The Power of Music to Reach the Unreachable
Using music to touch the heart and soul of patients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
Because Life Happens
Author: Robin Harper
Trying to Make Sense of Alzheimer’s
Exploring the devastating impact of alzheimer’s on beloved grandparents, in school and in film.
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Resilience, Happiness and Success at Work
When business people were asked where they find their own resilience, it turns out they don’t look to the organization, their work or even their relationships.
How will YOU use Flower?
We’ve come up with some ways we think Flower is tailor-made to bring people together.
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Brené Brown Challenges Us to Dare Greatly
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” Brené Brown returned to her theme, Daring Greatly, at this year’s SXSW.
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The Beauty of a Clean Slate and No Regrets
People often say “If only…” If only I had said this, or done that. What if you could start over?
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The Habits of Resilient People
Gwen Moran, “Fast Company” staff writer, discusses six habits that resilient people have in common.
What’s a Friend?
How many friends do you have? In the pre-Facebook days most people didn’t count their friends. We knew there were some special friends we could always depend on, and a much larger group that we we were acquainted with and perhaps spent time with occasionally. They might be people we met through our work or through various community organizations.
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Just do it
At Flower we often talk about the challenge of knowing what to say or do when a friend is in crisis. After all, it’s one of the main problems we want to address with the app.
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Empathy Cards to the Rescue
When someone tells us they’re sick or facing a crisis, our natural tendency is to want to help in some way. We want to say the right thing, be comforting, but all too often words escape us. I suspect we’ve all heard stories about cancer patients saying “please don’t call it a battle”, or of friends shying away because they just don’t know what to do or say.
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