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.

Obsessing.
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Obsessing.

However obsessing landed, it postured as a protector- a way of doing something about everything, of figuring it out “perfectly” to ensure that I would not again be caught off-guard or threatened, or feel failure or regret, or endure fearful moments of intense loss or panic.

If I worried about everything, played out the worst-case scenario 4-million times, researched every possibility and outcome, then nothing could rock me. The illusion of control.

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Epic habits to make your routine flow.

Epic habits to make your routine flow.