The Parkinson's Vitality Project Podcast Anne Gould-Ruete

In this episode, I speak with Anne Muskopf. Anne is the Director of the Charlotte & Richard Okonow Parkinson's Family Support Program at the Jewish Family and Children Services in Waltham, MA. We discuss the value that community programs bring to people with PD as well as discuss the value of support groups.

You can find out more information about the Charlotte & Richard Okonow Parkinson's Family Support Program here: https://www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Older-Adults/Parkinsons-Family-Support

To find local information about support groups you can go to he American Parkinson's Disease Association, Parkinson's Foundation, Davis Phinney, or Michael J. Fox Foundation websites

American Parkinson's Disease Association: www.apda.org

Parkinson Foundation: www.parkinson.org

Michael J. Fox Foundation: www.michaeljfox.org

Davis Phinney Foundation: www.davisphinneyfoundation.org

As we move from Women's History Month to Parkinson's Disease Awareness month, I felt it was important to take some time and talk about the impact of Parkinson's Disease on Women. Women are not diagnosed with PD as frequently as men and experience different symptoms of Parkinson's that will impact their lives differently than their male counterparts.

In this episode, I discuss how women with PD experience different interactions between women and healthcare professionals and different symptoms compared with men. We also discuss why women are under-represented in research about PD and how this impacts our understanding of what women experience with PD. Finally, we talk about how women experience more social challenges than men overall which complicates their ability to care for themselves.

I hope this episode highlights some of the challenges that women with PD face and offers some space to open up discussions about how we can better support women to ensure they have the best quality care and lives possible.

This week on the podcast I talk about pain.
Pain is an under-recognized and under-reported symptom of Parkinson's Disease. Because of this, it is inadequately treated despite being one of the most bothersome symptoms of PD at any stage of the disease. In this episode, we talk about the different types of pain that are experienced by people with Parkinson's, and some of the ways that people can help to manage their pain.

Orthostatic Hypotension affects up to 1/3 of all people with Parkinson's and can have devastating consequences. In this episode, Anne discusses what Orthostatic Hypotension is, how it is diagnosed, and strategies for how to manage it in your daily life.

In this episode of the Parkinson's Vitality Project Podcast the tables are turned! Dr. Caroline Morris is interviewing me about my newest program helping people to improve their life through small individualized changes that will heave impacts on their overall health through coaching. We talk about what coaching is and how it can help people by focusing on the individual and allowing for open safe space to figure out how to achieve optimal wellness.

If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching programs or are interested in scheduling a free discovery call to see if coaching is right for you, you can visit my website at: www.envisionptw.com

You can also follow me at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envisionptwell/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envisionptwell/?show_switched_toast=1&show_switched_tooltip=0&show_podcast_settings=0

I am back from my hiatus and excited to interview Dr. Caroline Morris, physical therapist and health coach who specializes in working with people who have cardiac conditions. We discuss some of the common cardiac issues that people with Parkinson's have and what people can do to help manage these lesser talked about issues in PD. 

If you want to know more about Dr. Caroline, you can find her at: https://carolinemorris.com/

You can follow Dr. Caroline on:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-morris-pt-dpt-b9300769/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinehmorr

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVDxqM9x7om1Ihc6vHpO4yw/about