Dana Bowman, longtime English teacher, professor, blogger, and now author of Bottled: A Mom’s Guide to Early Recovery, grew up in a home with a recovering alcoholic father, but she admits that her own struggle with alcoholism stemmed from the...
Read moreAppreciating The Faces of Love
The canoe slips through the narrow passageway just as the sun touches the water. As we round a corner, we spot a black-capped heron, poised for fishing, elegant with its delicate feathery head plume, powdery blue beak and long ivory body. He...
Read moreThe HERO Project: Jazz up Your Holidays with Scraps of Stories
One summer, my parents and my 10-year-old nephew Jake were visiting me and I wanted an activity we could all do together. Jake knew his grandmother had something wrong with her but he didn’t know what to do about it. So I created a family...
Read moreSix Steps to Help People with Dementia Feel Comfortable and Connected during Holiday Gatherings
As we move into the holiday season, I think often of my mother Frances, who went through her last holidays with dementia. I wanted to share the season with her in ways that felt safe, comfortable, and honoring so I gradually developed these tips...
Read more