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Monica Eastway
Eco Gerontologist





Innovating A New Model of Living and Care
Connecting All Ages to the Goodness of Our Shared Home

Age-Integrated ~ Community-Based ~ Resident Sustained ~Nature Connected
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Care Outdoors: Nurturing Wellbeing for Carers and Nature
Greetings All! Family Caregivers, CNAs, Care Partners, Executive Directors, Home Health Care Professionals, Physicians, Occupational and...

Monica Eastway
Jul 7, 20236 min read


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...

Monica Eastway
Jun 21, 20234 min read


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...

Monica Eastway
May 18, 20234 min read


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...

Monica Eastway
Mar 23, 20232 min read


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...

Monica Eastway
Mar 20, 20232 min read


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...

Monica Eastway
Mar 7, 20234 min read


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...

Monica Eastway
Mar 1, 20234 min read


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...

Monica Eastway
Feb 14, 20234 min read


Bringing Care Outdoors: The Benefits of Sensory Engagement with Nature for Older Adults
Quotes are from qualitative studies examining how adults (age 60+) describe their experience of the natural world. It is crucial to stay...

Monica Eastway
Feb 9, 20236 min read


The Benefits of Nature for Older Adults: A Pathway to Mental Health and Well-Being
Our physical and mental well-being is essential for healthy aging. This is where nature comes into play. Research has shown that exposure...

Monica Eastway
Feb 7, 20233 min read


Sharing Care Outdoors: A Path to Better Health for All Who Provide Care
Caregivers, Care Partners, Care Managers, Home Health Care Professionals, Physicians, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers,...

Monica Eastway
Feb 2, 20234 min read


Do You Want to Improve Health and Wellbeing? Grow Reciprocal-Shared Care
Photo: A Bumblebee pollinating the manzanita flowers= Reciprocal-Shared Care How often do you think about the link between biodiversity...

Monica Eastway
Jan 9, 20233 min read


Do You Want Harmonious Longevity? Ho Ho Ha Ha, Your Way Gnome for the Holidays!
The Last Day of Gnomevember, 2022 was a whimsical Wednesday that did not disappoint! I was co-learning with children ages 3-5 at Forest...

Monica Eastway
Dec 1, 20223 min read


"Just One More Thing We Do to Older Adults" Pets: Not a luxury, a Lifeline.
Photo: Meet BizKit, at work showing off and giving love to residents living in a care home. Sometimes, your pet picks you. –Julie Wenzel...

Monica Eastway
Oct 7, 20224 min read


Happy Autumn! Stuck Indoors, No Fresh Air, Is it Time to Bring Care Outdoors?
Walking barefoot on a soft sand beach, hearing the waves crash along the shore, walking in a forest of changing seasons from summer to...

Monica Eastway
Sep 22, 20224 min read


Cheers to All The GRAND Humans! Much Obliged!
Grand Humans are the best kind of grownups! Photo: My great-great-grandfather, great-great-grandmother, great-great-great grandmother,...

Monica Eastway
Sep 9, 20223 min read


Reconnect, Restore, Renew: Want to Learn Why You Need A Retreat?
"Home is where one starts from." T.S. Eliot When I began developing my first online learning course, it became clear that the best way to...

Monica Eastway
Sep 1, 20223 min read


Get Your Brain on Nature!
Are you ready to Grow your Self Care Practice AND Enhance the Care you Provide? Are You ready to Restore and Renew? HOW? Get Your Brain...

Monica Eastway
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Want a Cheap and Instant Fix? Is the Care Sector Burning You Out?
“Allow nature’s peace to flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.” – John Muir The Care Sector, paid and unpaid, can be incredibly...

Monica Eastway
Jul 14, 20224 min read


Greening Health: Is Access to Nature a Human Right?
"Everybody needs beauty...places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike." ―...

Monica Eastway
Jul 12, 20225 min read
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