The Shift: Parkinson's, Communication, Health & Living Well

A collection of practical insights, clinical expertise, and real-life perspective to help you communicate more confidently, navigate Parkinson's disease, support loved ones, and live with greater resilience.

Written by Jessica Ackerman, MS, CCC-SLP, RYT, Speech-Language Pathologist and Yoga Teacher, these articles explore Parkinson's communication, voice, swallowing, cognition, caregiving, health, mindset, and the everyday moments that shape quality of life.

Because how you think, communicate, and connect shapes how you live.

Learn. Grow. Stay connected. Live with greater clarity and confidence.

Flooding our Brains with the Good Stuff.
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Flooding our Brains with the Good Stuff.

Chronic baths of this stress hormone lead to weight gain - because our primitive brain under stress responds by storing fat to protect us from a possible famine, which was a real threat thousands of years ago- our brain hasn’t quite caught up to the fact that there is an abundance of readily available food in all quantities.

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Epic habits to make your routine flow.

Epic habits to make your routine flow.