TOPICS OF NOTE:
- Fun and creativity in communication
- What got Mindy interested in working with persons living with dementia
- Forgetting reality in the midst of connecting
- Playscriptions + Peacescriptions: what the heck they are and why you'll want them
- The magically powerful tool of "the wink"
- Ways to communicate non-verbally with a person living with dementia
- Body scanning as a means to get out of your head
- Breath-work as a way to get through difficult conversations
- Thumb wars and the surprising time to initiate them
- Creating switch points to redirect conversations
- Being aware of the energy you bring into every situation
- Recommendations for at-home family caregivers
- Why Mindy sees us living in the age of enlightenment
- Why play would reduce the use of psychotropic drugs in care communities
- The strength of human connections
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