Hi Folks!
I hope that this post finds you all well. These have been tumultuous times. As it relates to my posting regularly here, a certain illness of the day has been most impactful on my life for the past twenty-plus months. I am sure that I am not alone in having experienced (and experiencing) physical and cognitive difficulties in the aftermath of acuteness.
Enter genealogy.
If I may, for any who are having trouble working their way back to navigating the world of genealogy, do take your time and take small steps to make incrementally big improvements over time.
I have been blessed to have been able to receive excellent treatment and cognitive therapy.
One of my therapists shared with me that working on genealogy is great cognitive exercise. One of my first assignments was to work on my blog here, after many months away.
As I learn, I am happy to share and so here are some helpful tips concerning cognitive therapy and genealogy:
Lumosity is an excellent brain-training app, basic membership is free and loaded with effective tools. Here’s more about it:
StoryCorps is an organization that gathers the voices of everyday folk and preserves them via the Library of Congress. NPR broadcasts these stories weekly. The website offers excellent interview questions that you may ask during a conversation about family history.
AFTER 20 YEARS OF LISTENING, WE KNOW WHAT MAKES A GOOD CONVERSATION: START BY ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS.
storycorps.org
Let’s boost our family history brain power with this more than helpful presentation of the same name by BYU Family History Library:
Could genealogy be better than sudoku? Yes, it’s a compelling brain exercise, says Dr Dan Rushen.
gponline.com
I hope this helps! Let’s remember to take it easy, to give ourselves some time and rest as we work to reconnect those neural pathways.
My sincerest thanks to those many healthcare professionals who have helped and continue to help me step by step.
This has been my journey and our situation.
The Genealogy Situation Room
The Genealogy Situation Room 