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

QUOTES OF NOTE:

“What if we looked at play as a dose of something that is good for our health?”

— Mindy Bolton

“If you start to practice inserting play where you can, you actually start to live a life where you start to recognize that almost nothing is really that serious.”

— Mindy Bolton