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Season 1

Nov. 8, 2021

EP-29 Life skills 02 - Planning a climbing trip.

This episode Judy and Travis talk about planning a trip with PD. What you need to keep in mind and how the success of a trip is largely dependent on how well thought out it is. Travis shares some of …

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Nov. 1, 2021

EP-28 Life skills 01 - Cooking

This episode Judy and Travis launch a new series: Life skills, where we talk about specific strategies that you can employ to do the things that make life worth living to you, even if you have a neurological disease. Today's …

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Oct. 25, 2021

EP-27 Peeking into the future. Interview with UCLA's HAND

This episode Judy and Travis speak with 3 very promising undergraduates at UCLA who are members of a very special club: H igh Tech A nd N eurological D isorders or HAND. What is HAND and what are they all …

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Oct. 19, 2021

EP-26 Revisiting sleep issues with PD

Sleep problems affect more than 75% of Parkinson's patients.* Judy and Travis discuss some of the ways that PD and sleep affect each other *Parkinson's Foundation website as of 10/18/21 Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson ...

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Oct. 12, 2021

EP-25 I'm Not Dead Yet! Sniff therapy contest

Hello Listeners, This week's episode Judy and Travis talk about the I'm Not Dead Yet! Sniff therapy contest. Five lucky winners will receive a package with the SCENTinal smell test developed by Monell Center and a 4 jar smell...

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Oct. 4, 2021

EP-24 PD & your sense of smell. Interview with researchers from the M…

How much do you know about your sense of smell? Do you still have it? What if there was a way to restore it? In this episode Judy and Travis interview doctors Hong Wang & Nancy Rawson, researchers from Monell …

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Sept. 27, 2021

EP-23 A conversation with Mike Weinman

This episode, Judy and Travis have the privilege of speaking with Mike Weinman. Mike is an "early onset" he was diagnosed at age 36. With a wife and three young children Mike had to adapt. He shares a part of …

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Sept. 20, 2021

EP-22 Moving Forward

What is the PD community doing to move their brains forward? is the full title of this episode. Judy and Travis discuss a range of topics from defining Parkinson's Disease to sniff therapy. Travis share what he discovered abo...

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Sept. 13, 2021

EP-21 Organics & Conscientious Consumerism

This episode Judy & Travis discuss a range of topics including Organic, what the term means & Travis shares some of his experience working in the organic food industry. Judy shares about a webinar she attended & introduces a ...

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Aug. 30, 2021

EP-19 Personal Responsibility

Judy and Travis discuss personal responsibility and the role it plays in PD treatment. Also this episode has some music! We hope that you enjoy. Please remember to use the code that we mentioned in this episode for 20% off …

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Aug. 23, 2021

EP-18 Interview with Dr. John Ball

Judy and Travis interview the amazing Dr. John Ball, marathon runner and one of the founders of Team Parkinson's. Team Parkinson's is a charity of the L.A. Marathon that has raised over $3M for Parkinson's research. Please re...

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Aug. 16, 2021

EP-17 D.A.R.E. Drugs Are Really Expensive

You remember that anti-drug abuse program that they used to have in public schools, D.A.R.E.? I always figured it stood for Drugs Are Really Expensive... Little did I know what I'd end up paying for prescriptions. Today's epi...

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Aug. 9, 2021

EP-16 Therapeutic Strategies

Therapeutic as opposed to compensatory strategies as discussed in a previous episode. This episode Judy and Travis discuss one of the symptoms of PD that Travis wasn't willing to settle for a compensation on, rather chose to ...

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Aug. 2, 2021

EP-15 Advice for the care team

On this episode Judy and Travis share some thoughts for those friends, kids and other members of the "greater care team". What do you do when your friend or co-worker is diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease? Please remember to ...

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July 26, 2021

EP-14 Financial impacts of PD

This episode Judy and Travis discuss some of the financial impacts of Parkinson's on your life and share some tips how to best prepare for them. Please remember to use the code that we mentioned in this episode for 20% …

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July 19, 2021

EP-13 Compensation Strategies

No, we're not talking about ways to make money of be "compensation for having Parkinson's Disease". In this episode Judy and Travis discuss some of the ways you can compensate for having PD. Even more importantly when it's be...

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July 12, 2021

EP-12 Getting the support you need

Getting the support that you need can make the world of difference in your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. In this episode Judy and Travis discuss some of the options available to PD patients and their care partners...

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July 6, 2021

EP-11 PasstoPass interview with Bill & Derek

In this week's episode Judy & Travis interview Bill Meyer and Derek Torry from Pass to Pass, an all volunteer organization that takes folks with Parkinson's Disease out hiking on multi-day backing trips. Bill and Derek are bo...

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June 28, 2021

EP-10 It IS possible to restore your lost sense of smell.

In this episode Judy and Travis discuss the very exciting news that yes, it IS possible to restore sense of smell loss caused by Parkinson's Disease. Have a listen as Travis describes his sniff therapy & what he is doing …

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June 21, 2021

EP-09 An Interview with Jennifer Parkinson

In this episode Judy and Travis speak with the indomitable Jennifer Parkinson, who is the co-founder of Neuroboxing. Jennifer was diagnosed with PD some 16 years ago and shares a bit of her story. Please note: We had some tec...

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June 14, 2021

EP-08 The devil you don't know

Most people say "Better the devil you know, than the one you don't." as a way of expressing that they'd rather stick with a known problem no matter how bad than to face an unknown. In this episode Judy and …

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June 7, 2021

EP-07 - Drugs and their usefulness

Heads up! This episode is a rough listen. Judy and Travis talk about the difficulty one can face when changing their medication. Travis' speech is very strained and difficult to understand in this one. If this is your first e...

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May 31, 2021

EP-06 For the Newly Diagnosed

On this episode Judy and Travis discuss that magical moment when the neurologist tells you the big news - "Hey you've got Parkinson's Disease". How it felt from the perspective of the care partners as well as the person with …

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May 24, 2021

EP-05 Camping and Travel

This episode Judy and Travis talk about camping and travel in general & share a few tips and tricks for having a successful trip when you have a neurological disease. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor: Spencer Yar...

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