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Season 2

Aug. 8, 2023

EP-103 How to have that awkward talk with your partner about your PD.

Let's face it, there are fews words that make us squirm like hearing our partner say "we need to talk." In this episode Judy and I share some examples from our own experience of reasons why you might need to …

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Aug. 1, 2023

EP-102 Travel or to put oneself at the mercy of the fates

Hello dear listeners, On this episode, Judy and I discuss what to means to travel, particularly if you have a chronic illness/disability. We also share some tips for how you can make your own journeys a bit easier/smoother. E...

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July 24, 2023

EP-101 Our short month in Barcelona

Hello dear listener, We were only there for ten days, it just felt like a month. I've always felt that travel has this remarkable habit of shifting your perspective so radically it feels like time has slowed down so that …

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July 21, 2023

EP-100 Episode 100!

We made it. 100 full length episodes . If this is your first episode we invite you to listen to another one first, but for those of you that have been on this wonderful journey with Judy and myself, come …

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July 18, 2023

EP-99 Getting ready for our Spanish adventures

We attended the WPC in Spain earlier this month and we thought you would like to hear about what it took to get this Parky ready to go over the pond. Please remember to use the code that we mentioned …

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June 26, 2023

EP-98 The invisible symptoms of Parkinson’s

Hello Dear Listeners, In this episode Judy and I talk about some of the invisible symptoms of Parkinson's disease.* What do I mean by that? Symptoms that are not visible from the outside and may fool even the PwP (Person …

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June 18, 2023

EP-97 M.J.F.'s Still

In this episode Judy and I discuss our impressions of the Michael J. Fox film Still. - Enjoy! Please remember to use the code that we mentioned in this episode for 20% off when you shop better hydration at www.liquidiv.com …

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May 23, 2023

EP-96 The coldest winter I ever knew was a summer in San Francisco

Hello Dear Listener, This episode saw me calling in from San Francisco, so please forgive the rough audio quality. Judy and I discuss my recent DBS battery swap and why we need to have more slack in the world. Please …

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May 2, 2023

EP-95 Insulin to treat Parkinson’s Disease??

You read the title correctly, and no it's not a typo. There are in fact health care providers /doctors (in the US) using insulin infusions to treat non-diabetic patients with Parkinson’s disease. Isn't that interesting? Firs...

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April 24, 2023

EP-94.5 INDY SHORT - Bloody pressure

Hi Folks, Today introduces a new episode type, the INDY Short. Not to be confused with our regularly scheduled episodes, this is bonus, extra, a helping of desert if you will. Enjoy! Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson Edi...

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April 12, 2023

EP-94 We've been invited to World Parkinson's Conference in Barcelona…

Yup, that's right dear listeners, that's not a typo, we're doing it, we're going to Spain! The World Parkinson's Conference is in Spain, and we have been invited to speak to the attendees as part of the poster tours. You …

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March 27, 2023

EP-93 Sometimes You've Got to Move a Rock

Hey listeners, In this episode Judy and I discuss the coming of spring, and my challenges with feeling like "there's someone with PD living in my house, but that isn't me." We also discuss what I do when I've got …

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March 15, 2023

EP-92 Slippery When Wet

Hello dear listener, It is wet here in Los Angeles, Judy and I talk about what it talks to navigate it especially when you have mobility challenges. Note: I know that it’s a Bon Jovi album, not the Stones album. …

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March 1, 2023

EP-91 Self Compassion

Hello Dear Listener, In this episode Judy and I chat about self compassion. Judy gives us an update on her recovery from her ass reattachment surgery and I share some thoughts on compassion as taught by Tibetan Buddhism. Hope...

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Feb. 14, 2023

EP-90 Faces of Parkinson’s: Mr. Burns

In this episode Judy and Travis have the privilege of speaking with Mr. Jimmy Burns. Jimmy is an elementary school teacher turned standup comedian. Judy and I had a great time speaking to Jimmy & we think that you will …

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Jan. 30, 2023

EP-89 Judy's Experience

What happens when a care partner gets sick, or is in need of caretaking themselves? In this episode Judy & Travis discuss Judy's recent surgery & post opperative convelessance. Judy talks about needing to use a walker herself...

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Jan. 2, 2023

EP-87 Faces of Parkinson’s - Michelle Sheppard

Greetings! Welcome back from our break! In this episode Judy and Travis have a conversation with Michelle Sheppard. Michelle was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease (YOPD) in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic...

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Dec. 24, 2022

Brief Holiday Break

Hi Folks, We wanted to let you know that we’re taking a break here at the end of the year. We’ll be back with more episodes in January 2023 As always, Thanks for listening. Travis Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis …

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Dec. 13, 2022

EP - 86 How you might run out of meds accidentally

On this episode Judy and Travis discuss Travis's dilemma when he finds out that his prescription has expired on a Friday afternoon. Find out what happens... Please remember to use the code that we mentioned in this episode fo...

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Dec. 6, 2022

EP-85 Young Onset Productivity

In this episode Judy and Travis talk a little bit about what it means to be a young onset and what it means for Travis to be young onset and how it correlates to aging in general. Please remember to …

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Nov. 30, 2022

EP-84 Productivity

This week Judy and Travis talk about productivity and ways that Travis has re-cast his thinking on what it takes to accomplish "anything." Please remember to use the code that we mentioned in this episode for 20% off when you...

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Nov. 24, 2022

EP-83 Part 2/2 Sex and intimacy with Parkinson's

This episode Judy and I continue our discussion on sex and intimacy and some best practices for communicating with care partners. Please remember to use the code that we mentioned in this episode for 20% off when you shop bet...

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Nov. 15, 2022

EP-82 PART 1/2 Sex, Intimacy and Parkinson's disease

Sex, the great motivator, some would say that it is the driving force behind all relationships and the pursuit of it can certainly move mountains of money and launch a thousand ships. Everyone knows that the role sex plays in...

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Nov. 9, 2022

EP-81 For whom the bell tolls

In this episode Judy and I discuss the grieving process & grieving for the part of you that is lost to the encroach of PD. Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, Meditation XVII : "Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may …

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