Wednesday 2/2/22
Special thanks to Ross for reading from his amazing poetry book.
As promised, below are links to resources relevant to what was discussed today. I’ll keep a growing list so feel free to share any links or info you think our Parkinson’s-Life group would find helpful.
Ross Putnam’s Poetry Book:
The Many Moods of Dis-Ease: Who I Am As I Am
Ross’s book is available on Amazon and has 5 out of 5 stars! It contains the beautiful poem Ross read to us today in our first discussion group as well as many other life affirming works of poetry.
PCLA YouTube Channel (Parkinson’s Community Los Angeles Nonprofit)
Here you’ll find tons of great presentations which were presented via Zoom and recorded.
(Note: I’m a volunteer advocate with them and President of the board.)
Patrick’s Parkinson’s Exercise Channel with tips, stretches, exercises and workouts that can help manage the symptoms.
Finding a Psychologist: Guidance from a Psychologist
“There is a resource that I like for finding a therapist, which is the Psychology Today Therapist Finder (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists). You can search it based on location and then filter by other categories, like insurance, gender, language, etc. I will often use the following search options: Under issues, you can select “chronic illness” and then whatever a person is presenting with, if any (ie: depression, anxiety, relationship, etc). Under age, you can select “elders,” as people working with that population generally have a higher likelihood of having encountered/worked with someone with PD.”
Counseling Resources
Southern California Counseling Center
5615 Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 937-1344
www.sccc-la.org
The Maple Center
9107 Wilshire Blvd., Lower Level
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 271-9999
www.tmcc.org
California Graduate Institute Counseling Center
1145 Gayley Ave., Ste 322
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 208-3120
Wright Institute Los Angeles
9911 W. Pico Blvd., Ste 720
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 277-2796
www.wila.org
Airport Marina Counseling Center
7891 La Tijera Blvd.
Westchester, CA 90045
(310) 670-1410
