In 2014, after graduating from my master’s degree at Oxford University where I researched the tensions between memory, testimony, and history through the lens of Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus. I returned home to a new reality: My mother, whom I loved and trusted as a confidant and close friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and I had no idea how to help her or my father who took on the role of the primary caregiver. The medical and welfare systems in Israel, at the time, were also at a loss, as she was ‘too young’ for ‘such’ a disease, so I realized I needed to look for help elsewhere. 

I enrolled into a PhD program at the University of Toronto and with the help of the Canadian Institute of Health Research grant I embarked on an adventure that changed my life: one thanks to which I unpacked the joy of being in the moment. Later, I found overlaps and intersections between my dementia research and the way I engage in somatic grief and growth practice through dance. 

In this TEDxtalk you can get a glimpse of my research between 2014 - 2018. 

Please feel free to reach out for questions and book sessions, lectures, and workshops with me. 

For the TEDx on "The Art of Living with Dementia click here