When dementia hits home

In today’s episode of Willful, guest Sheryl Gordon talks about:

• The germination of her book on words

• Watching her mother lose her words

• The mixed terminology around dementia, and the angst it can cause

Sheryl Gordon is the author of A Rewording Life - ARL for which she wrote eight heartfelt essays on dementia, and then asked 1000 Canadian contributors to pen sentences using a bemusing and obscure word she provided them. Through her curatorial work, Sheryl hopes to harness the power of words to help eradicate dementia

*50% of the profits for Sheryl’s book sales will go to the Alzheimer Society of Canada (alzheimer.ca)

Willful is the web series that tracks how artists and creative entrepreneurs work, thrive and survive. We interview one artist a week, then post five three-minute snack films from that interview on YouTube every day.Follow us here or on our YouTube Channel and website, WillfulProject.com, for our entire archive of inspiring interviews.

Thank you, Greg Garson and The Merchant Taps & Tavern for offering us such a fantastic stage.

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Sheryl Gordon and the power of words

In today’s episode of Willful, we spoke with Sheryl Gordon, author of the book, A Rewording Life - ARL. Sheryl wrote eight heartfelt essays on dementia for her book, then asked 1000 Canadian contributors to pen sentences using a bemusing and obscure word she provided them. Through her curatorial work, Sheryl hopes to harness the power of words to help eradicate dementia. In Ep. 1, she talks about:
• Not being a word nerd growing up
• Studying at The Sorbonne, living in the Marais and working as an au pair
• Basking in the culture of Paris while she considered her life’s options

Willful is the web series that tracks how artists and creative entrepreneurs work, thrive and survive. We interview one artist a week, then post five three-minute snack films from that interview on YouTube every day.

Follow us here or on our YouTube Channel and website, WillfulProject.com, for our entire archive of inspiring interviews.

Thank you, Greg Garson and The Merchant Taps & Tavern, a popular downtown stage for words like #Beer, #Yum and #Satiated

* 50% of the profits for Sheryl’s book sales will go to the Alzheimer Society (alzheimer.ca)

#Language #Words #CreativeEntrepreneur #Philanthropist#ARewordingLife #Dementia #The6ix #DemENDtia #Alzheimers#Meaning #Alz #DementiaStories

Black in Canada profiles

During #BlackHistoryMonth, artist and vision activator, Ricardo McRae, returns to Willful to discuss:
• Individual lives that have been changed by a Black in Canada initiative
• How schools are incorporating Black excellence (and BlackInCanada.com) into the curriculum
• Inspiring students with living achievers and historical Civil Rights leaders

McRae is a painter, TEDx speaker, and vision activator for Wedge15, the branding agency he co-founded with Gloria Roheim McRae. He is also the founder and host of The Framing Podcast.

Willful is the web series that tracks how artists and creative entrepreneurs work, thrive and survive. We interview one artist a week, then post five three-minute snack films from that interview on YouTube every day.

Follow us here or on our YouTube Channel and Facebook Page for our entire archive of inspiring interviews.

Thank you, Greg Garson, for your hospitality at The Merchant Taps & Tavern.

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