Taking it to the Streets
Mary Fridley talks to McNights Long-Term Care News’ Charles de Vilmorin about the Reimagining Dementia’s “Taking It to the Streets” campaign. (Oct. 2023)
Something Other Than Psychology
Lois Holzman interviewed by Chris Hoff on the history and development of social therapy. The Radical Therapist. Episode 108.
Can Theatre Heal Trauma?
American Theatre (April 7, 2022), the national publication of non-profit theatre in the US, presents in its Book Reviews a chapter excerpt from Dan Friedman’s 2021 Performance Activism, Precursors and Contemporary Pioneers, titled: Can Theatre Heal Trauma? A Case Study from India.
It Takes a Team
Kaiser Health News (November 24, 2021) talks to Susan Massad, MD, and Mary Fridley about Susan’s health team.
Dementia Re-imagined
AgeBuzz Managing Editor Connie Zuckerman interviews Mary Fridley on “Dementia Re-imagined,” and a positive approach to dementia care, January 20, 2021.
“Normal?”
Festival of the Brain presents an interview with Lois Holzman on the topic of Non-Knowing Growing (November 2020)
Long-Term Care Chronicles
Wendy Francis of the Long-Term Care Chronicles (Family Care Council, Toronto) talks to Mary Radnofsky and Susan Massad, MD, founding members of Reimagining Dementia coalition...
Being + Becoming
Kara Fortier talks to Marian Rich and Carrie Lobman about “Creating What It Means to Be Human,” for her PlayGrounding podcast.
Mental Health and Improv Theatre
Faculty Marian Rich and Damilola Apotieri-Abdulai discuss "Mental Health and Improv Theatre,” on Nigerian news service, Arise News, hosted by Charles Aniagolu...
Saying, ‘Yes/And’ to Dementia
Sally Fox, Ph.D., at EngagingPresence.com (July 30, 2020) interviews ESI faculty Mary Fridley and Susan Massad, MD, on a social therapeutic approach to dementia care for her blog.
Curtain Up, Anxiety Down!
Atlanta Jewish Times (July 31, 2020) profiles ESI Associate and Atlanta Center for Social Therapy director Murray Dabby and his performatory workshops for adults and teens.
Tragedy Narrative of Dementia
Sally Fox, Ph.D., talks to Mary Fridley and Susan Massad, MD, for her Vital Presence podcast about the tragedy narrative of dementia...
Social Therapeutics as Play Performance and Becoming
Robyn Stratton-Berkessel talks to Lois Holzman about “Social Therapeutics as Play, Performance and Becoming,” for the Positivity Strategist.
Play Is Learning & Life
UNC-Greensboro’s Omar Ali and Nadja Cech talk to Lois Holzman about “Play Is Learning & Life,“ for the “Yes, and…” Café podcast.
Dementia: Which Way Are We Looking?
“Changing Aging” (February 2020) shares a post by ESI faculty Susan Massad, M.D. and Mary Fridley, Dementia: Which Way Are We Looking?
If We Created Gender, We Can Create Something Beyond Gender
Associate Aurelie Harp talks to Lois Holzman for her Womanity podcast (January 2020)
“The Joy of Dementia” in Massachusetts
Ryan Laroche reports on Susan Massad and Mary Fridley's recent series of workshops exploring the joy to be found in creating the performance of the “dementia ensemble."
Challenging the Tragedy Narrative: Why a growing camp is promoting a more joyful approach to Alzheimer’s, Feb. 21, 2019
Washington Post reporter Tra Bahrampour talks to ESI faculty Mary Fridley about a radically humanistic approach to dementia care...
Performance and Play
YES! Weekly, Performance and Play: Pioneering a New Method of Learning in Lloyd International Honors College, December 2018
Building the Dementia Ensemble
Lori La Bey, host of Alzheimer’s Speaks, talks to Susan Massad, MD, and Mary Fridley about their playful/performatory take on building the dementia ensemble...
Art Ed Radio interviews Lois Holzman
Art of Education's Tim Bolgatz interviews Lois Holzman on using improvisation and performativity as teaching tools...
Using Improvisation and Performativity as Teaching Tools
Art Education Radio’s Tim Bolgatz interviews Lois Holzman on “Using Improvisation and Performativity as Teaching Tools.” Listen
Mental Health News Radio interviews Lois Holzman
Mental Health News Radio’s popular host, Kristin Walker, talks to Lois Holzman about “The Overweight Brain” and a challenge to our obsession with knowing. Listen here!
The Overweight Brain
Lois Holzman talks to Mental Health News Radio’s Kristin Walker about “The Overweight Brain.” Listen
This Improv Comedy Trick Works Wonders in Relationships
In “This Improv Comedy Trick Works Wonders in Relationships,” Cloe Langr shares with Aleteia.org readers Lois Holzman's take on improv's "yes, and..." and its value in everyday life.
The Human at Play
BBC-Radio 4 presents a 28-minute segment on "The Human at Play," with host Farrah Jarral. She talks to some of the world's renowned play experts, including developmentalist Carrie Lobman, Ed.D., and asks :"Who gets to play in society? And who doesn't?
Institute Faculty Member Gwen Lowenheim on Social Creativity
Gwen Lowenheim, on the faculty at the East Side Institute and New York Institute of Technology, writes about the social creativity of language in Idiom, the newsletter for New York State teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Read Magic yet Mundane: the Social Creativity of Language.
Disrupting the Tragedy Narrative on Dementia
"Changing Aging" shares a post by ESI faculty Dr. Susan Massad & Mary Fridley, Dementia: The Joy of Living an Improv-isational Life.
Revolutionary Transformation Through Play
Burgert Kirsten (Cape Town) interviews Lois Holzman on “Revolutionary Transformation Through Play,” for his “Liminal” podcast. Listen
Radical Therapist
Radical Therapist, Chris Hoff, talks to Christine LaCerva about the developmental challenge of social therapeutic groups. Listen