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Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Finding joy in the everyday can be transformative 💚 In her new book, the amazing @salsbergmathews.bsky.social brings to life stories about how people with Parkinson's harvest joy. It's a life-affirming, uplifting, and inspirational book we could all do with in our lives. 🔗 buff.ly/CaSTw9S

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Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Celebrating and pursuing joy is crucial to living well with Parkinson's" 💚 We speak to just a few of the contributors from @salsbergmathews.bsky.social new book, 'Harvesting Joy,' about finding joy and living well with Parkinson's. 👉 Read about their experiences here: buff.ly/9Mu9nOp

'I intend to live life fully'. Illustration of two women embracing each other and laughing.

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Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The countdown is finally over! We're so excited to share that 'Harvesting Joy' by the incredible @salsbergmathews.bsky.social goes on sale today 💚 You may remember that last year Barbara asked other people with Parkinson's to share their own personal strategies for finding joy.

OUT NOW: Harvesting Joy
'Harvesting Joy feels like an act of quiet defiance' Professort Jane Alty

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Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🙌 Thank you all so much for supporting the launch of 'Harvesting Joy'! This is a special message from artist @salsbergmathews.bsky.social explaining why she wrote the book. 'Harvesting Joy' is available in 10 languages: you can download it for free or buy a hard copy on Amazon.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

‘POWERED by PARKINSON’s’. I’ve turned my tremor into my servant. It does all my shading for me.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Here’s my latest #drawing It’s interesting watching my #Parkinson’s tremor into my servant. I put a pencil into my hand & let the tremor do all the work with little effort on my part.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I painted this acrylic out of love to help me grieve the loss of this young bride’s husband. Delaney & Rik had such a powerful love. #acrylicpainting #portraitpainting

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Here’s an #acrylicpainting I did years ago of the ‘Maitland River’.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Here’s my latest acrylic painting. It’s of my departed mom-in-law, who loved a beautiful view. It’s called, ‘Ruth’s View’. #acrylicpainting #art #painting

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Try ‘locking your head in space’ (Point Fix) & move your body in different directions. This exercise can help improve balance. #parkinson’s #aging #balance For more free trips check out MimeOverMind.com/videos @parkinsons.org.uk @parkinsoncanada.bsky.social

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Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

So proud to see @salsbergmathews.bsky.social's brilliant book What Parkinson's Feels Like (which we helped to launch last year) on display at the book nook at the @worldpdcongress.bsky.social! ❤️ Download the book for FREE (in EIGHT languages) or buy a hard copy here: buff.ly/1tiVk0m #WPC2026

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

#parkinsons tries to rob me of my Voice - so I take my voice back by having FUN with it.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Harvesting joy is focusing on what’s possible. ..I’m very much alive: my life isn’t limited, it’s enriched, and I keep growing in ways I never imagined. Wendy van Wijk-Lugthart Diagnosed in 2017 at age 47 Linschoten, The Netherlands @wendysparkinson.bsky.social @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Check out my article on page 9 in UHN’s spring issue www.canva.com/design/DAG_i...

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

“I dedicate moments of lucidity by painting by the sea. Special moments are where I’m completely present, without thinking about the past or the future. It’s the emotional and mental freedom to be oneself.” Paqui Ruiz, Diagnosed 2012 Spain @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @pruiz47.bsky.social

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

“I harvest joy by playing with my cat - Princess Bellatrix Le Chat, or Bella for short.” Ellie Finch Hulme, Farnham, Surrey UK Diagnosed in 2013 at age 29 @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk @pdmama.bsky.social

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#parkinsons and acting put dreams - yes, this weird dream happened to me.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

HOW DO YOU HARVEST JOY? I made this illustration from a composite of many submissions. ‘My on-line communities bring me joy. I’ve made many friends through my weekly on-line dance classes and PD support.’ @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day - yes, women can get Parkinson’s too.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Helping Others Through Art I work as an Art Teacher in a youth jail. I manage to get them engaged, sometimes quite ably (them not me) in creating Art…This is how I find joy where it is not always obvious. Matthew Jones Person with PD @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

HARVESTING JOY A year visiting my local river I’ve synchronised to nature’s rhythms. What started out as a casual acquaintance has blossomed into joyful camaraderie…The rivers become my teacher & helped me overcome many of my PD symptoms Audrey Boyle Suffolk UK Diagnosed 2019

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Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🗣️ We want you to share your stories! For a new book collaboration with @salsbergmathews.bsky.social we're asking people with Parkinson's: "How do you harvest joy to feel at your best?" Barbara will turn a selection of answers into illustrations for her book.

illustration of a woman with lots of pockets in her dress, and drawings of her children, dog, partner and herself hulahooping around the picture.

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Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

We're asking people with Parkinson's: "How do you harvest joy to feel at your best?" Barbara will turn a selection of answers into illustrations for her book, like this, based on a submission from @matteagles.bsky.social: "I take great joy throwing a tennis ball for Luna, my black labrador."

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Mime + Dance = Synergy! I'm grateful to @parkinsoncanada.bsky.social for supporting our community partnership with Dancing with Parkinson's. Me and my co-facilitator, Sarah Martens trained DWP dance teachers how to integrate therapeutic mime into their classes. drive.google.com/file/d/1tcHT...

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

“I take great joy throwing a tennis ball for Luna, my black lab.” Matt Eagles, from Cheshire in the UK diagnosed in 1975, at age 8. How do you harvest JOY? DM me or email info@parkinsonseurope.org We’re making a new book. @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @matteagles.bsky.social

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Here’s @shakinginmyboots.bsky.social way of finding JOY [please DM me or @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social re: how you harvest joy]. ‘Pockets of joy are things I create to get me through the day. With Parkinson’s it’s minutes, moments. Being really grateful for every little thing that we have.’

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Here’s my niece & her dog, Frankie, and my acrylic painting of Frankie.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Here’s my latest acrylic painting of my son in common-law, an avid skateboarder.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Here’s my acrylic painting of ‘Frankie’.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Working on this little acrylic painting of ‘Frankie’.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Here’s my latest acrylic painting, ‘Sunset in Southampton’.

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Parkinson's Europe @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🎁 Searching for last-minute Christmas present ideas? There's still time to order your copy of artist @salsbergmathews.bsky.social book 'What Parkinson's Feels Like' on Amazon, to arrive before the big day. buff.ly/hv0fmNH #parkinsons

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Here’s an acrylic painting I did of ‘Zusi’ .

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I’m illustrating a new book & need your stories in HARVESTING JOY

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Thanks @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social for sharing my illustrations in honour of my younger PD brothers.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

It’s Remembrance Day in Canada - honouring those who served and lost their lives. The poppy is a symbol for this day. Indigenous artist, Melanie McKenzie made this hand beaded poppy.

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Barbara Salsberg Mathews @salsbergmathews.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

It was an honour to be part of this important event. Thanks Parkinson UK for hosting this & to my friends, @2parkiesinapod.bsky.social Kuhan and Dave Clark for sharing our antics. Fun! @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @parkinsoncanada.bsky.social

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