Episodes

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 Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

The title says it all. Judy and Travis reflect on what an amazing first year it has been. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

April is Parkinson's Disease awareness month. Judy and Travis discuss this and more. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

Have you ever had someone apologize for you? For your disease? Have you ever apologized for someone else's disease? A partner perhaps or a parent? On this episode, Judy and Travis discuss this topic and some of the implications and considerations one should keep in mind. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

In order for you to determine in you are safe, you have to ask yourself "Safe from what?" Judy and Travis chat about some of those things. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

What the heck is occupational therapy? Judy and Travis speak with Michelle Antolin an OT to answer this and many other questions. Michelle is an occupational therapist a USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. We're really grateful to her for taking the time to speak with us. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

Remember when life way easy? Me neither, but I have had times, when it was a bit easier. Maybe easy isn't the correct word, maybe it’s smoother. a period of time for which at least a few of the obstacles have been removed from our path and we enjoy a time of easier traveling. That is what Judy and Travis are discussing in this episode. We hope you enjoy it. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Med...

Every day we make choices all day long. Sometimes we'll choose to do something in the most streamlined, most efficient way. Other times it's more about to the doing than simply having the thing done. For example, I write with a fountain pen, and shave with a straight razor, both tasks are challenging for someone with shaking hands who's fingers stop working on occasion. In this episode Judy and I discuss some of the things I've gained by making these choices. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis...

It happens, right? You're going about your day and then suddenly you have to duck. "Look Out!" Suddenly you've got to dodge a rock, and if you're just a little too slow...cause maybe moving fast ain't really your bag anymore... well you know what I mean. Or if you don't know what I mean then you should listen to this week's episode. You should listen anyway whether you know what I mean or not. ;) Thanks for listening. :) Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100)...

What if I try it but I don't succeed? What are the potential consequences of of failing? How much worse will my life be if I don't even try? This episode Judy and Travis discuss these and other topics. Enjoy. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

This week Judy and Travis discuss the perception of a person with Parkinson's disease. How having it can affect your perception of self, and what your able to accomplish in your life. How having a degenerative disease affect others perception of you & what you can or should be allowed to do. We thought it was fitting to release it on a day when so many people are thinking about what someone else is thinking of them. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spence...

This episode continues the conversation from last week's episode. Looking at the other side of the life/ death coin, which is of course how to live. Judy and Travis discuss living a deliberate and meaningful life. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

"What?!!" You ask, "This isn't a question that needs answering you don't need to know this death is something that happens to you." In this episode Judy and Travis talk about living a deliberate life and how that fills up the "dash" of our life. The span of our time between our birth and death summarized by the - on tombstones and why we feel it is important to looks at Death (capital D) with a degree of acceptance. How dying is really the ultimate act of living which is why we believe that it ...

Care Parters, "can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em". We've heard variations of this phrase before, but what does it really mean to live with someone, a husband, a wife, a significant other with Parkinson's Disease? In this new series we'll be speaking with folks to get some of their experiences about living with PD in the house. This episode features our co-hosts, Judy and Travis. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering In...

In this episode Judy and Travis talk to Charles Schiell, who’s father had Parkinson's Disease. As his father's health declined he would visit and offer a "fresh set of eyes" to observe his father and help to determine where and what kinds of changes his parents could make to their home that would really benefit his father. Through the different levels of care his dad needed, Charles was able to fully adapt their living space to eventually provide full at home hospice care. We hope you enjoy our ...

Ever experience the feeling that you'd like to start a project but feel overwhelmed when you start thinking about all the steps involved in it? For someone living with a neurological disease that project could be "eat breakfast" or "get dressed to leave the house." This episode Judy and Travis discuss how by removing all frivolous brainwidth costs from your daily life you will then have more to spend on things you really care about. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer:...

In this episode Judy and Travis talk about clearing the physical clutter around your home as a way to not only ensure safety for the PWP (person with Parkinson’s) but also as a way to help clear the mind of clutter so that energy isn't spent looking for stuff in the piles of your mind. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

What is it like to climb a mountain with PD? Or with a climbing partner with PD? This episode Judy and Travis have a conversation with Matt MacAller; Travis' friend and partner on his climb of "San G." the tallest mountain in southern California. At 11,504 ft above sea level San G. stands well above the tree line making it a true alpine climbing experience. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media...

The conclusion: In this episode we hear about a day after the horrible, terrible, no good, very bad, day that Travis had. This one ends on a much brighter note. Thank you all for listening. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

What happens when you do everything that you are supposed to and your day still goes pearshaped? Listen to Travis describe just such a day. Be sure you tune in next week for part 2 which concludes this story . Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

On this episode Judy and Travis discuss a new photography award that Travis won fir new work and how important it is to keep learning new stuff. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

This episode Judy and Travis discuss off time, what it is & how to recognize it, and what you can do about it. They also talk about some of the mind traps you can fall into when attempting to track your PD symptoms, Mark Twain and more. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

What does the weather in New England have to do with Parkinson's Disease symptoms? Listen to find out. Judy and Travis discuss gratitude & the mercurial l nature of PD symptoms . Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net

On this episode Judy and Travis talk about traveling compromises and Travis shares what his PD symptoms are like when he gets dehydrated, how he recognizes it and how to remedy it. Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Editor & Audio Engineer: (EP1-100) Spencer Yaras Audio Engineering Intern: Ana MacAller Social Media Intern: Ana MacAller www.INDYpodcast.net