Episode 9 - Tricia Jenkins on Silver Stories

Dr. Tricia Jenkins, has been doing digital storytelling with older adults for over a decade, co-running this organization called Digitales. Digitales has trained hundreds of facilitators across Europe. But what really gets me is that story work with seniors isn't just a professional calling for her, it is deeply felt.She watched her own parents navigate dementia, and as she put it to me, she was "appalled by the lack of agency that older people have." So she did what any of us who've been touched by this work might do - she made it personal. Dedicated her PhD research to understanding how digital storytelling can help older adults reframe their lives and reclaim their voices.The stories she shared with me... working in assisted living facilities when residents suddenly discover each other's remarkable histories for the first time - touches me deeply.