsonsPodcast #ParkinsonsSupport #ParkinsonsTips

  5. 6d ago

    3 Surprising Things Researchers Are Linking to Parkinson’s | WHO KNEW?

    Why did I get Parkinson’s? It’s a question many of us ask, especially when there’s no family history and no obvious explanation. We still don’t have one simple answer. But researchers continue finding possible pieces of the puzzle, and three of them made me stop and say WHO KNEW? Who Knew Part two may Edited Ed… In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, we look at three fascinating areas of research: • A usually symptomless virus called HPGV that researchers found in brain tissue from some people with Parkinson’s in a small study. This does NOT prove the virus causes Parkinson’s, but it opens some fascinating questions about viruses, immunity, genetics, and disease risk. • Environmental exposure and dry-cleaning solvents. Chemicals including TCE and PCE have been part of the Parkinson’s risk conversation, which made me think about all those years I regularly brought dry-cleaned suits and shirts into my car, closet, and home without ever thinking about what chemicals were involved. Who Knew Part two may Edited Ed… • Untreated obstructive sleep apnea. Research involving millions of U.S. veterans found an association between sleep apnea and later Parkinson’s risk, while treatment with CPAP was associated with a lower elevated risk. It’s another reason sleep apnea deserves to be taken seriously. Who Knew Part two may Edited Ed… None of these gives us a simple answer to “Why me?” Parkinson’s is complicated, and an association is not proof that something caused your disease. But every new connection gives researchers another place to look. You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen talks about the emotions that can surface when we start looking backward and wondering whether something could have been different. Understanding possible risk factors isn’t about blaming ourselves. It’s about understanding more today than we understood yesterday. And that deserves a big: WHO KNEW? For more Parkinson’s tips, tools, and community support, visit:🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You’ll find guides, community resources, and practical strategies to help you keep doing life today. 🚨 Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join The Club by Doing Life Today for Parkinson's support, tools, and community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://club.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔴Get information about the Inner Circle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com/inner-circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly motivation and support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3262ymG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ Video Podcast Playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h27D3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Audio Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcast.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “With Parkinson’s, medication is like coffee. It’s not about how strong it is. It’s about when you take it.” ⚠️ Important Note This is my personal Parkinson’s journey. What works for me may not work for everyone. Parkinson’s is different for each person, and medication plans should always be discussed with your doctor or healthcare provider. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #ParkinsonsIsolation #LivingWithParkinsons #ParkinsonsPodcast #ParkinsonsSupport #ParkinsonsTips

  6. Sep 29

    3 Parkinson’s Breakthroughs That Sound Almost Too Strange to Be Real | WHO KNEW?

    A pen. A weekly medication injection. And... earwax? Those are three things I never expected to put in the same Parkinson’s episode. But researchers are exploring new ways to detect Parkinson’s earlier, deliver medication differently, and identify biological clues in some surprisingly ordinary places. who knew me part one Edited In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, it’s WHO KNEW? Week, and we’re looking at three fascinating areas of Parkinson’s research: • A smart pen using sensors and machine learning to analyze tiny changes in handwriting that the human eye might miss• An experimental long-acting levodopa/carbidopa delivery system designed to release medication over several days instead of relying on pills throughout the day• Research using AI to analyze chemical patterns in earwax as a possible future way to help identify Parkinson’s Yes. Earwax. Apparently Parkinson’s research has officially entered its weird-science era. 😂 These ideas are exciting, but they’re also early. The smart pen findings came from small initial testing, the long-acting medication approach still requires human trials, and the earwax research needs much more validation. None of these are ready to replace current Parkinson’s diagnosis or treatment. who knew me part one Edited You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen explains why the possibility of longer-lasting medication delivery caught her attention. Because the medication clock doesn’t belong only to the person taking the pills. Care partners carry it too. And research that could eventually create steadier medication delivery might give both people something incredibly valuable: Breathing room. So which one gets your biggest WHO KNEW? The pen? The weekly medication concept? Or the earwax? For more Parkinson’s tips, tools, and community support, visit:🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You’ll find guides, community resources, and practical strategies to help you keep doing life today. 🚨 Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join The Club by Doing Life Today for Parkinson's support, tools, and community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://club.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔴Get information about the Inner Circle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com/inner-circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly motivation and support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3262ymG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ Video Podcast Playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h27D3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Audio Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcast.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “With Parkinson’s, medication is like coffee. It’s not about how strong it is. It’s about when you take it.” ⚠️ Important Note This is my personal Parkinson’s journey. What works for me may not work for everyone. Parkinson’s is different for each person, and medication plans should always be discussed with your doctor or healthcare provider. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #ParkinsonsIsolation #LivingWithParkinsons #ParkinsonsPodcast #ParkinsonsSupport #ParkinsonsTips

