Artist, Educator, Mom, Parkinson’s Advocatehttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mv25hop7mk22Download your free e-copy of my new book at: parkinsonseurope.org/harvestingjoy [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv25hop7mk22https://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3msnhcjolak2x‘POWERED by PARKINSON’s’. I’ve turned my tremor into my servant. It does all my shading for me.09 Aug 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnhcjolak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3msdd5xi5b22sHere’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.05 Aug 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdd5xi5b22shttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mrqguncd322mI 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 #portraitpainting28 Jul 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqguncd322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mrn5qoles227Here’s an #acrylicpainting I did years ago of the ‘Maitland River’.27 Jul 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn5qoles227https://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mqq6abk5xs27Here is my recent acrylic painting, ‘ View from Haida Gwaii’. #acrylicpainting #landscapepainting #haidagwaii16 Jul 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqq6abk5xs27https://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mqmgzotmck2yWorking in a new #acrylicpainting of #haidagwaii14 Jul 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmgzotmck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mqcnawa2gk2iHere’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 #painting10 Jul 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcnawa2gk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mp77xvov3s2uTry ‘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.social26 Jun 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp77xvov3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mm2d4hfgx222Our #crabapple tree is in bloom. This happens ever 2 years. #trees17 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2d4hfgx222https://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mll7hbmur22w#parkinsons tries to rob me of my Voice - so I take my voice back by having FUN with it.11 May 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll7hbmur22whttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mjaexawlh227Harvesting 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.social11 Apr 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaexawlh227https://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mi3g4la5xk2wCheck out my article on page 9 in UHN’s spring issue https://www.canva.com/design/DAG_ilgDzBE/UrWqTHyz91LegLzFM1bMLw/view?utm_content=DAG_ilgDzBE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=ha6e11141d5#928 Mar 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3g4la5xk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mhsjn7uiqs2x“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.social24 Mar 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsjn7uiqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mhm6tsfd5c2a“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.social21 Mar 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhm6tsfd5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mhenyaasfs2l#parkinsons and acting put dreams - yes, this weird dream happened to me.18 Mar 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhenyaasfs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mgmwaypqv22eHOW 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.social09 Mar 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmwaypqv22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mgjwzpptcs2hHappy International Women’s Day - yes, women can get Parkinson’s too.08 Mar 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjwzpptcs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mggfxbgijk2aHelping 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.social06 Mar 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggfxbgijk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mfr6lgozrc2rHARVESTING 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 201926 Feb 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfr6lgozrc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mf5g5aqeys2hhttps://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7094154 Imagine, if Art were a Drug.18 Feb 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5g5aqeys2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mey5pokgy22ahttps://www.cbc.ca/news/health/dancing-parkinsons-guelph-project-9.7089359 If Art were a Drug? Prescribing Art for people with Parkinson’s @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social @parkinsoncanada.bsky.social @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk16 Feb 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mey5pokgy22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mdo5zx7r522hMime + 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. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tcHTuvhWh0dR4ZyGPoWJf-2Qa2J84jzM/view?usp=drivesdk30 Jan 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo5zx7r522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/salsbergmathews.bsky.social/post/3mddo4inrlc2jMeanwhile in Toronto26 Jan 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:zegdopp3w2o7l2aq422m5vfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddo4inrlc2j