ARTICLES

• Stress and Parkinson's (Parkinson's Europe)

• 5 Tips for Beating Stress, Anxiety and Depression (Brian Grant Foundation)

• Tech to Lower Stress in Parkinson's (Brian Grant Foundation)

• Practicing Self-Efficacy Helps Patients Take Charge of Disorders (Brain & Life)

• Stress Management for PD (Parkinson's Foundation)

• Anxiety and PD (Parkinson's Foundation)

• 9 Steps to a Stress-Free Life with Parkinson's (Parkinson's Life)

• The Relationship between Stress, Anxiety and Parkinson's Disease (American Parkinson Disease Association)

• Stress Management for Living Better with PD (Parkinson's News Today)

PDFs

• Guide to Stress and Parkinson's (2018) (Michael J. Fox Foundation) 

• Self-Efficacy: Improving the Quality of Life in Parkinson's Patients (An Overview and Resources) (PD SELF)

VIDEOS

• Victory Summit Virtual Event -- Mental Health and Wellness (Davis Phinney Foundation)

• Managing Stress with Parkinson's Disease (No Silver Bullet 4PD) A longer video interviewing Dr. Rick Helmich, a stress/PD researcher, very interesting!

Research has shown mindful awareness to be a useful tool to help people with Parkinson's, with reports of feeling less anxious about the future, less stuck in the past, more in the present, and less stressed.

What is mindfulness? Being aware and noticing what's happening in the present moment. Observing your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings without judging or reacting to them.

Here are a few ways to get started from organizations within the Parkinson's community. There are many other FREE and paid mindfulness apps and courses that are also useful to help you get started if you feel learning mindfulness might benefit you.

• Breath by Breath Mindfulness Drop-In Class (Brian Grant Foundation) FREE

• Mindfulness Mondays (Parkinson's Foundation) FREE

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course (Brian Grant Foundation) (for a fee, or with subsidized tuition)

Research highlights exercise as important for Parkinson's. There are many great resources, with neurological physical therapists trained in movement and Parkinson's to guide the way. All the organizations below offer a series of free exercise videos geared toward helping people with PD.

• Rogue Physical Therapy and Wellness: Parkinson's Online Exercise Videos

• Rogue Physical Therapy and Wellness: Exercise Videos YouTube

• Daily Dose PD: Free Workouts

• Parkinson Wellness Recovery: Exercise Videos YouTube

• PD Avengers: A collection of FREE On-Demand Exercise Videos from various organizations

• pdavengers.com (Global Alliance to End Parkinson's Disease)

• endingpd.org (Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action book and documentary)

• pd-school.teachable.com (educational resources on all things Parkinson's, with naturopathic physician Laurie Mischley and colleagues)

• pmdalliance.org (national nonprofit with some innovative resources on well-being)

• PD SELF: A self-efficacy program for Parkinson's patients and care partners (Parkinson's Self-Efficacy Learning Forum and the Davis Phinney Foundation) Classes are online, several months long, and free.

• ewg.org (information for everyone, not just for PD, on ways to avoid toxins in our environmental products and foods)