Sky Above Clouds- A Conversational Reading with Author Wendy Miller

LITCHFIELD, Conn. - Aug. 19, 2016 - PRLog -- What happens when the expert on aging begins to age? And what happens when the therapist who helps others cope with illness and loss is forced to confront her own responses to these experiences? The result is a richly informative and emotional journey of growth.

Through their scientific research and clinical practice, husband and wife team Gene D. Cohen and Wendy L. Miller uncovered new clues about how the aging mind can build resilience and continue growth, even during times of grave illness. Cohen describes what happens to the brain as it ages and its potential that is often overlooked. Miller, an expressive arts therapist and educator, highlights stories of creative growth in the midst of illness and loss encountered through her clinical practice.

It is the real story of not only Cohen's belief in potential, but also how he and his family creatively used it in facing his own serious health challenges. It tells the inside story of how attitude, community, creativity, and love shape a life, with or without health, even to our dying. Cohen and Miller draw deeply on their own lessons learned as they struggled through aging, illness, and loss within their own family and eventually Cohen's own untimely death.

Wendy L. Miller is the Co-founder of the Create Therapy Institute, an Integrative Arts Medicine Studio, and the Executive Director of Projects on Intergenerational Communication at the Washington, D.C. Center on Aging.

A wine and cheese reception will follow the event. The Hickory Stick will provide copies for signing and for purchasing. All Oliver Wolcott Library events are free and open to the public. Space is limited. Registration is required and can be done by calling 860-567-8030 or logging onto http://www.owlibrary.org and clicking on Programs/Adult Programs.