A Healing Art that Benefits Every Organization
Think for a moment about the people you know, including yourself, who live or work in a care community, or with in-home care. How often...
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Monica Eastway
Eco Gerontologist
Innovating A New Model of Living and Care
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Connecting All Ages to the Goodness of Our Shared Home
Age-Integrated ~ Community-Based ~ Resident Sustained ~Nature Inspired
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Monica Eastway
Sep 1311 min
Nature’s Path to Gerotranscendence: Cultivating Holistic Wellbeing
The earth is our home. Unless we preserve the rest of life, as a sacred duty, we will be endangering ourselves by destroying the home in...
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Monica Eastway
Aug 65 min
Meaningful Moments With Nature
While the therapeutic benefits of Nature on human health are widely recognized, from bolstering the immune system to fostering inner...
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Monica Eastway
Jun 208 min
A Friluftsliv Summer Solstice: Long Live The Clothesline
My happiest childhood memories are of times in our backyard. My mother had an old clothesline that hung out in front. It seemed like it...
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Monica Eastway
May 29 min
The Future of Green Care Communities: Fostering Reciprocity
Imagine for a moment living in a residential care community that does not value your daily access to Fresh Air as paramount for your...
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Monica Eastway
Apr 1512 min
Nurturing Aging-Friendly Communities: The Vital Role of Eco Gerontology
"Nature has the power to heal because it is where we are from, it is where we belong and it belongs to us as an essential part of our...
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Monica Eastway
Mar 295 min
Breaking the Silence: Pioneering Ethical Senior Living in a Sea of Greed
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has....
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Monica Eastway
Feb 298 min
AGEISM VS. The Power of the Aging Brain
On February 21st, 2024, I gave a 'commencement style' speech for an audience ages 70-93. Below is the full transcript. View Recorded...
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Monica Eastway
Dec 2, 20234 min
Pawsitively Transforming Lives: The Impact of Companion Animals on Aging and Community
Sometimes, your pet picks you. –Julie Wenzel Growing up, I never had a pet dog; when I turned 40, a JackChi named Bizkit adopted me. How...
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Monica Eastway
Nov 4, 20235 min
From Indoor Confines to Outdoor Bliss: Rethinking Care Spaces
Quotes are from qualitative studies examining how adults (age 60+) describe their experience of the natural world. Feel the soft sand...
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Monica Eastway
Oct 26, 20237 min
Eco Gerontology: Aging-Friendly Communities for People and Planet
Graphic: The 8 Domains of Livability with 9th Domain Added Has anyone heard of Environmental Gerontology? I asked a group of 30...
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Monica Eastway
Sep 7, 20236 min
Reimagining Care: Our Bond with Nature and a New Ethical Paradigm
It is not the load that breaks you down. It's the way you carry it. —Lena Horne Care Outdoors = Caring In, With, and For Nature Caring...
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Monica Eastway
Jul 7, 20236 min
Care Outdoors: Nurturing Wellbeing for Carers and Nature
Greetings All! Family Caregivers, CNAs, Care Partners, Executive Directors, Home Health Care Professionals, Physicians, Occupational and...
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Monica Eastway
Jun 21, 20234 min
Soulful Solstice: Noticing Nature and Rekindling Our Connection
Happy Summer Solstice! Early summer days are a jubilee time for birds. In the fields, around the house, in the barn, in the woods, in the...
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Monica Eastway
May 18, 20234 min
The AWE Experience: A Simple Yet Profound Path to Becoming Well Beings
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow stronger - W.B. Yeats. AWE In a world that often feels...
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Monica Eastway
Mar 23, 20232 min
Greening Dementia Care: Nature is Our #1 Care Ally
Greening Dementia Care The impact of engagement with the natural world for individuals with dementia who live independently at home is a...
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Monica Eastway
Mar 20, 20232 min
Transform Your Weekend into a Retreat: Prioritize Your Wellbeing and Earn CEUs
Americans are overworked, sick, and tired. The United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, yet according to the latest...
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Monica Eastway
Mar 7, 20234 min
Exploring the Pathways to Nature Connectedness: A Key to Improved Health and Sustainable Wellbeing
The Pathways to Nature Connectedness, Nature Connectedness Research Group The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our...
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Monica Eastway
Mar 1, 20234 min
Bringing Care Outdoors: Enhancing Quality of Life for Older Adults in Residential Care Communities
As a care provider or activity director of a care home, assisted and memory care, you may be wondering how to improve the quality of life...
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Monica Eastway
Feb 14, 20234 min
The Hidden Pain: Honoring Disenfranchised Grief
Grief is an inevitable part of the human experience, but when society fails to recognize or validate certain types of loss, the grief can...
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