https://gregritscher.com/blog-feed daily 0.75 2023-08-30 https://gregritscher.com/blog-feed/spotify-podcast monthly 0.5 2023-08-30 https://gregritscher.com/blog-feed/davis-phinney-foundation-podcast monthly 0.5 2023-08-30 https://gregritscher.com/blog-feed/23andme-blog monthly 0.5 2023-08-30 https://gregritscher.com/blog-feed/free-webinar monthly 0.5 2020-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1589218820675-J7R33BNHF73GGS1N7GMQ/Parkison+Association+of+the+Rockies Blog - Free Webinar - Webinar Series with Greg Ritscher: “Master and Commander of the Good Ship Parkinson’s” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1589219226747-0YDECQMQMAK7K4CGYMPC/Rising+Above+Parkinson%27s+Book+Cover+margine+shadow+3D+2020-01-01.png Blog - Free Webinar https://gregritscher.com/blog-feed/13-parkinsons-exercises monthly 0.5 2020-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1587500474628-405JIO27T892503IONO1/Greg+Ritscher+Boxing.jpg Blog - 13 Parkinson’s Exercises - Everyone’s Parkinson’s symptoms are different and so is everyone’s basic ability to exercise. But here are 13 ideas to get you started. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1587500786184-UNNHMS4D6LMQNF2FH0J9/Rising+Above+Parkinson%27s+Book+Cover+margine+shadow+3D+2020-01-01.png Blog - 13 Parkinson’s Exercises https://gregritscher.com/blog-feed/choosing-hope monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1586981589947-9BW67IEF7PTLUD8NWQFS/Tough+Times+COVID-19-13.jpg Blog - Choosing Hope - We need to take a hard look at our reactions, and our frame of mind in the midst of difficult times. 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He wrote a scholarly review in 1817 entitled, ‘Essay on the Shaking Palsy’” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1587052575949-RZ69FBXOI7BY3YGQJ02D/Rising+Above+Parkinson%27s+Book+Cover+3D+2020.png Blog - The Shaking Palsy https://gregritscher.com/blog-feed/atomic-events monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585190511577-I0KQAJF5UHNTNHH3VD3G/Atomic+bomb+explosion-24.jpg Blog - Atomic Events - “The explosion is charged with such force that it changes your worldview for the balance of your existence. 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Life is an occasion — rise to it” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585099314537-CTCEMIPXRQCELFJU026T/JohnMDean_MA_CCC-SLP+large-04.jpg Home - John M. Dean, MA CCC-SLP, Parkinson’s Specialist “Take a look for yourself and see if Greg doesn’t change your perspective about a thing or two. I highly recommend this book!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585099353694-K12FWDEKBLRP05RXEM1A/Mindy+Hiemer-05.jpg Home - Mindy Heimer, Contributing Author “You have what it takes to be strong again. You can do this. And there’s a community of people waiting to walk alongside you.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585099395263-2OQFDXOBX7SCSGK2PUKF/Micheal+Ecklecamp-06.jpg Home - Dr. Michael Eckelkamp, Pastor, Contributing author “Greg is investing the remainder of his earthly life in that which matters for eternity.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585104965795-88YMZKX9369HUX8V3GSD/Steve+Wurst-09.jpg Home - Steve Wurst, Contributing Author “Greg is always willing to offer wise counsel and be candid yet encouraging with the new members joining his special “Parkie” club.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585101045464-HECOH93TG20ILNUTMZ9T/Marti+Sartain-07.jpg Home - Marti Sartain, Contributing Author “Every morning we wake up, we can choose to be positive, to not be a victim, and to be thankful every day for the good things in our lives.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585208074754-W7C2B2ST7D4L5PTPJS1X/Rising+Above+Parkinson%27s+Book+Cover+margine+shadow+3D+2020-01-01.png Home https://gregritscher.com/book daily 0.75 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585207920502-FDHQ5X3BBL11MNPGSYLB/Rising+Above+Parkinson%27s+Book+Cover+margine+shadow+3D+2020-01-01.png Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1586382953020-JAEU6FVWZMDG8RS19MJ0/Greg+Ritscher+with+his+printed+proof-22.jpg Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585157194660-PMLCMD7GDYWPLV810N7X/image-asset.jpeg Book - How it all started… Battling two life threatening illnesses at the same time is a very dark place to start a personal quest. But writing a book describing the lessons learned from those dark places and clearly marking out some truly effective paths for fellow travelers is no small task either. Greg Ritscher had often been asked by his friends to write a book about his experiences. And with his active involvement in the Parkinson’s Disease community, loads of people were always coming up to him after hearing his presentations and workshops wanting more from him. He also realized he had to satisfy a deep internal desire within himself to share his heart in a larger way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585200505157-DKK79MQ5KKD2D639YB4F/Greg+Ritscher+Fun+at+the+Photoshoot-13.jpg Book - What happened next… Of course Greg’s wife, Phylis, was his biggest fan and supporter from the get-go. She had seen the emotional changes in him over the years, and saw he needed to do something more; he needed to do something big. Greg’s daughters were his lifelong cheerleaders, and they all wanted to get in on his next adventure, too! By the time Greg started earnestly scribbling his way through piles of note pads and typing away on his tiny laptop, he had a multitude of friends, family, and even some well-known experts contributing amazingly insightful pieces to his project. They were all writing from their hearts about what they saw were the biggest take-aways from a life lived well in spite of personal disasters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585200765363-RHCS6W4P1JWBOTS31FO9/Greg+Ritscher+and+more+Fun+at+the+Photoshoot-02.jpg Book - Taking it to the next level… But none of them could have predicted the way in which their little project kept evolving into something bigger and bigger. In less than a year, Greg had not only survived the manuscript writing and editing process — he also collected and wove together all of the contributors’ various narratives. And to top it all off, he even sponsored a professional editorial photo shoot for his collaborators as a ‘thank-you’ for all of their incredible help. Now, their final step is to get this book into the hands of as many excited readers as they can! If you have personal challenges weighing you down, or if you just really love it when self-determined people come together and make their own way in life, then you have got to check out their incredible (not-so-little) project! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1587503146471-E6JLXXBP05SPTKODIGPE/Rising+Above+Parkinson%27s+Book+Cover+3D+2020.png Book https://gregritscher.com/speaker daily 0.75 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a24117a717f5473405af2/1585149190667-PLI0XHRBU3Q6162EJSVH/Greg+Ritscher+Author+and+Speaker-11.jpg Meet Greg - Survivor, Fighter, Leader, Author, and Speaker Greg Ritscher is a dynamic speaker with decades of experience in motivating individuals and corporations to take on measurable goals to claim the success they desire. He himself was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2011 amid the hustle of career and family life. Shortly after coming to terms with his regressive condition, Greg made the decision to take Parkinson’s head-on with a new sense of urgent passion and purpose. Sadly, just a few years later, as he was finally settling into his new pace of life, he was hit with a second disaster, prostate cancer. Battling life-threatening medical conditions has almost become second nature to Greg. He refuses to become complacent, or merely be a victim of circumstance. Greg makes every single day count for something better. Maintaining a sharp mind and a passion for fitness is no longer just a personal preference, for Greg it has become a matter of survival. This former “Warlord of Commerce” is quickly becoming a true champion and guide for the greater Parkinson’s community, as well as anyone facing major setbacks in their lives. If you are not reading this guy’s book, or booking him for your next speaking opportunity, you are definitely missing out on the wisdom and fortitude of this humble yet fiery man of action. 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