  7. Sep 25

    Parkinson’s Freezing: 5 Mistakes That Can Make It Worse

    Your brain is screaming “MOVE,” but your feet simply won’t listen. You’re stuck in a doorway, grocery store aisle, kitchen, or parking lot. Then the panic starts. Sometimes the freezing itself isn’t the worst part. It’s what we instinctively do next. In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, I share five mistakes that can make freezing episodes even harder and the strategies I’ve learned from living with them myself. We talk about: • Waiting for a freeze to pass instead of giving your brain a new cue• Trying to force the step, which can add tension when what your brain may need is a reset• Panicking, especially when freezing happens in public• Avoiding places where you’ve frozen before instead of practicing strategies in safer environments• Minimizing freezing with your neurologist instead of showing them what is really happening I share some of the cues I use, including shifting my weight, counting, finding a visual target, and focusing on one deliberate step rather than the entire destination. I also tell the story of a recent freeze where Carmen tried to help me move, didn’t see a metal doorstop in front of my foot, and... crash, bang, kaboom. We both got a memorable reminder that calm beats rushing. You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen explains why firing ten instructions at someone who is already frozen can make an overwhelming moment even harder. Sometimes one calm cue is enough: “Take your time. We’re not in a rush.” Because when freezing happens, your brain doesn’t need more chaos. It needs a way around the traffic jam. For more Parkinson’s tips, tools, and community support, visit:🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You’ll find guides, community resources, and practical strategies to help you keep doing life today. 🚨 Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join The Club by Doing Life Today for Parkinson's support, tools, and community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://club.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔴Get information about the Inner Circle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com/inner-circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly motivation and support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3262ymG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ Video Podcast Playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h27D3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Audio Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcast.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “With Parkinson’s, medication is like coffee. It’s not about how strong it is. It’s about when you take it.” ⚠️ Important Note This is my personal Parkinson’s journey. What works for me may not work for everyone. Parkinson’s is different for each person, and medication plans should always be discussed with your doctor or healthcare provider. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #ParkinsonsIsolation #LivingWithParkinsons #ParkinsonsPodcast #ParkinsonsSupport #ParkinsonsTips

  8. Sep 24

    Parkinson’s Anxiety: 5 Habits That Can Make It Feel Even Worse

    There’s anxiety, and then there’s Parkinson’s anxiety. Your heart is pounding. Your chest feels tight. Your brain is racing. You feel like something terrible is about to happen, but you can’t even explain what the danger is. And then another fear appears: “Is this Parkinson’s? Is it my medication? What is happening to me?” In this episode of Living with Parkinson’s: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality, I share five habits that can quietly feed anxiety and make it even harder to manage: • Isolating yourself when anxiety hits• Treating anxiety as completely separate from your Parkinson’s symptoms and medication patterns• Googling symptoms late at night and feeding the fear spiral• Trying to think or argue your way out of anxiety when your body may need to calm down first• Avoiding everything that triggers anxiety until your world slowly starts getting smaller That last one is especially sneaky because avoidance works... temporarily. You feel better because you avoided the store, restaurant, phone call, crowd, or other stressful situation. But over time, avoidance can reinforce fear. Instead, the goal may be rebuilding tolerance gradually, with small, manageable steps. You’ll also hear Carmen’s Care Partner Corner, where Carmen shares what she’s learned when my anxiety hits: Sometimes I don’t need solutions. I need calm. I need reassurance. I need someone beside me. Because sometimes the most helpful thing you can say is simply: “I’m here.” For more Parkinson’s tips, tools, and community support, visit:🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You’ll find guides, community resources, and practical strategies to help you keep doing life today. 🚨 Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join The Club by Doing Life Today for Parkinson's support, tools, and community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://club.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔴Get information about the Inner Circle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dolifetoday.com/inner-circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly motivation and support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3262ymG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ Video Podcast Playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h27D3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Audio Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcast.dolifetoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ “With Parkinson’s, medication is like coffee. It’s not about how strong it is. It’s about when you take it.” ⚠️ Important Note This is my personal Parkinson’s journey. What works for me may not work for everyone. Parkinson’s is different for each person, and medication plans should always be discussed with your doctor or healthcare provider. #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #ParkinsonsIsolation #LivingWithParkinsons #ParkinsonsPodcast #ParkinsonsSupport #ParkinsonsTips

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The Good, the Bad, and the Reality Your Source of Strength, Hope, and Support. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2010 at age 40, Bryce Perry has spent over 15 years navigating the daily challenges, unexpected changes, and surprising lessons that come with living with a progressive disease. Through it all, he’s found purpose, perspective - and plenty of humour. Living with Parkinson’s is a real, raw, and often surprisingly funny podcast that explores what life is truly like with Parkinson’s. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, deep into your journey, or supporting someone who is, this show delivers honest stories, practical advice, and a healthy dose of encouragement. From medication and mindset to relationships, work, identity, and adapting to constant change, Bryce dives into the good, the bad, and - most importantly - the reality of life with Parkinson’s. It’s a podcast built on truth, resilience, and the belief that you can still live fully, even when life looks different than expected. Listeners say: “You nailed it. I thought I was alone until I found your videos.” “I laughed out loud… and then cried. This is exactly what I needed today.” “Bryce says what we’re all thinking but don’t always have the words for.” “Your honesty and humor are a gift. Please keep sharing.” New episodes every week. Subscribe and join a growing community of people who are doing life today - together.

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